Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. Atari, one of the most storied brands in video game history ...

From Atari Interactive, Inc. comes the Atari 2600+, the highly anticipated refresh of the Atari Video Computer System (VCS), Atari’s legendary console that was first released in September 1977.

The Atari 2600+ comes out tomorrow for $129.99 (see it on Amazon). Anyone who lived through the early days of console gaming, or who’s interested in seeing what it was like, may want to take a look at ...

If you were a child of the 1970s or '80s, there is a good chance that you played a game on an Atari game system. The first model — known as the Atari 2600 — was one of the first home game consoles to ...