Atari Unveils Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, an Interactive Atari Library that Blends the Past, Present, and Future
June 29 2022 - 12:00PM
Atari Unveils Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, an Interactive
Atari Library that Blends the Past, Present, and Future
Atari® — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and
interactive entertainment producers — unveiled today Atari 50: The
Anniversary Celebration, an interactive game experience coming this
November to PC and consoles. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
is a robust interactive history of Atari and the creative
individuals who set the video game industry in motion told through
a combination of classic and modern games, videos, and unpublished
interviews.
“We cannot think of a better way to celebrate our golden
anniversary than to share the decades of fun, innovation, and
talent with our fans worldwide through this truly remarkable
collection,” said Atari CEO Wade Rosen. “To say it’s an honor to
bring this collection to life is an understatement. I speak for
everyone at Atari when I say we are elated to share this new Atari
experience with the world as our 50th-anniversary celebration.”
Far more than just a collection of games, Atari 50: The
Anniversary Celebration is a true interactive history of the iconic
publisher and a celebration of the small team in Silicon Valley who
combined their creativity, curiosity, and passion, resulting in
what would be Atari. Through an interactive linear timeline,
players access a trove of over 90 video games organized by era, as
well as various files and assets, including early development
sketches, hardware schematics, internal memos, images, videos, and
other “artifacts,” much of which have never been accessible by the
public. Behind every game are the stories of Atari, what was
happening at the company, what went into the creation of the games,
and the hardware they ran on—told by the people who were there.
Unlike any other video game collection in existence, Atari 50:
The Anniversary Celebration emulates eight different Atari hardware
platforms in one package—a true feat by the development team at
Digital Eclipse. The collection includes titles drawn from five
decades — a library of published works that represent the evolution
of game development and the Atari games that influenced what would
become the video game industry as we know it today.
Key Features of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
Include:
- Artifacts: A rich collection of discoverable
photos, sketches, early marketing materials, and even classic
console schematics are accessed by uncovering relevant points on
the interactive Atari timeline, all of which put Atari’s library of
games in historical context.
- Video Games by Era: Explore the Atari timeline
and unlock games across decades as you learn the background of
each, including their inception and the talented individuals behind
the projects on six platforms: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800,
Atari ST, Atari Jaguar, and Atari Lynx.
- Bonus Games: Unlocked through completing
challenges and uncovering certain Artifacts, bonus games include
dozens of newly finished “never-completed” games from the 1980s,
experimental new versions of classic titles, and mash-ups that
marry beloved early-era titles into a single, fluid
experience.
- Expert Insight Through Storytelling: The
collection is outfitted with a handful of various never-before-seen
interviews with Atari leadership, past and present, as well as
other prolific names in the games industry; complemented, of
course, by the video game developers who helped raise Atari to
become an industry icon.
- Reimagined and Revisited: The team at Digital
Eclipse created five new games for the collection that reimagine
some of the most beloved Atari classics or play on classic game
themes, including Haunted House, Neo Breakout, Yars’ Revenge, Vctr
Sctr, and the infamously never-finished Airworld.
Developed Digital Eclipse, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
will be available in November 2022 on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and
Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, and Windows PC via Steam and Epic
Games Store.
A full press kit for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration can
be accessed here:
https://uberstrategist.link/Atari-50-Celebration-Game-pkit.
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About Atari
Atari is an interactive entertainment
company and an iconic gaming industry brand that transcends
generations and audiences. The company is globally recognized for
its multi-platform, interactive entertainment and licensed
products. Atari owns and/or manages a portfolio of more than 200
unique games and franchises, including world-renowned brands like
Asteroids®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Pong®, and RollerCoaster
Tycoon®. Atari has offices in New York and Paris. Visit us online
at www.Atari.com.Atari shares are listed in France on Euronext
Paris (Compartment C, ISIN Code FR0010478248, Ticker ATA) and will
be eligible for trading on Euronext Growth on June 30, 2022 (Ticker
ALATA).
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