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Andy Chalk

Atari signs 10-game deal with Universal for movies based on Pong, Breakout, Centipede, and yes, really, Pong

COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 14: An Atari Super Pong retro games console is seen at the event and entertainment area at the 2014 Gamescom gaming trade fair on August 14, 2014 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest gaming convention and this year includes over 600 exhibitors. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images).

A Deadline report says Atari, in partnership with management and production company Entertainment 360, has signed a deal that gives Universal Pictures the right to turn 10 of Atari's best-known games into movies.

"For more than five decades, Atari has created games and worlds that have remained part of popular culture long after their original release," Atari chairman and CEO Wade Rosen told the site.

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