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Atari’s first-person Asteroids reboot ‘Asteroids Outpost’ has launched on Steam Early Access. The game will be available to purchase on Steam for £16.49 until April 2, after which it will return to its usual £24.99 selling price.
Asteroids Outpost sees players building and protecting a space base from other players and incoming asteroid showers. The game brings a “completely new premise” to the classic arcade shooter, Atari says, “by combining survival and crafting gameplay mechanics in a multiplayer intergalactic setting”.
“This is part of our new strategy,” Atari COO Todd Shallbetter said. “We are going to be teaming up with young and innovative studios to take a refreshing look at each game from our extensive portfolio. Releasing Asteroids: Outpost through the Early Access program will also help us get feedback from the community.”
“Asteroids is the first of a long series of re-births,” he continued “and we are considering doing the same for our other iconic games such as Warlords, Adventure, Tempest, Missile Command and many more.”
For the first gameplay footage, head through to the game’s Steam page.
Source: Atari
