The '80s was the last full decade where the arcade scene prominently drove the video game industry forward. Many '90s arcade games almost vanished overnight compared to the enduring success of titles ...

Pac-Man wasn’t just another arcade game — it became one of the most important video games in history. From dominating arcades ...

The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF), nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and celebration of the history of video games, has officially launched the VGHF Digital Library. The ...

While arcade games used to be industry powerhouses in the '70s and '80s, their dominance decisively broke during the '90s. The proliferation of comparably powerful home gaming platforms and more ...

Arcades were the biggest and best places to play new games throughout the 1980s, but by the late ‘90s, things began to change. Home game consoles had evolved significantly, offering more options, ...

Arcade games arrived at a time when it wasn’t clear if they would be huge money makers, but they quickly proved quite capable. As a result, there are tons of games that were developed to eat a ton of ...

A new museum in Queensbury, New York, aims to draw pinball wizards and machine tinkerers alike. The echoes of arcade game history fill the otherwise quiet Aviation Mall – they’re coming from Arcade ...

Maddie is a Contributor at DualShockers covering JRPGs, survival horror, arcade games, retro gaming, shooters, and features. She has been writing about games professionally since 2011, with more than ...

Last week the Video Game History Foundation announced that it had acquired the full archives of the 1980s game publication Computer Entertainer and would be making them available through the Digital ...

Alex glares into the camera in Street Fighter III: New Generation - Capcom While arcade games used to be industry powerhouses in the '70s and '80s, their dominance decisively broke during the '90s.