Atari to file for Bankruptcy - [Up: Something done with shares, got some money again!]

[Eudemon]

Here's something none us were NOT expecting but is their plan to do this in order to breakaway from their parent a good idea? Could it be that the dodgy decision making, the abysmal customer service and operations, the lack of info and the let's face it completely horrid method of running a business over the past number of years all down to those in France?

 

Yeah sure. :rolleyes:

 

Thanks. Atari hit by dwindling revenue, files for bankruptcy | VG247

[Guest MrLolololXD]

Revenue and share prices have continued to drop across the last two years

 

The exact time that TDU2 came out.

 

That is all.

[CarMadMike]

:lol:

 

Karma is a good thing.

[Eudemon]

Why don't they just call the US division Atari Mobile and get on with the rest of the operations in making games that sell. I mean spend money to make money and if that doesn't work simply file for bankruptcy and start again. Isn't that the business methodology these days?

[Ryzza5]

Bankruptcy, eh?

 

[Eudemon]

Wouldn't go that far as it's still people's jobs remember, plus if you read more articles about this you can see they are basically trying to split and create a mobile and web based company which again reading around seems to show potential promise for this aspect for the company. It's bit funny them wanting to split when times are getting rough but lapping it all up when things were going relatively well.

[Ryzza5]

Party pooper :(

 

:leaves:

 

 

 

But yeah, condolences to individual staff of course

[Eudemon]

To be honest it's hard to feel sorry for this company with the way they have acted and treated their customers. Even if the parent company is being stupid you're on the other side of the world so have a few hours to do your own thing and shove it right up their aspect. :susp:

[Automotive Gaming]

Bankruptcy?

YES ! :D

 

GOOODBYEE ATARI :hiya:

 

I hope some decent companies take care of the TDU future... :cheeky:

 

PS: i was waiting for the Exige, the Delta S4, the Audi S1... and the Ducati 848 in TDU2.... !

[randomsox10]

maybe they could make a little money by selling the rights to the Test Drive name to someone that can use it. Not sure if it completely works like that but its an idea

[iNotACactus]

They got what was coming to them. Screw you Atari, nobody will miss you. :yay:

 

[Paladin Skylark]

Money isn't going to solve them now, they need tons of it. Atari has slowly been degrading for years, this is the least unexpected thing I've ever seen.

[iNotACactus]

I'm just surprised it didn't happen sooner tbh, bit disappointed too. :hmmm:

[ScoobSTi]

Finally.

[hassan1995]

After watching tdu2 videos after hearing the news...............

 

 

Good, upsetting but good

[Eudemon]

Just had a great thought! *doesn't happen often*

 

Imagine the ultimate irony, this being that if rumours are to be believed that Ivory-Tower (Ivory) are working on an open world driving game and that Ubisoft is somewhat involved, that Ubi buys the TEST DRIVE name and titles Ivory's game with it.© That would be such poetic justice don't you think! :D

[Ryzza5]

You had a great thought? Madame Stella had that thought before you in the chatbox earlier.

 

 

Thought stealer :dontsteal:

[Eudemon]

What really? But wait I copyrighted said thought so I'm all legalese. :D

[The Compensator]

What really? But wait I copyrighted said thought so I'm all legalese. :D

 

Cheater. :evil:

 

But srsly, is it really true about Ivory making the game?

[Ryzza5]

Buy some speshul and see for yourself

[TIMELESS]

What really?

 

Really. :evil:

[Ryzza5]

:hi5:

[Automotive Gaming]

so, no more Nour Polloni interviews? :sulk:

[Who]

Atari never dies. Some relatively unheard of publisher will just rebrand themselves to invoke nostalgia like infogrames did. (See: how many companies have called themselves 'commodore'

 

Hopefully the license for test drive goes to someone competent.

[Ryzza5]

I wonder how much the license would cost - we could all pitch in and then choose who gets the chance to make a new game :evil: