<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Atari ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/atari Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:46:07 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Limited edition Atari wristwatches dip under $500 in 20% off sale — classic console inspired rainbow designs available in five colorways ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/limited-edition-atari-wristwatches-dip-under-usd500-in-20-percent-off-sale-classic-console-inspired-rainbow-designs-available-in-five-colorways DAmekrYtpGMVRE4zAHs7y7 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:46:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Mad scientist’ visualizes Atari 2600 fetching data from ROM for mesmerizing light show — signal propagation through the 8-bit circuits animated ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/mad-scientist-visualizes-atari-2600-fetching-data-from-rom-for-mesmerizing-light-show-signal-propagation-through-the-circuits-animated RWsk9FsPh4otaDbz4E5feQ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Extremely rare East German game console from the late 1970s tested — only such device produced by communist GDR, bought for $1,000 at auction ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/extremely-rare-east-german-games-console-from-the-late-70s-tested-this-was-the-only-such-device-produced-by-the-communist-gdr YihSnoZKvAeBJepNNaULJC Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:20:00 +0000 Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:06:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ You can own a piece of the first $124 million Atari Hotel in Phoenix for as little as $500 — Developer launches SEC-backed fundraiser with construction set to begin next year ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/you-can-own-a-piece-of-the-first-usd124-million-atari-hotel-in-phoenix-for-as-little-as-usd500-developer-launches-sec-backed-fundraiser-with-construction-set-to-begin-next-year Tpnm9tLGYVjHK3wsb9e2uG Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:45:39 +0000 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:53:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pong debuted on this day in 1972 — Atari's pioneering CPU-less video arcade game’s creation was the result of an engineer training exercise ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/pong-debuted-on-this-day-in-1972-ataris-pioneering-cpu-less-video-arcade-games-creation-was-the-result-of-an-engineer-training-exercise oMwSSD8SBTV56QDhxftgm Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari Gamestation Go review: 200+ Atari classics in your hands, supported by a unique selection of physical controls ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/atari-gamestation-go-review jLvHQYLZjDEvhdM8gCa5u5 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:35:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition released at $169 — bright yellow console comes with Pac-Man: Double Feature 2-in-1 game cartridge ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-2600-pac-man-edition-released-at-usd169-bright-yellow-console-comes-with-pac-man-double-feature-2-in-1-game-cartridge eQr8vrMaYQWdzSxJw56ZVn Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:04:04 +0000 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:04:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari just resurrected its most potent foe in the console wars from 45 years ago, the Intellivision Spirit — $149 console comes with 45 games, was brought into the Atari fold through IP acquisition last year ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-just-resurrected-its-most-potent-foe-in-the-console-wars-from-45-years-ago-the-intellivision-spirit-usd149-console-comes-with-45-games-was-brought-into-the-atari-fold-through-ip-acquisition-last-year fWZ8x5LrUHuoh3r3UAciUe Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari Gamestation Go handheld goes up for pre-order — retro deck boasts 200+ classic games and unique physical controls ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-gamestation-go-handheld-goes-up-for-pre-order-retro-deck-boasts-200-classic-games-and-unique-physical-controls e5CUCFFtRuFNG3SLAUKkt7 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:50:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Gemini crumbles in the face of Atari Chess challenge — admits it would 'struggle immensely' against 1.19 MHz machine, says canceling the match most sensible course of action ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/google-gemini-crumbles-in-the-face-of-atari-chess-challenge-admits-it-would-struggle-immensely-against-1-19-mhz-machine-says-canceling-the-match-most-sensible-course-of-action t8dm9LCphR5bygRRhnj5r3 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:48:19 +0000 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:05:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Not to be outdone by ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot humiliates itself in Atari 2600 chess showdown — another AI humbled by 1970s tech despite trash talk ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/not-to-be-outdone-by-chatgpt-microsoft-copilot-humiliates-itself-in-atari-2600-chess-showdown-another-ai-humbled-by-1970s-tech-despite-trash-talk YUFi7UHXt9LxeGZHUgJXqX Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:05:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ ChatGPT 'got absolutely wrecked' by Atari 2600 in beginner's chess match — OpenAI's newest model