Atomic Games

Atomic Games, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded1989 (1989)
FounderKeith Zabalaoui
DefunctMay 2011 (2011-05)
FateDissolved together with parent
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
,
U.S.
Key people
Peter Tamte
ParentDestineer (2005–2011)
Websiteatomicgames.com

Atomic Games, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas, specializing in wargames. The company was founded by Keith Zabalaoui in 1989, and is best known for developing the Close Combat series of real-time wargames, as well as the V for Victory series.[1] In December 2000, due to the cancellation of a project titled Hammer's Slammers, Atomic Games laid off its entire staff, only keeping three executives.[2][3] Atomic Games was acquired by Destineer on May 6, 2005, while collaborating on Close Combat: Red Phoenix and Close Combat: First to Fight.[4][5] Atomic Games was developing a third-person shooter, Six Days in Fallujah, in cooperation with Konami, until the latter decided to withdraw from the project in August 2009, causing significant layoffs at Atomic Games.[6][7][8] The company went on to finish the game, but never released it.[9] Atomic Games released the game called Breach, which is a multiplayer-only downloadable first-person shooter.[10] Destineer also owned Bold Games, and MacSoft, who also went down with Destineer

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  2. ^ "AND ANOTHER ONES GONE, ANOTHER ONES GONE… [Author: Arcadian Del Sol]". December 13, 2000.
  3. ^ Walker, Trey (May 17, 2006). "Atomic Games Shuts Down".
  4. ^ "Destineer acquires Atomic Games". Macworld.
  5. ^ "Destineer Buys Close Combat Developer Atomic Games – The Mac Observer". www.macobserver.com.
  6. ^ "Rumor: Atomic Games is 'pretty much dead'".
  7. ^ Alexander, Leigh (August 6, 2009). "Atomic Sees Layoffs As Controversial Fallujah Fails To Find Publisher".
  8. ^ Fahey, Mike (August 6, 2009). "Six Days In Fallujah Causes Casualties At Atomic Games".
  9. ^ Reilly, Jim (March 2, 2010). "Six Days in Fallujah Finished, Still Coming Out".
  10. ^ Hatfield, Daemon (March 25, 2010). "PAX East 10: Atomic Games Wants to Level the Battlefield". IGN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2010.