The 1990s were a golden era for arcade gaming, a time when dark rooms filled with flashing screens, loud sound effects, and ...

Firebeast (prototype) (ATARI, 1983). An unreleased prototype game with a very interesting typeface — just one of many featured in Arcade Game Typography (2019, Thams & Hudson) by Toshi Omagari (all ...

All-button controllers promise greater precision, speed, and comfort, particularly for fighting games. Although its use cases have limits, the 8BitDo Arcade Controller is an affordable and, more ...

The arcade may be nearly a complete relic of the past in 2022--especially post-COVID--but if you play video games, you owe it a debt of gratitude. Not only were some of the biggest video game ...

Video game tie-ins to hit movies have been around since the peak of the arcade era, but these five games seem to have been ...

To modern gamers, arcade machines might seem like nothing more than novelty items. Now that malls and arcades have largely disappeared, you'll likely only see these cabinets in locations like bars and ...

Philip Tibitoski (left, at Emporium) and Ben Perez (right, at Logan Arcade) give a lean to a Twilight Zone pinball machine. Pretty eerie, right? Credit: John Sturdy Once the refuge of the nerd, the ...

Forever ensnared in a love-fued between 1800s literature and modern gaming, Eman Fatima tries her best to appease both her hobbies by tapping away at her keyboard and writing about her favorite games ...

The popular high-intensity rhythm game and Apple Design Award-winner, Thumper: Pocket Edition is landing on Apple Arcade this Friday, October 1. First spotted by Engadget, Apple listed Thumper: Pocket ...