Wednesday is the 40th anniversary of Atari, a company known for putting joysticks into Americans' hands and consoles into their homes before people had even heard of "video games." full story ![]()
Atari wants to put its videogame business on the auction block in pieces in July.
wsj.com (27 days ago)

If you had an Atari as a child, the vast differences between the gaming console of today and the digital substance of your youth is enough that every 2D game threatens to break out the waves of nostalgia, and Atari’s Breakout is no exception. To commemorate the game’s 37th anniversary, Google created a playable online ...
slashgear.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Linksys turns 25 today. Here's an infographic depicting just about every router the iconic networking vendor has ever made. The company is also announcing its new logo after its acqusition by Belkin.
pcmag.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
(Reuters) - Video game maker Atari Inc is seeking court approval for the sale of all its assets as it works its way out of bankruptcy protection. The company said on Tuesday it tried looking for a buyer with the help of its investment banker Perella Weinberg Partners, but was unable to find a "stalking horse," or initial bidder, acceptable to it. Atari has set a minimum bid...
yahoo.com (27 days ago)

Google has brought the arcade right to your image search window with its newest celebratory Easter egg game. It’s the 37th birthday of the classic Atari game Breakout, and if you type “Atari Breakout” as a Google image search query, you can play the 1970s...
abcnews.com (1 month and 4 days ago)

A New Mexico city commission has agreed to allow a Canadian multimedia studio to search a landfill site where old, terrible Atari games are rumored to be buried.
telegraph.co.uk (14 days ago)

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- A Canadian studio has gotten permission to search an old landfill where old, terrible Atari games are rumored to be buried.
mercurynews.com (14 days ago)
Google has brought the arcade right to your image search window with its newest celebratory Easter egg game. It’s the 37th birthday of the classic Atari game Breakout, and if you type “Atari Breakout” as a Google image search query, you can play the 1970s...
abcnews.com (1 month and 4 days ago)

According to urban legend, a landfill somewhere in the small city of Alamogordo, New Mexico, bulges with millions of copies of the worst game ever made—a game that many observers blamed for the North American video-game sales crash of 1983. Atari’s bubble burst because of a little alien. In December 1982, Atari released E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600, and...
pcworld.com (2 months and 4 days ago)

Google is famous for the Easter eggs buried in its products. This might be one of the most entertaining we've seen in while. Head over to Google Image Search and punch in a query for "atari breakout"-or just click this link-and say goodbye to the rest of your evening. Yes, my friends, just punch that search query in and your screen will magically transform itself into an...
gizmodo.com (1 month and 5 days ago)
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