In 1979, a group of Atari game developers, disgruntled at not being given credit for the games they made, fled the company and founded Activision, burning some bridges and becoming the very first ...

NEW YORK, July 12, 2005:-- Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) to include two of their classic video game hits, ...

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Back in the 80s, it was every child's dream around the holidays to find an Atari system under the tree. Video games and the people who played them have changed a lot in 25 years.

Our brother-in-blogs at Kotaku posted a bit about the Atari Flashback 2.0 which looks like a real-life Atari 2600 and will be available, with 40 full games, for only $30. Faux-wood paneling? Check.

Our gentle, yet kind, cousin over at Kotaku is suddenly showing us up by posting this excellent hack which turns the Atari Flashback 2 into a real, live Atari console that can accept cartridges and ...

In the old days, quarters were used for something other than laundry. Old buildings known as "arcades" housed large machines, each with a set of controls and a large screen for playing games. Several ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2 Each volume of Atari Flashback Classics packs hours of retro-gaming gaming goodness from the Atari 2600 Video Computer ...

Updates regarding the new Atari console, the Ataribox, have so far been mysterious and confusing, so gamers looking to get their fill of retro Atari action might instead want to set their sights on ...

It includes 20 classic Atari 2600 games and 20 new Atari games. The game lineup is mostly the same as the original Flashback 2. However, games such as Pitfall!, River Raid, and Wizard do not appear, ...

An Atari Flashback 2 video game console. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma,File) FILE - In this Spet. 15, 2005 file photo on display is the new Atari Flashback 2 video game console in San Francisco. Atari, the ...