Any ideas why IG changed their name to 'Atari'.

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Any ideas why IG changed their name to 'Atari'.

#1 Post by utilae »

Maybe it was because Moo3 was so bad. :lol: They didn't want to get recognised or be seen to be associated with it. :lol:

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#2 Post by MuaDib »

I think it is because they wanted people to know where they stand as far as quality and tech progress is concerned.

In particular they had the 2600 Games Console in mind ...

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#3 Post by Daveybaby »

Its because theyre not satisfied with merely trying to destroy gaming in the present, they want to try to retroactively fuck over all of our good memories of gaming from the past.
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#4 Post by DeathCow »

C'mon, dave, tell us how you really feel. ;)
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#5 Post by haravikk »

Hey, don't diss the 2600, Duke Nukem Forever works on it :P

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#6 Post by boolybooly »

lol tech progress

I have 2 names in my Atari file.

Imperium Galactica 2
MoO3

Both hugely damaged after their involvement with The Publisher Formerly Known As Infogrames.

I would like to think they bought the name Atari as a fig leaf to cover the pulsing putrid evil which is their reputation in 4X gaming circles, plus people always spell Infogrames wrong because it is such a strange name. But its probably more to do with brand recognition by uninformed punters buying Xmas pressies, ie marketting as ever.

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#7 Post by damunzy »

I would also add the game Civ3 to that list - yet another game that got involved with Infogrames and was a big disappointment for a lot of the veteran Civ players.
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#8 Post by noelte »

damunzy wrote:I would also add the game Civ3 to that list - yet another game that got involved with Infogrames and was a big disappointment for a lot of the veteran Civ players.
To me, winning at the highest level in Civ3 is much harder than doing so in Civ2. In fact, i was never able to conquer all opponents in Civ3 as i usualy did in Civ2. But Civ3 is also a great game and i'm looking forward to see civ4.
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#9 Post by damunzy »

noelte wrote:
damunzy wrote:I would also add the game Civ3 to that list - yet another game that got involved with Infogrames and was a big disappointment for a lot of the veteran Civ players.
To me, winning at the highest level in Civ3 is much harder than doing so in Civ2. In fact, i was never able to conquer all opponents in Civ3 as i usualy did in Civ2. But Civ3 is also a great game and i'm looking forward to see civ4.
Not all Civ verterans, but a lot. But you do have to admit that making multiplayer available only with a $30 expansion called Play The World, which had MANY new problems in it (like not being able to play people in other countries), is pretty sleazy - just Infogrames's/Atari's style. :D

I am looking forward to Civ4 also. Hey, and they promised multiplayer out of the box!
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#10 Post by Daveybaby »

Heh, IIRC they promised MP out of the box for Civ3 as well.
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#11 Post by damunzy »

It was only suggested (civ3). This time they promise (civ4). ;)
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