Video game music has the unmistakable ability to trigger memories even decades after the game was played. The coin chime in Pac-Man became an instantly memorable hit in the 1980s. These sounds don’t simply invoke memories of playing games in arcades. They changed the...
Reports that online game platform Roblox is closing down are empirically false. Roblox Corporation has debunked the rumors, which recur periodically as a hoax. However, the rumors catch on for a specific reason: the company is indeed dealing with a complex and very...
Video gaming has undergone an astounding transformation over the past fifty years, from Pong’s simple, single-plane screen bouncing ball to immersive Pokémon mobile playing worlds to online poker. From humble origins as a niche hobby, and now perhaps the...
The gaming industry in 2025 remains a giant of global entertainment, with billions of players and revenues in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Verified market data from 2024 shows the industry earning close to $187.7 billion, with both mobile and PC gaming...
After 42 years, someone has finally worked out a way to make a mini version of my favorite ’80s console, and it involves an AMOLED screen Preview Video While ’80s rivals such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision fought for domination of the TV,...