TxK by Llamasoft (PSV)

[jyoung]

Fuck Atari.

They're copyright trolls and nothing more these days.

[James]

http://minotaurproject.co.uk/YakImag...d_dismayed.pdf

Minter posted the letter that really kicked things off from June 2014, although it doesn't look like the start of the problem. Plenty of bullshit in there, such as "Further, your client's development work on TEMPEST 2000 was merely an updating of the original TEMPEST game to which your clients made no contribution." and "...by claiming (wrongly) to be the creator of the Tempest Games."

Fuck Atari.

[Frogacuda]

I just don't understand why this is all coming to a head now. The game came out on Vita a year ago. There's been platform announcements and other kinds of marketing from then until now. Why is this determination being made in March 2015 instead of March 2014, or any time since then?

Obviously because he has the most at stake now and they have the best leverage to cut a deal.

Who the fuck owns Atari's IP now and who can we harass/boycott over this?

[James]

For anyone who wants it, the VR demo is still available-

https://forums.oculus.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=19321

I'd recommend getting it now while it's still up.

[Yoshi]

Who the fuck owns Atari's IP now and who can we harass/boycott over this?

On January 21, 2013, Atari Inc., Atari Interactive Inc., Humongous, Inc., and California US Holdings, Inc. (collectively, the "Companies") filed petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.[44] All three Ataris emerged from bankruptcy one year later and the entering of the social casino gaming industry with Atari Casino.[45] Frederic Chesnais, who now heads all three companies, stated that their entire operations consist of a staff of 10 people.

Link

Also, there are forums here we can set on fire.

[Frogacuda]

Ugh, so it's not even a real company, it's just a licensor with nothing to lose?

[Yoshi]

There has to be more to it than that now, as they have new games coming, like bastardizations of Alone in the Dark and Asteroids.

[bVork]

Obviously because he has the most at stake now and they have the best leverage to cut a deal.

Who the fuck owns Atari's IP now and who can we harass/boycott over this?

"Atari" is actually Infogrames, and they have pretty much nothing of value anymore. There's the awful cellphone Rollercoaster Tycoon 4, the not-much-better-looking PC version (which could be the subject of a very interesting story in itself for any reporters who want to do some digging), the Infinity Engine games and their enhanced editions, this joke, and this joke. Unless you somehow don't own the Infinity Engine games yet, it's harder to not boycott them than it is to boycott them.

[Yoshi]

Stop stealing my jokes.

edit: The inevitable DDoS attack will be the first and hopefully last I applaud.

[gameoverDude]

Why the hell doesn't Fauxtari just buy it from him and name it Tempest 4000, instead of being assholes? Because of their BS we are being denied the PC & PS4 ports. I may have to get a PSTV for this.