Atari

AppWizard
July 7, 2025
Last week saw cancellations, layoffs, and discontent. The Summer Games Done Quick speedrunning festival began, with donations of around 9,000 benefiting Doctors Without Borders. Missile Command Delta reimagines the original game as a turn-based experience, releasing on July 8th. Mycopunk, a teampunk shooter, is set to release on July 10th. Occlude offers a unique twist on Solitaire, while Everdeep Aurora allows players to navigate an underground world. Islanders: New Shores features buildable archipelagoes. Dogwalk involves dragging a child through snowy landscapes, and Xenopurge is an autobattler set in alien hives. A remake of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is also in the works, along with the turn-based mech strategy sim Death Ring: Second Impact.
AppWizard
July 5, 2025
Gunman Chronicles is a first-person shooter developed in 2000 by Valve and Rewolf Software. The game features programmable weapons and dinosaurs, which are a significant aspect of its appeal. Despite its unique qualities, Gunman Chronicles is not available for purchase on Steam or any other platform. The game's development was led by Herbert Flower, who began his journey in game development with an Atari ST and created a mod for Doom that evolved into Gunman Chronicles. The project received funding from Valve, but the development process was challenging, leading to strained relationships within the team. Upon its release on November 21, 2000, the game received mixed reviews and modest sales. Afterward, Flower transitioned to forming Mythyn Interactive and later shifted focus to running a photogrammetry business named Goatogrammetry.
AppWizard
June 28, 2025
Atari has announced the revival of Fatal Run with a new iteration titled Fatal Run 2089, developed by MNSTR Studio. The game shifts its narrative focus to delivering a clean energy solution known as ARCs and features a variety of environments, including deserts, cyberpunk cityscapes, and gothic castles. Gameplay includes dynamic events and vehicular boss battles, with a visual style reminiscent of classic racing games. While static-character cutscenes may appear budget-conscious, Atari's new management has shown a commitment to legacy titles. The game is expected to launch later this year, although a specific release date has not been announced.
AppWizard
June 8, 2025
The Epic Games Store is offering the games Deathloop and Ogu and the Secret Forest for free until June 12. Deathloop is a first-person shooter where players must eliminate eight targets within a time loop, while Ogu and the Secret Forest is a 2D adventure featuring hand-drawn characters and puzzles. The Steam store is giving away Borderlands 2 for free until June 8 at 10 AM PT. The Humble Choice bundle has introduced eight new games, including Warhammer 40K: Boltgun and Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered, available until July 1. The Humble Store is also offering an IGN Live bundle with various games for a limited two-week period. Additionally, significant discounts are available from franchises like 2K, Capcom, and Techland, and the GOG store is featuring DRM-free specials, including classic Atari titles.
AppWizard
June 7, 2025
Ball X Pit, developed by Devolver Digital, is a reimagined brick-breaker game where players face descending skeleton soldiers while automatically firing balls that ricochet off surfaces. Players can aim broadly or precisely to defeat enemies and unlock special balls with unique abilities as they level up. The game features strategic depth with upgrades and fusions, challenging boss enemies, and a whimsical hub called New Ballbylon for meta progression. It offers fast-paced action and engaging mechanics, available for wishlisting or demo play on Steam.
AppWizard
June 5, 2025
E3 has transitioned into the Summer Game Fest, led by Geoff Keighley, featuring a livestream on June 6 at 2 pm Pacific on YouTube. New developers include Raw Power Games, working on a medieval sandbox game, and Soft Rains, developing a sci-fi action game. Big studios like 505 Games, 2K Games, Bandai Namco, Capcom, CD Projekt, Embark, IO Interactive, Square Enix, Techland, Xbox, PlayStation, Epic Games, Pearl Abyss, and Sega are expected to showcase new titles or updates. Additional partners include 1047 Games, Amazon Games, Annapurna Interactive, Atari, Bellring Games, Blumhouse Games, Coffee Stain, Devolver Digital, Dotemu, Dreamhaven, Enhance, Focus Entertainment, Frontier, Funcom, iam8bit Presents, Kakao Games, Kinetic Games, Kuro Games, Level Infinite, Magic the Gathering, Megabit, Meta Quest, Mundfish, NCSoft, Nekki, Neowiz, Netmarble, Niantic, Nintendo Switch 2, Nuverse, Playstack, PlaySide, PM Studios, Razer, Supermassive Games, Xsolla, and Yacht Club Games. An "intense body horror" game titled ILL and beta access to Soulframe will also be featured, with Hideo Kojima confirmed to attend.
BetaBeacon
June 3, 2025
- Various Android apps and games are currently free for a limited time - PhotoApp allows users to modify pictures by integrating their face into other photos - Simple App Locker offers the option to secure desired applications with a PIN code or fingerprint - Touch Lock allows users to temporarily deactivate the touchscreen - PowerAudio is a music player with a 4.4-star rating - Smart Navigation Bar - navbar provides an alternative navigation bar for free - Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD is a tower defense game with great graphics - Cooking Quest challenges players to run a street food cart - Sudoku Master Premium offers a nice implementation of Sudoku - Crossword Quest Premium is for crossword puzzle fans - WindWings is a spin-off of the Atari classic Galaxian with a great rating
AppWizard
February 13, 2025
Jeff Minter is developing a remake of the classic arcade shooter, I, Robot, originally launched by Atari in 1984. The game features a "3D kaleidoscopic visualizer" and challenges players to evade an all-seeing eye while navigating through a treacherous tube filled with enemies. Minter's remake will retain the essence of classic Atari gameplay and include "arena levels" with waves of foes. The original I, Robot had a limited production of fewer than 1,000 units at launch but has since gained a cult following for its pioneering use of real-time 3D polygons. The remake is set to be released in spring 2024 on PC and various consoles, including the Atari VCS.
Winsage
February 8, 2025
The latest Windows 11 Insider Preview from the Canary Channel introduces native support for MIDI 2.0, moving away from OEM drivers. This update offers improved connection speeds, two-way communication, and property exchange capabilities for MIDI devices. MIDI 2.0 support will be available for both Windows 11 and Windows 10 if finalized before Windows 10 is phased out.
Winsage
February 6, 2025
Microsoft has released a public preview of Windows MIDI Services, supporting the MIDI 2.0 standard, as part of build 27788 in the Windows 11 Insider Preview Canary Channel. Users may encounter a known installation error (0x8007000d) and a failed .NET update (0x80073712), and are advised to retry the build while avoiding the .NET update. The development of Windows MIDI Services has been ongoing, with updates provided since 2022 and a GitHub repository opened in 2023. The feature was anticipated to debut in Windows Insider builds but was delayed until February. MIDI serves as a standard for connecting electronic instruments to computers for music creation, and this update is particularly beneficial for electronic music users. Microsoft plans to extend this technology to supported versions of Windows 10 and 11 before October.
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