Infogrames becomes.. Atari

[NvrMore]

meh :hmm:

On May 7, 2003, Infogrames officially announced its name change to Atari, including all major subsidiaries.

Infogrames becomes from now on Atari .

Atari SA (formerly Infogrames Entertainment SA) maintained its symbol on the Euronext (5257), while Atari, Inc. (formerly Infogrames, Inc.) changed its trading symbol on the NASDAQ exchange to "ATAR." The Company gained all rights to the Atari license when it acquired Hasbro Interactive, Inc. in December 2000.

[Raedon]

I hate infogrames.. here is a company that released UT2k3 with 3 CD's in PAPER SLEEVES!! Also, neverwinter nights, one of the biggest flops of 2003 (not financially but everyone hated it) a 54.99 RPG came in PAPER SLEEVES!! Infogrames sucks ass.

[digitalpress]

I'm happy. It's a quality company that has released lots of quality titles and even has a history. I remember playing Infogrames games as far back as the Commodore 64 era, and was hooked when I first played Alone In the Dark, the REAL first survival horror game.

ATARI LIVES!

[The Scribe]

Good luck to Atari. I hope Driver 3 rocks.

I also hope they publish more games from Treasure. Ikaruga is da bomb!!!

[Sniderman]

It'll be interesting to see how the New Atari pursues its "intellectual rights" ie, every website with the Fuji logo or the name Atari as part of its identity. The name/symbol has all but passed into the public domain for a lot of hobbyists out there as a representation of all that is "retrogaming classic goodness." If New Atari decides it wants total control over the name, imagry, etc. - there will be a donnybrook and a half.

After all, Microsoft and Disney have been doing it for years. It could be a PR nightmare for New Atari if they decide to bite the very hands that have kept the identity alive all these years. Be interesting to see how this pans out...

[Raedon]

I hope they put the ATARI logo on the paper cd sleeves...

[digitalpress]

I hope the put the ATARI logo everywhere! I want to see it emblazoned on every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse on the planet! :)

Here's a peek at the legacy that is the new Atari:

Game Title
Alone in the Dark The New Nightmare (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Antz (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Army Men: Arcade Blasts (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Asterix & Obelix (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Asterix (import) (by Infogrames, for Nintendo NES)
Atari Anniversary Edition (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Atari Anniversary Edition (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Backyard Soccer (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Ballistic (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Ballistic (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Boarder Zone (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Charge N' Blast (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Demolition Racer: No Exit (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Demolition Racer (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Battle 22 (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Dragonball Z Legendary Super Warriors (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Driver (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Duck Dodgers (by Infogrames, for N64)
Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Eagle One: Harrier Attack (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Expendable (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Expendable (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Harley Davidson Race Across America (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Hogs of War (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Indy Racing League 2000 (by Infogrames, for N64)
Klustar (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Koudelka (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Les Schtroumpfs (import) (by Infogrames, for Nintendo NES)
Lode Runner 3D (by Infogrames, for N64)
Looney Toons Space Race (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Looney Tunes Carrot Crazy (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Looney Tunes Collector Alert! (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Looney Tunes Racing (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Looney Tunes Racing (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Looney Tunes Sheep Raider (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Looney Tunes Twouble (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Lucky Luke (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Lucky Luke (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Marvin Strikes Back (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Men In Black The Series: Crashdown (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Michelin Rally Masters: Race of Champions (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Mission Impossible (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Mission: Impossible (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Moto Racer 2 (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Moto Racer World Tour (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Moto Racer (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Mr Nutz (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
NASCAR Racers (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
N-Gen Racing (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Nicktoons Racing (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
NSYNC Get to the Show (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Pajama Sam: You Are What You Eat (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Pen Pen Tricelon (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Peter Jacobsen Golden Tee Golf (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
PGA European Tour (by Infogrames, for N64)
Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Ring, The: Terror's Reign (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Rogue Trip (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Ronaldo V Soccer (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Silver (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Skweek (import) (by Infogrames, for Game Gear)
Smurf Racer (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Smurfs (import) (by Infogrames, for Game Gear)
Smurfs 2 (import) (by Infogrames, for Game Gear)
Smurfs Nightmare, The (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Smurfs, The (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Smurfs (by Infogrames, for Game Boy)
Snoopy Adventure (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Snoopy Tennis (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Solar Crusade (by Infogrames, for CD-I)
Spirou (import) (by Infogrames, for Genesis)
Starshot: Space Circus Fever (by Infogrames, for N64)
Streak Hoverboard Racing (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Striker Pro 2000 (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Striker Pro 2000 (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Teleportasmurf (Beta) (by Infogrames, for CD-I)
Teleportasmurf (by Infogrames, for CD-I)
Telesmurfer (Beta) (by Infogrames, for CD-I)
Telesmurfer (by Infogrames, for CD-I)
Test Drive 2001 (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Test Drive 4 (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Test Drive 5 (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Test Drive 6 (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Test Drive 6 (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Test Drive 6 (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Test Drive Cycles (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Test Drive Cycles (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Test Drive Le Mans (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Test Drive Le Mans (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Test Drive Le Mans (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Test Drive Off Road 3 (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Test Drive Off-Road 2 (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Test Drive Off-Road 3 (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Test Drive Off-Road (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Test Drive Rally (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Test Drive V-Rally (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
The Smurfs (import) (by Infogrames, for Genesis)
The Smurfs Travel the World (import) (by Infogrames, for Genesis)
Tintin in Tibet (import) (by Infogrames, for Genesis)
UEFA Striker (import) (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Unreal Tournament (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Unreal Tournament (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
V Rally 99 (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
V-Rally Edition '99 (by Infogrames, for N64)
Wacky Races (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Wacky Races (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Wacky Races (by Infogrames, for PlayStation)
Worms Armageddon (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)
Worms: Armageddon (by Infogrames, for N64)
Xtreme Sports (by Infogrames, for Dreamcast)
Xtreme Sports (by Infogrames, for Game Boy Color)

