Neowin News Feed for: Atari 2600

Book review: Atari: Business is Fun

Paul Ferson — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:53:34 +0000

Neowin glimpses into the Atari of the 1970s, a company markedly different to that which we know today. We try to discover just how fun business was as part of one of the main companies of the decade. Read more...

Atari giving away cool Xbox 360 Atari 2600 case mod

John Callaham — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:58:33 +0000

Atari is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the launch of Pong by giving away a modified Xbox 360 that looks like an Atari 2600 console, complete with an attached LCD screen. Read more...

Happy 40th birthday, Atari [Updated]

Paul Ferson — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:30:36 +0100

Atari has been around since this day in 1972, now. Neowin takes a brief look at the company's history and celebrates its existence, for its huge contribution to this industry. Read more...

Retro Wednesday: Journey to Rivendell

Tyler Holman — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:58:50 +0100

In this week's Retro Wednesday, we take a look at The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell, a lost Atari 2600 prototype and the first attempt to turn Tolkien's world into a video game. Read more...

Retro Wednesday: Raiders of the Lost Ark

Tyler Holman — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:31:30 +0100

This week Retro Wednesday takes a look at 1982's Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first ever game to be licensed from a movie, and a game that features a level of depth rare for an Atari 2600 title. Read more...