Long before realistic graphics, online multiplayer games with expansive worlds, and downloadable content, there was Atari. For an entire generation, Atari was more than a video game console. It was a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Considering the rise of home consoles that we saw within ...

Al Alcorn, Atari’s first engineer and the inventor of Pong, will talk about the early history of Atari and how Pong launched the video game industry at a Feb. 9 Speaker Night at the Sunnyvale Heritage ...

The packaging for the Atari 2600 game "Air Raid" (1982) - YouTube/Retro Game On After dominating the industry until the video game crash of 1983, the Atari 2600 and its cartridge-based games have ...

As a retro console, the Atari 2600+ is a strong example of how to do things right. The fact that it allows you to use cartridges rather than pre-loaded ROMs not only allows you to pick up rereleased ...

Which retro video game console is best? As video games continue to develop rapidly, games of yesterday grow in nostalgic popularity. In earlier years, the competition between gaming platforms caused ...