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TRON ’80s Nostalgia Entices Older Gamers to Go Retro with Custom Dream Arcades

There are over 1.5 billion gamers in the world today. And a large number of them, like myself, grew up with the birth of the games industry in the arcades. Back in the day, games like Pong, Ms. Pac-Man and Donkey Kong introduced the first generation of gamers to the magic of interactive entertainment. The recent success of Walt Disney Studios’ TRON: Legacy film, which raked in over $390 million at the global box office and now tops both the rental and retail Blu-ray Disc and DVD charts, has been a boon to companies like Folsom, CA-based Dream Arcades, LLC., which create custom arcade machines for homes and offices.

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Kurt Russell4758d ago

I've been into Coin-ops for a while now, and this film has raised the prices of my hobbie :( Sad times! I'm currently running a Sega Model 3, so not particularly retro, but still fun :)

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Atari Is Reviving The 'Infogrames' Publishing Label

The armadillo returns.

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Aphrodia3d ago

I personally do remember Infogrames in the years prior to merger. They really did have a portfolio that stuck out and I enjoyed. I wonder what value they see in reviving it now though?

Hofstaderman3d ago

Ah...the nostalgia...V-Rally, Hogs of War 2, Driver.

purple1013d ago

yes yes & YEEES

looney toons racing for me stands out

TheColbertinator3d ago

The good old days of Driver and Stuntman. Unfortunately both games are long gone.

FPS_D3TH3d ago

Ubisoft owns the IP now but a new Driver or Stuntman would be incredible

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Atari Booth Video: PAX East 2024

Skewed and Reviewed have posted a video showing what Atari had on display at PAX East 2024.

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Dragon's Dogma 2 continues Capcom's hot streak on Metacritic

Dragon's Dogma 2 continues Capcom's hot streak of favorably reviewed games as the studio lands first on Metacritic's top publishers ranking.

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