In this latest entry in our ongoing series on gambling technology, we take a look at some of the arcade style casino games that are available today. While most slot machines simply require lots of luck, a new breed of these machines is also requiring some solid video game playing...
What follows is the official game list for Volume 3 of Atari Flashback Classics, which will soon see both physical and digital releases on Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One. As with the previous releases, this is developed by Code Mystics and published by Atari and AtGames. Volume 3...
In the 1970s and 80s, arcade machines went through a golden age. It was a time where the popularity of this form of entertainment reached stratospheric heights. 1978 saw the debut of Space Invaders, the game that let you shoot a virtual laser cannon at waves upon waves of pixelised...
As reported by Polygon, Tastemakers is releasing a new Arcade1Up series of 4 foot tall home arcade machines for just $399 each. Set to come out this fall, the only catch is that these 3/4 scale arcade machines have to be self assembled, although Tastemakers is promising that the process is a...
In the latest in our ongoing look at gambling technology, we reflect on how online casinos have become like a modern-day arcade. If you’re over the age of 30, you might recall the amusement arcade, a dimly lit hall filled with retro games (which were just ‘games’ back then), pinball...
Created by Japanese game designer Tomohiro Nishikado, Space Invaders was initially released as a Japanese exclusive on June 19th, 1978, before later being licensed for production in the United States by Midway Games due to popular demand. The game turns 40 next year and whether you’re an avid gaming enthusiast...
There’s a belief out there that “good games are always good games.” You might even call it a mantra. While this may sound surprising coming from someone like me, I don’t necessarily agree. Sometimes what was great in the past “ages out” when we get used to a better, different, or...
With technology constantly changing, it is no surprise that finding the best form of gaming experience is a hard one. What with consoles, apps, and the Internet, as soon as something new comes on the market, something else disappears, with people wanting new and different ways to satisfy their gaming...
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