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Press release:
October 26th, 2018 (London, UK) – Hold classic Atari games in the palm of your hands with the Atari Retro Handheld! This tiny 2600 packs in 50 built-in games and launches today alongside the Atari Retro TV Joystick!

Officially Licensed by Atari, these products make it easier than ever to enjoy classic Atari 2600 games at home and on-the-go; offering portability, simple plug & play set-up and an Atari-inspired retro livery.

The Atari Retro Handheld packs everything that was great about the Atari 2600 into a compact, portable handheld unit with a 2.4 inch colour screen. Sporting the immortalised wood veneer effect of the original console, it has 50 classic games built-in, including: Asteroids®, Pong®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Breakout®, Millipede® and more.

Super responsive buttons and a stylish analogue control stick make playing these games on-the-move easy, while it also features A/V output for playing on the big screen.

The Atari Retro Plug and Play TV Joystick builds on the original Atari joystick design, with the inclusion of a new arcade-style button on top of the controller to make firing even easier! It will connect to nearly any TV with the included A/V cable (or HDMI with a readily-available adapter). It will feature the same 50 built-in games as the handheld.

The range is officially licensed by Atari and is being developed by PQube, the leading distributor of retro gaming hardware in Europe, under the Blaze Retro Brand. The range was originally announced in 2017. Although development has seen the product launch move to October 26th 2018, the goal has remained the same throughout the process;

“We know that the iconic look at feel of the Atari 2600 is a huge part of the nostalgia that fans feel towards the console”, said Head of Design and Development at PQube, Andrew Byatt. “The time spent getting this right was integral to ensuring that the products remained faithful to the Atari brand.”

The Atari Retro Handheld and Atari Retro Joystick are available now from FunstockRetro.co.uk and Amazon.

Full list of included games below:

3D Tic-Tac-Toe (31 in 1)
Adventure
Air-Sea Battle
Asteroids ®
Black Jack
Bowling
Breakout ®
Canyon Bomber ®
Casino
Centipede ®
Circus Atari ®
Crystal Castles ®
Demons to Diamonds ™
Desert Falcon ®
Dodge ’em
Double Dunk
Fun With Numbers
Golf
Gravitar ®
Haunted House ®
Home Run
Human Cannonball ™
Maze Craze
Millipede ®
Miniature Golf ®
Missile Command ®
Night Driver ™
Off the Wall
Pong – Video Olympics
Quadrun ™
Radar Lock ™
Realsports Football ®
Realsports Tennis ®
Realsports Volleyball ®
Sprintmaster
Steeplechase
Stellar Track ™
Street Racer
Submarine Commander
Super Baseball
Super Breakout ®
Super Football
Swordquest: Earthworld ™
Swordquest: Fireworld ™
Swordquest: Waterworld ™
Tempest ®
Video Checkers
Video Chess
Video Pinball
Yar’s Revenge ®

About Atari
Atari (www.atari.com) is an interactive entertainment production company. As an iconic brand that transcends generations and audiences, the company is globally recognized for its multi-platform, interactive entertainment and licensed products. Atari owns and/or manages a portfolio of more than 200 games and franchises, including world-renowned brands like Asteroids®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Pong® and RollerCoaster Tycoon®. Atari has offices in New York and Paris.

About PQube
PQube is a publisher, distributor and service provider for the interactive entertainment industry with a global reach through UK, Europe, Middle East, Australia and North and South America from its offices in Letchworth, Paris, Bristol and Bawtry. PQube is a licensed publisher for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo platforms and publishes and distributes games on Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox One, 3DS, iOS, Android, PC and digital download.

PQube has established a track record of success with major franchises including:- BlazBlue, GuiltyGear, WRC, MotoGP, Ride, MXGP, Arcana Heart, Harvest Moon, Senran Kagura and Steins;Gate. PQube also creates and distributes hardware, consoles and technology including Sega MegaDrive, Atari, BlazeTab and BlazeGear. PQube also provides a full range of creative, design, web, marketing, PR, development and e-commerce and fulfilment solutions. We thank all our partners and acknowledge all game names, brands and trademarks as properties of their respective owners. www.pqube.co.uk