Video Game Summit – JULY 8th, 2023

by Todd Friedman | Jul 7, 2023 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Events, Press Release

The Video Game Summit is back on in 2023! We are excited to announce that the VGS in McCook, IL will be bigger and better than before.  Our new layout at the McCook MAX Sports Complex give room for more vendors, games, and tournaments. We will have arades, consles,...

Atari® Reveals “50 Years of Atari” NFT Collaboration with Artist Butcher Billy

by Old School Gamer | Jul 4, 2023 | 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

The campaign from Atari X includes a free metaverse experience and integrated 1-888 phone and text line Atari, one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — today announced a new NFT collaboration with artist Butcher...

Evercade Breaks Into The Charts!

by Old School Gamer | Jun 25, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

Evercade Team17 Collection 1 Breaks Into the UK Charts! The Evercade community is currently enjoying their first taste of Amiga gaming on Evercade with Team17 Collection 1! 10 great games from the UK publisher are here, highlighting their beginnings and rise to...

iiRcade is Shutting Down Their Servers – Friday June 23rd, 2023 – By Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Jun 19, 2023 | 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Press Release

          As of this past week, it is with heavy heart that iiRcade has announced that they have to close their doors and shut down their servers.  This article is not to discuss the internal reasons for the doors closing because that has...

Intellivision Update May 2023

by Todd Friedman | May 23, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s, Press Release

The last 18 months, since becoming the CEO, has been an extremely difficult time for the Intellivision business. A long list of disappointments from both inside and outside of the company had to be taken head on. During this time we laid off a large portion of our...

Mommy’s Best Games to Release Lost Arcade Racer “Bumpy Grumpy”

by Old School Gamer | May 17, 2023 | 2010s, 2020s, Press Release

Charlestown, IN – May 17, 2023 – Indie game developer Mommy’s Best Games (MBG) is proud to announce they have reached an agreement with Occidental Designs (OD) to purchase the entire back catalog of classic video game IP from the arcade developer and manufacturer....