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.

The Atari 2600 is back – as a LEGO set. LEGO announced last week that it will be releasing a re-creation of the popular video game console on Aug. 1 for $239.99. The LEGO Atari 2600 set is based on ...

Lego and Atari are celebrating the gaming company’s 50th anniversary with a new set based on the iconic Atari 2600 (aka Atari VCS) console that launched in 1977. But the Lego Atari 2600 is more than ...

It's time to dust off your old Atari cartridges as the company again tries to tap into gaming nostalgia with an updated version of its iconic Atari 2600. The upcoming Plus model has the same look as ...

Gaming history is something that is still being made, but the origins of the video game market can be traced back to certain people and companies. One of those companies was Atari. They were one of ...

Atari is teaming up with Plaion on a new retro home console after finally taking a mulligan on its last one. The Atari 2600+ pays homage to the original Atari 2600, which delighted children of the ...

I can still remember every detail of my years spent playing my mom’s hand-me-down Atari 2600 as a kid. I had the system set up on an old CRT TV in the corner of my bedroom. On weekends, I’d sit down ...

Yars' Return is one of three games being released for the Atari 2600, nearly three decades after the console's discontinuation. The Atari 2600–a goliath of console gaming–may have been discontinued 28 ...

The Lego Atari 2600 launched today, August 1, exclusively at the Lego Store for $240. If you enjoyed building the Lego NES, you're going to have a great time with the Atari 2600. This mammoth set ...

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