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https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/15/business/sears-bankruptcy/index.html
Doesn't mean they're liquidating the entire company yet, but this is looking like a Toys R Us situation.
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If it were a true pre-order rather than crowdfunding, I would be less skeptical. With Indiegogo, "Atari" keep the money as long as they meet their funding goals. If they were going through GameStop and failed to deliver, I could get a refund. Also, the new Atari VCS is registered to Atari Gamebox, LLC. It's not clear that this is a subsidiary of Atari Interactive or just a licensee. If Atari is managing the launch, why isn't the VCS registered directly to Atari Interactive? LLCs can't issue stock to raise capital and limit the personal liability of owners against judgements. Assuming that this is an Atari subsidiary, or Frederic Chesnais and some other partners, it seems that they are insulating the main company and its holdings from a potential flop.
All that said, I like the look of the box and will reserve final judgement for the specs and additional software announcements.
Atari Gamebox LLC is a subsidiary of Atari SA.
According to this, http://www.atari-investisseurs.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Atari-Actu-DDR-2017-09-VDEF-DEF.pdf, they are 100% owned by Atari SA.
Again, I don't think the Atari VCS is a bad thing, I think it's just an issue with their marketing side of things. I think if they can sort out their launch, it can be really good.
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So I sense a shift in some opinions after the latest round of news broke:
In my previous update videos, opinions had been mixed pretty equally, sometimes leaning towards optimism.
However in my latest video, it seems that opinions are now 90/10 negative.
I think that lack of exclusive games, the fact that the base price might not include a controller and one year pre-order really hurt.
It's a shame. Atari, I think, really has something here. An open, but enclosed, platform that's easy for indies and kids in their basement to develop for. They are shooting themselves in the foot with this messy marketing.
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https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/30/atari-vcs-pre-orders-start-may-30th
This is actually quite interesting. It will come with the Atari Vault.
People are looking at this like its a retro console and a competitor to the NES Classic and stuff when it's clearly supposed to be its own thing and a modern console.
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Heck yeah, this movie is epic. It’s weird how eerily close we are to being there tech-wise. We kind of are there technically, but not practically. Most of the tech in the movie exists now, just not consumer ready, which it could be in the 2020s and beyond.
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https://hothardware.com/news/ftc-proclaims-warranty-void-if-removed-stickers-are-totally-illegal
This is quite interesting. This has been a practice for some time if I recall. I don't know if this changes much of anything though.
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There's a rumor of some games that will be on the VCS
http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/04/09/ataribox-atari-vcs-first-games-revealed/
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I don't understand what the issue is with reproducing an old computer or console. Like, these mini plug and plays are cool, but I'd buy a new Commodore 64 or something like that in a heartbeat. An new retro style computer with a homebrew community would be cool. Selling games out of the basement and working to make games and all of that.
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This is a weird gimmick to fund this movie. I don't think it will work at all though. I want this movie to happen really badly though. I'd love to see a movie about Atari in the theaters.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/21/17148338/atari-documentary-cryptocurrency-ico-nolan-bushnell
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Just when I thought this was going to go 'pie in the sky' here comes another 'small' update. We still have no idea what kind of console this is but here's what I'd like it to be. I'd say it's kind of like the retro consoles released by Nintendo and AtGames but taking it a step further. I would hope that it came with pre-loaded Atari classics spanning from the 2600, 5200 and on at least through the 7800. Maybe throw in some arcade games as well. Owners may have the option to purchase and download licensed games such as Space Invaders, and other games not created by Atari originally. In the past, only Atari 2600 games were available in retro collections so this does have potential appeal for many on this forum. We shall see...
From the looks of it, they are trying to make it have new games as well. If they are good retro style games, it might be worth it. Without physical media though, I feel like it wouldn't be as cool.
If it has old games and have new software for it, then it would be cool. It'd need a "killer app" though to justify the $200 cost that they seem to have been going for.
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I may have gotten a little hot headed about this. The lack of info concerns me though.
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The name change smells familiar...
*cough* Coleco Chameleon *cough*
Also, the most confusing new console name since the Xbox One.
And again, no information AT ALL. There's no new developments other than "THE NAME IS NOT THE ATARI BOX NOW GUYZ!"
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Hey guys,
My friends and I are starting a band and I'm just trying to get the word out. Thought you guys might have wanted to know where I disappeared to for so long lol. I hope to be more active this 2018, but I'm also working a lot with music. We released a demo we'd been working on last night. We're going for some really crazy genre bending with this band, lots of 80s and 90s influences. Check it out.
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This looks pretty cool. Might have to look into this one.
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Going to have to play some Yar's Revenge tonight or something.
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Good. That's all I have to say about this.
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Here's the official description
"The Atari Age returns to comics with the most unexpected story of the year: SwordQuest! In 1984, Peter Case was on his way to being crowned champion of SwordQuest, set to win the last of four contests and lay claim to a golden sword worth over $50,000! But when the game was discontinued, Peter found himself without a game to finish. Now, over thirty years later, Peter's stuck in a different kind of game entirely -- the game of life, and he's losing fast. But when he learns that all the prizes meant for the SwordQuest contest of his youth are on display in the World Arcade Museum, he finds an unknown determination that sees him put together a team of like-minded losers for the ultimate heist job -- a real-life sword quest! The red-hot team of Chris Sims, Chad Bowers, and Ghostwriter X (Down Set Fight) have a new game -- and the stakes have never been higher!" -
How is it?
It's pretty good, it's about some guy who played Atari as a kid who has like 6 months to live or something and I'm guessing he is going to try to find the sword from the tournament or something like that or at least that's what it's building up in issue 1. Idk if they actually are in a fantasy world at all in it.We'll have to see. The Centipede one is supposed to be like Sci-fi horror.
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The Atari comics haves started apparently with little fan fare so far, though this is just issue #0 of their Swordquest series (not the original comics, new and original story). It looks as if The next issue of this will be out next month. Then Centipede starts in July. Here's the cover of the Swordquest comic I got today.
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So I've rebranded my channel for the ten millionth time, but I'm going to be making laid back review videos in the vain of No Swear Gamer or LGR.
Here's the first video
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yo, more High Schoolers on this site is always great to see!
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This is actually really cool. Love the arduino.