Debuting in 2006, the first Atari Flashback was met with nothing but contempt due to poor emulation. This was remedied with the second model, which was basically updated 2600 hardware. The third ...

This is still one of my favorites for the Atari 2600. Gameplay- simple, fast paced, addictive Graphics- Come on people, this is Atari. However, you won't be dissappointed. The frame rate is very ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The "Space Invaders" arcade video game, celebrating ...

Computers have beaten humans at chess and “Jeopardy!,” and now they can master old Atari games such as “Space Invaders” or “Breakout” without knowing anything about their rules or strategies. Playing ...

In his third guest installment, the illustrious tech writer Steven Levy explains what it’s like to play arcade Space Invaders while totally shitfaced. When game historians recall the late ’70s wave of ...

Atari is teaming up with Plaion on a new retro home console after finally taking a mulligan on its last one. The Atari 2600+ pays homage to the original Atari 2600, which delighted children of the ...

With a single algorithm, a computer can learn dozens of classic video games, researchers from Google DeepMind in London report in the Feb. 26 Nature. With no prior knowledge of video games, the ...

Magnavox released the Odyssey, the world’s first home video game console, in 1972 — and failed to change the world. In 1976, Fairchild Semiconductor unleashed a console of its own, the Fairchild ...

Lindsay Grace is director of the American University Game Lab and vice president of both the Higher Education Video Game Alliance and Global Game Jam® The “Space Invaders” arcade video game, ...