So they were not "pressured" but Atari contacted them and they proceeded to make this decision based because they "needed to balance Atari’s commercial interests".
That sound indistinguishable from being pressured.
That sound indistinguishable from being pressured.
This seems like a perfectly reasonable compromise to me.
If I tell my kids "it's bedtime" is that a threat?
If not then it may not be a literal threat but it contains the implied threat