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Atari Has Remade The Original Survival-Horror Game

Atari's Haunted House is back and the game pays homage to the original horror classic.

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Berzerk: Recharged is Bringing Back the 80s With a Twist

Atari's upcoming game Berzerk: Recharged will take the 80s classic to new heights and upgrade it for the modern world.

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How DC's Atari Force Changed Comics And Gaming

DC's partnership with Atari trailblazed the relationship between comic books and video games that set a precedent for decades.

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10 Great Games Released On The Wrong Platform

Some video games would have fared much better had they been released on different hardware, like Perfect Dark for the N64.

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Why is Video Game Preservation so Difficult And Why is It Important?

Video game preservation is important to protect the medium as an art form, but there are several factors preventing it from being a standard practice.

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10 Best Atari Video Games

Atari has been an integral part of the video game industry and has contributed some fantastic titles that have truly stood the test of time.

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10 Worst Atari Video Games

While the Atari 2600 arguably encouraged widespread console popularity, not all of its games were good. Some, like Star Fox, were downright terrible.

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10 Weirdest Details In Old Atari Games

Old-school Atari games, like E.T., and an obscure Donald Duck game, have weird details that most games don't know about.

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The 10 Most Important Gaming Consoles In History

Gaming consoles like the NES and Wii completely changed the industry, and video game history would look very different if they were never created.

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The 10 Worst Video Game Relationships

Relationships can be the foundation for a powerful video game experience. Unfortunately, however, they're sometimes awful.

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10 Rarest Arcade Cabinets That Still Exist
10 Rarest Arcade Cabinets (That Actually Still Exist)

Arcade cabinets are relics of a gaming age long past. Luckily for arcade fanatics, some rare arcade cabinets still exist for their collections.

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10 Classic Arcade Games That Are Basically Horror Movies B
10 Classic Arcade Games That Are Basically Horror Movies

Some of the best coin-op thrillers have much in common with horror movies.

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5 Best (& 5 Worst) Arcade Ports

When console gaming became more mainstream, many arcade titles inevitably saw home versions that varied wildly in quality.

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10 Factors That Led To Nintendo's Rise

The Video Game Crash of 1983 left a vacancy in the American video game market. Rising company Nintendo answered the call and made its name known.

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The 10 Rarest Video Games, Ranked

Many games have become rare collector's items over time, but some take rarity to new extremes by having only a few known copies left in existence.

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10 80s Video Game Trends We're Glad Are Gone
10 80s Video Game Trends We're Glad Are Gone

If companies like Nintendo and Sega did not stop some truly awful trends, the gaming industry might not even exist today.

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10 Video Games That Pioneered New Technology
10 Video Games That Pioneered New Technology

The video gaming industry wouldn't be where it is today if developers and publishers didn't have the drive to innovate new technology.

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10 Factors That Caused The Video Game Crash Of 1983

The Video Game Crash of 1983 is a cautionary tale of overreach and a pivotal moment that destroyed the North American home console industry.

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10 Video Games That Were The First Of Their Genre
10 Video Games That Were The First Of Their Genre

Video games would not be where they are today had developers not taken major risks over the years.

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10 Gaming Consoles That Have Aged Poorly
10 Gaming Consoles That Have Aged Poorly

While some gaming consoles get better with age, other underwhelming consoles only continue to get worse over time.

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