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Atari has some bittersweet news for people waiting for the Atari VCS, as the console will be getting some improvements but will be pushed back into late 2019 It's been an interesting but quiet ride for the new console coming from one of the original gaming companies on the planet, but in a new blog[...]

Former Atari COO Todd Shalbetter has joined the medical gaming company Level Ex as Senior Vice President, Technology Partnerships. Shallbetter worked for Atari for 14 years, firstas Head of Digital Strategy and Distribution and later as Chief Operating Officer Shallbetter's new position will have him leading strategic partnerships with global platform providers and technology companies, including VR[...]

Atari takes their trademarks very seriously, so much so that they don't care how big the company is, they go after infringement of any kind This time around the company is Target, who has created a version of Pong in their stores called "Foot Pong", which you can see from the video below is a[...]

New games have hit GOG's winter sale this weekend, with late entries from Bethesda, Atari, SNK, and the various Star Wars franchises All of the games in GOG's winter sale are up to 90% off until the sale ends in just under 3 days. The new entries include Fallout Fallout Tactics Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas The Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire The Elder[...]

If you're a fan of retro titles and have been dying for more of them on the Nintendo Switch, Atari Flashback Classics hits the console today Unlike previous incarnations of the game where it was released in volumes and only had a small selection, the Switch version is 150 titles (pretty much everything already released[...]

Speedball, Salamander, Twin Cobra, even Contra all used red and blue to differentiate the first and second players. However, Atari's Control! just might be the first ever use of the red vs blue dichotomy in video games Released in 1977, Control! Has different colored tanks, planes, and jet fighters for each player Including, you guessed it,[...]

Atari has announced a new RollerCoaster Tycoon title is coming to the Nintendo Switch in a couple weeks with RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures The game comes to us a little out of the blue, and we'll be seeing it a lot sooner than some may assume as it will launch onto the console on November 29th in Europe and[...]

In case you'd like a little retro gaming in your life this Christmas, Atari has revealed their latest release with the Atari Retro Handheld The console is basically meant to be a "what if Atari made the Game Boy" kind of look as it has all the marking of their consoles from the past, even with[...]

Atari has decided to bring on some new blood with experience as the team welcomed Rob Wyatt to the Atari VCS team today Wyatt was originally the System Architect behind the first Xbox, as well as one of the designers of the PS3's graphics systems, which makes him a valuable addition to work on the[...]

Soon, anyone with a classic lineup, from Atari to Midway to Capcom to everyone, discovered that these games just kept selling, unlike mainstream releases that would sell like crazy on release and slowly dwindle The retro movement continues unabated, with games like Shovel Knight and Stardew Valley achieving wild success with their older looks. But where[...]

credit//Atari Atari has announced that its new Atari VCS hardware platform is now available for pre-order exclusively on Indiegogo Two different VCS models are available for pre-order: the Atari VCS Day One Collector's Edition which features a retro-inspired real wood-front and the Atari VCS Onyx which has a glossy black face and "searing Atari Red illuminated[...]

Sad news for original retro gamers and lovers of all things Atari, as news came out today the Ted Dabney, one of the co-founders of the company, has passed away at the age of 80 Dabney's close friend Leonard Herman broke the news today on Facebook. Dabney is a name that many may not be familiar with,[...]

Atari has taken RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 off of Steam after developer Frontier Developments filed a lawsuit over unpaid royalties from the game TMZ broke the lawsuit news last week, including a basic overview of the suit. From TMZ: Frontier Development claims it's been working with Atari since 2003 when it struck a deal to develop the game RollerCoaster[...]

Both Tomb Raider and FFVII were on last year's ballot, losing out to Street Fighter II, Halo: Combat Evolved, Donkey Kong and Pokemon Red and Green. This year's inductees offer an eclectic mix of genres, from sports to classic archetypes that heralded the early days of arcade gaming. John Madden Football launched a franchise of yearly games that has sold more than 100 million copies and is still[...]

