Assimilation to save Atari?

[W1nTry]

Infogrames to complete Atari buyout

Majority shareholder wants the lot

By Stewart Meagher: Thursday, 01 May 2008, 12:48 PM

FRENCH GAMES OUTFIT Infogrames intends to turn its 51.4 per cent holding in video games pioneer Atari into 100 per cent by offering shareholders $1.68 a share.

PC World has reported that the deal, which must be approved by shareholders, will allow Infogrames to "have more control over restructuring Atari to become a bigger player in the North American market."

The Lyon-based company will also give Atari a $20 million cash injection in the form of a loan to help it through the transition period.

Atari, which was once one of the biggest games hardware companies on the planet, was nearly killed off by the stampeding popularity of the original Playstation, and reinvented itself as a software-only brand in 2003.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145368/infogrames_to_buy_rest_of_atari_for_11_million.html

Just because I am old enough to remember what an Atari 2600 is there is that little bit of nostalgia that wants them to make a strong comeback.

[Crixx_Creww]

still have mine and my games

i liked the jaguar, remmeber seeing one in long circular with sam sho and avp long time ago

and now frenchies gonna buy them out *sigh*

[W1nTry]

Hmm now that I really think about it.. a FRENCH company... if they do to Atari what they did to the LOOK of Nissan motor vehicle... Atari as good as DEAD... O_O

[Crixx_Creww]

and the games will smell funny