Atari video games were all the rage when I was a child. Though the video games that Atari put out are undeniably childish in comparison to today’s graphic laden options, they were all we had back then. Amazingly, that alone was enough to make the games fun and exciting. Having an Atari meant hours spent [...]
The Top Five Atari Video Games Of Yesteryear
March 1st, 2010 · No Comments
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How to Buy an Atari Console
February 19th, 2010 · No Comments
Long before the Wii, Playstation, Game Cube or Xbox 360, there was Atari. It was a console ahead of its time and everyone had one, or begged for one. Games like Pong and Pac-Man set the premises for the future of the video game console. To buy an Atari console seems like an easy feat, [...]
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Atari Sees Small Revenue Decline, U.S. Growth
February 14th, 2010 · No Comments
Publisher Atari has seen financial troubles over the past few years as it aims for a return to profitability, but the company’s newest financial results were “stable,” the company says.
Atari revealed just a 1.2 percent year over year decline in revenues to €92.5 million ($126.3 million) for the nine months ended December 31 — and [...]
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Get Ready to Retro with the Atari Flashback 2+!
February 13th, 2010 · No Comments
Long before Nintendo conquered the world with the NES in 1987, Atari ruled the video game landscape with their 2600 and 7800 consoles in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Since those games couldn’t rely on graphics or elaborate storytelling, they needed gameplay hooks that were compelling. Most were also either arcade games or similar [...]
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Classic 1980 Atari Game ‘Missile Command’ Is Preparing To Launch As A Movie?
February 11th, 2010 · No Comments
With “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” — the latest in a long string of video game adaptations — coming this summer with a high-profile cast and director, it’s only a matter of time before more of the most popular game franchises are whipped into Hollywood shape. Like “Halo.” Or “Call of Duty.” Or… [...]
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Atari 2600 still schooling game designers
February 6th, 2010 · No Comments
If you draw a straight line representing the evolution of video games from the Atari 2600 to the Nintendo Wii, one thing is clear: if you don’t know your past, you can’t know your future.
That was the central lesson of Georgia Tech professor Ian Bogost’s Friday talk at the Game Developers Conference here, “Learning from [...]
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A Thanksgiving Feast with the Top Classic Video Games About Food
December 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Thanksgiving is this week! It’s time to gather round with your friends and loved ones and follow the grand tradition of stuffing your gullet. And just what goes better together than video games and food?
Classic games and eating have a long tradition together, from playing at the pizza parlor or grabbing a quick snack between [...]
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Ghostbusters Gameplay Performance and IQWho ya gonna call?…
July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters! That’s right; a brand new video game marks the re-release of the feature film on Blu-ray. We’ll take this game, which pays homage to the feature films perfectly, through our gauntlet of video cards to see what kind of value and gameplay experience you can get.
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PS3 Review - ‘Ghostbusters: The Video Game’
July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.
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‘A Christmas Carol’ Video Game Due Out This Fall
June 10th, 2009 · No Comments
We’ve only seen a bit of Robert Zemeckis ‘ A Christmas Carol , but in those few seconds we witnessed the promise of all this motion capture stuff. Still haven’t perfected the eyes, and I have a feeling [...]
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