{
  "id": 7124752,
  "title": "Atari’s 'Extra-Terrestrial' is biggest flop in game history, linked to ‘huge mystery’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/ataris-extra-terrestrial-is-biggest-flop-in-game-history-linked-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T14:44:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/launch-of-ataris-et-the-extra-terrestrial-is-considered-as-biggest-flop-in-video-game-history-leading-to-ataris-death-but-it-left-an-el-paso-warehouse-mystery-that-continues-to-haunt/articleshow/134206380.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Atari's infamous E.T. game failure led to a landfill mystery. Unsold cartridges were reportedly dumped in New Mexico decades ago. An archaeological dig in 2014 uncovered thousands of these buried game cartridges. This discovery confirmed the long-standing myth about the game's disposal. The recovered items have since become valuable collector's items.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}