Atari creates new blockchain division amid leadership shuffle
The video game giant says the new blockchain division will focus on leveraging the novel tech for decentralized gaming. Atari has announced the creation of a new blockchain division as part of an organizational shuffle within the company.In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the gaming behemoth revealed the creation of two new divisions — Atari Gaming and Atari Blockchain.The former will focus on continuing the developmental work on Atari’s catalog of popular retro gaming titles as well as the rebooted VCS consoles.As part of the announcement, Atari also revealed that current CEO....
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