After 40 years, a new Atari console — the Atari VCS — is finally available for purchase. Inspired by the iconic Atari 2600 Video Computer System, the Atari VCS is a home gaming entertainment system ...

Atari has announced the 2600+, a new retro gaming console that plays Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges. For the uninitiated, the Atari 2600—known initially as the Video Computer System, or VCS for ...

The long-awaited Atari VCS doesn't know if it wants to be a game console, a PC or something in between. Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and ...

If you were a child of the 1970s or '80s, there is a good chance that you played a game on an Atari game system. The first model — known as the Atari 2600 — was one of the first home game consoles to ...

If you’ve ever tried plugging an unmodified early generation gaming console into an HDTV, you already know that modern flat screens do a pretty poor job with RF signals that were designed for a ...

The Atari 2600 made the '80s special for many Xennials, with a stable of games that provided us memes and memories for years.

My passion for technology stems from a lifelong love of gaming. I received my first video game console when I was just 3 years old—a 16-bit Sega Genesis handed down to me by my father. And so this ...

I’ve accumulated a lot of retro console reproductions in my day. The Super NES Classic Edition and Genesis Mini 2 are both prized possessions, giving me easy access to a mess of great (and weird) ...

On Thursday, Atari announced that it will acquire AtariAge, a popular online community for Atari enthusiasts over two decades. AtariAge is best known for selling Atari 2600, 5200, and 7800 console ...

Something to look forward to: Atari wants to ensure gamers have at least a few viable reasons to purchase its modern remake of the 2600, so it's releasing "new" games in cartridge format for the ...