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DENVER — Somewhere in southern New Mexico, the video game company Atari allegedly buried one of the biggest mistakes ever made by a modern entertainment company. This month, a team of excavators is looking to dig it up.

Legend has it that Atari buried millions of unsold copies of the games Pac-Man and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial near the small town of Alamogordo in 1983. Fuel Entertainment and Xbox Entertainment Studios have won governmental approval to excavate the landfill where they believe the cartridges are hidden, Kotaku reported.

The dig is set to begin on April 26.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is widely considered to be one of the worst games ever made. Its commercial failure came just as Atari was battling crippling debt and a decreasing consumer base. The original Atari Inc. was split up in 1984 and totally sold off by 1998.

A film crew led by director Zak Penn will document the search for a forthcoming documentary. Fans and entertainment industry people are also expected to be on hand.