The Atari Pong arcade machine made its debut on this day in 1972.

Regardless of whether or not the quarter cup really did runneth over, the Atari founders felt emboldened enough by their test drive to announce on Nov. 29 that they'd be rolling out Pong cabinets for ...

No one could have predicted that fifty-three years ago this game would have led to the success of the video game indsutry.

Who here remembers the name Atari? I feel the younger generations may not, but now, it looks like they will have an opportunity to really get a feel for who this company was and still is. I remember ...

Samuel F. Dabney, an electrical engineer who laid the groundwork for the modern video game industry by cofounding Atari Inc. and helping to create the hit console game "Pong," died May 26 at his home ...

If someone asked you to name the very first video game console, what would you say? The Nintendo Entertainment System? No, ...

If you think the PS5 is expensive, get a load of Atari’s “Home Pong” prototype. The original 1975, hand-carved wood mock-up of the Pong system recently sold for $270,910 at auction, according to ...

When he felt the geek and gaming community had failed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pong last year, James Larsson decided to honor the game in his own way. He created a pair of touch-sensitive ...

These are simulations of some of the most popular Pong consoles from the 1970s. The consoles included are: Atari Home Pong (C-100) Atari Super Pong (C-140) Coleco Telstar Nintendo Color TV-Game 6 ...

Blaise Santi is a recent graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts majoring in Dramatic Writing. He's had experience writing not only for screen and stage, but also for sketch and late-night. His ...