This stunning piece of art is [Emily Velasco’s] take on the Atari Punk Console. It’s a freeform circuit that synthesizes sound using 555 timers. The circuit has been around for a long time ...

The Anniversary Celebration Launches Eagerly Anticipated Second DLC, Titled The First Console War See the history of Atari's ...

T he Atari 2600 may not be the very first video game home console, but it was certainly the first one to cut through to ...

Now widely regarded as the first video game to achieve serious commercial success, Atari’s 1972 Pong allowed two people ... But it was the advent of home consoles such as the Atari 2600 and ...

As primitive as it now seems, Pong was at the forefront of the video game revolution ... to one seen on the Magnavox Odyssey home game console as a practice game. They hired a programmer, Allan ...

During the mid-1970s, Pong was the most popular game around, with everyone camping out in arcades to play the game (simpler times). The first ever video game consoles were released during that ...

This second DLC is called The First Console War and it highlights the rivalry with Mattel’s Intellivision, Atari's first real competitor in the console market. The bundle includes 19 more games ...

Atari is making a new video game console, 40 years after the launch of the Video Computer System. CEO Fred Chesnais told GamesBeat: "We're back in the hardware business." Although there aren't ...

The Anniversary Celebration takes players on an interactive journey through Atari’s rich and colorful history through more than 80 classic games.

Atari and developer Digital Eclipse have announced details of the next paid expansion for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, a remarkable collection that's both a compilation of many of the ...