Atari has agreed a development deal with Universal Pictures for film adaptations of 10 of its classic game properties, including Pong. The move matters because it extends Hollywood’s pursuit of video-game intellectual property into very early arcade titles, many of which have minimal stories to adapt.

The films are intended to be large-scale action-adventure projects, with Entertainment 360 involved in production. The properties include Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong and Yars’ Revenge; an original script by Matt Reilly and Carl Hampe is already being developed as the first project.