Atari is working on first video games console in 20 YEARS

From Pac-Man to Pong, many of the most iconic video games throughout history have run on Atari consoles. The firm's last console, the Atari Jaguar, was released in 1993, but it seems that more than 20 years later the firm could be making a revival. Atari's CEO has confirmed that it is working on a new console called the Atari Box, although it is unclear when it will be revealed. Atari's CEO has confirmed that the firm is working on a new console called the Atari Box, although it is unclear when it will be revealed The Atari 2600 was released in October 1977 by Atari is credited with popularising the use of plug-in cartridges containing games instead of hardware having them built in. It became so successful that by the early 1980s, an'Atari' was used as a generic description of any games console in North America.