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So Atari went Bankrupt
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:44 pm
by DuoRanger
What happens now, Activison will buy it Battlezone rights back from atari?
Re: So Atari went Bankrupt
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:52 pm
by MrTwosheds
If they have gone bankrupt, there is no longer an Atari to pay.
Re: So Atari went Bankrupt
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:33 pm
by Zero Angel
Bankrupt companies can still sue for use of their IP (coprights, trademarks, etc)
Re: So Atari went Bankrupt
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:44 pm
by Nielk1
Bankrupt companies still exist. They just have no money. This was a joke BTW.
Re: So Atari went Bankrupt
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:56 pm
by GSH
No, when bankrupt, there's usually a sale of assets to pay creditors. For example, here's what happened at
THQ's bankruptcy auction today.
Buying the rights to the Battlezone name would be nice, but I don't see Activision doing it (they
probably lost money on BZ2 and they're a console-centric publisher outside of their Blizzard arm). And anyone who bought the name Battlezone would have to
negotiate with Activision to see any BZ1/2 source code. Why see the source code? Because BZ1/2 fans have proven amazingly intolerant of any changes. Sad, but true.
-- GSH
Re: So Atari went Bankrupt
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:05 pm
by Apollo
Hmm.. maybe i should send in my offer to Atari now before the bidding starts or contact the bankruptcy court.