Atari has announced that theirWider World of AtariDLC forAtari 50: The Anniversary Celebrationis out in a few days. It launches on September 26.
We still don’t know what games aregoing to be in the DLC. The information we have says it, “Includes 19 playable games and eight video segments in a completely new timeline.” Past Zoey had some good predictions for what was going to be included, but present Zoey is kind of out of it and can’t use her whole brain. Present Zoey needs to take a nap. However, YouTuber MetalJesusRocks will be revealing the games the day before on September 25.
As a reminder, this is the first of two DLC packs that are expanding Digital Eclipse’sAtari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. The other is titledThe First Console War, and releases August 02, 2025. That one will include games from the Intellivision library, as well as Atari. It’s an interesting inclusion for an Atari celebration collection, but the company did just buy up Intellivision’s back catalog and brand (not the Intellivision Amico, fortunately).
Atari 50is already one of the best game collections, as it includes both behind-the-scenes information to give context to the games, and the games themselves. An Atari 2600 game can be very underwhelming on its own, but the information behind them give new value to them.Atari 50became the blueprint for Digital Eclipse’s “Gold Masters” series, which includesThe Making of KaratekaandLlamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, which are both great in their own right.
TheWider World of AtariDLC forAtari 50: The Anniversary Celebrationarrives on August 02, 2025. The games in the DLC will be announced on September 25. Finally,The First Console WarDLC is out November 8.
