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 ...

As Pong's popularity started to decline (coupled with the introduction of the Fairchild Channel F, the first system to have programmable "ROM" cartridges), Atari realized that the market for home ...

When people talk about the beginnings of the video game industry, one name invariably bubbles to the top: Atari. The video arcade and console company was formed 40 years ago Wednesday, although the ...

Happy birthday, Pong, and thank you for inspiring countless sequels and knockoffs, as well as the careers of an entire generation of video game designers. BRANDON QUINTANA: "A game that is easy to ...

When it comes to home Atari game consoles, many people know and treasure the Atari 2600—and a few may even remember home Pong. But between the launches of those two pioneering gadgets, Atari created ...

To celebrate the 40th birthday of Pong, one of the earliest arcade video games ever created, Atari has created a modded Xbox 360 which is equipped with an LCD screen and has been custom styled to look ...

Multiplayer gaming today has become an inherently and bewilderingly antisocial affair. You grab a controller, take up as much space as possible on your couch at home, then connect to some random game ...