Today, creating a ground-breaking video game is akin to making a movie. You need a story, graphic artists, music, and more. But until the middle of the 20th century, there were no video games.

Something to look forward to: Atari's VCS retro console is just around the corner. Quite a bit about the box is already known, but the company revealed some details about its controllers today ...

Neither Atari nor UNIS Technology Ltd. have revealed the pricing for the Atari Mini Pong Jr. yet, but given its hyper-focused game library, it will hopefully be well below a Benjamin. Consumer ...

Discovery Bay Games joins Atari's blast from the past. expand. Jun 8, 2011 ...

When the Atari VCS team decided to remake the retro console, it knew the controllers would be just as important as the box itself. After all, there's no gaming accessory quite as iconic as the ...

If you think the PS5 is expensive, get a load of Atari’s “Home Pong” prototype. The original 1975, hand-carved wood mock-up of the Pong system recently sold for $270,910 at auction ...

The video game Pong turns 50 this year. The rules are simple. It’s ping-pong, so you and another person each control a paddle on the screen — hit a ball back and forth and try to avoid missing ...

50 years ago, Atari released the original Pong as an arcade game. To mark the anniversary, Atari co-founder and Pong designer Allan Alcorn spoke with NPR to reflect on the game's development.

'PONG' is being reimagined as a humorous role-playing game from original creator Atari and developer Chequered Ink for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC via online storefront Steam.

50 years ago, Atari released the original Pong as an arcade game. To mark the anniversary, Atari co-founder and Pong designer Allan Alcorn spoke with NPR to reflect on the game's development.

The collection commemorates video game pioneers — Dona Bailey (Centipede) and Al Alcorn (Pong) — who helped to pave the way for the industry and who were both heavily involved in the creation ...