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TIL 1978, when Atari's then-corporate parent, Warner Communications,refused to open additional locations, they sold the rights of Chuck E. Cheese to Atari Co-founder, Nolan Bushnell for $500,000. He was later joined by Atari's other Co-Founder, Gene Landrum, who came onboard as their CEO.

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