It took me visiting a Taito Station arcade in Japan to truly understand what makes arcades special. I’ve always been infatuated with arcade-inspired games. I enjoy revisiting those classics and ...

The games were supplied by a North American supplier of Japanese arcade machines called Game Saru, and for three days, expo attendees had unlimited access to modern, retro, and extraordinarily ...

But Sega’s site includes a bunch of other tips I wish I’d known before my first visit to a Japanese game center. Like, if you want to take pictures or record videos, ask the arcade staff for ...

I visited several Japanese arcades, aka game centers, in Tokyo’s Akihabara ward. Here’s some advice about how to get the most out of your visit to gamer’s paradise—and which arcade you ...

NARA -- A large arcade sits along a tourist-crowded street in this west Japan city, and what sets it apart from most modern arcades in Japan is that instead of featuring mainly crane games and ...

Top games in Japan. Sports games are primarily played by males, accounting for 91.8% of the player base, whereas 58.9% of arcade game players are female. The 25-year-old to 34-year-old age group ...

An entertainment venue with "cutting-edge" Japanese arcade games, bowling, ping pong, karaoke, darts and other social games plans to open its first metro Phoenix location. Round1 Bowling ...

The collaboration – the first between the global doughnut chain and the video game publisher – pays tribute to the 1980 debut ...

Having helped source many of the shop’s vintage arcade games from Japan, he described the store as a welcoming space for anyone looking to play. “ It’s a meeting place where people can actually enjoy ...

Game lovers in Louisville will soon be able to enjoy an experience unlike any other in the city. Claw Zone, which claims to be Kentucky's first Japanese-style claw machine arcade, is slated to ...

The game was officially released May 22, 1980 in Japanese arcades before launching in the U.S. in October 1980, according to the Pac-Man website.