Microsoft announced this week that Xbox Game Pass subscribers will get access to "Retro Classics," an app they can download ...

Vector eventually gave way to sprites, and sprites to polygons, but the first major truly 3D game got almost completely ignored despite I, Robot eventually getting recognized as an arcade classic.

The Atari 2600 is particularly troublesome in this respect ... over years by the community to build up bitmap images using sprites. Only 64 by 84 pixels are possible, but for mid-70s consumer ...

Think fitness trackers have become boring? Atari is here to shake things up with the Atari 2600 My Play Watch, which combines the wearable basics with retro games. The Atari 2600 My Play Watch ...

Say hello to the Atari 2600 My Play Watch, which serves an abundance of retro-chic wrist aura for just $79.99 a pop. Atari is not mincing words in stating the target audience of this smartwatch.

That means many of the sprites in games like Food Fight and ... the 7800+ is also backward-compatible with older Atari 2600 cartridges and controllers (re-created through the able Stella emulator).

That means many of the sprites in games like ... I loved the 2600 40+ years ago, but skipped the 7800 and moved on to a TRS-80, Atari 800 and Commodore 64. BASIC, Z80 & 6502 assembly, good times.

The Atari 2600, one of the pioneering consoles in the history of video gaming, boasts a library of games that have stood the test of time. Here are some of the best Atari 2600 games, each offering ...

If you are sitting on a treasure trove of Atari 2600 game cartridges, blow the dust off them because the new Atari 7800 Plus retro console can put them to good use again. Atari is partnering with ...

I shouldn’t be writing this review. When the Atari 2600 was first released, I was still 15 years away from having a mortal coil to call my own, and playing the resurrected Atari 2600+ — a now ...

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 ...

He covers games both on and off camera, through livestreams, press events, and podcasts. The Atari 2600 is back, but with a fresh, modern take on the original '70s classic console. Now called the ...