AtGames Digital Media Inc. is an American video game and video game console manufacturer, best known for their Atari-licensed dedicatedhome video game console series Atari Flashback which been produced and marketed by AtGames under license from Atari, Inc. since 2011. They also produced ColecoVision and Intellivision Flashback consoles, and have worked with Sega on multiple different handhelds and retro consoles. As of 2019, AtGames is no longer doing business with Sega because of their business partnerships being terminated.
History
In August 2014, GameFly announced through a statement on its website, that AtGames had acquired its online games distribution service. AtGames relaunched this service under the name Direct2Drive in late 2014. In December 2014, it was announced that through one of its subsidiaries, , AtGames had purchased the IP to Calxeda, is using the technology to build fabric interconnects for A1100-powered servers. In 2019, Bandai Namco Entertainment sued them for use of Ms. Pac-Man, false advertising and copyright infringement. In November 2019, United States District Court JudgeVince Chhabria denied Bandai Namco's request for a preliminary injunction. In a strongly-worded order, Judge Chhabria ruled that, "Bandai's likelihood of success on the merits is questionable at best," and its "allegations of reputational harm fall somewhere between speculative and fanciful." In August 2019, AtGames acquired the royalty interest owed to General Computer Corporation's for Ms. Pac-Man. In January 2020, AtGames announced a partnership with Taito to add their library to AtGames' products in 2020. In June 2020, AtGames announced a partnership with FarSight Studios. Availability of new products and services from this collaboration will be announced later this year.
Products
Starting in 2018, AtGames has released many kinds of HDMI dongle "Mini Console Sticks", bundled with Sega Genesis-like controllers dubbed "Flashback Blast!" These consoles contain multiple games from different companies, such as Bandai Namco, Atari and Taito. Starting in 2019, the consoles included games licensed from Disney including Tron, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, and the Star Wars games. In November 2019, AtGames released the 66-inch tall Legends Ultimate arcade cabinet, containing 350 built-in and licensed arcade games. The cabinet has a 24-inch HD screen. This was AtGames's response to Tastemakers' Arcade1Up line. In December 2019, AtGames announced a service known as ArcadeNet to offer players games on demand for streaming, download, and purchase.
