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{{stub}}'''Time Warner Interactive''' (タイムワーナーインタラクティブ) was a studio within Time Warner which developed video games. It was formed in 1994 after Time Warner bought a controlling interest in [[Atari Games]], and was active until 1996 when WMS Industries bought the company. This studio was previously known as [[Tengen]] - the consumer division of Atari Games. Atari Games would continue to operate under their own name until 1996 when both it, and Time Warner Interactive were brought back together and renamed [[Midway Games West]].
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{{stub}}'''Time Warner Interactive''' (タイムワーナーインタラクティブ) was a studio within Time Warner which developed video games. It was formed in 1994 after Time Warner bought a controlling interest in [[Atari Games]] and by extension, subsidiary [[Tengen]]. Time Warner subsequently decided to merge both companies and its own earlier "Time Warner Interactive Group" division into this new Time Warner Interactive subsidiary{{magref|cb|1994-04-23|30}} (although arcade games were still traded with the "Atari Games" name).
  
It should also be noted that there is no relation between Atari Games/Time Warner Interactive and "Atari Corporation", the home computer department owned by Jack Tramiel. Atari Corporation split from Atari Games (the arcade division) in 1984 and went onto produce the Atari ST line of computers, the Atari Lynx and the Atari Jaguar. Coincidentally Atari Corporation was also renamed in 1996, becoming part of JTS Inc. and later [[Hasbro Interactive]].
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In 1996 [[WMS Industries]] bought Time Warner Interactive, renaming it [[Midway Games West]].
  
 
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Time Warner Interactive
Founded: 1994
Defunct: 1997
T-series code: T-48
Merged into: Midway Games West (1996)
Headquarters:
United States
1994
1996
Tengen

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Time Warner Interactive (タイムワーナーインタラクティブ) was a studio within Time Warner which developed video games. It was formed in 1994 after Time Warner bought a controlling interest in Atari Games and by extension, subsidiary Tengen. Time Warner subsequently decided to merge both companies and its own earlier "Time Warner Interactive Group" division into this new Time Warner Interactive subsidiary[1] (although arcade games were still traded with the "Atari Games" name).

In 1996 WMS Industries bought Time Warner Interactive, renaming it Midway Games West.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-11: "November 1994" (1994-10-08)
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Softography

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