zzip Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Interesting. Not sure what Atari would do with it. Keep it as is and collect ad revenue or do they have other plans? https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Whaaaa? Ok that's kind of weird, what on earth would they gain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nall3k Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 They're also investing in Antstream, which they may try to buy down the road(?). My guess is that they're going to focus on game history and retro game services as their niche instead of trying to be Ubisoft or EA. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 That's odd. I just hope Atari doesn't take down the info on that sight. I use it quite a lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nall3k Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Apparently, they've bought it, https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/atari-snaps-up-mobygames-gaming-database-for-1-1million-3105893 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 31 minutes ago, pboland said: That's odd. I just hope Atari doesn't take down the info on that sight. I use it quite a lot. Same. It's a good resource that wouldn't be easily replaced, but I can't see Atari spending a million dollars on a site just to take it down. They must have some reason for buying it. That being said, I'd gladly sell AtariProtos for a million 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Well sure. But they may have other plans and morph it into something different over time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Dear Lord, please, no! Moby Games is not perfect but it's still a very good resource, and it works reasonably well at the moment. It has already gone downhill during the first takeover period by Gamefly in 2011-2013. Thankfully then it got sold again and the new owners rolled back the changes, making it useable again. The last thing it needs is these clueless jokers from ASA (which PC Gamer rightly calls a "zombie company") taking over. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) I fear asa it will go much further than that. Because.. once it starts.. Edited November 30, 2021 by Keatah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Any Atari sites up for sale? AtariAge Atarimania Ataritimes Atari.io Atari-Forum.com Atarimuseum Atari7800.com 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Nall3k said: They're also investing in Antstream, which they may try to buy down the road(?). My guess is that they're going to focus on game history and retro game services as their niche instead of trying to be Ubisoft or EA. And Antstream seems to be the biggest advertiser on Mobygames, so if Atari is buying Moby for the ad revenue, it may not work out as planned ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 I don't have high hopes from this purchase. Knowing that this is a fake Atari, they most likely are going to turn MobyGames's servers into cryptocurrency farms. They do not give a flying damn what MobyGames is, and I say this a contributor of the site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 3 hours ago, roadrunner said: Any Atari sites up for sale? AtariAge Atarimania Ataritimes Atari.io Atari-Forum.com Atarimuseum Atari7800.com What happened to the guy who purchased Atari? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Nobody purchased Atari, you’re thinking of the Soulja Boy confusion, which is just him being confused. Mobygames under Atari sure makes more sense than hotels and crypto schemes. I’d rather see them work on history and preservation than on suing t-shirt and sticker printers. The Antstream purchase is interesting to me. It will probably be mutually beneficial, and Antstream seems like it needs the money. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Do you seriously think that people behind speakerhats, African casinos, and a slew of other desperate money making schemes have all of a sudden reexamined their priorites and will now proceed as gentle & caring historians-preservationists? That would be quite a turnaround, but somehow I doubt that's their agenda. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nall3k Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 26 minutes ago, youxia said: Do you seriously think that people behind speakerhats, African casinos, and a slew of other desperate money making schemes have all of a sudden reexamined their priorites and will now proceed as gentle & caring historians-preservationists? That would be quite a turnaround, but somehow I doubt that's their agenda. These are not the same people. Fred is gone, along with the management that was with him. This is a new CEO, new crew. The CEO, Wade Rosen, also owns Ziggurat Interactive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 1 hour ago, youxia said: Do you seriously think that people behind speakerhats, African casinos, and a slew of other desperate money making schemes have all of a sudden reexamined their priorites and will now proceed as gentle & caring historians-preservationists? That would be quite a turnaround, but somehow I doubt that's their agenda. It's possible. New CEO Wade Rosen seems to be more into our "core values" and less gimmick-driven than Fred Chesnais. I don't see how they'd monetize it, but that's his job, not mine. Then again, this silly little thing came out on his watch, so please don't think I'm wearing rose-colored glasses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 atari2600land.com is not for sale, not even for a million dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, atari2600land said: atari2600land.com is not for sale, not even for a million dollars. Your house is not for sale until Eminent Domain kicks in, and then you move! You will own nothing, and like it! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 2 hours ago, atari2600land said: atari2600land.com is not for sale, not even for a million dollars. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neogeo1982 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 9 hours ago, Tempest said: They must have some reason for buying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 2 hours ago, neogeo1982 said: I'm having the strangest case of déjà vu right now. Can't possibly explain what might have brought it on; I was just reading through the thread and, bam, everything seemed oddly familiar but slightly different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I hope this does not turn into another Nintendoage debacle. I hope the database stays open online for people to use it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 21 minutes ago, swlovinist said: I hope this does not turn into another Nintendoage debacle. I hope the database stays open online for people to use it. Exactly. It's a resource people have been relying on for over a decade at this point; it'd be a huge shame to lose it, or to have it fall victim to the OMG PAYWALL ALL THE THINGS mindset. Assuming that there is a change of direction for Atari SA, this may be an early-ish visible indicator of their future intent. Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 53 minutes ago, swlovinist said: I hope this does not turn into another Nintendoage debacle. I hope the database stays open online for people to use it. Good point. It's easily one of the most searchable databases, although there are some errors in it. However I can't see many people willing to pay for the privilege of using it, I think people would just go off and create their own DB. It's not like this information isn't already out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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