Why it matters: Atari has introduced a modern remake of its original Atari 2600, the home video game console that – for better or for worse – shaped the video game industry in the late 70s and early ...

Ever imagined the Atari 2600 used for Cloud gaming? While the Google Stadia might actually be the latest in the whole realm of cloud gaming, there are reportedly still a lot of other ways in order to ...

There’s a new retro console out just in time for the holidays. The Atari 2600+ ($129.99 on Amazon) is the most retro of retro consoles—so retro, in fact, that it’s actually compatible with original ...

The Atari 2600 Plus is a shrunken version of the 2600 that works with both 2600 and 7800 cartridges, and it’s coming in November. The Atari 2600 Plus is a shrunken version of the 2600 that works with ...

From Atari Interactive, Inc. comes the Atari 2600+, the highly anticipated refresh of the Atari Video Computer System (VCS), Atari’s legendary console that was first released in September 1977.

The Atari 2600–the console that shook the world in the late ’70s and early ’80s–is back. Atari, in partnership with PLAION, has today unveiled a “modern-day, faithful recreation” of the console that ...

As Senior Video Producer at CNET, Sean worked on more videos than he can count. He covered video games and video game hardware through previews, reviews, events and more. The Atari 2600 is back, but ...

The Atari 2600+ comes out tomorrow for $129.99 (see it on Amazon). Anyone who lived through the early days of console gaming, or who’s interested in seeing what it was like, may want to take a look at ...

The Atari 2600 Plus is a nostalgia dream for those who remember the original, but also fun for new generations. Equipped with HDMI, you can now play the games on a modern TV. Not everything is perfect ...

A frequently joyful replica of a classic console that’s a bit too faithful for its own good. And it’s hard to work out who it’s for. This console, then, is more reissue than remake – although in ...

Released in 1977, the Atari 2600 was among the second generation of video game consoles and was hugely influenced by the arcade era. Originally called the Video Computer System, it would go on to be ...