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A Sega Genesis Mini 2, Atari 400 Mini, and SNES Classic, sit on a table.

The Atari 400 Mini is a tiny system with big emulation potential

The Atari 400 Mini isn't just another tiny retro console. It's the perfect home for all your emulated 8-bit Atari games.
Key art for Lunar Lander Beyond.

Lunar Lander Beyond makes a classic Atari game even more stressful

Key art for Akka Arrh shows psychedelic images.

You need to try PlayStation VR2’s most psychedelic game yet

A ball squares off with a boss in qomp2.

This Pong spiritual successor will break your brain and spirit

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How Digital Eclipse redefined the remaster in 2023 with The Making of Karateka

The Sony PlayStation Access controller was the most innovative gaming tech of 2023.

The most innovative gaming tech of 2023

An Atari 2600+ sits on a table.

The Atari 2600+ is a retro console blueprint that everyone should follow

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Atari’s latest acquisition is a game preservation power play

Hands in VR control an Atari 2600 joystick in Pixel Ripped 1978.

Atari is publishing its first VR game, and it’s coming to PSVR2

Ships fly around the screen in Missile Command: Recharged.

Atari classic Missile Command gets a revamp this November

An Atari XP cartirdige of Missile Command.

Atari celebrates its 50th birthday with a new, working 2600 cartridge

Promo art for Atari Mania shows an animal on a horse.

Atari Mania is WarioWare, but with iconic Atari classics

Atari cartridges sit in a pile.

For Atari, preservation isn’t just about saving old games

Video game preservation is much more complicated than porting old games to modern consoles according to Atari.
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Amazon Luna adds a Jackbox subscription and retro classics

Amazon Luna is adding three new channels, which give subscribers access to all eight Jackbox games, Atari classics, and more.
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Atari’s VCS computer console is getting Google’s full suite of apps

An update for the Atari VCS is adding Google Workplace, giving users quick access to Google's full suite of productivity apps.
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Plex Arcade brings classic Atari console titles to your TV for $5 per month

Plex, the company best known for its media server software, is launching a $5 per month gaming service aimed at fans of retro Atari titles like Centipede.
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Digital Trends Live: Tech diversity, SpaceX success, Android 11 postponed

On Monday's Digital Trends Live we talk the top tech news, including Facebook employees’ criticism of the platform, Google postpones Android 11, and more.
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Atari to begin shipping restyled version of classic game console in June

The Atari VCS will start shipping in June, according to its maker, although most customers will most likely have to wait until later in the summer.
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Atari-themed gaming hotels heading to Las Vegas and 7 other U.S. cities

Atari is getting into the hospitality business, building eight gaming-focused hotels in cities including Las Vegas, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle. Each one will feature a state-of-the-art eSport studio, an Atari gaming playground, and a massive neon-lit Atari logo on the side of the building so you can’t miss it.
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Everything we know about the Atari VCS, including what it is and how to use it

The Atari VCS is an ambitious new console that wears a number of hats. It has a library of classic arcade and Atari games, a storefront for modern games, and a game streaming service. But it's also entirely open, allowing users to play modern PC games and even upload their own creations to the console.
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Digital Trends Live: Florida’s autonomous vehicle law, E3 updates, and more

On today’s episode of Digital Trends Live, we discuss the biggest tech news of the day, including Florida allowing fully autonomous vehicles on the road, Atari’s new gaming system, more from E3, the future of high-speed rail, and our weekly Tech Briefs segment.
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Don’t call it retro. Atari’s VCS is a modern console for PC gamers

You might think the Atari VCS is another retro console like the Nintendo SNES Classic or Sega Genesis Mini. You'd be wrong, though. Atari's VCS is actually a modern console that runs PC hardware. Sure, it can play your favorite old-school Atari games, but it can also do much more than that.
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Atari VCS production-ready design unveiled after another delay

The team behind the Atari VCS unveiled the production-ready design of the retro console, with changes from the original design including the removal of the SD card port and fewer assembly components. The device was recently revealed to have gained a processor upgrade, but at the cost of another delay.
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This is the coolest gaming tech at CES 2019, from laptops to the Teslasuit

We saw a bunch of new gaming products at CES 2019, from the traditional fare like high end gaming laptops and nice monitors to more obscure products such as the futuristic Teslasuit. In no particular order, we've rounded up the coolest gaming tech we saw at CES 2019 in Las Vegas.
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Check out these cheesy TV ads for tech stuff from yesteryear

These days, tech firms spend millions of dollars on complex, multi-layered ad campaigns to market their latest wares. But just a few decades ago, such campaigns were as basic as the products they proffered. We've tracked down some of the best ads from yesteryear, many of them as cheesy as a fully loaded pizza.
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‘Tempest 4000’ reboots Atari’s classic shooter franchise this July

Atari's Tempest 4000, a reboot of the classic retro shooter series, will come to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this July. The game is being produced by Tempest 2000 developer Jeff Minter, whose company Llamasoft was also responsible for the Tempest-like arcade shooter TxK for PlayStation Vita.
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How to pre-order the Atari VCS today and get the best value

Atari's re-entrance into the hardware industry begins in mid-2019 when the Atari VCS launches. The console's Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign was a massive success, and now the hybrid retro-modern console is available for pre-order. Here's how to pre-order the Atari VCS.
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You can put your name down for the Atari VCS, but it won’t arrive until 2019

Atari fans, you can now put your name down for the retro VCS console featuring more than 100 classic games, as well as a bunch of other features that weren't even around when the machine first hit stores in the late 1970s. You'll have to be patient though, as shipping won't begin until spring 2019 at the earliest.
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Atari co-founder and video game pioneer ‘Ted’ Dabney dies at 81

Video game pioneer Ted Dabney has died at age 81 after a battle with cancer. Best known for his time at Atari, a company he co-founded with Nolan Bushnell, Dabney was instrumental in the creation of the first arcade cabinet and would go on to aid the development of the first popular arcade game, Pong.
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Atari embraces cryptocurrencies and sees its stock prices soar

Atari has announced that it is partnering with two different companies to help create new forms of cryptocurrencies.
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Coffee table-sized mechanical ‘Pong’ makes its official debut at CES

Two years ago, a band of friends created a mechanical version of 'Pong.' Now, the unit is in the production phase and on the showroom floor.
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Microsoft takes a deep dive into developing code for quantum computing

Microsoft works on computing's Next Big Thing, more Ataribox console news, we drive the crazy Polaris Slingshot grin machine.
According to rumors, the iPhone X may be discontinued this summer, we'll take a first look at the Galaxy S9. Also, 50 Cent is beyond wealthy in bitcoins, the Amazon Go Store goes public and the dream a robot to bring you a beer, may finally be a reality.

Trends with Benefits: Comic-Con, Return of Atari, Elon Musk and the Hyperloop

The latest news from Comic-Con, the return of Atari and Elon Musk's Hyperloop dreams are all covered on today's episode.
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Atari’s latest release isn’t a console or a game — it’s a ridiculously high-tech hat