Feb 12 2018
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Back in 1973, Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker” was blaring from the PA in a California warehouse as two dozen women…
Jan 31 2018
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A day after saying it would give Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell its 2018 Pioneer Award, the organizers of the Game…
Oct 16 2013
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ESPN's E:60 newsmagazine ran an evergreen feature last night on the history of sports video games and, while…
Sep 7 2013
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'On a Path to Irrelevance': Atari founding father Nolan Bushnell, who knows a thing or two about failed consoles, thinks Nintendo is pinched. The hardware it does well—handheld gaming-only devices—"don't make sense" compared to tablets or mobile phones. And he thinks the Wii U's target audience is limited.
Apr 4 2013
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The people who make "Lore in a Minute" have been branching out from video games to provide some fun (short!) history lessons about important video game personalities. This week, it's Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell.
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Feb 16 2013
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Everyone's familiar with the great video game burial of 1983, a disposal of Atari 2600 cartridges so bizarre it's…
Aug 5 2012
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Nolan Bushnell, the co-founder of Atari and...other things, chats with Eurogamer's Simon Parkin.
Jul 30 2012
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Every year sees the release of movies about making music, movies about making other culture and, of course, movies…
Jul 23 2012
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A group of filmmakers have launched a new project called Critical Path that sets out to be the "definitive…
Jun 27 2012
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40 years ago today, Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney got together and founded the company that catapulted the world…
Apr 5 2012
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Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari and also the man behind Chuck E. Cheese's, won't just be remembered for those…
Feb 28 2012
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In honor of Pong's 40th anniversary, publisher Atari is now taking entries for what it calls the "Pong Indie…
Oct 26 2011
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It's a scourge of junior high school students everywhere: Mononucleosis. The highly infectious disease is…
Oct 19 2011
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Last week, I attended the Game Developers' Conference Online in Austin. I was there to give a talk about game…
Oct 10 2011
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When do we get the Seinfeld of video games? Why won't there be any major new gaming consoles? And just when will…
Sep 9 2011
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Sounds like an email spam subject line, I know, but it's actually a claim made by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell.
Jul 25 2011
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The most terrifying all animal band in history is finally getting the recognition it deserves. The Registry of…
Feb 22 2011
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Last year, illustrator Len Peralta crafted a set of 52 collectible trading cards based on the geek elite, from…
Aug 11 2010
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In 1972, Nolan Bushnell founded Atari. The company would go on to define video games during the 1970s. And just…
Jul 17 2010
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The International Video Games Hall of Fame inducts its first class in August. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, known for…