Official Atari Games Podcast

Things have been busy here at Atari. Real busy! Following a string of game previews, announcements, and releases - not to mention the things you DON'T know about - there was a gap in the schedule, and I needed to get creative. Thankfully, I rounded up a trio of guests to talk about some games and do some silly trivia. Joining me for this short and sweet episode are Sam Brown (Release Manager), Shah-Rukh Faridi (Marketing Coordinator), and returning champion Mark Perloff (Senior Producer). YouTube: https://youtu.be/u9RJiZFHG1s I, Rebel Game Jam: https://atari.com/pages/i-rebel-a-jeff-minter-game-jam Wishlist/Preorder I, Robot: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2932910/I_Robot/ Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/i-robot-switch/ PS4/PS5:https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10012198/ Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/i-robot/9phf27sh4qc4 Breakout Beyond AVAILABLE NOW! Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041770/Breakout_Beyond/ Epic: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/breakout-beyond-e31082 Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/breakout-beyond-switch/ PS4/PS5:https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10013739/ Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/breakout-beyond/9nkfrjlg0r17 Join the Atari Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/atariclub Follow us: Atari: X: https://x.com/atari BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/atari.com Sam Brown: https://bsky.app/profile/smugporky.bsky.social Shah-Rukh Faridi: https://bsky.app/profile/shahfaridi.bsky.social Jason Polansky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysofdoom.bsky.social

About two weeks ago, we unveiled a new take on the classic series, Missile Command. The teaser is just that, but there's so much more to say about the game! Fortunately, the team that worked on the title was kind enough to join me and talk through a deeper look at the game. My guests are Dave Proctor (Executive Producer on MCD), Tom McCall (Creative Director on MCD), and Mark Perloff (Senior Producer at Atari). YouTube: https://youtu.be/2f9pECQfzY4 Wishlist Missile Command Delta: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2790160/Missile_Command_Delta/ PS5: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10012612 Join the Atari Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/atariclub Follow us: Atari: X: https://x.com/atari BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/atari.com 13AM Games: https://bsky.app/profile/13amgames.com Mighty Yell: https://bsky.app/profile/mightyyell.bsky.social Dave Proctor: https://bsky.app/profile/positivelaser.bsky.social Jason Polansky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysofdoom.bsky.social

About two years ago, a small indie team released Bread & Fred on the unassuming masses. Starring two adorable penguins, the game became a viral sensation with its hilariously challenging gameplay that's been streamed to millions of viewers. On the heels of its success, Sand Castles Studio got to work on a free add-on for those looking for an even greater challenge. Dubbed The Lab, that update was released on March 7th. Just before that, I was able to wrangle the team together to talk with me about their indie developer journey and how the title blew up. The said team consists of David Lozano Sánchez (Programmer), Guillem Romero Martínez-Quintanilla (Game Designer), and Victor Valiente (Artist). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXn4mm8A_rU Bread & Fred AVAILABLE NOW: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1607680/Bread__Fred/ Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/bread-and-fred-switch/ Join the Atari Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/atariclub Follow us: Atari: X: https://x.com/atari BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/atari.com Sand Castles: https://twitter.com/SandCastlesSt David: https://x.com/MasterAlpaca Guillem: https://x.com/GuillemRMQ Jason Polansky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysofdoom.bsky.social

Following the release on Switch in 2020, which followed the original release back in 2004, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is now coming to PlayStation and Xbox for the first time via our friends at Muteki. Due to some untimely illnesses, only one of the three planned guests, Andrew Hynek (Lead Programmer on the RCT3 port), was able to join me for this one, but that didn't stop us from having a spirited talk as we toured through the title running on current-gen hardware. YouTube: https://youtu.be/aU5RPS7kbn4 Preorder RCT3 on PS and Xbox: PS4/PS5: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0182-PPSA26698_00-RCT3COMPLETE0001 Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/rollercoaster-tycoon-3-complete-edition/9pjv2xchzh31 Preorder/Wishlist Breakout Beyond: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041770/Breakout_Beyond/ Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/breakout-beyond-switch/ PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/concept/10013739 Xbox: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9nkfrjlg0r17 Epic: https://store.epicgames.com/p/breakout-beyond-e31082 Wishlist I, Robot: Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/i-robot/9phf27sh4qc4 PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10012198/ Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2932910 Join the Atari Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/atariclub Follow us: Atari: X: https://x.com/atari BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/atari.com Jason Polansky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysofdoom.bsky.social

Please accept this disclaimer for flashing lights and errant farm animals because we have a new Llamasoft joint on the horizon! The legendary Jeff Minter (the Ox) and Ivan Zorzin (the Goat) join me to discuss their latest Atari title revamp: I, Robot. We talk about the new game, some classic I, Robot history, and a story involving a South American ox festival and the pope. Enjoy! YouTube: https://youtu.be/vxGh348EGEY Wishlist I, Robot: Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/i-robot/9phf27sh4qc4 PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10012198/ Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2932910 Join the Atari Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/atariclub Follow us: Jeff and Ivan: https://www.youtube.com/@stinkyox https://bsky.app/profile/stinkyox.bsky.social https://toot.wales/@llamasoft_ox https://toot.wales/@gilesgoat Atari: X: https://x.com/atari BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/atari.com Jason Polansky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysofdoom.bsky.social

