NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atari® — one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — has today announced that its first full calendar year ...

In the United States, the video game era in the late 1970s and early 1980s was defined by two consoles - the Atari 2600 and Intellivision. This rivalry predates the Nintendo versus Sega era by a ...

Atari and Intellivision launched dueling consoles, the Atari 2600, and Intellivision. Intellivision was developed by Mattel Electronics and introduced to the world in 1979.

Atari’s acquisition of the Intellivision brand has led to the announcement of the new Intellivision Sprint console, reviving a piece of 1980s gaming history with modern updates for today’s players.

For fans of old-school games, it’s kind of like Coke acquiring Pepsi: Atari, which produced one of the first hit home game consoles, announced a deal to acquire the brand of long-time rival ...

Today the console wars are largely fought between Microsoft (Xbox One X|S) and Sony (PlayStation 5), and you can throw Nintendo (Switch) in there as well. But arguably the first console skirmish of ...

The big picture: Despite being just shadows of their former selves, the Atari and Intellivision brands are still on the market almost 50 years after their original introduction. Atari has now acquired ...

Atari just announced that it has acquired the Intellivision brand, along with more than 200 games from Intellivision Entertainment LLC. This puts an end to the very first console war, as Atari and ...

Atari acquires Intellivision, ending a historic rivalry and gaining over 200 classic games. The deal excludes the Intellivision Amico, which will continue development under a rebranded company. Live ...