Nowadays, video game consoles are a ubiquitous piece of hardware in many households. Maybe you have a Switch hooked up in the ...

Atari's first "Pong" console? Close, but the real progenitor of home gaming actually managed to beat out the 1972 release of ...

In 1975, Nintendo acquired the Japanese distribution rights for the Magnavox Odyssey, the first commercial home video game console. This move spurred the company to develop its own games ...

This was the first ever video game console released in 1972. The Odyssey could only display ... more famous and more successful Atari Pong, and Magnavox sued Pong for copyright infringement.

Video games today with their hyper-realistic gameplay and complex storylines are all descended from the Magnavox Odyssey, the first video game console. It was sold in 1972 for the equivalent of $ ...

From the Magnavox Odyssey - the first ever console from 1972 - to the Playstation 5 Slim from 2023, over 50 years of console history are represented and can be played in just a few steps.

The worldwide gaming market is a multi-billion dollar industry. Statista reports that revenue from video games was estimated ...

Feeling nostalgic for the good old days of gaming hardware? Revisit them in Console Chronicles.

On Sept. 29, Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell will make an appearance at Portland Retro Gaming Expo, participating in a panel ...

The record attempt includes the first ever console, the Magnavox Odyssey, from 1972, up to the PS5 Slim, released last year. The set-up includes less mainstream consoles such as the Sega Saturn ...

The National Toy Hall of Fame is floating the idea of inducting balloons. They are among the 12 finalists being considered ...