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Graffiti artist Marc Ecko has hit back at Australia's entertainment ratings board after PC, PS2 and Xbox title Marc Ecko's Getting Up was refused classification and thereby effectively banned in the country.

Troubled publisher Atari has missed a regulatory filing deadline for its quarterly report, causing more concern for industry watchers and directly impacting on the share price for its French parent company, Infogrames.

Videogame publisher and developer Atari is facing renewed financial pressures, having failed to meet repayments on a USD 50 million loan from the HSBC Group.

The chairman of the UK's Anti-Graffiti Association has issued a statement to GamesIndustry.biz slamming Atari for planning to release a game which he believes could encourage vandalism.

Publisher asked to cancel release of Marc Ecko's Getting Up

Continuing its restructuring of senior level management and re-assessing its publishing strategy and internal infrastructure, Atari has announced the appointment of three new members to its board of directors.

Chris Sawyer, the developer behind the highly successful PC sim series RollerCoaster Tycoon, is suing publisher Atari for nearly USD 5 million in alleged unpaid royalties.