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Atari.com relaunched, now offers free arcade classics photo

I'm trying to think back to the last time I went to visit Atari.com. Heck, I don't know if I have ever done so before. Something -- my guess would be the continued interest in digital distribution as a viable platform -- has provoked change, and it's change for the better.

The company had Fantasy Interactive come up with an all-new design for the site. At this point, I would say it's a huge improvement over the previous layout, but I have no recollection of the old look. Well, whatever -- it's looking great either way.

Atari has stated its goals for the online portal, which range from offering free arcade and 2600 games to selling boxed and download copies of its newer line-up to sending out news.

Furthermore, they are teaming up with multiplayer in-browser game site OMGPOP in 2010 to expand upon the aforementioned arcade classics. All in all, it sounds like this overhaul was worth the trouble.








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MrPibb's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 19:34
MrPibb
Very, very good idea. Probably much more lucrative than digital download services on the consoles, too.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 19:40
pedrovay2003
Website's broken for me.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 20:22
atastysammich
Why, that's my favorite kind of button! Count me in!
lAboMbA's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 20:35
lAboMbA
that website is all kinds of jacked up. pass.
ErigBurger's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/24/2009 20:45
ErigBurger
I mistook that for the Adobe Reader logo when I scrolled passed it.

Inuboy1000's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2009 06:06
Inuboy1000
Does anyone give a shit about Atari anymore. I mean I personally dont, they died to me after they lost Dragon Ball.
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