Atari cofounder’s son Tyler Bushnell brings back retro arcades with Polycade
As destinies go, Tyler Bushnell has a good one. The son of Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell wants to bring back retro arcades, and he...
Two Bit Circus to open micro-amusement park in LA in September
Experimental entertainment company Two Bit Circus plans to open its first “micro-amusement park” in Los Angeles in September. The 40,000-square-foot modern playground for digital...
Atari cofounder Ted Dabney passes away
Ted Dabney, video game pioneer and cofounder of Atari, has passed away. Dabney was one of the people who was there at the beginning...
Atari biopic producers use cryptocurrency to fund Nolan Bushnell tale
Nolan Bushnell, cofounder of Atari, is the godfather of the video game industry, and the producers at media company Vision Tree are making a...
The DeanBeat: Atari’s groundbreaking women speak across the decades
International Women’s Day was one of the most celebrated women’s events in history. It was observed with a sense of urgency, as it came in...
The DeanBeat: With Bushnell award, history became herstory
The video game industry sought to celebrate one of its founders, Nolan Bushnell, with an award as a pioneer this week. But prominent gaming...
GDC put itself in a no-win situation with its Bushnell award
When the Game Developers Conference decided to drop its Pioneer Award for Nolan Bushnell, who some call the father of video games and the...
GDC rescinds Atari founder Nolan Bushnell’s Pioneer Award after #MeToo protests
The Game Developers Conference has rescinded its Pioneer Award to Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. The former Atari executive has admitted to sexually inappropriate behavior in...
Tim Schafer, Rami Ismail, Nolan Bushnell earn Game Developers Choice Awards honors (update)
The Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) will be handing out accolades to Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, Vlambeer founder Rami Ismail, and Double Fine Productions...
Nolan Bushnell’s first mobile game: Planning live ops from the start
As Nolan Bushnell begins work on his first game for mobile, we’re already looking ahead to how people will play the game. It is...