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, ...

The Atari 2600 Lego Icons kit will be available to purchase this August. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred ...

Atari returns to the living room with the Atari VCS - a completely modern gaming and video computer system inspired by the iconic Atari 2600 Video Computer System. Blending the best of consoles and ...

The 2600+ can play both old 2600 and 7800 cartridges and it comes with the original style CX40+ joystick for $130. Reading time 3 minutes Atari is again testing how many times users are willing to pay ...

Released in 1977, the Atari 2600 was among the second generation of video game consoles and was hugely influenced by the arcade era. Originally called the Video Computer System, it would go on to be ...

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 ...

In brief: Lego is reportedly prepping another bricked game console following the successful launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System in the summer of 2020. According to Promo Bricks, the Lego Atari ...

The Atari 2600+ is billed as a faithful recreation to one of the most beloved classic video game consoles of all time. Boasting HDMI functionality, a genuine cartridge slot, and backwards ...

Old-school gamers have a reason to be excited, as Atari unveils the upcoming Atari 2600+. If you were a fan of Atari back in its glory days and have some old cartridges kicking around, the Atari 2600+ ...

The company that currently owns the Atari name and trademarks has decided to give owners of the old Atari Video Computer System (aka the Atari 2600) something new to do. Mr. Run and Jump is a new ...

The original Atari VCS console is being recreated in Lego form, complete with cartridges that can also be turned into scenes from the games. It seems it’s not just Nintendo that Lego has a licensing ...

The Atari 2600 wasn't the first video game console, or even the first one to accept cartridges. Atari released it in the fall of 1977, and it sold reasonably well in its first holiday season. But ...