Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Will Soon Welcome 12 New Games in First Official Content Update

Let the celebrations resume! Today, iconic video game publisher Atari and developer Digital Eclipse tease the first free content update for the interactive anthology experience Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. Coming December 5, 2023, this update rings in the holiday season with the addition of 12 fan-favorite Atari 2600 titles from the console’s heyday. From officially released titles to player-powered homebrews, to once-lost Atari prototypes, Atari 50 shapes up to be the gift that keeps on giving.

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Recharged and Ready: Berzerk Returns to Xbox Series X

Atari has once again struck a chord with nostalgia and gaming excellence with the release of Berzerk: Recharged on the Xbox Series X. This reimagining of the beloved classic takes players on a thrilling journey through cybernetic death mazes, filled with waves of menacing robots and the ever-persistent Evil Otto, all while maintaining the iconic speech synthesis that made the original Berzerk stand out. As a long-time fan of arcade games, I can confidently say that Berzerk: Recharged is a true gem that brings the best of the ’80s into the modern gaming era.

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Haunted House: A Spooky Adventure Full of Thrills and Chills

Haunted House, based on the classic 1982 Atari 2600 release, makes its way to the Xbox with a fresh twist. This revamped version introduces roguelike progression mechanics while staying true to its stealth-adventure roots. In this eerie game, you’re on a mission to explore a haunted mansion, complete with shifting walls and unpredictable enemy encounters, all with the goal of ending the haunting and rescuing your lost uncle and friends. What makes Haunted House truly captivating is that even succumbing to the fiendish ghouls isn’t the end of your journey—it’s a chance to come back stronger and more prepared!

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Atari’s Tactical Roguelite Days of Doom Revealed New Release Date Trailer at FEAR FEST 2023

Days of Doom, Atari’s new take on a turn-based RPG roguelite, unleashes ghoulish mayhem on PC and consoles on September 21, 2023, as was revealed as part of Feardemic’s FEAR FEST 2023.

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Atari Revisits Pong with qomp2, an Artful Reimagining of the Game that Started It All

Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — is thrilled to announce qomp2, a creative sequel to the seminal classic Pong that asks the question, “what would happen if the Pong ball escaped the paddles?” The answer is simple: make a daring break for freedom! 

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Quantum: Recharged — An Atari Arcade Classic is Reborn

In a world where video games have taken enormous leaps in terms of graphics, storytelling, and gameplay mechanics, it is refreshing to see a game that pays homage to its roots while also embracing the modern era. Enter Atari’s Quantum: Recharged, now available on Xbox, a vibrant neon-infused reimagining of the classic arcade game Quantum. This version not only maintains the essence of the original but enhances it with updated gameplay mechanics, new adversaries, and power-ups to balance the particle-based playing field.

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Embark on an Electric Adventure: Mr. Run and Jump

In this electric Atari 2D platformer for Xbox, help Mr. Run and Jump, accompanied by his faithful companion Leap the Dog, defeat the terrifying Void by collecting all of the Power Gems from the Realms of Color. Developed by Graphite Lab, this game showcases the precise platforming of the original Atari 2600 version while adding a stunning landscape of color and sound for modern consoles and PCs.

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Xbox Game Review — Caverns of Mars: Recharged

Caverns of Mars: Recharged takes the easy, addictive appeal of the original game and adds more caverns, more challenges, more weapons, modern graphics, and leaderboards. And it would not be a Recharged title without a fantastic new original soundtrack. Read on for more details and my review of this new Xbox video game from Atari.

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Atari Video Game Review: Akka Arrh

A rhythmically flowing arcade shooter and a psychedelic visual explosion of color, Akka Arrh captures all of the fun of the golden age of gaming and delivers it in an updated, modernized package with vibrant, dreamlike visuals. Read on for my review of this newly unearthed and updated Atari arcade game for Xbox.

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Video Game Review — Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is an interactive journey through 50 years of video games through interviews with designers, developers, and industry leaders, documentary footage, product design documents, and of course, more than 80 playable games. Read on for my review of this new video game anthology.

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