Overview
- Atari signed a first-look deal with Universal and Entertainment 360 Thursday that gives the studio rights to develop ten named properties for film.
- The ten games named in the agreement are Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong and Yars’ Revenge.
- Universal has already bought the first project from the partnership and attached a screenplay by Matt Reilly and Carl Hampe with Guymon Casady producing, but Atari and Universal have not disclosed which game the script adapts.
- Reports that the first film could enter production late next year with a 2028 theatrical release are unconfirmed and should be treated as provisional studio timing.
- Coverage notes this deal follows recent box-office success for game-based films, highlights Atari’s catalog work, and raises creative questions about turning minimalist 1970s titles like Pong and Breakout into large-scale narratives.