No More Endgame, There’s a New Game Coming, Sonic!

by Brad Feingold | Apr 30, 2019 | 2010s, Events

Now that the smoke, I mean dust has cleared this past weekend with the chaos of the Endgame and also GoT, we have a lot to look forward to this year.  With the hype of the Pokemon’ movie and the next and hopefully not the last Star Wars movie ever to be made, we...

International Video Game Hall of Fame Nomination Forms

by Todd Friedman | Apr 27, 2019 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade, Columns, Events, Pinball

Submissions for the International Video Game Hall of Fame Class of 2019 are now open.  As the preeminent voice, The International Video Hall of Fame respectfully requests your nominations for our Hall of Fame Induction.  IVGHOF Committees will select winners solely on...

Golden Era Competitive Gamer Joel West Passes – By Walter Day

by Walter Day | Apr 18, 2019 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Events, Magazine Preview

On November 28, 2018, the legendary video game champion, Joel David West, passed into eternity. Though many of his friends knew he was wrestling with health problems aggravated by diabetes, everyone was surprised and stunned when he passed away. It seems that in...

Jersey Jack Announces Willy Wonka Pinball at MGC – By Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Apr 13, 2019 | 2010s, Arcade, Events, Pinball

After passing out specially made Willy Wonka Candy Bars to mark the occasion at the first night of the Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee, Wi, Jersey Jack opened the doors and let the special guests into the presentation room to announce their latest pinball that...

Convention Update: Nov 2018 – Jan 2019 – By Old School Gamer

by Old School Gamer | Apr 12, 2019 | 2010s, Events, Magazine Preview, Reviews

RETRO GAME CON SYRACUSE, NY – BY CONOR O’BRIEN The sixth Retro Game Con was held November 3-4 at the Oncenter in Syracuse, NY. Despite grey skies and cold rain, hundreds of attendees showed up at the venue. Some attendees came in costume and many were gamer...

Atari VCS 2019: More exciting hardware news to report!

by Old School Gamer | Apr 3, 2019 | 2010s, Events, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

With the March AMD Ryzen upgrade announcement still fresh, the Atari VCS team spent four days at GDC in San Francisco where we met with numerous content providers and creators, distributors and others, before heading south to spend a full day with our engineering team...