''Atari Age'' was a magazine distributed to Atari Club members from 1982 until 1984. It was published by The Atari Club, Inc., a subsidiary of

Atari, Inc. Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and home computer company founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Atari was a key player in the formation of the video arcade and video game industry. Based primarily around the Sunny ...

The magazine only covered Atari products and events, offering exclusive deals to its readers, and serving as an advertising and merchandise outlet for the company. Atari used the magazine to build brand loyalty, promoting Atari products in a non-objective manner. The magazine was based in

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History

Created in 1982, ''Atari Age'' was given to Atari Club members as a perk for joining the club. Upon paying the US$1 club membership fee, the member would also receive a year's subscription to ''Atari Age''. The magazine regularly featured content related to all things Atari. This included coverage of Atari-related news, coverage of Atari-related events, exclusive looks at new products from Atari, technical articles, exclusive offers to Atari Club members, and a catalog of Atari-related merchandise and paraphernalia. The first issue of the magazine was May/June 1982, with design director Tony Prizzi and Atari Club director Parker Jerrell. ''Atari Age'' ceased publication in 1984, after

Warner Communications Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by ...

sold the consumer division of Atari to

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, the founder of

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, who focused his efforts on the newly renamed Atari Corporation's personal computers in order to compete with his old company. Atari's arcade division was renamed Atari Games, and stayed with Warner Communications for a while, and eventually became Time-Warner Interactive, who sold it to

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, Inc., who subsequently restored the Atari Games name before renaming it Midway Games West.

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