12.17.25 [AN-437] Arcade1UP SOLD to Basic Fun / Atari Hotels Update / NEW Atari VCS Christmas Game & Contest! (Atari Newsline)

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(episode 437) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this episode, ‪@Arcade1UpOfficial‬ admits its been sold to ‪@basicfun2374‬… Why I feel this is a terrible thing for Consumers! + #AtariHotels Update! What’s going on in PHX? + NEW #AtariVCS#Christmas#game, #RunawaySleigh84, and a new #Contest coming soon! Correction: The ‘Runaway Sleigh ’84’ game contest will begin this week on 12/20/25 (not 12/21) and run thru 12/31/25. The player with the highest score on the VCS leaderboards will win! Contest winner will be announced shortly after, by 1/6/26. Check out Birdtek Games here: https://birdtekgames.com/ Watch ‘Ristretto No 16 – Intellivision Sprint – First Look! FRI 12/19 7p MT!    • Ristretto 16: Atari’s Intellivision Sprint…  

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Sources: Shack News Arcade1Up Article: https://www.shacknews.com/article/147…

‘The Verge’ Atari Hotels Piece: https://www.theverge.com/news/846229/…

Facebook Atari VCS Group:   / announcements  

‘Runaway Sleigh ’84’ Thread on Atari Age: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/386…

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Atari Newsline: The Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…

on Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/3DD6ED9…

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Atari Stories Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7egdzio…

on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…

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The Atari VCS Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4dD5uRZ…

on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…

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