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Tycho
Wanna-Be Webmaster
Joined: 17 May 2003
Posts: 1041
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 2:21 pm |
Well look who needs us now?!? Our good friends at Voodoo Extreme are reporting some very, very interesting news. Here is a partial news rip (you need to see all the tidbits) and then I'll comment on it.It was announced yesterday that David J. Fremed, the current Chief Financial Officer of Atari, had resigned, effective immediately. While the release stated that he was leaving of his own free will to move onto pastures new, comments in a GameSpot article suggest otherwise:
"There just isn't anyone really running the shop. And in the last two years, some people who shouldn't be there snuck in and have taken a lot of power. It's a tough place to work now."
Another staffer expressed surprise at the move, stating that Fremed was part of Atari's "inner circle." Commenting further, the staffer elaborated, saying, "Everyone in upper management at Atari has the same future...eventually they need to leave and take the blame or they stay and take the bullet."As Andy points out there is a lot riding on the success of UT2004 for Atari right now. With a lot of blundering moves lately, (too much fluff money spent on crap games, shutting down fan favorite developer Legend), they are definitely in an interesting position. They need help from some of the very fans they pissed off last year. Someone definitely needs to remind them not to bite the hands that feed them. |
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alpha2003
The Underworld God of Spamming
Joined: 07 Dec 2003
Posts: 748
Location: USA
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:33 pm |
trouble? when the game comes out theyll have no worries. |
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Raven
UO Staff
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 2235
Location: Clyde, Ohio
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:51 pm |
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barbos
Ultimate Fanboy
Joined: 18 May 2003
Posts: 508
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 7:12 pm |
Doesn't surprise me one bit.  |
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Sodge
UO Noob
Joined: 19 Feb 2004
Posts: 13
Location: Halifax, NS
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 7:41 pm |
All the more reason to buy the game - support Atari so they don't fail a scond time. (What's the first time? Their consoles.  ) |
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Raven
UO Staff
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 2235
Location: Clyde, Ohio
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 8:12 pm |
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Gandalf
Guest
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 8:35 pm |
I have fond memories of my Atari 520ST, the first computer I ever had... 
Can anyone else remember a game called mousetrap for it?? Man I loved that game... |
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Raven
UO Staff
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 2235
Location: Clyde, Ohio
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 8:48 pm |
OMG i loved that game!
personally i liked the console much better tho
Super Pitfall is/was/always will be my first true love in gaming |
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Cheetah
Ultimate Fanboy
Joined: 25 Aug 2003
Posts: 2831
Location: Halfway between the gutter and stars.
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Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:57 am |
lol, your either old, or have a good memory.
never heared of that game |
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Raven
UO Staff
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 2235
Location: Clyde, Ohio
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Wed Feb 25, 2004 4:58 pm |
nah my dad was kinda a geek when it came to consoles.
he had all the versions of the atari console, the Nintendo consoles and the sega consoles.
we played many hours of Mario Kart on the N64
and Many hours of Dr. Mario on the Nintendo and SNES |
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Peoii
Ultimate Fanboy
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 572
Location: Post Falls, ID, USA, North America, Earth, Sol, Milky Way
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Wed Feb 25, 2004 5:48 pm |
In those famous words:
You get what you dish out.
They closed Legend, and now, I do believe, Karma is biting them in the butt for it. |
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Sodge
UO Noob
Joined: 19 Feb 2004
Posts: 13
Location: Halifax, NS
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Wed Feb 25, 2004 5:49 pm |
Haha, best dad ever. My dad, well, I never really knew him, but he does have a SNES still, so it's cool. ^_^ |
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Raven
UO Staff
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 2235
Location: Clyde, Ohio
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Wed Feb 25, 2004 5:58 pm |
well he was always away on work when me and my bro were little.
so he kinda got those to make up for it. when he WAS home he sat down and spent as much time as possible with us. |
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Cheetah
Ultimate Fanboy
Joined: 25 Aug 2003
Posts: 2831
Location: Halfway between the gutter and stars.
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Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:59 am |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The American Dream
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Raven
UO Staff
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 2235
Location: Clyde, Ohio
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Thu Feb 26, 2004 1:01 pm |
definately 
and my dad wonders why i like games so much.....
HE PRACTICALLY FORCED THEM ON ME!
it's not like i'm complaining about that tho |
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