Atari and developer Graphite Lab are bouncing with joy to announce a February 20, 2024, release date for *omp2*, the artful sequel to the seminal classic Pong, the game that started it all. Coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S, and PlayStation 4 and 5, qomp2 is the bold answer to the question, “what would happen if the pong ball escaped the paddles?” Coinciding with the release date announcement, Atari released a YT Shorts-style teaser video depicting the pong ball being interviewed about their journey from the golden age to the present and what they learned along the way. Th…