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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After debuting in 1980, "Pac-Man" has grown into a franchise worth billions and is one of the most recognizable icons in the video game medium. This success didn't go unnoticed, especially during the ...

Travel back in time to the '80s where kids would travel to the local arcade to play games like Pac-Man, Asteroids, or pinball, and they'd have to place a quarter up on the ledge of the game just to ...

The amusement business had never seen anything like it with names like Pacman and Space Invaders video games instantly soared in popularity. The first new form of arcade game since the pinball machine ...

Third places. You've likely heard about their slow death in recent years. A third place is essentially a space other than the home or workplace, where members of a community can mingle and interact.

This video is no longer available. The scariest four words some of us heard in high school were “end-of-year testing.” However, this time of the year may not be as stressful at the Edison Academy in ...