Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration – the acclaimed Atari-themed interactive museum from developer Digital Eclipse – is adding 39 new games later this year in an expansion detailing further events in the company’s eventful history.
Atari 50’s Expanded Edition introduces two new timelines to the existing game, starting with The Wider World of Atari. This features 19 playable games, eight new video segments, plus “interviews, vintage ads, historical artefacts, and more” focusing on a broad range topics.
“Highlights from the new timeline,” explains Atari, “include a deep dive into Stern Electronics’ robot-blasting Berzerk; unusual and underappreciated innovations and hidden gems from the late 1980s; a spotlight on the artist Evelyn Seto, who helped create the iconic ‘Fuji’ Atari logo; Pong creator Al Alcorn explaining the birth of Breakout; and an exploration of the fan base’s role in discovering unreleased prototypes, creating ‘homebrew’ games, and preserving Atari history.”
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