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Atari’s latest release isn’t a console or a game — it’s a ridiculously high-tech hat

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Ataribox hopes to run current and classic games, may require crowdfunding

New images of the mysterious Ataribox console confirm that the system will be available in modern and retro variants.
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Pew pew pew! Atari CEO says business is good, ‘Ataribox’ is on the way

Also today: Amazon may be getting ready to launch a message/chat/social media app, Kansas City moves forward with their 'smart city' plans.
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What’s inside the AtariBox? We pieced together all the clues

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The AtariBox console is real: Atari’s back in the hardware biz

After a mysterious Atari console called AtariBox appeared during E3 2017, CEO Fred Chesnais confirmed that it was not a hoax.
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Canceled before release in the 1990s, 'Primal Rage 2' is now playable on PCs

A long-lost sequel to the '90s fighting game Primal Rage has finally surfaced, and is now playable on modern PCs via emulation.
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Android-based Gameband smartwatch lives a second life as a gaming machine

For those looking to game on their wrists, FMTwo Game Inc. launched the Gameband, the company's gaming-centric smartwatch.
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Get another dose of 'Stranger Things' with hacker's Atari-style retro-browser game

Everyone loves Stranger Things, right? Well, if you’re eagerly anticipating season two, Netflix has a surprise for you.
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'Rollercoaster Tycoon 3' developer sues Atari for $2 million in alleged unpaid royalties

Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 and Planet Coaster developer Frontier Developments has sued publisher Atari over allegedly unpaid royalties for the former game.
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Roam and Atari team up for GameOn headphones aimed at both gamers and music lovers

Beats br Dre co-creator Steven Lamar is back with a new brand, Roam, that has teamed up with Atari for the new co-branded GameOn earphones.
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RZA’s next album will be a masterpiece of old-school Atari remixes

Iconic Wu-Tang founder and producer RZA has partnered with Atari to create an album based on its famed bleeps and bloops.
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Video game pioneer Atari to begin developing smart home products this year

Four decades after the release of Pong, video game aficionado Atari has announced a partnership with the France-based SigFox to develop smart home products.
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Classic Pong game gets mechanical makeover

The classic game of Pong has been brought to life again thanks to the creative genius of Daniel Perdomo, who created a coffee-table version of the game.
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The man behind Pong is making mobile games now

Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell has signed a three-game deal with Dutch developer Spil Games to make his "mobile-first" game debut.
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Atari Vault launches with 100 games, controller support, and online features

Atari Vault is now available for download on Steam and features 100 classic games with online play, leaderboards, and controller support.
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Atari is releasing a 100-game bundle for PC this spring

Atari is releasing a 100-game bundle for PC, which will be previewed at PAX South 2016 in late January.
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National Videogame Museum opens in Texas this December

The National Videogame Museum has been under construction for over a year. Its goal is to educate and entertain the public about the history of video games.
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Notorious E.T. Atari cartridges dumped in the New Mexico desert fetch $108,000

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Atari revives Asteroids as a sandbox base-builder?

Atari has announced Asteroids: Outposts, a new revival that expands the 1979 arcade shooter classic into a survival sandbox base-builder.
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Atari to revive Alone in the Dark and Haunted House this fall

Atari is set to revive two of its well-known franchises, with both Alone in the Dark: Illumination and Haunted House due to arrive in fall 2014.

Legendary Atari video game stash uncovered in the New Mexico desert

Atari’s Breakout celebrates 37th birthday on Google’s image search

Out of credits, Atari files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Foundational video game maker Atari has struggled for decades to find the financial footing that made it an industry trailblazer in the 1970s, but after a period of consolidation, the company plans to sell its assets after filing for bankruptcy.
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Primal Rage II finally revealed! (Just 14 years too late)

After 14 years in storage one man rediscovers footage from the canceled Primal Rage II, allowing fans to finally witness the game in all of its poorly thought out, disappointing glory.

Jetsetter: Fable creators Lionhead start work on ‘MMO-like’ RPG for Xbox 720

Atari reveals plans for social gaming push

From Pong to anti-aging games: Nolan Bushnell discusses the future of gaming

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Lodsys adds major game developers to infringement suit

Atari to sell City of Heroes and Star Trek Online dev Cryptic Studios

Centipede: Infestation slithers onto the Wii and 3DS

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Video game pioneer Jerry Lawson dead at 70

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Atari launches greatest hits collection for iOS

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Commodore 64 triumphantly returns with modern capabilities

Infogrames to Complete Takeover of Atari