Atari announced today a licensing agreement with Activision. This deal will let Atari include Pitfall! and River Raid in their upcoming plug-and-play system, the Atari Flashback 2. Activision was originally founded more than a quarter century ago, when former Atari (though not Infogrames, the company that today calls itself Atari) employees left the company to make the first third-party developer. Commented Dave Anderson, Senior Director of Business Development for Activision, "Pitfall! and River Raid have long been icons in their respected genres and we are excited to reintroduce these great Activision classics via the Atari Flashback 2."

"The release of the Atari Flashback 2 is perfectly timed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Atari's first home game console, Pong and with the addition of Activision's two legendary games, Pitfall! and River Raid joining the lineup, Atari Flashback 2 is poised to become the definitive retro-gaming experience available," said Wim Stocks, Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing, Licensing and Distribution for Atari. "Moving forward, we hope to license additional best-selling classics from other publishers for inclusion on future Atari Flashback products."