Nolan Bushnell

Nolan Bushnell @ LA Games: The Bloom is Off the Rose for Physical Media

Authored by Jay Baage on May 15, 2009 - 11:22am.

Los Angeles – In the exclusive DMW video interview from the LA Games Conference 2009, we speak to Nolan Bushnell, one of the founding fathers of the video game industry, perhaps most famous for starting Atari, Inc. He gives his views of the current state of the games industry and where he sees the business heading (away from the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii as well as "plastic discs" in general): “The bloom is off the rose for physical media.” He also talks about one of his biggest regrets - turning down an offer from Steve Jobs to buy a third of Apple Computer for $50,000.

Final Speaker Lineup Announced For LA Games Conference, April 28-29, 2009

Authored by Jay Baage on April 23, 2009 - 5:55am.

Los Angeles, CA (April 23, 2009) - Digital Media Wire today announced the final speaker lineup for the highly-anticipated LA Games Conference (http://www.lagamesconference.com/) to be held at the Roosevelt Hotel, April 28-29, 2009. Keynote speakers include: Nolan Bushnell, Founder, Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, CEO, uWink and Chairman, NeoEdge
Known as one of the founding fathers of the video game industry and the man behind Atari, Bushnell will reveal his thoughts about new game consoles like Nintendo Wii and the new landscape of gaming.

uWink to Open Hollywood Gaming Restaurant in May

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 5, 2008 - 1:23pm.

Los Angeles - uWink, the "interactive dining experience" company launched by Nolan Bushnell, founder of both Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's, said on Wednesday that its previously announced uWink location at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles will open in early May. Each table at the restaurant, which will occupy the 7,200 square foot space where Wolfgang Puck's Brasserie Vert was located, will have touch-screen terminals that are used for both gaming, and to order food and beverages.

uWink to Open Gaming-Themed Restaurant at Hollywood & Highland

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2007 - 4:18pm.

Hollywood, Calif. - uWink, the gaming-centric restaurant chain launched by Atari and Chuck E. Cheese founder Nolan Bushnell, announced on Monday that it plans to open a new location at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles. The new 6,500 square foot uWink restaurant -- which will feature touch-screen table displays capable of both placing orders and playing games -- is scheduled to open by early 2008.

Gaming Restaurant uWink Provides Shareholder Update

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 20, 2007 - 4:56pm.

Los Angeles - uWink, a restaurant chain launched by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell that features tables with touch-screen video game terminals, announced on Tuesday that monthly revenues at its flagship location have grown from $30,000 at its October launch, to $185,000 last month. The Woodland Hills, Calif.-based location added that it is currently serving 3,000-3,500 guests per week, who are playing between 50,000 and 60,000 games per week on its game terminals.