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Daily iPhone App: Pong World is Atari's first indie Pong winner

by Mike Schramm (Nov 29th, 2012)

Way back in February, Atari announced a contest (which, full disclosure, I served as a volunteer judge for) to find some indie developers' takes on its classic Pong game to release on iOS. All summer long, a few different indie devs worked on pitches for their games, which were then voted on by ...

Atari's Centipede Origins available for free, Pong World due this month

by Mike Schramm (Nov 8th, 2012)

Atari is revving up iOS releases for the holidays by kicking out a few long-awaited titles. First up is Centipede: Origins, which hit the App Store this week. It's a modern take on the old shooter classic. The app is free and universal, though (surprise!) it's also freemium, which means you ...

Winners revealed for Atari's Pong Dev challenge, Pong World earns first place

by Mike Schramm (Aug 3rd, 2012)

The winners have finally been announced in the long-running Atari/Pong Indie Dev Challenge, and the three winning entries have been revealed prior to their eventual release on the App Store. Atari's contest sought out modern versions of Pong for the App Store, and offered cash prizes and ...