After much teasing, we're back with some game announcements and, in turn, some previews with the devs! Breakout Beyond has taken a fascinating journey leading up to its release - starting as an ill-fated Amico title before finding a second life under Atari publishing. We get into all of that and more in this episode thanks to my guests: Garrett Varrin (Programmer / Systems Designer at Choice Provisions), Mike Roush (Cofounder of Choice Provisions), and Jason Cirillo (Engineer/Designer at Digital Eclipse). YouTube: https://youtu.be/FIpXAS0IEnY Wishlist Breakout Beyond: Xbox: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9nkfrjlg0r17 PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/concept/10013739 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041770/Breakout_Beyond/ Epic: https://store.epicgames.com/p/breakout-beyond-e31082 Join the Atari Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/atariclub Follow us: Choice Provisions: https://x.com/totallychoice https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceProvisions/ https://www.instagram.com/choiceprovisions/ Atari: X: https://x.com/atari BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/atari.com Jason Polansky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysofdoom.bsky.social Garrett Varrin: https://bsky.app/profile/lordgarvar.bsky.social

One more talkie before the gameplay podcasts resume, I promise! Dan Amrich, Content Editor at Digital Eclipse, was kind enough to come back on the podcast to discuss his journey to where he is today. Dan has covered a lot of ground in his writing career, spanning many entertainment genres and a lot of ground geographically. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. YouTube: https://youtu.be/cLYwRr-WlgA Check out the latest Digital Eclipse releases: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind: https://www.digitaleclipse.com/games/mmpr Tetris Forever: https://www.digitaleclipse.com/games/tetrisforever Much more: https://www.digitaleclipse.com/our-games Join the Atari Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/atariclub Follow us: X: https://x.com/atari BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/atari.com Jason Polansky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysofdoom.bsky.social, https://x.com/JaysOfDoom Dan Amrich: https://bsky.app/profile/danamrich.bsky.social

Due to holidays taking a chunk out of our schedule, we're interrupting the regularly scheduled podcast with Atari Feud! Ethan Stearns (VP of games) cooked up a competition for Tim Lapetino (Creative Director) and Digital Eclipse's Mike Mika to test their games knowledge. YouTube: https://youtu.be/BkPStNEOVas Join the Atari Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/atariclub Follow us: X: https://x.com/atari BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/atari.com Jason Polansky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysofdoom.bsky.social, https://x.com/JaysOfDoom Ethan Stearns: https://bsky.app/profile/edoglost.bsky.social, https://x.com/EdogLost Mike Mika: https://x.com/MikeJMika Tim Lapetino: https://x.com/lapetino

Earlier in December, Nightdive Studios shadow-dropped The Thing Remastered to much fanfare. Both the game and the movie that it serves as a direct sequel to have strong cult-followings and the folks at Nightdive did what they do best to make sure their remaster of the 2002 title exceeded those fans' expectations. Joining me to talk more about it all are Mark Atkinson (Original Technical Director of the 2002 Thing video game, Programming Team of Remaster), Albert Marin Garau (Technical Artist), Kevin Fox (3D Artist), and Josh Dowell (Game Programmer on Kex Engine Team). We jump right into playing the game (poorly) and wrap with a new trivia game. YouTube: https://youtu.be/xnuWo9OSnoA The Thing: Remastered AVAILABLE NOW: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958970/The_Thing_Remastered/ GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_thing_remastered Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-thing-remastered-switch/ PS: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10011616 Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/the-thing-remastered/9n2np4245dxv Join the Atari Discord: https://link.atari.com/atari-discord Join the Nightdive Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nightdivestudios Follow us: X: https://x.com/atari BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/atari.com Nightdive Studios: X: https://x.com/NightdiveStudio BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/nightdivestudios.bsky.social Jason Polansky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysofdoom.bsky.social, https://x.com/JaysOfDoom Josh Dowell - https://x.com/Slartbarty

Following a long run of game preview episodes, things slow down a bit for this one. I invited some members of the Atari games team to join me to just talk games and play some silly trivia games. Among them: Ethan Stearns (VP of Games), Sam Brown (Publishing Coordinator), and Shah-Rukh Faridi (Marketing Coordinator). Hope you enjoy this one and we'll get back to game previews and dev chats in the next one! YouTube: https://youtu.be/3SS2nbAxc5E RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic for Switch is OUT NOW! https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/rollercoaster-tycoon-classic-switch/ The Thing: Remasters is OUT NOW! Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958970/The_Thing_Remastered/ Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-thing-remastered-switch/ Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/the-thing-remastered/9n2np4245dxv Playstation: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10011616 Join the Atari Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/atariclub Follow us: X: https://x.com/atari BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/atari.com Jason Polansky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysofdoom.bsky.social, https://x.com/JaysOfDoom Ethan Stearns: https://bsky.app/profile/edoglost.bsky.social, https://x.com/EdogLost Sam Brown: https://bsky.app/profile/smugporky.bsky.social, https://x.com/SmugPorky Shah-Rukh Faridi: https://bsky.app/profile/shahfaridi.bsky.social, https://x.com/TanConMan