Atari's retro console project appears to be completely falling apart

Things are not looking good behind the scenes of the Atari VCS, Atari's retro console loaded with more than 100 old games, despite what Atari would like everyone to think.

On the same day that Atari released a blog post updating the world on the progress the company was making on the VCS console's hardware, The Register reported Tuesday that the Atari system architect Rob Wyatt quit the project on Oct. 4, stating that Atari hadn't paid invoices to his design firm for more than six months.

Not only that, The Register spoke with sources involved with the project, one of whom called it a "shit show." Read more...