Before Pong there was Computer Space, the first commercial video game. The progenitor of today’s US$175 billion industry debuted on Oct. 15, 1971, at the Music Operators of America trade show in ...

Landmark historical relics don't usually slip past at public auction unnoticed, but as we demonstrated in this recent article, it does happen. Now three priceless relics from gaming antiquity are ...

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A few weeks ago we brought you news of a project to recreate the flowing lines of the first computerised arcade game, Computer Space, as a full-size 3D printed replica. We left the project with all ...