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Atari founder "thrilled" to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio

Speaking to MTV, Nolan Bushnell's admitted hes pleased as punch to be played by Leo DiCaprio in the upcoming movie, Atari.

“I’m very, very thrilled and honored that would be the case," he said.

Bushnell's spinning a little that the movie's going ahead, from the sound of it.

“There’s been a lot of books [about Atari],” he said. “Some correct, some incorrect. I’ve kind of gotten used to being portrayed by others. I kind of thought that [a movie] might happen. I kind of thought that it wouldn’t happen until maybe after I was in the ground for a little while.”

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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