So Atari went Bankrupt

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So Atari went Bankrupt

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What happens now, Activison will buy it Battlezone rights back from atari?
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If they have gone bankrupt, there is no longer an Atari to pay.
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Bankrupt companies can still sue for use of their IP (coprights, trademarks, etc)
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Bankrupt companies still exist. They just have no money. This was a joke BTW.
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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.

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Hmm.. maybe i should send in my offer to Atari now before the bidding starts or contact the bankruptcy court.
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