Atari US files for bankruptcy ...

[Mug UK]

But only so it can split away from the loss-making French company.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/en ... 5279.story

[bullis1]

I suppose this really won't change anything though. It's not like any company has used the Atari name for anything consistent for many years.

[Mug UK]

They're apparently going to rely on income from their old IP such as Pong.

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[nativ]

Atari US are quite active on facebook, but only US and iphone focussed, not a 'global' picture at all.

Odd they say 'infrogrammes' the parent company is a lossmaker?!

Already Midway and Atari Games are gone.... I doubt these 'executives' have any real experience otherwise they'd still be part of the picture, it's just a constant 2600 and nothing else....

[bullis1]

They're apparently going to rely on income from their old IP such as Pong.

How innovative

[nativ]

They're apparently going to rely on income from their old IP such as Pong.

How innovative

leaves the other 30 years of stuff free......

[Mug UK]

Another article from the UK tech news website, The Register.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/21 ... rotection/

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[Marakatti]

Hopefully the new owner stops hunting down people who wish to keep Atari-spirit alive

[TheNameOfTheGame]

Believe!

[nativ]

Hopefully the new owner stops hunting down people who wish to keep Atari-spirit alive

their main business is the brand logo and 2600 games....

[wongck]

They're apparently going to rely on income from their old IP such as Pong.

How innovative

Not surprise if they go under.
They could have done a 3D pong.... but wait, that's already table tennis on Wii/xbox/PS3 sports games and tennis and golf and.....
So much for old IP.

[simonsunnyboy]

I'm wondering why they didn't go into any real hardware venture beside this Flashback stuffs. Simply rebranding some cool PC as a Games machine with Atari logo or marketing an Atari Android handheld console..... I think there are useful stuffs a modern day Atari Corp could do in the hardware business without having to actually develop something on their own cost. Atari and the logo is a trademark. Why not stamp it on some hardware?

[Zogging Hell]

Believe!

Yes! I do!

However the current Atari probably will be trading from a grotty red light district on a partially abandoned Earth by then..

[Dal]

I'm wondering why they didn't go into any real hardware venture beside this Flashback stuffs. Simply rebranding some cool PC as a Games machine with Atari logo or marketing an Atari Android handheld console..... I think there are useful stuffs a modern day Atari Corp could do in the hardware business without having to actually develop something on their own cost. Atari and the logo is a trademark. Why not stamp it on some hardware?

I wonder if that has anything to do with the fact they split the company in the 90's and sold off the consumer electronics (hardware) side separately from the the software/games side?

[nativ]

wasn't there a clause saying that Jack Tramiel put in place saying the company must remain 'whole' ?

[Mug UK]

Apparently on Atari Age they're discussing a Kickstarter fund to buy all of the IP.

Figures quoted are around the $6m mark.

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[Dal]

Cool, I've got £20 I can donate

[retrorogue]

wasn't there a clause saying that Jack Tramiel put in place saying the company must remain 'whole' ?

What company? Jack's company (Atari Corp.) went away when it reverse merged with JTS. "Atari Corp." wound up being a single person at a single desk under JTS. All that was sold to Hasbro was paper assets and a brand name and that's all that's existed since.