Atari

Atari has acquired user-driven database MobyGames It is hard to tell what direction this piece of news may be heading… Atari, the Japanese company known for its consoles such as the 400, 2600, the 5200, and VCS, has acquired MobyGames for $1.5 million. If you aren’t familiar with MobyGames, the user-driven database is a singular […]

9-foot-tall Atari jockstick wins 2022 Guineas World Record for world’s largest joystick! This handy-dandy monolithic contraption was expertly crafted by Mary Flanagan, a Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor in Digital Humanities at Dartmouth College. It’s 14 times the size of the average Atari controller while surprisingly still being perfectly functional for play. This passion project was […]

After 2 years of very intensive development, one of the most classic games has just been made for the Atari 8-bit computer. The Prince of Persia was created by Jordan Mechner and was first released for the Apple 2 and became a very surprising success. Many ports for The Prince of Persia were made afterwards […]

The original Atari’s Centipede was released as an arcade cabinet all the way back in 1981. Over the last forty years this retro classic game has been remade, ported and re-released multiple times however this time it is going to be getting a remake within a new addition which will be called Centipede: Recharged. On […]

Atari, known for its many classic games such as Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Pong and Rollercoaster Typhoon (yes I am putting the amusement park simulation game series on par with Pac-Man, deal with it), recently addressed it would be focusing on free-to-play and mobile gaming, has now had a change of heart. Atari Gaming and Blockchain Atari announced back […]

Three years after its initial announcement, you can finally get your hands on the Atari VCS. The console has was made available to buy just today through the Atari website, Best Buy and Micro Center. The #AtariVCS officially launches today! If you’ve been waiting until launch, use one of these handy links below. Gamestop will have stock soon, so stay […]

The Atari VCS console will release on June 15 according to the company. The console will be available to purchase from various retailers such as Best Buy, Micro Center, GameStop and of course the official Atari VCS website. According to Atari each retailer will be offering their own launch-day promotions. The Atari VCS Onyx Base […]

Analogue Pocket set to release for this holiday season Analogue, who are behind the retro gaming hardware Nt Mini, Super Nt, Mega Sg and more, have announced a shipping date for the heavily-anticipated Analogue Pocket handheld. It is due to arrive in stores in December 13. The portable console, which has support for Game Boy, […]

Fans can now get excited for the release of the extremely, long-waited Analogue Pocket as it ships next month! Retro gaming has been making a comeback in recent years thanks to new gaming devices being able to run older titles. Some of these devices require an emulation in order to do so, but one device […]

Voting for the regular shortlist has closed, but Golden Joysticks added two new categories you can participate in! It’s that time of year again where The Golden Joystick Awards are back in full swing and this time, two extra categories have been added to celebrate 50 years of gaming. The Golden Joystick Awards, also known […]

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