digdugnate Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-acquires-atariage "For 25 years the AtariAge community has documented Atari games and provided a valuable forum for a large and passionate community of retro game fans, collectors, and homebrew developers," said Atari CEO Wade Rosen. "By bringing AtariAge into the Atari family, we can ensure this important resource gets the support it needs to continue to fulfill its mission for years to come." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 1 minute ago, digdugnate said: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-acquires-atariage "For 25 years the AtariAge community has documented Atari games and provided a valuable forum for a large and passionate community of retro game fans, collectors, and homebrew developers," said Atari CEO Wade Rosen. "By bringing AtariAge into the Atari family, we can ensure this important resource gets the support it needs to continue to fulfill its mission for years to come." Good for Al. It does make sense for Atari since at this point they probably don't really know their own history that well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 TT was right! AtariAge was against him the whole time. Jealous Gatekeeping! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Jack V Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 That explains why the store page was purged of all non-original games recently 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, jerseystyle said: TT was right! AtariAge was against him the whole time. Jealous Gatekeeping! Atari wins again!!! They also own the M-Network games. So it's like Atari are picking the bones clean a little bit. Can't wait for a Recharged Astroblaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyindrew Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, jerseystyle said: TT was right! AtariAge was against him the whole time. Jealous Gatekeeping! Im having so much fun playing my Amico since the day I got it on 10-20-2020. TT was so right about that too. 1 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Sgt Jack V said: That explains why the store page was purged of all non-original games recently Atari owned IPs were not purged. I'd need to check but I think games like BBCQ are still up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Interesting...I knew some kind of partnership or alliance was possible since the only arcade conversions that stayed in the store were Atari branded. I didn't think/guess it was a full on acquisition though. Seems kind of obvious now I guess 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Here's my statement: And a Q&A: ..Al 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 this was from last month. 😱 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Just now, Rev said: this was from last month. 😱 Obviously I could not say anything about this then. ..Al 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiu Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 I don't like this. I know it's too late to do anything about it now, but I don't like it. The best part about Atari Age for me is that it is (or was, I guess) an independent fansite, run by fans for fans, with no corporate interference. I mean, you say there'll be no changes, but there's already been changes — the ROMs are gone from the rarity guide. Was that wholly a decision of a fan doing it for the benefit of other fans, or was it a corporate mandate? 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Congratulations Al. Makes sense to join forces, especially if you're able to accomplish more without killing yourself while enjoying your hopefully millions of dollars from the sale! In all seriousness, congrats! I know it was a big decision. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Raiu said: I mean, you say there'll be no changes, but there's already been changes — the ROMs are gone from the rarity guide. Was that wholly a decision of a fan doing it for the benefit of other fans, or was it a corporate mandate? Those links were already broken after I had to rewrite a lot of the internals for the games database several years ago. I never fixed them, and my intent was already to remove them, so I went ahead and removed the links. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Congrats Albert! I'm looking forward to what this means to not only Atari but AtariAge in the future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillDMatt Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Sgt Jack V said: That explains why the store page was purged of all non-original games recently I was thinking something similarly in that direction, not being bought by Atari but working with Atari Age with the homebrew production and distribution of the games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Nice time to have really gotten into development. I expect a much wider market for homebrew games soon enough and Al, you certainly deserve the help and backing. Congrats! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Raiu said: I don't like this. I know it's too late to do anything about it now, but I don't like it. The best part about Atari Age for me is that it is (or was, I guess) an independent fansite, run by fans for fans, with no corporate interference. I mean, you say there'll be no changes, but there's already been changes — the ROMs are gone from the rarity guide. Was that wholly a decision of a fan doing it for the benefit of other fans, or was it a corporate mandate? Well if you read Albert’s statement, it seemed like it was either this or him shutting down the site/walking away. It’s a ton of work with no promise of income… I don’t blame the guy at all for getting done stability. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever2600 Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Glad you locked my thread Al. Didn't realize there was already a few RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE! lol Anyways from the q and a section: Congratulations AL! Long time coming. I back and support you 100 percent. Let's face it, the Atari brand will live on longer than all of us. That's said, kind of an immoralizing of all of us and our work to help keep Atari alive and well all these years! This is our footnote in the page of Atari history! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiu Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 .... last time I looked at this topic, it was several pages long and had replies from Atari employes. What happened? I just hope my Old Man Yells At Cloud instincts are wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Just now, Raiu said: .... last time I looked at this topic, it was several pages long and had replies from Atari employes. What happened? I just hope my Old Man Yells At Cloud instincts are wrong. That's a different thread: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiu Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 I know it was this thread. Last time I looked at the Q&A topic, it just had the first post in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 And now the big question is…will all the forums stay where they are? Especially the Intellivision one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, IntyFanMatt said: And now the big question is…will all the forums stay where they are? Especially the Intellivision one? Yes, none of that is going to change. ..Al 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge ramman Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 5 hours ago, jerseystyle said: TT was right! AtariAge was against him the whole time. Jealous Gatekeeping! Didnt I tell ya he sold out! Go back and look at my comments! Now im worried about my orders I have' nt gotten yet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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