Convention Update: Nov 2018 – Jan 2019 – By Old School Gamer

by Old School Gamer | Apr 12, 2019 | 2010s, Events, Magazine Preview, Reviews

RETRO GAME CON SYRACUSE, NY – BY CONOR O’BRIEN The sixth Retro Game Con was held November 3-4 at the Oncenter in Syracuse, NY. Despite grey skies and cold rain, hundreds of attendees showed up at the venue. Some attendees came in costume and many were gamer...

Atari VCS 2019: More exciting hardware news to report!

by Old School Gamer | Apr 3, 2019 | 2010s, Events, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

With the March AMD Ryzen upgrade announcement still fresh, the Atari VCS team spent four days at GDC in San Francisco where we met with numerous content providers and creators, distributors and others, before heading south to spend a full day with our engineering team...

World Video Game Hall of Fame Reveals 12 Finalists

by Old School Gamer | Mar 23, 2019 | 2010s, Events

ROCHESTER, New York—Which video games will make it into the World Video Game Hall of Fame this May? Will Centipede devour the competition? Can Mortal Kombat fight its way to victory? Will Microsoft Windows Solitaire play its cards correctly? Can Super Mario Kart speed...

Atari VCS 2019: More Power is Coming to the Atari VCS

by Brad Feingold | Mar 21, 2019 | 2010s, Events

Hello Fans! The team entered the year 2019 with a lot of great momentum and excitement around the Atari VCS project, confident in our direction and progress. Atari is working with some of the top talent and companies in the business, all helping to implement the...

The Eagerly-Awaited Sega and Retro-Bit Collaboration Sees Success in the Gaming Community Before its March and April Release

by Brad Feingold | Mar 18, 2019 | 2010s, Events

Pomona, CA – Since announcing their partnership with Sega® at CES 2018, the gaming community and media outlets have been waiting in anticipation for the launch of the gaming industry’s most sought-after controllers. Retro-Bit® is proud to announce their line of six...

Video Game Industry Veteran and Former Atari COO, Todd Shallbetter, Joins Medical Video Game Company, Level Ex

by Old School Gamer | Mar 6, 2019 | 2000s, Events

Shallbetter to lead video game studio’s strategic partnership efforts  CHICAGO, ILLINOIS  (MARCH 6, 2019) — Level Ex, creators of industry-leading video games for doctors, announced today the hiring of former Atari Chief Operating Officer, Todd Shallbetter, as Senior...