Iconic 90s messenger ICQ logs off for good after nearly 30 years
Atari buys Intellivision, bringing an end to the original console war
The big picture: Despite being just shadows of their former selves, the Atari and Intellivision brands are still on the market almost 50 years after their original introduction. Atari has now acquired its historical competitor, bringing hundreds of classic games under one common roof.
Dangerous nostalgia: Taking Windows XP online will result in auto-installed viruses in a matter of minutes
Windows XP can run on an Intel CPU from 1989 thanks to dedicated modder
The History of Handheld Gaming PCs: From Humble Beginnings to the Future of PC Gaming
The dream of the handheld gaming PC is alive thanks to the Steam Deck and its ilk, but that road has been dotted with broken promises, unrealistic expectations, and some cool yet impractical machines.
From nostalgia to necessity: why floppy disks refuse to fade away
RETRO-TASTIC It's been close to fifteen years since the last new floppy disk was manufactured by Sony. That's a long time by any standard, and it's especially lengthy in the ever-advancing tech world. But despite the finite number of disks decreasing every year, there are those who still hold on to floppies, whether for nostalgia-fuelled pleasure or necessity.
Programmer creates AI-powered image generator for Commodore 64
Rare Super Famicom prototype zooms to $40k bid at auction
Bang & Olufsen brings back iconic 6-disc CD changer from the 90s
The Best Handheld Gaming Consoles
Out of the 12 best-selling gaming consoles of all time, 5 are handheld systems, and that's not including the Nintendo Switch. Handhelds have made a huge comeback and here are our favorite systems.
The VoodooX 3Dfx project tries to revive the legend of early 3D graphics cards for PC
Compaq, Gone But Not Forgotten: The Best-Selling PC of the 1980s and 1990s
#TBT The year was 1982 and computers had finally made the jump from machines that took up a full room to something that could fit on a desk. But they were still far from portable, so three entrepreneurs decided to change that.
8BitDo pivots to PC nostalgia with C64-style mechanical keyboard and external joystick
Intellivision: Gone But Not Forgotten
In the late 1970s, Mattel developed a gaming system called Intellivision to compete against the equally legendary Atari 2600. Both systems would leave a lasting impression on the history of console gaming.