Arcades

In Real Life

This Guy Is Way Too Into This Arcade Game

5:30PM October 17, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

And it is a beautiful thing to watch. More »

Retro

How To Find A Classic American Arcade

3:00PM October 17, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Forget many of the more modern “arcades”, full of skill-testers and UFO catchers. Sometimes you just want to play something old, vintage, with wood-panelling and a faded marquee. An arcade game with history. More »

Retro

The Greatest Arcade Cabinet That Never Was

3:00PM October 13, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Around the turn of the millennium, Namco showed off an arcade game that looked like it had fallen out of the 22nd century. Housed in a giant cabinet called O.R.B.S., it was a sequel to old-school shooter Star Blade, and could have been just the kind of thing the dying arcade scene was in need of. More »

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Feast Your Eyes On The Gorgeous Persona 4 Fighting Game

5:40AM September 8, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Last week, Japanese game mag Famitsu gave us our first look at an unexpected new fighting game — Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena. Based on Atlus’ role-playing game series, the arcade fighter plucks characters from Persona 3 and Persona 4 for 2D fighting fun. More »

In Real Life

The Great Arcade Extravaganza Went Down Over The Weekend

5:30PM July 11, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

It may not have the pulling power of bigger shows, but California Extreme remains one of the best arcade events on the gaming calendar, luring in attendees from the Bay Area (and beyond!) to play hundreds of great old coin-op machines. More »

In Real Life

The Heroes Of Arcade Insanity

5:00PM May 20, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

They might look like regular people, but their gaming skills are anything but. They’re superplayers. They take gaming as far as it can physically go. More »

In Real Life

The Beautiful Art Of Arcade Video Games

2:00PM May 16, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Since for most of arcade gaming’s heyday graphics weren’t exactly easy on the eye, to lure customers in companies often had to rely on artwork to make a sale. More »

In Real Life

The Kids Who Grew Up In Arcades

2:00PM April 28, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

In their heyday, arcades weren’t just about the games. They were about the experience of leaving the house and going to a public space to play games, hanging out with friends and meeting new people who will then kick your arse. More »

News

New York’s Chinatown Fair Arcade Could Live On In Documentary

11:30AM April 27, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

New York’s infamous and grungy arcade holdout, Chinatown Fair, shut its doors earlier this year. Should you have happened to miss this momentous occasion or simply miss the sights and sounds of the decades-old hangout, it’s now the subject of a documentary, one that you can help become reality. More »

News

The Town That Banned Pac-Man

2:00PM April 26, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Arcade games may have been a source of great joy and entertainment for millions across the world in the 1980s, but for the small town of Marshfield, Massachusetts, they were nothing but trouble. More »