'Missile Command' to be turned into movie

Atari has agreed a deal with 20th Century Fox to turn its '80s arcade game Missile Command into a feature film, reports Variety.

Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, the screenwriters behind the upcoming Flash Gordon remake, have been hired to pen the Missile Command script for producers Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark.

The game was created by programmer Dave Theurer and released in 1980. The Cold War setting sees players attempting to defend their cities from a missile attack.

A version of Missile Command is currently available to play on the Atari website.

Two more of the company's games, Asteroids and Rollercoaster Tycoon, have also recently been optioned for the big screen.