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Atari’s Resurrected 2600+ Console Showed My Dad the Magic of Video Games

I had an 8-year-old and an 80-year-old try out Atari’s reissued 2600+ console. Guess which one had the most fun?

ByJames Pero
8-bit Week

The worst video game of all time got one thing hilariously right

E.T. destroy video game industry?

ByJake Kleinman
checkpoint

The secret to super smart A.I. may be hidden inside an Atari cartridge

Researchers designed a class of algorithms called Go-Explore that can explore complex environments, like video games, with ease.

BySarah Wells
CES 2024

This Handheld Crams All of Atari’s OG Controllers Into One Device

The Gamestation Portable includes the classic Atari Trak-Ball, Paddle, and Keypad controllers.

ByJackson Chen
Gaming

46 Years Later, Atari Revives Its Most Iconic Console With Modern Upgrades

The best part is that it plays OG Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges.

ByJackson Chen
Watch Your Step

40 years ago, this classic Atari game redefined platformers forever

Even classics can be underrated.

ByRobin Bea
Inverse Daily

This Atari-trained A.I. could be the future of drug development

And you thought your old video-game consoles were just good for nostalgia...

ByDavid Grossman
Science

Elon Musk Teases Future Plans for Tesla's Built-In Atari Games

ByMike Brown
Gaming

Tesla Autopilot V9 Transforms the Car Screen Into the Coolest Atari Arcade

ByMike Brown
Culture

Who Was Gary Hart? The "Atari Democrat" Is Subject of 'The Front Runner'

Regenerative healing couldn't save Gary Hart from the scandal that destroyed his shot at the 1988 Presidential election. 

ByEric Francisco
Gaming

That Atari 'Adventure' Easter Egg in 'Ready Player One' Exists IRL

An old Atari game really had the first Easter egg.

ByCorey Plante
Gaming

Researchers Unleash Database of Atari Gameplay to Teach A.I.

ByDan Robitzski
Gaming

Atari Reverse Engineering Makes 'Big Data' Neuroscience Look Dumb

BySarah Sloat
Gaming

Why the Elon Musk-Backed OpenAI Group Is Focusing on Breaking Atari 2600 High Scores

OpenAI launched its Gym beta today for coders.

ByWilliam Hoffman
Gaming

Atari Owns the Phrase "Haunted House"

The now defunct company's new IP lawsuit is just stupid and awful and the 80s game icon should just back off

ByBrock Wilbur
Gaming

New Mexico Town Reaps Over $65,000 From Trashed Atari, 'E.T.' Games

Turning one company's trash into a community's treasure.

ByEric Francisco