The foundation of the video game industry lies in arcade games that introduced the medium to millions worldwide in the '70s and '80s. Before home consoles and personal gaming computers became widely ...

Pac-Man gives a thumbs up in "Super Smash Bros." for Wii U - Nintendo After debuting in 1980, "Pac-Man" has grown into a franchise worth billions and is one of the most recognizable icons in the video ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Considering the rise of home consoles that we saw within ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There is something about a vintage arcade machine that brings out our inner child. According to the ...

With 46 pinball machines and a dozen retro arcade games, Special When Lit aims bring a whole lot of ‘80s arcade nostalgia to King City, a suburb about 30 minutes south of downtown Portland. And, yes, ...

Peter Hirschberg caught Pac-Man fever a couple of decades ago and never fully recovered. He also caught fevers related to Dig Dug, Asteroids, Frogger, Defender, Q-Bert -- and just about every ...

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 ...

The video game industry's early history from the '70s and '80s makes for fascinating reading, and if that's what you're in the mood for, you can check out this new book examining that era of gaming.