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Star Raiders was developed by Incinerator Studios and published by Atari. It was released May 11, 2011 and retails for 800MSP. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher for review purposes.

Star Raiders is a space flight combat game that pits one ship against the entire alien horde. It is, in fact, a remake of the Atari 2600 game of the same name. The original game was very innovative for its time. Sadly the remake does not innovate as strongly as the original did. Star Raiders is comprised of one thing and one thing only: shooting down enemy ships. Occasionally you must blow up the occasional frigate or base, but for it’s simply shooting down enemy fighters. Fortunately your ship is armed well enough to take on this mundane task.

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New screenshots have surfaced for Warlords, an enhanced remake of the Atari 2600 classic. The game is in development over at Griptonite Games and will feature cooperative and competitive play …
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An official trailer has been released for Atari’s Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale, and upcoming downloadable RPG based on the popular fantasy role-playing game. The trailer shows some of the locations and …
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Yar’s Revenge was developed by Killspace Entertainment, published by Atari and was released on April 13th, 2011 for 800MSP. A copy of the game was provided to us for review purposes.The original Yars’ Revenge was one of the best selling games on the Atari 2600, making it somewhat of a puzzle why it has taken so long to come back. There have been a couple of remakes and re-releases but this is the first original game based on the license since that first Atari release.

We now have Yar’s Revenge on XBLA, and that apostrophe wasn’t accidentally misplaced. While the original game referred to a race this games title refers to a single Yar, the character players control. Although to confuse matters further she is often referred to as Yar. The game is no longer a single screen shooter but has been transformed into an on-rails affair akin to Sin & Punishment or Rez.

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Atari has teamed up with Griptonite Games to resurrect one of its 2600 title, Warlords, for Xbox Live Arcade. At its heart the game is a sort of tower defense meets Breakout, another classic Atari title. It features multiplayer for up to four players, both online and off. Warlords is due to release this summer. Hit the jump to see the full press release.

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Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime was developed by Behaviour and published by Atari. It was released on March 23^rd, 2011 for 800MS points. A review code was provided by the publisher.

Editors Note: We have contacted both the publisher and the developer and we have been informed they are looking into some of the technical bugs we encountered. At this time, we feel there are too many problems with this game to recommend a purchase; however, should the game patch these issues we are willing to look back into it as we did with Hydrophobia: Pure.

Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime is a top-down/dual-stick shooter that places you in charge of a new rookie Ghostbusting squad. The goal is to venture through 12 levels in order to take down Dumazu the Destroyer who is causing ghosts everywhere to be nuisances. Most gamers probably don’t even care about the story though because let’s face it; it’s a Ghostbusters game. You rid the town of ghosts one at a time until society can start to function again. It should be an easy sell, right? Sadly, this game is far from an easy sell and it doesn’t even come close to living up to the hype it created. Read More

We’ve got two releases this week on XBLA and they’re both pretty highly anticipated. First up is Swarm, the latest from Hothead Games the makers of Deathspank …
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To celebrate the release of Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime Atari has released another trailer for the game. Truthfully it’s nothing we haven’t already seen, but it does give a …
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The second developer diary for Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime has been released.  Jonathan Moses, producer for the game details some of the game’s enemies and locations.  It’s short, but …
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Six new screenshots for Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime have been released. These screens come a week before the game’s release date on Wednesday, March 23. Check out the new …
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