[The Scribe]

And these:

Pirates!
Civilization
Driver
Unreal
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Micro Machines
Tetris

[Captain Wrong]

It'll be interesting to see how the New Atari pursues its "intellectual rights" ie, every website with the Fuji logo or the name Atari as part of its identity.

Didn't this already happen to an extent? I thought I heard about sites being called on by Infogrammes when they first bought the rights.

As for the whole name changing thing, well, whatever. They can call it Atari, but it's NOT Atari.

[bargora]

I will be changing my name to "Atari" as well.

[Gunstarhero]

I will be changing my name to "Atari" as well.

Classic 8-)

I don't have any proof, but I swear that some guy legally changed his name to Playstation Two. It was about 2 years ago, and I read it at Gamespy Daily I think.

[Sylentwulf]

heh, well, I do agree with Raedon on the paper sleeves. It even says something along the lines of "Enter the ID # on the CD jewel case" on UT2K3.

Would jewel cases REALLY cost that much more? If so, it should have lowered the price some.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Wow!! :o ATARI LIVES FOREVER!!!!!!!!

[hydr0x]

hehe joe that list lacks a lot of stuff, i don't even want to think about how many games infogrames made for pc, and i can tell ya, most of them were really good

[l_lamb]

heh, well, I do agree with Raedon on the paper sleeves. It even says something along the lines of "Enter the ID # on the CD jewel case" on UT2K3.

Would jewel cases REALLY cost that much more? If so, it should have lowered the price some.

Frankly, I wish that all PC software came in DVD Amaray-style cases like the current wave of console games. EA Games said that they were going to start using DVD cases last year, but I haven't seen more than a couple of titles released that way.

[kainemaxwell]

very intresting! let's see if this new Atari lives up to its legacy!

[bargora]

I'm waiting for the new Atari 10400 console.

[anagrama]

And these:

Pirates!
Micro Machines


Those are both Codemasters-developed games, although possibly published by Infogrames in some regions

[Lady Jaye]

Have you guys visited Atari's new website (www.atari.com)? There's a "history" section. Which covers strictly Infogrames, not pre-1984 Atari, nor Atari Corp. Still, not as bas as Midway rewriting history, giving the impression that Bally-Midway (or is it just Midway) published such classics as Defender (which was actually Williams) or Gauntlet (Atari Games)...

BTW, did you guys know that Infogrames bought Accolade a couple of years ago?

[DDCecil]

Well, they did develop one my favorite SNES RPGs (That everyone hates but me) Drakkhen, so I'm happy. 8-)

[Raccoon Lad]

Heh, this is kind of like Akklaim renaming themselves to Sega, or LJN calling themselves Capcom. (hypothetical situation)

They'll never truely be Atari, Atari's the name of a company who always tried new ideas and created unique genre's.

[Felixthegamer]

I agree with Cap, you can call it Atari, but it isn't Atari

[Ruudos]

More Infogrames games

Asterix (Game Boy)
Asterix (SNES)
Asterix & Obelix (SNES)
Lucky Luke (SNES)
Smurfs, The (Master System)
Smurfs 2, The (Master System)
Smurfs, The (SNES)
Smurfs 2, The (SNES)
Spirou (SNES)
Tintin in Tibet (SNES)
Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun (SNES)

I'm sure that there are more Asterix games from infogrames (PSX, CD-I?)

And Infogrames are the ones who also made North & South and Rescue: The Embassy Mission.

[Ruudos]

Fantasia (Genesis)

[ianoid]

"I agree with Cap, you can call it Atari, but it isn't Atari"


Word.

[scmsx]

More Infogrames titles:

TNT (for the MSX2 computer)
Vera Cruz (adventure, for ZX Spectrum, C64, MSX, CPC)
And several games for French computers like the Thomson MO5

Sergio