{"id":5797,"date":"2017-10-03T12:18:32","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T16:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=5797"},"modified":"2017-10-03T12:25:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T16:25:29","slug":"new-book-atari-flashback-essential-companion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/10\/03\/new-book-atari-flashback-essential-companion\/","title":{"rendered":"New book &#8211; Atari Flashback: The Essential Companion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m happy to say that my new book, from Prima Games, has officially been announced!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2fHq6pQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Atari Flashback<\/strong>: The Essential Companion<\/a>, will be released towards the end of November both online and retail (<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2fHq6pQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamestop.com\/collectibles\/strategy-guides\/atari-flashback-the-essential-companion\/154004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GameStop<\/a>, Barnes &amp; Noble, etc.).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2fHq6pQ\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/51EksjB-DIL.jpg?resize=308%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"308\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/51EksjB-DIL.jpg?w=308&amp;ssl=1 308w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/51EksjB-DIL.jpg?resize=92%2C150&amp;ssl=1 92w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/51EksjB-DIL.jpg?resize=185%2C300&amp;ssl=1 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More details to follow, but for now, here&#8217;s the official information about the book:<\/p>\n<p><b>A Classic Console\u201440 Years in the Making!<\/b>\u00a0The classic Atari 2600 console has captured the hearts of gamers of all ages. 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