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Arcade classic 'Missile Command' has a new high score for the first time in over 30 years

By Nathan Ingraham on March 18, 2013 11:55 am + 27 comments

Missile Command, one of the most popular arcade games from the 1980s, has a new high score. After Continue reading…
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Newtown residents opening non-profit Sandy Hook Arcade Center

By Aaron Souppouris on February 16, 2013 12:55 pm + 28 comments

Arcades may be disappearing across the country, but In the aftermath of last December's horrific Continue reading…
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Pinball project aims to resurrect the arcade with classic restorations and custom reinventions

By Sam Byford on February 14, 2013 12:41 am + 4 comments

The American arcade may be dead, but Tilt Warning Customs is betting that won't be a problem for its Continue reading…
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Play retro classics on your PS Vita with PlayStation Home Arcade

By Kimber Streams on February 5, 2013 12:55 pm + 29 comments

Today, Sony announced the launch of PlayStation Home Arcade, an app that lets users purchase arcade Continue reading…
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Inside one of the last pinball factories in the world

By Chris Ziegler on January 16, 2013 01:00 pm + 52 comments

As I walked into Stern Pinball's modest facility in Melrose Park, Illinois shortly before Christmas Continue reading…
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For Amusement Only: the life and death of the American arcade

By Laura June on January 16, 2013 10:00 am + 269 comments

If you’ve never been inside a “real” arcade, it could be hard to distinguish one from say, oh, Continue reading…
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Namco developing potential chain of entertainment restaurants

By Ben Kersey on January 4, 2013 05:49 am + 14 comments

Namco is hoping to jumpstart the arcade business by opening a chain of "upscale entertainment Continue reading…
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Watch this: 16 minutes on a 1982 'Ms. Pac-Man' assembly line

By Adi Robertson on December 18, 2012 02:48 pm + 27 comments

In the early 1980s, unrealized TV show Wired In was meant to cover the rise of gaming and computer Continue reading…
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How do you remake 'Pong' without software?

By Aaron Souppouris on December 16, 2012 01:30 pm + 29 comments

In a post to r/gaming, Reddit user BluesImage has detailed how he recreated Pong using only logic Continue reading…
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Play this: 'Maldita Castilla' is the best of 80s arcade adventures right on your desktop

By Kimber Streams on December 12, 2012 06:12 pm + 10 comments

Today, developer Locomalito released an arcade-style action adventure called Maldita Castilla, which Continue reading…