The Atari Resort in Las Vegas Is not Occurring Anymore

Again in January 2020, simply earlier than the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Atari introduced it could be constructing a number of inns throughout the nation. Six years later, none have been constructed. And the Las Vegas Sun reviews that the online game themed lodge for Sin Metropolis was formally lifeless.

A spokesperson for Atari instructed the Solar that the corporate “explored creating a location in Las Vegas” in 2020 and 2021 however “the deal didn’t come to fruition.” The final replace for an Atari lodge in Las Vegas got here in early 2024 when the Las Vegas Review-Journal declared the concept wasn’t lifeless but. On the time, the corporate mentioned extra details about the plan was coming in late 2024. However that by no means occurred.

The Las Vegas lodge was speculated to be “impressed by, and constructed with, basic and fashionable online game tradition in thoughts,” the developer insisted. It was going to have about 400 rooms and have the Atari go surfing the entrance, in response to the Assessment-Journal. They have been trying to develop a minimum of 5 acres of land on the strip, nevertheless it simply by no means got here to fruition.

However the concept for an Atari lodge apparently isn’t fully lifeless. There have been different deliberate places together with Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Phoenix, Arizona; San Francisco, California; San Jose, California; and Seattle, Washington. And the Phoenix concept appears to be the one nonetheless on life help.

In Dec. 2025, Atari launched renderings of what the lodge in Phoenix is meant to appear like, with an announcement {that a} 90,000 square-foot lodge close to Central Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue can be taking place within the metropolis by late 2026, in response to native NBC TV affiliate station 12 News. The lodge is meant to have 72 rooms, in response to 12 Information, a reference to the yr Atari was based: 1972.

The corporate additionally launched a teaser trailer on YouTube, explaining that the objective is to make the primary of its form playable lodge for players, although the video can also be an attraction for traders.

The Phoenix renderings are at present heart stage at AtariHotels.com. However possibly don’t get your hopes up an excessive amount of if you happen to’re banking on visiting an Atari lodge quickly. The web site’s timeline says that last development and the grand opening wouldn’t be taking place till This autumn of 2028. Even when this mission does occur as deliberate, you’ve acquired some years till you’ll be able to keep within the retro online game lodge of your desires.