When it comes to home Atari game consoles, many people know and treasure the Atari 2600—and a few may even remember home Pong. But between the launches of those two pioneering gadgets, Atari created ...

As Pong's popularity started to decline (coupled with the introduction of the Fairchild Channel F, the first system to have programmable "ROM" cartridges), Atari realized that the market for home ...

To celebrate the 40th birthday of Pong, one of the earliest arcade video games ever created, Atari has created a modded Xbox 360 which is equipped with an LCD screen and has been custom styled to look ...

(CNN) -- When people talk about the beginnings of the video game industry, one name invariably bubbles to the top: Atari. The video arcade and console company was formed 40 years ago Wednesday, ...

Atari offers a smartwatch for gaming nostalgics: The Atari 2600 My Play Watch lets you play Pong and other classic games. Nostalgia for the wrist: Atari has unveiled the Atari 2600 My Play Watch, a ...

[Photo: Daniel McLeod on Etsy] Video game fanatics will always have a soft spot for the Atari 2600, the console that brought video games to the masses. With the exception of the occasional bout of ...

This just might be the coolest-looking Xbox 360 out there. To help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the arcade classic Pong — yes, it’s been that long — Atari is giving away a freakin’ awesome custom ...

When the Atari 2600 came out in 1977, it revolutionized gaming by popularizing the use of game cartridges and microprocessor-based hardware. No longer were all of a console’s games built into the ...

When people talk about the beginnings of the video game industry, one name invariably bubbles to the top: Atari. The video arcade and console company was formed 40 years ago Wednesday, although the ...