A second console, the The Channel F System II, was released in 1979, but by then Atari's new console - which we now know as the Atari 2600, and which was more powerful than the Channel F- had ...

Gerald A. "Jerry" Lawson, the American electronics engineer credited with creating the world's first cartridge-based videogame system, has passed away at the age of 70.

Nowadays, video game consoles are a ubiquitous piece of hardware in many households. Maybe you have a Switch hooked up in the living room, an Xbox sitting beside your PC, a PlayStation standing ...

Amazon also has deals on the Atari 2600+ and a wireless Atari joystick that's compatible with PC.

As the first home console ever, the Odyssey ran on batteries and games came on removable circuit cards, not cartridges. The Odyssey tragically lacked sound capability, but that was later rectified ...

It's described as a "versatile new video game system that serves as a modern day take on the classic game console." It can play 8-, 16-, and 32-bit games, which Coleco Holdings says is a "growing ...

Gerald “Jerry” Lawson, creator of the first cartridge-based videogame console, died Saturday morning in a Mountain View, California, hospital, Wired.com has learned. Lawson was 70. As an ...

Atari 2600 Gets First New Game on a Cartridge in 32 Years. Preorders for the collectible version of “Mr. Run and Jump” go live July 31 "Mr. Run and Jump" ...

The Atari 2600+ is now up for pre-order at a reasonable $129.99; Atari says consoles will ship this November.The package will include the console, one CX40+ joystick, the 10-in-1 Game Cartridge ...

The upcoming cartridge-based console Retro VGS may have failed its crowdfunding attempt on Indiegogo last year yet it’s proven to be down but not out. It’s now got the backing of Coleco ...