Pong inventor’s Feb. 9 talk to cover early history of Atari, video games

Al Alcorn, Atari’s first engineer and the inventor of Pong, will talk about the early history of Atari and how Pong launched ...
Kotaku

This Atari Retrospective Sets A New Standard For Game Anthologies

Yesterday in a Twitter thread, the gaming historian Frank Cifaldi said this about the work done by his organization, the Video Game History Foundation: “We all know where the ROMs are hiding online.
Game Rant

Digital Eclipse Wants Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration to Offer Players More Than Just Nostalgia

Extra features in Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration are listed on a game-by-game basis. Kohler said, "There is a vast wealth of historical information in Atari 50, which is all integrated into our ...
Savvy Gamer on MSN

Remembering Atari, the first console that stole hearts

Long before realistic graphics, online multiplayer games with expansive worlds, and downloadable content, there was Atari.
PC Gamer

Atari vanquishes its most ancient foe by acquiring Intellivision, declares end to 'the longest-running console war in history'

Atari has today announced the purchase of the Intellivision brand alongside "certain games" from Intellivision Entertainment LLC. This is a melancholy coda to the early days of home consoles in the ...
Game Rant

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration's Jaguar Emulator was Built From Scratch

Herbert is a veteran reporter of all things pop culture. His past work includes hundreds of interviews with video game developers, publishers, and event organizers over a career spanning the past two ...