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The Datsun 280Z Was The First Car With A Licensed Video Game

This game looks archaic by modern standards. But things had to start somewhere.

Motor1

Atari’s Resurrected 2600+ Console Showed My Dad the Magic of Video Games

I had an 8-year-old and an 80-year-old try out Atari’s reissued 2600+ console. Guess which one had the most fun?

Inverse

Iconic video game brand Atari hands $2m lifeline to struggling game studio Tinybuild

Atari will take $2 million worth of shares and CEO Alex Nichiporchik $10 million in a deal that should keep the studio afloat

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Christmas saviours: testing five new party video games … at an actual party

Keeping everyone entertained during the festive season can be difficult. When tensions are high and patience and sobriety are in shorty supply communal video games could be the answer

The Guardian - UK

Kids are losing the Chuck E. Cheese animatronics. They were for the parents, anyway

The kids "eatertainment" chain is saying goodbye to its animatronics band. But not all are ready to let go of the fuzzy robot characters of their youth. One stronghold will keep the nostalgia alive.

WEKU

35 Times People Were Blessed With Hidden Easter Eggs IRL (New Pics)

You can find some of these hiding in the most unexpected places by scrolling through the list! We can’t promise that it’s going to be easy, though.

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PC Gamer's least accurate predictions of all time

30 years of getting the future wrong

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Atari 2600+ review: retro analogue design makes an almost excellent comeback

An affectionate throwback to the analogue design era.

Creative Bloq

Atari 2600+ review – a perfect 1970s pop cultural relic

This painstaking reproduction of one of the earliest and most beloved games consoles is light on games, but heavy on nostalgic kick

The Guardian - UK

Atari 2600+ review: “After 46 years, I might retire my original console”

The Atari 2600+ is a authentic reimagining of an iconic retro system that boasts HDMI output and a cartridge slot, all while looking like the '70s console.

GamesRadar

10 Best Atari 5200 games

The best Atari 5200 games of all time according to Retro Gamer

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10 Best Intellivision games

The best Intellivision games as picked by the Retro Gamer team

GamesRadar

Atari acquires retro specialists Digital Eclipse in deal worth up to $20 million

"Digital Eclipse is the best in the world at what they do," said Atari's chairman and CEO.

PC Gamer

Atari looking to acquire Digital Eclipse following Nightdive Studios purchase

Digital Eclipse, known for its high-quality classic game ports, are set to be acquired by Atari soon.

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Salon

What '80s kids also remember

Unlike Reagan's economy, trickle-down fear works. It trickles down into everything — into the way we see the world

The Guardian - UK

Pushing Buttons: What the biggest deal in games history means for Call of Duty, Overwatch and more

After months of legal and regulatory wrangling, the $69bn merger is done – and could change the future of the industry

Inverse

34 Years Later, the Future of Gaming Looks Surprisingly Like This Classic Nintendo Console

After going all in on power-guzzling home consoles, the video game industry is shifting gears to a more elegant alternative: the handheld.

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s workers face bleak winter as firms ‘profiteer’, says union chief

Millions ‘holding on with their fingertips’ due to high interest rates, squeezed wages and Covid costs, says the European TUC boss, Esther Lynch

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Inverse

Bethesda Founder Christopher Weaver Is Racing to Protect Video Game History

From creating Elder Scrolls to preserving the origins of the industry, Christopher Weaver reflects on his career in video games — and what comes next.

MusicRadar

5 more artists that loved their gear so much they named themselves after it

It's all here: teenagers rioting, pitches being shifted, modes being selected, and Dom's Roland sampler

TechRadar

Qomp2 is a Pong-inspired indie that lets you play as the ball

Qomp2 will tell an "enigmatic story of doubt, fear, and self-acceptance" and reveal the “the truth behind the Pong ball”.

GamesRadar

Atari's making a sequel to Pong, and the weirdest part is that it looks awesome

Pong's getting an "artful reimagining" that looks weirdly great

Creative Bloq

What’s the secret to great video game box art?

Good video game box art is hard to create, Lewis Packwood picks fives examples that made an impact.

I played Atari 2600 plus and just 10 seconds proved it's not a games console, it's a time machine

The Atari 2600+ reissue took me back to my childhood instantly

Inverse

Atari 2600+ Revives Iconic Console With Original Cartridge Support, HDMI, and USB-C

The Atari 2600+is 80 percent the size of the original Atari 2600, works with original Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges, and supports modern TVs with HDMI and USB-C ports.

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