05.01.25 Atari Announces 10% Price Hike on All Game Carts Starting May 5 + Special ATARI Delivery! (Atari Newsline Ep 355)

(episode 355) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // #Atari announces a 10% #pricehike on all #game carts, including both #atari2600 & #7800 #games for sale in their store. This takes effect on May 5th. Let's read the press release & discuss! What do YOU think? Plus: Special #Atari #Delivery! And a slight #redecoration! Join me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWocGxch78s... Continue Reading →

May 1, 2025 0

04.30.25 ‘Doom’ on the ATARI ST? ‘Drip Drop’! Atari Announces Spring 2025 Merch! Plus: 7800+ for $65 on WOOT! (Atari Newsline Ep 354)

(ep 354) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, have you ever considered playing #Doom on the #AtariST? Let's read this article by @techspot! Plus: #Atari announces #Spring2025 #Merch entitled #DripDrop! What's in store? And: the @atari #7800plus on sale for $65 on #woot for a limited time! Article by @CNET ! Let's... Continue Reading →

April 30, 2025 0

04.29.25 “PROTOBEAST – by Abstract Polygon, for the “I, Rebel” Game Jam by Atari (Alternating Gameplay) 4/21

Here is the alternating 'backdrop' of gameplay (from myself & the dev) for my interview with Abstract Polygon, who created "Protobeast" in ONE week, along with Obsidian Contraption & others ! in the Jeff Minter & Atari GameJam, 'I, Rebel'! This was held April 11-18, 2025. He's also the dev for the fabulous 'Roasty Buds'... Continue Reading →

April 29, 2025 0

04.25.25 ATARI Article Roundup 2! Ataris Gameband Fiasco, Easter Eggs, Renting Consoles, 2019 VCS Hate, Op-Eds in Disguise (Atari Newsline Ep 351)

(ep 351) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On my 2nd #Atari #Article #Roundup, I discuss 5 #articles by @timeextension64, @RetroDodo, #themirrorUS, @kotaku & @Mashable! The stories are: #easteregg #origins (for younger #gamers), #Rentingconsoles is back?, 2019 #VCS #Hate, #Atari's #Gameband #Fiasco & an #OpEd in Disguise! Let's take a look! (And get your whip ready!)... Continue Reading →

April 25, 2025 0

04.21.25 “I, REBEL” Game Jam by Atari / Exclusive Interview w/ Participant ABSTRACT POLYGON, Dev of Roasty Buds (Atari Newsline Special Edition, Ep 351)

ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // This episode of #AtariNewsline, I interview ‪@AbstractPolygon‬, dev of #RoastyBuds on the #AtariVCS, as well as #Protobear for the #IRebel #GameJam, a week-long #contest for #devs to create a full game in ONE Week only. We discuss his game & the challenges, as well as the fun, of participating in... Continue Reading →

April 21, 2025 0

04.20.25 ‘I, REBEL’ Game Jam by Atari / Exclusive Interview w/ participant Obsidian Contraption, Heart of Neon! (Atari Newsline Special Edition, Episode 350)

ATARI NEWSLINE, BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline Special edition, I delve into the #IRebel #GameJam by #Atari, a cool week-long #contest for #devs new & old alike, to publish a #game within one week, centered around a central theme. This episode, #ObsidianContraption joins us to discuss his journey in the 'jam,' as well as... Continue Reading →

April 20, 2025 0

04.17.25 I,ROBOT Launch Day! Wheres the VCS Version? + Review by NintendoLife! And: HEART OF NEON & New Game? (Atari Newsline ep 349)

(ep 349) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline update, it's #IRobot#Game#LaunchDay! I read a #gamereview from ‪@nintendolife‬ & also... where's the #AtariVCS version?? Plus: 2 More #Atari2600#Homebrews coming to the #VCS thru Sat! Which ones? And: #HeartofNeon on #BluRay & a new #JeffMinter#Llamasoft game?! Let's discuss it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVcQ2ntA_v4 Subscribe, Like & Comment! Thanks... Continue Reading →

April 17, 2025 0

04.14.25 KRAZ Announces 6 FREE Atari 2600 Homebrews on ATARI VCS this week! 200th Game Incoming! Exclusive! (Atari Newsline Ep 348)

ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // On this #AtariNewsline #exclusive, I talk to ‪@krazproductions‬ about publishing 6 #FREE #Games on the #ATARIVCS this week, to #celebrate the 200th #Atari #VCS #game this week! The VCS is quickly becoming an #Atari2600 & #Atari7800 #Homebrew Powerhouse! The games being released this week on VCS are from dev #Kiki2600,... Continue Reading →

April 14, 2025 0

04.12.25 SALMON RUN & Beating The Odds! Plus: ASSAULT ON METALTRON on the ATARI VCS! Game No. 199! (Atari Newsline Ep 347)

ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. In a cool story by our friend & fellow #Atarian#BenjEdwards on ‪@arstechnica‬ comes a cool story about #SalmonRun, an #Atari#APX#Game for the #Atari800#HomeComputer & Beating The #Odds! Not just getting a game published but surviving with a lifelong illness! Plus: #AssaultonMetaltron, a #Towerdefense game by ‪@bluesunsetgames3887‬! Let's take a look! PS... Continue Reading →

April 12, 2025 0

04.06.25 MIDWEST GAMING CLASSIC Update! Plus: HEROES OF LOOT: GAUNTLET OF POWER on the Atari VCS! (Atari Newsline Ep 346)

(EP 346) ATARI NEWSLINE. BREAKING NEWS. // The ‪@midwestgamingclassic‬ is going on RIGHT NOW as we speak! Let's take a a look @ some photos from ‪@BrianChilders1234‬, ‪@atari‬, ‪@johnhancockretro‬, ‪@SongbirdPro‬, #AtariX & more! Plus: #HeroesofLoot#GauntletofPower is ‪@orangepixelgames‬'s latest on the #AtariVCS! It's a super cool #RPG#RogueLite sequel in the HOL series! Let's take a look... Continue Reading →

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