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.

Both a best-seller and infamous, industry-shaking failure, Pac-Man's Atari 2600 port was recently rereleased for the ...

Atari is proving that retro gaming isn’t just a nostalgic fling—it’s a full-on revival. In 2025, new cartridges for the Atari 2600 and 7800 are still being produced, fueled by the popularity of the ...

Before Nintendo and its iconic mascot plumber, Atari used to run things in the console space. The late 1970s and early 1980s saw a slew of high-profile releases for the Atari 2600 console, from ...

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 takes ...

When the Atari 2600 came out in 1977, it revolutionized gaming by popularizing the use of game cartridges and microprocessor-based hardware. No longer were all of a console’s games built into the ...

On Sept. 11, 1977, Atari unveiled the Video Computer System (VCS). It wasn’t the first game console, or even the first console to accept cartridges. But the Atari 2600, as the VCS came to be called, ...

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Despite not being the first video game console ever made, for many, the Atari 2600 is the definitive beginning of home video game entertainment. Its hardware limitations resulted in games that relied ...

Released in September 1977, the Atari 2600—initially known as the Atari Video Computer System (or VCS for short)—defined the early home console gaming era with simple, inexpensive hardware that proved ...

If you have any interest in collecting retro consoles and old-school games, then you're going to love the Atari 2600+ I've really been enjoying Atari's output over the past couple of years. From ...

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