bamboozled by 1970s logic ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-got-absolutely-wrecked-by-atari-2600-in-beginners-chess-match-openais-newest-model-bamboozled-by-1970s-logic FWw3WhLj4vnAUKteSNRjGK Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:31:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. Atari parts store still open after 41 years, has spent $100K+ designing new parts ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/u-s-atari-parts-store-still-open-after-41-years-has-spent-usd100k-designing-new-parts-last-original-atari-hardware-launched-32-years-ago FnMgufN6kTGV9FcM3gG2Pf Sun, 16 Mar 2025 13:50:20 +0000 Mon, 05 May 2025 15:11:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raspberry Pi Pico W adds Bluetooth to Atari 2600 for wireless controller support ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-pico-w-adds-bluetooth-to-atari-2600-for-wireless-controller-support SxQN9CGTqUR8NCF9xzFQq9 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:44:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raspberry Pi Pico Plays MicroPython River Raid ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-plays-micropython-river-raid riZUiLj6mkmk4gRU73WWvc Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:35:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari VCS in Jeopardy After Atari Pull Manufacturing Contracts (Updated) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-ends-vcs-production-contracts XzjvssVY8cx5PcfVwS2tXj Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:09:17 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Raspberry Pi Atari-Themed Walnut Arcade is Made For Two ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-walnut-atari-themed-arcade F9TjqQHPrbgPFtrZCm4RNN Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:21:59 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari VCS Review: Nostalgia Isn’t Enough ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/atari-vcs-console Bdq5YpnpW8wAJVTfYTwoMj Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:08:10 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:32:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari Goes All-in on Cryptocurrencies and NFT ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-splits-gaming-and-blockchain-businesses o7wpLAqv2xSPRyaDYFYRwh Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:24:39 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:49:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ PiTari Raspberry Pi Case Brings your Atari Dreams to Life ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pitari-raspberry-pi-case-brings-your-atari-dreams-to-life C2MJUphTyW3df7w2U4XpiJ Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:13:47 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Arcade Game Lets You Shoot Real Pellets at Virtual Targets ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/arcade-game-pellets-pong YVZmBds2a6J8MLQxWTygRf Fri, 10 Jan 2020 21:23:25 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari VCS Architect Quits Over Alleged Non-Payment, Casts Doubt on Console's Future ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-vcs-gaming-console-head-architect-quits,40602.html d6Y7bgqrnxR4mtzg22GDba Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:06:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari VCS: Architect Quits Designing AMD-Powered Device, New Pics Shared ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-vcs-pics-release-date-amd-update,40587.html X68FF7nC7QbE4ewA46cPrB Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:59:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:53:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari Partners With Antstream Arcade for VCS Retro Games ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-partners-anstream-arcade-game-streaming,40510.html 3VkxPgvpUNei6wwqVE5VQ3 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 19:14:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Up Close With the Atari VCS, 'The Raspberry Pi for the Living Room' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-vcs-raspberry-pi-gaming-desktop-pc,39647.html XMdJEpvbJ5yVJzG62K6CZ Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:04:02 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:54:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD Announces New Ryzen R1000 Embedded Processors, Atari VCS Design Win ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-r1000-embedded-soc-gaming,39082.html 7GzpDjLx34bvSvDAcnyibV Tue, 16 Apr 2019 07:30:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:42:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari Upgrades VCS to AMD Raven Ridge APU ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-vcs-amd-raven-ridge,38854.html 3riWobqbGBgJqpfPfsHisE Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:40:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:40:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari Starts Another Run of Not-So-Limited VCS Consoles ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-tribute-edition-vcs-console,37333.html JfYn2Szsu8Qq7wTB8nH9j9 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:56:02 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari Opens Pre-Orders For Retro 'VCS' Console (Update: $2M Raised In 24 Hours) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-opens-pre-orders-vcs-console,37139.html pa6EXC5KjqDwdYr7PuXgS4 Thu, 31 May 2018 16:25:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ GDC 2018 Highlights: VR, Ray