Atari announced this morning that they would officially start a pre-sale of their upcoming console, the Atari VCS, which would kick off on Indiegogo starting on May 30th We also have a better idea of why the system has a couple different looks as the wood-front version is going to be the Collector's Edition, while[...]

Pretty awesome to get a full novel of it regardless! Moving to the pin for this month, we get three small pins in the form of classic Atari 2600 titles from Activision These are three cartridge art covers for River Raid, Pitfall, and Kaboom! The enamel on these is pretty well done, and the design is perfection[...]

When you say Atari, this is one of the biggest games that comes to mind — it had a massive impact on gaming in the early '80s So it was kind of interesting to see that IDW Games had created a board game version of it We got ourselves a copy and decided to test[...]

Atari's mobile version of Night Driver is much, much the opposite of Tempest 4000 Where Tempest stuck to the old formula, Night Driver shakes things up Its still in closed testing, but the game build Atari were showing off at GDC is fully playable,and looks polished So the version that launches should be pretty similar[...]

You do need to aim, you don't just shoot where you look, which is pretty nice. I didn't get a chance to experience the track editor, but the Atari rep walking me through the game assured me it was pretty easy to work with but that is far from a guarantee The game does not have[...]

Llamasoft and Atari's Tempest 4000 is a brand new Tempest, but it looks and feels like the Tempest you know and love Its got the same barebones design, same gameplay style, and even the same feel Tempest 4000 is a modern retelling of a classic and, well, it feels that way A combination of trying[...]

It is 2018 and Atari is back in the console game Didn't think I'd be typing that one even after they announced the Ataribox last summer Now, the re-branded Atari VCS was supposed to launch back in December 2017, but was delayed for a "number of factors" however, the company plans to be much more[...]

In a staggering moment in "what the hell" territory, the producers behind the Atari movie have released a new cryptocurrency, named after Atari founder Nolan Bushnell You know, the guy who lost his GDC Pioneer Award this year because of renewed interest in his shady behavior during the heyday of Atari The backlash to the GDC's[...]

After months of not seeing anything beyond the primary console, Atari finally revealed the full look and details of their latest gaming console, the Atari VCS In case you're wondering, the VCS stands for Video Computer System, both as a nod to past PC names and to accurately describe what this system is[...]

And this year the GDC organizers wanted to give that award to Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell Atari is trying to make a comeback this year, and everyone loves retro-games right now So naturally the company's co-founder would be an ideal candidate. Except for Bushnell's reported history of inappropriate sexual behavior during Atari's heyday. Specifically, we're referring to[...]

This morning, Atari sent out a brief notice to all fans that the Ataribox would be going up for pre-order this week on December 14th No other details were released this morning, as we're guessing all of the news for the pre-order will be coming on Thursday along with the official release date for the[...]

Guess what, everyone! It's "Pong Day"! At least, that's what Atari is officially declaring November 29th moving forward as their iconic game turns 45 years old today Along with the announcement comes some new products that will be coming out over the next few months, starting with an Atari Speaker Hat specifically for the game,[...]

Way back in 1982, Atari was one of the big advertisers in the original Blade Runner, with giant billboards spanning across the screen The sequel, Blade Runner 2049, was no different As part of the nostalgia act where Atari prove they're the only game company tough enough to survive in 30 years, the company released[...]

Along with some brand new images sent out today, Atari has released new details about their upcoming console, the Ataribox GamesBeat got an exclusive interview with Feargal Mac, the Ataribox creator, to discuss what the new console had in store for people and they got some interesting answers Among the highlights were that the system has an[...]

The Atari 2600 and the Sega Genesis will both be available with a cool selection of games that will only be around for a short period of time Before their release, we got to chat with Ray Attiyat, marketing coordinator at AtGames, about both the consoles and the journey to building them. BC: How did the[...]

Atari has finally revealed one of their latest titles, Tempest 4000, of which we got to play a little bit of up at PAX West this past weekend The game is being called a "collaborative love-letter for Tempest fans from Minter and Atari that's been enhanced for contemporary audiences with exciting new features and gorgeous 4K graphics." Atari released[...]