Infogrames already is ATARI!!!

Alfonso · May 7, 2003, 11:43

I advanced the information days ago, but now it has been confirmed.

http://www.atari.com/ http://www.infogrames.com/

The thread: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=85178

kring · May 7, 2003, 11:56

Hopefully,, the name change will result in a positive change for Infog, and not a negative one for Atari.

Atari has been a respected name, I just hope that it stays that way.

WRW · May 7, 2003, 12:27

The same s h i t ...

alva · May 7, 2003, 13:54

Bye bye to the avatar Alfonso

asleepathewheel · May 7, 2003, 14:05

Quote:

Originally posted by kring
Hopefully,, the name change will result in a positive change for Infog, and not a negative one for Atari.

Atari has been a respected name, I just hope that it stays that way.

Atari was respected, but their last several forays into the field were flops. Jaguar?

Though I'm sure most people think of Atari fondly.

REally, any name would be an improvement. Hopefully they will find a new management philosophy (a good one) to match.

kring · May 7, 2003, 14:39

A new name doesn't mean anything, unless it is followed by changes in how the company acts.

The question is which company philosophy will be adopted: Atari, Infog, a combination of the two, or something totally different?

I would like to see the old respected Atari and/or even the early Infog come out on top, but only time will tell.

Harovan · May 7, 2003, 14:54

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Originally posted by alva, in the other thread
You know that a lot of ATARI chips ended up being used in washing machines

Now try to make a mod for that

I heard, that a lot of the old 6502's ended in the AIM-9 "Sidewinder" missile. Now that mod would be fun.

asleepathewheel · May 7, 2003, 14:57

Quote:

Originally posted by kring
A new name doesn't mean anything, unless it is followed by changes in how the company acts.

The question is which company philosophy will be adopted: Atari, Infog, a combination of the two, or something totally different?

I would like to see the old respected Atari and/or even the early Infog come out on top, but only time will tell.

Well, you're right, that was the point that I was trying to get at. Unfortunately, I would bet this change is merely cosmetic. They will continue to put out half-finished (or worse) games.

Alfonso · May 7, 2003, 16:09

Quote:

Originally posted by alva
Bye bye to the avatar Alfonso

Yep

Spiffor · May 7, 2003, 16:27

Welcome to "Atagreed" ?

Chemical Ollie · May 7, 2003, 16:57

Quote:

Originally posted by Sir Ralph

I heard, that a lot of the old 6502's ended in the AIM-9 "Sidewinder" missile. Now that mod would be fun.

A friend of mine rebuilt a Commodore-64 to a portable synth by building in batteries, a speaker and playing music by the keyboard. Don't ask me how.

Harovan · May 7, 2003, 17:38

Quote:

Originally posted by kring
Atari has been a respected name, I just hope that it stays that way.

Nah, now it's tarnished. Oh well, I throwed away my old 800XL 3 years ago, anyway, so it doesn't really hurt me. The only thing I possess with the Atari logo on it is Neverwinter Nights.

MattH · May 7, 2003, 17:49

Isn't the atari logo on UT2K3?

Maybe if we're lucky they will buy out Bedhesa and and give Elder Scrolls the NWN graphics and interface

Oh well, here's to hoping for less crap...

Daz · May 8, 2003, 04:53

How big is Atari in the software industry today?

Spiffor · May 8, 2003, 08:37

I think it's one of the major players on the international level. They had financial trouble last year, but they overcame it IIRC

CrONoS · May 8, 2003, 11:35

Atari lives again

Atari, one of the legends of video gaming, is back on the scene.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3010719.stm

The name has been revived by a French games publisher, which abandoned its Infogrames moniker in favour of the veteran brand.

The Atari name is the most revered in the gaming history, with a venerable repertoire of classic games such as Pong, Asteroids and Space Invaders.

"In any language, Atari is synonymous with video games and it's recognised for transforming entertainment," said Bruno Bonnell, Chief Executive Officer of Atari.

"Perhaps the greatest part of the Atari legacy is the recipe for creating games that capture an audience's imagination."

Chequered history

The Atari name dates back to the early 1970s, when Nolan Bushnell set up the company in California and released Pong.

It's the perfect moment in our history to make this change

Bruno Bonnell, Atari CEO
The huge success of the table tennis game with blocky black-and-white graphics went on to kick-start the video game industry.

Since then, Atari has gone through various incarnations. It has been owned by Warner Communications, now known as AOL Time Warner as well as by toymaker Hasbro, which sold it to Infogrames in 2001.

Infogrames had already started using the Atari label to publish some its games.

But it has now gone the whole way in an effort to boost its profile ahead of a big games industry show in Los Angeles next week.

Matrix game

The company decided to announce the change to capitalise on the release of a video game based on forthcoming The Matrix Reloaded film.

Atari is placing great hopes on the Enter the Matrix game, which goes on sale on 15 May to coincide with the release of the film.

It has shipped four million copies of the game worldwide and is available for the PlayStation 2, the Xbox, the GameCube and the PC.

The success of the game is widely seen as the key to the company meeting its sales forecasts.

Rommel2D · May 9, 2003, 02:42

Has anyone heard a rock band getting radioplay lately called the Ataris ? Meaningless coincidence?

Jon Shafer · May 9, 2003, 12:48

Infogrames just took the name Atari. No management change, no anything else like that. They were just down on profits, and decided that Atari would be a better name. It's not as if they're actually going to improve their company any.