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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

Atari relaunches Infogrames, immediately buys Totally Reliable Delivery Service. Infogrames has returned and is eager to acquire some franchises.

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Atari relaunches Infogrames, immediately buys Totally Reliable Delivery Service. Infogrames has returned and is eager to acquire some franchises.

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  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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    Atari was Infogrames. Like, Infogrames bought Atari and immediately dissolved real Atari and changed its own name. I don’t understand why they would do this?

    • Kelly@lemmy.world
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      For something like shampoo having a company own multiple brands lets them dominate more real estate on the supermarket shelf.

      For video game publishers I’m not sure that makes as much sense.

      That said its hardly the craziest thing they’ve done

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_SA#History

    • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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      Besides finacial reasons, brand names have worth. Infogrames had a decent reputation so ostensibly, it still does. That instills trust in consumers, or at least that’s the theory.

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    TIL the logo is an armadillo.

    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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      That’s the only one I knew-- I’m not sure if I’ve played anything from them since Alone in the Dark, where the intro has the logo turn into the polyvector model

      https://youtu.be/OJWrNIJMegg

      • PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksB
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        Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

        https://piped.video/OJWrNIJMegg

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    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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      Today I learned as well. I like the bottom left logo the most.

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        It looks like the armadillo the moment it gets ripped open by a car on the highway

        • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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          That’s not why I like it, but sure.

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    Atari itself is already an old brand that was bought up and slapped on a new company in this manner.

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    JDG’s career is safe and sound until his death, happy for the team!

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    Hopefully more on the nightdive side of retro refurbs

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    They published Test drive 6 in the states. That’s my fondest memory of them.

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