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Atari Revives Another Retro Console With the 7800+

The new 7800+ console is more compact than the original, features HDMI connectivity, and can play both Atari 2600 and 7800 game cartridges. Expect it to ship this winter.

By Michael Kan
Atari 7800+

Enjoy Retro Gaming Classics With $50 Off This Atari Console

My Atari Game Station lets you choose from 200 hits like Centipede, Missile Command and more, complete with classic joysticks.

Retro Atari Console

This Memorial Day, Play Over 200 Classic Games on a $50 Atari Game Station

This game station is an officially licensed console by Atari and arrives with retro-inspired joysticks, TV connectivity, and more.

Atari controllers and console

First Console War Epilogue: Atari Buys Intellivision Brand

Atari buys the brand and the rights to numerous Intellivision games, bringing an end to what some consider to be the first console war.

By Michael Kan
Atari and Intellivision logos

This Officially Licensed Atari Game Station Is Only $70

With the My Arcade Atari Game Station Pro, you can play classic titles like Asteroids®, Centipede®, PONG®, and more.

Atari Game Station and Controllers

Atari The400 Mini Review

4.5
Editors' Choice

Atari's The400 Mini is a highly customizable, faithfully reproduced, 8-bit computer system that lets you play 25 built-in games.

By Jamie Lendino
Atari The400 Mini and TheCXStick

Relive the Golden Days of Gaming With an Extra 20% Discount the My Arcade Atari Game Station

Get over 200 classic games with this officially licensed Atari game console for modern TVs.

Atari console and controllers

Retro Console Revamp: Atari 2600+ Plays Your Old Game Cartridges

Dust off your old Atari cartridges and bask in some nostalgic glory with the Atari 2600+.

By Kegan Mooney
Atari 2600+

Atari Acquires Rights to 100+ Classic PC, Console Games

The 80s- and 90-era catalog includes titles from Accolade, Infogrames, and Microprose.

By Stephanie Mlot

The Atari 2600 at 45: The Console That Brought Arcade Games Home

Atari's Video Computer System wasn’t the first game console, but it was the one that changed the world for an entire generation.

By Jamie Lendino

Atari Turns 50: A Look Back on the Original Name in Video Games

Atari launched a multi-billion-dollar industry, only to lose control of it in a series of missteps. But the name will always resonate.

By Jamie Lendino

Nostalgia-Filled Atari Mania Microgame Arrives This Summer

Atari Mania, launching in celebration of Atari's 50th anniversary, features a selection of 150 microgames, each of which incorporate beloved Atari classics from the 1970s and 80s.

By Francisco Lahoz

With AtariXP Program, Atari Is Selling Unreleased 2600 Games on Cartridges

The company will offer standard and collector's editions of Aquaventure, Saboteur, and Yars' Return.

By Will Greenwald

Atari Is Launching a Mini Pong Jr. Arcade Game

The tabletop device will be available in time for the holidays.

By Matthew Humphries

Atari Wants to Build Video Game-Themed Hotels

The first hotel will break ground later this year in Phoenix, Arizona. Another is being planned for Las Vegas. They promise to offer Atari-themed lodging, along with lots of video gaming experiences.

By Michael Kan
Atari Hotel

Hands On With the Atari VCS, a Strange, Streaming Slice of Nostalgia

The Atari VCS won't be competing with the PlayStation 5 or the Xbox Series X, but it's an interesting new console nonetheless. We took a close look at it at CES.

By Will Greenwald
Atari VCS

7 Forgotten Atari 2600 Classics

The Atari 2600's library is incredibly diverse; let's explore hidden gems from the golden age of console gaming.

By Benj Edwards
7 Forgotten Atari 2600 Classics

Atari VCS Team Loses System Architect Over Pay Dispute

Rob Wyatt, a former architect for Microsoft's original Xbox game console, resigned from the Atari VCS development team last week on claims Atari failed to pay him over the past six months. However, Atari says the project is still on schedule.

By Michael Kan
Atari VCS

Atari VCS Console to Include Online Streams of Retro Games, Too

Atari's upcoming VCS console is slated to launch in March with more than 100 Atari games on board. However, the company is also beefing up the game list by entering into a partnership with Antstream Arcade, a UK provider of retro game streaming.

By Michael Kan
Atari VCS

Honey, Who Shrunk the Console? A Guide to Classic Video Game System Revisions

Over the years, successful game consoles tend to slim down to keep costs in check, including these classic game platforms—from Atari, Sega, and more—which saw one or more major hardware revisions during their lifespans.

By Benj Edwards
A Guide to Classic Game Console Revisions