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Atari stops game production photo

Unless you count the Atari 2600's recent induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame, things haven't been great for Atari lately. They recently reported a first quarter 2007 loss of $11.9 million, and there were some concerns about the company's future. Now, CEO David Pierce has resigned, and now Atari is officially exiting the game production business.

Next-gen says that Atari will now focus on North American game publishing and distribution, completely withdrawing from production. The company is currently looking for a CEO replacement, and workforce cuts are planned.

From Atari's statement:

“Atari has agreed in principle with IESA to terminate its Production Services Agreement in the near future. As a result, Atari will no longer provide production and quality assurances services to IESA. Rather, Atari plans to transfer certain employees and contract other staff on a project basis for a limited period of time.”


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ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 11:57
ArrestedDeveloper
It's been a long time coming.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 12:01
Crunshii
"May it rest in peace"
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 12:14
king3vbo
That sucks, but they haven't made a good game in many years
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 12:54
Necros
And by "stop game production," you mean "is going to rely on 25-year old games," right? I can't wait to rebuy Asteroids again.
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 12:58
Fading Star
:(. Rest In Peace good buddy.
Zac Bentz's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 13:13
Zac Bentz
Even though I've never cared about an Atari game since Pitfall, this is still sad news. My childhood weeps.
Twiggy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 13:41
Twiggy
I know Atari hasn't really been the same company since the late 80s, but I still didn't want to see the old beast go belly-up for real in my lifetime. It will be a sad day when the only things graced by the Atari logo are 'retro' t-shirts and abandoned office buildings.
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 13:58
timtheterrible
If Sega don't start making decent games again (besides VF), I could definitely see this as a possible future for them.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 13:59
AgentMOO
It's tragic but they have really been hanging on by a thread. I mean Driv three R?
liam2015's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 14:24
liam2015
My dad works at the same building Atari did, and they moved out a few months ago. He and some co-workers went in and stole an assload of games ( and a load of Pong t-shirts), which I plan to sell on eBay.
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 14:46
Cowboy TTop
Someone will soon come along and buy them out, Sega should step in and acquire them at cut price.

I just hope this doesn't mean we'll not see Wii Alone in the Dark. I like the idea of that game on Wii, when it might easily get ignored on other systems.
cannedpasta's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 14:54
cannedpasta
But what about the awesome DragonBall Z games that they hemorrhage out every year?
PSIq0ut's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 15:07
PSIq0ut
I hope they get a respectable tombstone next to the dreamcast's Shrine.
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 16:20
Velt
Its been suffering a slow death
KnuxSonic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 17:13
KnuxSonic
This isn't even really Atari, it's just Infogrames wearing a poorly designed Atari disguise that keeps falling off.

Who will be the next company to buy and subsequently rape the Atari name?
Burnt Meatloaf's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2007 21:04
Burnt Meatloaf
It's just a name. The original people are all gone. Let it go.
KamikazeTutor's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 05:55
KamikazeTutor
Stop calling it Atari! It's Infogrames! They're just hiding their crap behind a well known and important name of the video game industry.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2007 14:03
Mxyzptlk
Yup, Atari in Name Only.
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