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Dad raises gaming prodigy by training him on 8 console generations

Teaching kids to play Pac-Man is not a waste of time.

On Dec 11, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

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Legendary E.T. games found in Atari dig now for sale on eBay

You can now bid for a piece of industry history.

On Nov 4, 2014 by Taylor Hatmaker

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Atari’s infamously terrible E.T. game is museum-bound

Thanks to the game’s near-mythical status—and its four-year excavation saga—they’re definitely going to find a buyer for the rest.

On Sep 16, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The real price of every major game console in one handy graphic

And you thought your Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were expensive.

On Aug 5, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

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Build your own Pride parade with Atari’s new ‘Pridefest’ game

It's the SimCity of celebrating the LGBT community.

On Jul 18, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

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Denny’s has released food-related takes on classic Atari games

You Atari favorites have gone to breakfast in these Denny's game remixes. 

On Jul 2, 2014 by Imad Khan

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Long lost ‘E.T.’ Atari game found in a New Mexico landfill

One man's trash...

On Apr 26, 2014 by Audra Schroeder

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It’s time for the trash dump dig for Atari’s ‘E.T.’ and you’re invited

The date has been set for the great video game dump dig.

On Apr 11, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Filmmakers get approval for landfill dig in search for worst video of all time

Thousands of copies of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial are supposedly encased in cement beneath a New Mexico landfill.

On Apr 5, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The quest to find Atari’s ‘E.T.,’ the worst video game of all time

Can a treasure hunt in a landfill find Atari's E.T.?

On Mar 8, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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Are video games leveling up or dumbing down education?

A growing legion of skeptics fear the rush to transform education into a video arcade may be nothing more than a distraction.

On Mar 6, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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Play 1,000 classic video games in your browser, thanks to the Internet Archive

Step into the Console Living Room and play some classic Atari titles.

On Dec 28, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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YouTube’s flawed copyright ID system targets gamer—for using his own video

YouTube's new content ID system is proving to be really bad at IDing content.

On Dec 17, 2013 by Aja Romano

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These Oculus Rift hacks can make your dreams a (virtual) reality

From Super Mario and Skyrim to vertigo and the guillotine, the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset can already do some pretty amazing things.

On Aug 2, 2013 by Mike Fenn

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Google Easter egg lets you play Atari’s Breakout

In what's becoming a spring tradition, Google has hidden another video game–inspired Easter egg in its powerful search engine.

On May 14, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III