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"The U.S. branch of Atari has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as a means of separating its financials from its French parent holding company Atari S.A., and in turn securing a fresh start.
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However, the U.S. branch of Atari now wants to separate itself from Atari S.A., as it says that its new focus on digital games has turned it into "a growth engine," yet this has gone "unrealized while under the control of Atari S.A."
This move will allow Atari to pull away from "the structural financial encumbrances" of its parent company, it said in a statement."