Commodore rises again

Back in the '80s, the Commodore 64 brought gaming into people's living rooms, and the cheap platform boasted approximately 10,000 software titles at the end of its development cycle.

Commodore Business Machines, the company behind the C64, along with other vintage machines including the VIC-20, filed for bankruptcy in April 1994, and its assets were liquidated.

Now the brand name Commodore Gaming, which was bought as a joint venture with Commodore International Corp in late 2005 by a group of veteran gamers and enthusiasts, will once again be brought to people's homes--on a range of specialised gaming PCs.

The new machines will be shown off at this year's CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, which runs from March 15-21.

Commodore Gaming CEO, Bala Keilman, commented, "25 years ago, Commodore launched the best selling personal computer of the late 20th Century, the C64, and defined the early computer games experience for millions of people worldwide. We are privileged and excited to bring the Commodore brand back to the gaming community and mark a new chapter in its history with this exceptional machine. We're sure that it will deliver what gamers need and want."