Tracing & Atari ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/824-gdc-2018-highlights-vr.html Wk2JVWv8rKmMkH3xtMn7yK Sat, 24 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Atari VCS Pops Up At GDC 2018 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-vcs-gdc-game-atarbox,36713.html YGeJDXizCEydDVCeU5dQBQ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:30:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ So, Uh, Atari's New 'Speakerhats' Are A Real Thing ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-wearable-technology-speakerhats,35049.html M9zxwLjB5FPTU69Jbrkpii Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:40:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari Reveals Upcoming Ataribox Console's Design ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-new-ataribox-console-design,35017.html 7WHrNpoTJKPwn3uJmp3x28 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:45:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Latest 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' Update Teases Batarians, Platinum Difficulty For APEX Missions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/mass-effect-andromeda-platinum-batarians,34946.html Z5HfT5cFpuvcShrmFQSouN Wed, 05 Jul 2017 21:35:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rights Groups Object To 'Secret' Warrants For Facebook Data ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/rights-groups-secret-warrants-facebook,34944.html WSjYuDrB974H5TFzoZrwPn Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:35:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn To Play 'Battlezone' In VR In Its Latest Trailer ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/battlezone-vr-trailer-tutorial-gameplay,32704.html pkjyxA3RF8JFgvJG2jLKXU Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:15:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Computer History: From The Antikythera Mechanism To The Modern Era ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/history-of-computers,4518.html TsJUu5vCvctwibdGgvv88a Sun, 03 Jul 2016 13:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Atari Vault' Brings 100 Classic Atari Games To Steam ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-vault-available-on-steam,31480.html THSd8Rkoujgo6ExdZP8PBF Thu, 24 Mar 2016 20:45:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Unearthed Atari E.T. Cartridges Will be Up for Sale ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-e.t.-cartridge-for-sale,26918.html 3bd4cDV4JVuihaPZYpp56Z Wed, 04 Jun 2014 20:56:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ 21 Consoles And Handhelds That Crashed And Burned ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/611-console-handheld-fail.html riP257gjFoNZJidwiJMFob Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:00:01 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pong Creator Says Wii U Won't Be Successful ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Pong-Wii-U-Nolan-Bushnell-touchscreen-Nintendo-TVii,19319.html jAfenRaEUZkdJXkXBMpFjQ Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:30:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russian Startup Develops x86 Emulator for ARM, Could Be Great for Windows RT Devices ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/arm-emulator-x86-windows-rt,18121.html 8cM4PwzVbGPJGS5jdS9weW Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Commodore Founder Jack Tramiel Dies at 83 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Commodore-Atari-Jack-Tramiel-VIC20-PET,15267.html 9NE3nVWJrT6Ypv8K8cGtxM Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:50:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Star Trek Online MMORPG Officially Goes F2P ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/F2P-Star-Trek-Cryptic-Studios-MMORPG-Atari,14506.html WSZEnYCBnfTrD5yRHNtVtN Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ D&D Raids Facebook with Old-School Neverwinter RPG ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/D-D-Neverwinter-Facebook-turn-based-RPG,13588.html FQNBCjFPgYKPyDsMgMTwdn Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ben Heck's Got an Atari 2600-esque Xbox 360 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Atari-2600-Ben-Heck-Mod-Xbox-360,12439.html 26hLeHGiGjhHqHEz8ptYKN Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:40:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Four Retro Consoles Torn Apart and Photographed ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Atari-2600-Nintendo-Famicom-RCA-Studio-II-Magnavox-Odyssey-100-iFixit,11226.html emu5p3UtmGjUscn2TebgwF Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:10:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hasbro Suing Atari over D&D License ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/Hasbro-Atari-Dungeons-Dragons-MMORPG,9293.html GEJX5oq5sZxE7EA863hmPm Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:21:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can Your Old Athlon 64 Still Game? ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/athlon-gaming-benchmark,2054.html qizXAPNPtWqWxpTuQE3JB Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:40:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:11:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Atari Sues Game Sites For Low Reviews ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-game-review,5737.html KQgceKckLJQRq9qcpktpXB Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:50:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:58:13 +0000