The 1970s were a formative decade for video games. This was when arcade games like Pong and Space Invaders were all the vogue. Lest it be forgotten, video game consoles were first popularized in the ...

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 ...

45 years ago, Mattel Electronics changed video game home consoles with the introduction of Intellivision. At the time, the biggest console gaming console by a significant margin was Atari. The ...

In 1982, the North American video game market looked invincible. Home console revenues had climbed to $3.2 billion that year, and the Atari 2600 was installed in millions of homes. The 1980 port of ...

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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 ...

Experience retro gaming with $30 savings on this modern Atari console with tons of classic games. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals And, dare we say, it’s also a bit cooler than the original. Plus, it’s on ...

Amazon is offering a major “flashback” deal that will conjure up some fond childhood memories of your days at the arcade. The Atari Game Station Pro is now on sale for $69, instead of $100, for a ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Atari unveiled a new product as part of an effort to revive its classic consoles. Legendary gaming company Atari posted a video to its official YouTube channel, announcing its new ...

Video gaming exploded in the 1980s with the advent of the at-home console. Nintendo, Atari, Magnavox, and others set the ...

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 ...

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