An Atari game console from 50 years ago managed to beat the advanced artificial intelligence technology, despite the chatbot having learned the game.

That small start-up called Atari — which launched on June 27, 1972 — ended up changing the world: first with a rudimentary table tennis game called Pong and later a culture-shifting home console.

Atari released the table tennis-themed arcade game in 1972. It wasn’t until a few years later that it introduced a home system, creating the market for home video game consoles.

This allowed gamers to swap the game they were playing for another, rather than having one whole device dedicated to one game. Now, instead of just playing "Pong," Atari home console owners could ...

Here's the console that started Atari's home video game business, Pong. First launched under the Sears Tele-Games brand in December 1975, Atari also released its own self-branded model the ...

Another recent entry is the Atari Gamestation Pro ($99.99), a console with more modern wireless controllers released last month with more than 200 games including Asteroids, Centipede, Pong ...

As Pong's popularity started to decline (coupled with the introduction of the Fairchild Channel F, the first system to have programmable "ROM" cartridges), Atari realized that the market for home ...

The most important video game ever made came out 45 years ago this week: Pong. Released on November 29, 1972, Atari's iconic table tennis simulator wasn't the first video game ever made, but it ...

When it comes to home Atari game consoles, many people know and treasure the Atari 2600—and a few may even remember home Pong. But between the launches of those two pioneering gadgets, Atari ...

When it comes to home Atari game consoles, many people know and treasure the Atari 2600—and a few may even remember home Pong. But between the launches of those two pioneering gadgets, Atari ...