It feels like this should have happened years ago, but here it finally is: a bundle of 100 Atari classics is coming to Steam in the spring. Named the Atari Vault, it’s set to include the likes of Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, Tempest, and Warlords. Assuming it won’t cost an arm and a leg, it’ll […]
Preorder customers of RollerCoaster Tycoon World will have access to the upcoming theme park simulator’s first beta weekend beginning this Friday, October 30 at 6 pm EDT and ending on Monday, November 2, around 1 pm EST. This first of two planned betas (the second will be along sometime in November) will primarily focus on […]
Atari announced today that it’s revived the classic game Asteroids, to be released as a new game for PC called Asteroids: Outpost. Atari says the game will be an open world, sandbox style survival experience where players can mine for resources as well as build and defend their base. The game will be set on […]
It is a traditionally fro many decide to lose weight and get fit at the start of the year. Partly it’s because a new year equals a new start, and secondly it’s because the month follows the holidays when we’ve all overindulged. This is the perfect time for companies to release fitness products, and veteran […]
Alone in the Dark: Illumination is shooting for a November release, per Pure FPS producer Stephanie Marroquin. Publisher Atari says the exact release date for the PC title has not been solidified. Alone in the Dark: Illumination is an Unreal Engine 4-powered third-person, class-based shooter set within the universe of Atari’s survival horror franchise. The […]
Atari has partnered with Prey developer Human Head to resurrect Minimum, a free-to-play online shooter presumed lost following the closure of its creator TimeGate Studios. Announced last year, Minimum is a third-person shooter with strategy and progression elements, featuring competitive gameplay bolstered by a weapons-crafting mechanic. Gameplay is partially similar to Respawn’s Titanfall, as players can equip traversal-enhancing jetpacks and summon gigantic Titans during […]
A few more pieces from Atari’s game catalog have been sold off to new owners. Of note is the Total Annihilation and Master of Orion franchises being picked up by World of Tanks developer Wargaming World Limited, while the Star Control series is now in the hands of Galactic Civilizations developer Stardock.
Nordic Games announced this morning it has obtained the intellectual property rights to Desperados and Silver. Both IPs were purchased from the latest incarnation of Atari. Desperados was a Wild West stealth tactics game that had two installments in 2001 and 2006, both developed by Spellbound. Silver, from 1999, was an action RPG for PC and Dreamcast. Nordic Games recently spent $4.9 […]
Inspired by the 1980 Atari classic, Circus Atari is a new, free-to-play puzzle platformer for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. In zany circus action, players launch a clown into the air, popping balloons to launch higher and climb to record heights while collecting Coins, Power-ups and Achievements along the way. Coming to the App Store […]
The game designer behind the classic arcade game Missile Command will receive the Pioneer Award at this year’s Game Developers Choice Awards held in San Francisco. Dave Theurer worked with Atari during the golden age of arcades in the 1980s and created Missile Command, which required players to defend a group of cities from a […]