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Atari Video Chess checkmates Copilot after knocking over ChatGPT's king

When two of the most advanced AI models lost to a 1979 chess game, it exposed how sounding smart isn’t the same as actually thinking.

TechRadar

45 Years Later, A Classic Atari Series Just Got A Bold Reimaging

Missile Command Delta is a subtly ingenious reimagination of one of the all-time great arcade game experiences.

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Space Invaders creator recalls building arcade games with mirrors, making a prototype console that never saw release, and how short-sighted Taito's sales team was about videogames: 'These things will never sell'

"Younger people who want to make games should play really old games… there is something shining within them."

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From Pong to Wii Sports: the surprising legacy of tennis in gaming history

From the lab-born Tennis for Two to the console classics of Nintendo and Sega, the sport has been a constant, foundational force in gaming’s rise

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Not to be outdone by ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot humiliates itself in Atari 2600 chess showdown — another AI humbled by 1970s tech despite trash talk

Microsoft Copilot is the latest AI to have been trounced in Atari Chess, despite its pre-game confidence in a victory.

Tom’s Hardware

This tiny Atari console is naturally great for Pac-Man, but I use it to play one of the most cursed retro games from the '80s

The Atari 400 Mini is a fantastic retro console time capsule for playing classics like Pac-Man, but it'll also help you easily try forgotten oddities.

GamesRadar

Atari's reboot of Mad Max-style racer Fatal Run is coming later this year, and its new trailer shows a hefty dose of Burnout in its irradiated DNA

Mad tracks.

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"Notoriously obtuse hardware" meant Mortal Kombat 4 has "never accurately" come to home consoles, but Legacy Kollection found a way to preserve NetherRealm's full arcade roots

Summer Preview 2025 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is going above and beyond to preserve the series' arcade history

GamesRadar

Golden Tee Arcade Classics to Release on July 17

Atari has announced Golden Tee Arcade Classics, a new collection that brings a lineup of vintage Golden Tee arcade games to modern platforms for the first time. The digital version is set to launch on July 17, with physical editions for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch arriving October 24.

Operation Sports

ChatGPT got 'absolutely wrecked' at chess by the 48-year-old Atari VCS: 'It made enough blunders to get laughed out of a 3rd grade chess club'

DeepBlue would be ashamed.

PC Gamer

ChatGPT may be the smartest software ever, but this Pong-era game console can do something it can't

A 48-year-old game console has outsmarted ChatGPT in "The Game of Kings," but its victory may be short-lived.

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Best retro game consoles for nostalgic gaming fans

Revisit gaming's golden days with the best retro consoles, offering classic gameplay with today's tech. Explore top picks for nostalgic gamers.

Evening Standard

ChatGPT 'got absolutely wrecked' by Atari 2600 in beginner's chess match — OpenAI's newest model bamboozled by 1970s logic

It is claimed that OpenAI’s ChatGPT 4o model “got absolutely wrecked on the beginner level” of Atari Chess on an Atari 2600 console from the 1970s.

Tom’s Hardware

Sneeze and this incredibly tiny postage-stamp-sized Atari computer recreation is a goner

A tiny but timely reminder of a more optimistic era of computing...

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"Fate Of Atlantis felt like the movie we never got," says Indiana Jones and The Great Circle producer as devs reflect on the series' gaming legacy: "It really captured the spirit of the movies that came before it"

From the Atari to Xbox Series X and PS5, Indiana Jones game devs past and present discuss the archaeologist's immense and lasting legacy in the medium

Tom’s Hardware

Doom slithers and dithers its way with a 16-color Atari ST port

Jonas Eschenburg shows off Doom running on the classic Atari ST system—complete with 16 color support and more dithering than you can shake a stick at.

MusicRadar

“It provided a blueprint for the ecosystem we swear by today”: How music production became accessible to all thanks to a handful of innovators

We sat down to write a track with our laptop, and pondered how we got here? Maybe via our spare bedroom…or even a kitchen?

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You've never heard of Nex Playground, but it's one of the most interestingly designed games consoles out there

The Apple-like design and a focus on motion control makes this tiny cube unique.

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Atari bets on retro appeal with new 2600 smartwatch

This wearable is going to take customers back in time.

MusicRadar

“You can’t really say to Yoko Ono, ‘Sorry, I forgot to press record’, can you?”: Our forgotten interview with big-beat legends Basement Jaxx reveals the oddness of working with John Lennon’s widow - and a love for Atari

A rediscovered interview from our archives with the Grammy-winning duo touches on the stress of making sure that their studio time with Lennon’s widow went without a hitch

Creative Bloq

Retro gamers are drooling over these Atari-themed sauces

The packaging is a display piece in itself.

TechRadar

The Atari 7800+ is a decent retro gaming package with a few too many frustrations to fully recommend

The Atari 7800+ disappoints with its hollow quality and woeful controller, but its games are undoubtedly great.

Tom’s Hardware

Grok 3 used to clone Breakout game — fabled windows developer shares prompts and code

Windows development legend Dave Plummer has shared the prompt and code for a Breakout clone he created in Grok 3.

PC Gamer

Jeff Minter is remaking another Atari classic, and yeah, it is definitely a Jeff Minter game

I, Robot is expected to be out this spring.

Atari's Asteroids watch is a dream for retro fashionistas – just don't expect to tell the time

If you loved Atari Asteroids back in the day, this is the watch for you.

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