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  1. 21-01-2013, 04:14 PM #1
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    Now it's Atari...

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21124214

    Filed for Bankruptcy Protection...
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  2. 21-01-2013, 04:17 PM #2
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    Re: Now it's Atari...

    Reading that article gives me some hankering for playing some retro games again.
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    Re: Now it's Atari...

    Yes, takes me back as well. Had loads of fun with the old 500 and also the Amiga.
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  4. 22-01-2013, 11:17 AM #4
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    Re: Now it's Atari...

    This is shocking indeed, I thought they where chapter 11 decades ago.
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  5. 22-01-2013, 11:37 AM #5
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    Re: Now it's Atari...

    Quote Originally Posted by TheAnimus View Post
    This is shocking indeed, I thought they where chapter 11 decades ago.
    Depends which Atari you talk about, it gets rather complicated

    Says something about the strength/value of the brand though - Atari will survive (and indeed this filing is just yet another legal way of changing the group structure, it's not going to lead to the loss of 'atari').
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    Re: Now it's Atari...

    They deserved to go under after the abomination that was Jaguar!
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  7. 22-01-2013, 12:00 PM #7
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    Re: Now it's Atari...

    Quote Originally Posted by shaithis View Post
    They deserved to go under after the abomination that was Jaguar!
    Different Atari That one already went under effectively.
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