Atari founder Nolan Bushnell loses award after sexism outcry
by Keith Stuart from Technology | The Guardian on (#3ETPF)
Major video game industry event reverses its decision to honour Bushnell following claims of improper conduct
A major video game industry event has cancelled its decision to honour Atari founder Nolan Bushnell after attention was drawn to well-documented examples of a sexist culture at the company he oversaw in the 1970s.
Bushnell was due to receive the Pioneer award at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco in March, recognising his 40 years of involvement in the industry. Together with Ted Dabney, he set up Atari in 1972, developing the seminal arcade machine Pong, before manufacturing the Atari 2600, one of the first home video game consoles.
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