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'''Infogrames Entertainment SA''' was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell. Over the years of its existence, Infogrames became famous for many titles, including ''Alone in the Dark'', ''Shadow of the Comet'', and ''Hogs of War''. | '''Infogrames Entertainment SA''' was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell. Over the years of its existence, Infogrames became famous for many titles, including ''Alone in the Dark'', ''Shadow of the Comet'', and ''Hogs of War''. | ||
The company began to expand further in the mid-90's after applying an "Expand through Acquisition" policy, by purchasing out other companies left and sqaure, including [[Ocean Software]], [[Philips Media]], [[ | The company began to expand further in the mid-90's after applying an "Expand through Acquisition" policy, by purchasing out other companies left and sqaure, including [[Ocean Software]], [[Philips Media]], [[Infogrames Sheffield House (UK)|Gremlin Interactive]], [[Accolade]], [[Beam Software (Australia)|Beam Software]], [[GT Interactive Software]], [[Humongous Entertainment]], [[Shiny Entertainment]], Eden Games and [[Hasbro Interactive]] (with the [[MicroProse]] and [[Atari Interactive (Hasbro Interactive)|Atari]] brands). | ||
Following the rebrand of their subsidiaries under the Atari name in May 2003, Infogrames' presence was reduced to solely being a holding company that licensed out the Atari brand name from Atari Interactive. In October 2008, the company fully purchased Atari, Inc. and in May 2009, was rebranded as "'''Atari SA'''", after many financial struggles. | Following the rebrand of their subsidiaries under the Atari name in May 2003, Infogrames' presence was reduced to solely being a holding company that licensed out the Atari brand name from Atari Interactive. In October 2008, the company fully purchased Atari, Inc. and in May 2009, was rebranded as "'''Atari SA'''", after many financial struggles. | ||
==Infogrames Entertainment SA== | ==Infogrames Entertainment SA== | ||