The Atari 2600 wasn't the first video game console, or even the first one to accept cartridges. Atari released it in the fall of 1977, and it sold reasonably well in its first holiday season. But ...

The Atari 2600 is not a dead console yet, if the new game development studio Audacity Games has anything to say about it. Composed of former Activision personnel, the studio will produce retro games ...

From Atari Interactive, Inc. comes the Atari 2600+, the highly anticipated refresh of the Atari Video Computer System (VCS), Atari’s legendary console that was first released in September 1977.

It's time to dust off your old Atari cartridges as the company again tries to tap into gaming nostalgia with an updated version of its iconic Atari 2600. The upcoming Plus model has the same look as ...

The Atari 2600+ launched last fall, offering a modern take on the retro console. While it's compatible with hundreds of old Atari 2600 cartridges, the unit is built with tons of quality-of-life ...

As the successor to Atari’s home console crown, Nintendo, pushes forward with its Switch system, and newer players like Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation 5 traffic in blockbuster, Triple-A games ...

Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...

Atari is in the middle of celebrating a massive milestone in gaming. It's not often that any video game company gets to turn 50 and Atari has been commemorating the occasion with new games, new ...

For $130, you get the console, a gamepad and Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest, a sequel to the 1983 game Crystal Castles. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is ...

One of the best products to be unveiled at Gamescom 2023 isn't actually a game at all – it's a reimagined console. However, my first impressions of it were possibly as impactful as if I'd seen Grand ...

The Atari 2600 is back – as a LEGO set. LEGO announced last week that it will be releasing a re-creation of the popular video game console on Aug. 1 for $239.99. The LEGO Atari 2600 set is based on ...

Atari’s follow up to its 2600+ retro console for modern TVs is the Atari 7800+. Just like the console from 1986, it’s backwards compatible with the 2600. Reading time 2 minutes There must be at least ...