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The Simpsons’ gets a home arcade cabinet for its 30th birthday

Gamers of a certain age (cough) now have a way to relive the countless hours spent playing The Simpsons at your local arcade. Arcade1Up has introduced a retro cabinet that faithfully recreates The Simpsons Arcade Game (plus The Simpsons Bowling) as you played it 30 years ago, just without the gigantic pile of quarters needed to emerge victorious. In some ways, it’s better — a remote play option lets other cabinet owners jump into the beat ’em up without leaving home.

Marvel’s Spider-Man PS4 game twists physics to make web-swinging super fun

Video game worlds are getting big, which makes getting around them more difficult and time-consuming. Gamers want plenty of places to explore, but spending 20 real-time minutes riding around on a digital horse trying to find your next mission is frustrating.

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‘GRAND THEFT AUTO V’ HAS MADE MORE MONEY THAN ANY MOVIE OR VIDEO GAME EVER

Grand Theft Auto V has been criticized for depicting torture, graphic sex, and misogyny. But it’s recently been revealed that the controversial game is now the most moneymaking entertainment title of all time — and that’s including movies and video games.  Continue reading ‘GRAND THEFT AUTO V’ HAS MADE MORE MONEY THAN ANY MOVIE OR VIDEO GAME EVER