Yo-Yo Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) This is a weird website. It looks like a corporate website for "Atari's" European office but it makes no sense to me. They don't have any games, they are using different branding, it doesn't look for feel like the "Atari" that's around today. They talk a lot about building apps for putting you to sleep I'm not even kidding. I get the feeling this is some other crappy little company that licensed the Atari name to use to peddle their wares. Anybody know any better? Their website: http://www.atarigames.co.uk Edited June 9, 2015 by Yo-Yo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 I don't know. We'll see, maybe we can convince them to bring back what we know and love (Probably not though) Quote Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 This is a weird website. It looks like a corporate website for "Atari's" European office but it makes no sense to me. They don't have any games, they are using different branding, it doesn't look for feel like the "Atari" that's around today. They talk a lot about building apps for putting you to sleep I'm not even kidding. I get the feeling this is some other crappy little company that licensed the Atari name to use to peddle their wares. Anybody know any better? Their website: http://www.atarigzmes.co.uk I don't get a valid URL with that link. Gone already? Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Link does not work for me. Maybe they got busted for using the name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Woops my bad that was a typo.... I fixed it above, here's the link: http://www.atarigames.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) Yo Yo messed up in the link, it's www.atarigames.co.uk EDIT I think we posted at the same time yoyo Edited June 9, 2015 by leolinden Quote Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) Tried to send and email, the email they have doesn't exist. Also did a whois.net lookup Domain name:atari.co.ukRegistrant:Atari Interactive, Inc.Registrant type:Non-UK CorporationRegistrant's address:417 Fifth AvenueNew YorkNY10016United States Edited June 9, 2015 by leolinden Quote Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Oh man, this just reeks of someone buying the name for a bargain basement price. Rowsdower70 and The Professor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Guy's apparently calling his website design "Atari Design". Strange indeed. Arenafoot 1 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) It's weird because 417 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016 is where the current Atari is. Doesn't make sense. This is their google link: Atari Games UK Ltd/Atari Electronics/Atari Design Atari Games UK Ltd: http://www.mobygames.com/company/atari-uk-ltd Edited June 9, 2015 by leolinden Quote Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) Wrong URL in the posts above... Here's the real one Domain name:atarigames.co.ukRegistrant:Genesis AlexanderRegistrant type:UnknownRegistrant's address:31 Trinder RoadHertfordshireEN5 3EEUnited Kingdom https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/genesis-alexander/80/90b/ba8 http://atarigames.co.uk/web_portfolio_gallery.html Edited June 9, 2015 by leolinden Rowsdower70 1 Quote Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Leo, we're going to need you to hack into their system and steal the new game programs! Arenafoot and RickR 2 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Leo, we're going to need you to hack into their system and steal the new game programs! Steal the "stop smoking" app? Blech, no thanks. Maybe we can add an Asteroids or Pole Position app instead. They need help! Yo-Yo and Arenafoot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Steal the "stop smoking" app? Blech, no thanks. Maybe we can add an Asteroids or Pole Position app instead. They need help! Okay, new plan. We need you to de-rezz the ICP. Arenafoot and RickR 2 Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Okay, new plan. We need you to de-rezz the ICP. YES! Rowsdower70 and Arenafoot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 The Insane Clown Posse is an affront to music and all humanity. Quote "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Lol. When they have better contact info, we should email them and see what this is all about. Quote Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Contact page has: Atari Games 8901 Marmora RoadGlasgow, D04 89GR. Freephone:+1 800 559 6580Telephone:+1 800 603 6035FAX:+1 800 889 9898 E-mail:info@atarigames.co.ukSkype: @atarigames but yet the map right above it, is of Brooklyn, NY????? Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Well, I googled that address and I'm starting to wonder how just how deep this rabbit hole goes. The first search result that came up for me when I googled the page brought me here: http://www.welivesecurity.com/2011/11/09/facebook-likes-and-cold-call-scams/ It's a webpage that exposes scams and fraud, and from the sounds of it there's been a lot of scams coming out of that address. One of the paragraphs said this: eFIX’s web page lists an office in Glasgow under the name eFIX Ltd, at 8901 Marmora Road, Glasgow, D04 89GR. However, a search at Companies House, while it did turn up several entries with somewhat similar names, didn’t find one in Glasgow, and the address doesn’t ring true. The postcode is a fake, and we can’t find a Marmora road in Glasgow (let alone one long enough to hold nearly 9000 street addresses). In fact, the same address turns up in a great many other contexts (design consultancies, music, accountancy, even a buffet service), suggesting the use of some kind of template/boilerplate. It also suggests that it’s not only PC support companies that are suspiciously shy about their real whereabouts. Or else 8901 must be an awfully big building. Of course, it could be an accommodation address for multiple businesses, but that doesn’t explain why the street address itself is so elusive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I think this myth has been "BUSTED"! LOL Quote Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Who's gonna call that number? At least the number wasn't 01189998819991197253, then we all would have known it was a scam (IT crowd reference) EDIT - Called them, the guy was 1. American (not British) 2. Completely confused because he works for an outsourcing company, but not representing the said website. He was representing the company itself. Edited June 10, 2015 by leolinden Quote Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brexit Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Just an update, no one updated this post since June 2015 and these guys are still going strong and seem to be increasing the scam. After getting approached by a rep @ a meetup for game developers, a smooth talker mentioned they were looking for game developers and wanted to see who was interested. I investigated and found nothing at first just this post (and I thought and hoped you guys were wrong [i'm looking for work]), but was suspicious of all of the pics and no new games were released, so I google image searched the pics by clipping portions of the pictures and found all that I needed. So when I commented on their Instagram picture, they just blocked me LOL. So I figured I would write my comment here because they can't delete it. So here is just some of what I found... Thanks to Google Image search, I found that they fake their games promos, all but the Duck Boy Adventures and the stop smoking apps. I give them credit, they have a good photoshop person and came up with cool game names Cyber Slacker, Roof Hoppers, Meet Jack, The Squad (supposed to be release on Aug 10th - but a No Show) is really screen scrapes of a game called Island Defenders (the fourth screen capture on https://www.alawar.com/game/islands-defense/ is the left side of their promo) and is free to play online. Their cool looking game, Technika 808 is really called a character called Skull Bunny, created by a guy in Brazil, just inverted on the vertical axis and smoke added to the cigar: here are some other sites they took images from: http://www.thedesignwork.com/65-amazing-pictures-of-3d-cartoon-characters/ http://webneel.com/3d-cartoon-character-designs http://webneel.com/fullimage/6326/3d-graphics-character-design%20(1) Their promo material is fake too. Check this out: Atari UK Fake, girls on their twitter, FB, and on their site: @https://twitter.com/Atari_Games/status/755748632465379330 The original pic is from a company called VKV Groep: So in the end you were all correct, I'm still jobless, but I didn't get scammed. I hope no one else gets scammed and finds this post. I'm not sure how Atari (www.atari.com) will do about this fake company using their name and logo & TM. The Professor and Ballblaɀer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Good luck to you in finding work. Glad you didn't get scammed. The Professor and brexit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brexit Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Found another one, "The Squad" game the left side is a game called "Island Defense" and the commando looking guy is actually from a game called Agent Anonymous – Special Agents on a Secret Mission By Johannes Metzler (https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/agent-anonymous-special-agents/id981455559?mt=8) and a few of his other games (https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/army-one-soldiers-vs-aliens/id897395218?mt=8 , https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/assault-underworld-island/id994614198?mt=8 , https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/fortress-fighters-island-ghosts/id985028563?mt=8). The fake atari up their game with a new image: https://www.instagram.com/p/BJSpONHAvE9/?taken-by=atari_games but it did help me find the Agent Anonymous and the other games, LOL I notified Johannes hopefully he can do something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantasHelper Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Wow. That really sucks. Hey realsammyrnyc, you didn't work at ESPN did you? Im just thinking you sound like a guy I knew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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