The Latest Breaking News from Atari

The new Bubsy is better than I expected, but its hackneyed '90s nostalgia is exhausting

This cat has too many lives.

PC Gamer · May 21

Button-pushing explorers: How to grasp that AI agents can do amazing things while knowing nothing

The nonprofit ARC Prize Foundation on May 1, 2026, released the results of a new benchmark: a test of an AI system’s ability to solve a game. The results were striking – humans scored 100%, while the most advanced AI systems scored under 1%.

The Conversation · May 12

Atari just bought the rights to the big daddy of PC RPGs, and a reissue campaign is afoot

The first five Wizardry games have been rescued from obscurity.

PC Gamer · May 7

Apple turns 50 — one of the world's biggest tech companies started with hobbyist computers

Apple is 50 years old. The company, famous for its iPhones and AirPods, is built on a foundation of hobbyist computing.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 1

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (PS5) review: surprisingly fast and authentic

Why this ‘90s shooter is worth replaying.

Creative Bloq · Mar 29

OpenTTD asks people to please stop being mad at Atari for forcing the game off Steam: 'OpenTTD as a project retains its full independence,' and you can still get it for free

OpenTTD developer Owen Rudge says "Atari have worked collaboratively with us," and it also put up some cash to help cover the game's server costs.

PC Gamer · Mar 20

You've got a narrow window to nab OpenTTD on Steam for free, because Transport Tycoon Deluxe has just been un-abandonwared by Atari

Get rolling, tycoons.

PC Gamer · Mar 13

A Lego PlayStation might be coming this Christmas, and with 9 months to go, I'm already asking Santa for it

Lego is reportedly developing its next game console set, based on the PS1.

TechRadar · Mar 13

51 Legends And Myths Once Considered Hoaxes That Evidence Later Proved True

Throughout history, people have come up with myths and legends to explain the world around them. Most stay exactly that: fascinating stories that are untrue, exaggerated, or only loosely based on reality. But every now and then, one turns out to have more truth to it than anyone expected. After…

Bored Panda · Mar 6

Creator of Window's Task Manager shows off 'probably what Task Manager would look like if I were still around' — Tempest AI's retro-futuristic dashboard code shared to Github

Dave Plummer created Tempest AI to play the classic Atari game, but he also built a dashboard which imagines what Task Manager should look like if he were still in charge of it.

Tom’s Hardware · Feb 21