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Atari‑Universal arcade film partnership

Entities: Matt Reilly · Guymon Casady · Wade Rosen · Atari · Entertainment 360

Overview

In July 2026 Atari announced a partnership with Universal Pictures and Entertainment 360 to adapt ten classic arcade titles—Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong and Yars’ Revenge—into feature films. Screenwriters Matt Reilly and Carl Hampe and producer Guymon Casady were attached, and CEO Wade Rosen highlighted Atari’s five‑decade legacy and the prospect of an “Atari cinematic universe.” A follow‑up report on July 28 confirmed that Universal Pictures formally secured the cinematic rights to all ten games, noting that the deal was brokered with Entertainment 360 and that production would be led by Guymon Casady. The agreement also revealed that development had begun on an untitled first film based on the Atari IP. The deal underscores Hollywood’s growing trend of turning video‑game IP into movies and marks Atari’s first major film‑development effort under Universal’s banner.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 4 SOURCES] Universal Pictures reached an agreement with Atari to acquire film rights to ten arcade games. (Universal Pictures, Atari)
[● 4 SOURCES] The ten games covered by the deal are Pong, Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command and Yars' Revenge. (Universal Pictures, Atari)
[● 4 SOURCES] Entertainment 360 is partnering on the project, with Guymon Casady producing. (Entertainment 360)
[● 4 SOURCES] Matt Reilly and Carl Hampe are writing the screenplays for the films. (Matt Reilly, Carl Hampe)
[● 2 SOURCES] Atari CEO Wade Rosen said the company is excited to work with Universal. (Wade Rosen)
[● 2 SOURCES] The agreement was discussed at Gamescom 2025 with Wade Rosen. (Wade Rosen)

Timeline

9 days ago

[CULTURE] 11 sources
Universal Pictures secures film rights to ten classic Atari arcade games
Universal Pictures has secured rights from Atari to turn ten classic arcade games, such as Pong and Asteroids, into movies, with Wade Rosen expressing excitement and Entertainment 360 handling production.
14 days ago

[CULTURE] 19 sources
Atari partners with Universal to turn 10 classic games into films
Universal Pictures and Atari have teamed up with Entertainment 360 to turn ten classic arcade games into large‑scale movies, starting with a screenplay by Matt Reilly and Carl Hampe; the first title remains un‑

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