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A dirty piece of gaming history is going to the Smithsonian Institution.

After being collected, crushed and left buried in a New Mexico for more than 30 years, these rare copies of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial are selling for over $500 apiece on eBay.

Alone in the Dark: Illumination might be the name of the game, but its concept art looks dark and dreary and its trailer would make Lovecraft proud.

In a somewhat strange but ultimately cool revelation, it's been discovered that Chubby Checker -- yes, the "The Twist" dude -- recorded a song about Dig Dug.

Our favorite diner chain is joining together with Atari to debut a new retro game-themed menu along with some Grand Slam mobile titles.

A man has stepped forward claiming that he was the person who buried the stash of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in a landfill at Alamogordo, New Mexico.

It's finally happened. The urban legend has finally been revealed to be true thanks to the uncovering of the infamous E.T. game cartridges.

Xbox Entertainment Studios rolls out the red carpet for the biggest archaeological dig to hit the world of gaming that doesn't involve Lara Croft or Nathan Drake shooting paramilitary extremists.

Xbox Entertainment Studios been given the greenlight to excavate the alleged Atari landfill and has opened the doors for the public to see it happen.

E.T. might not be able to phone home just yet, but that doesn't mean you should put away your Speak & Spell.

Legend has it among gamers that 3 decades ago Atari buried a massive cache of E.T. video game cartridges in a landfill in New Mexico because the game bombed and they had nowhere to put their surplus.