With a limited supply of 3,500 units, Sega’s Astro City Mini arcade console was nearly impossible to buy in the U.S. I got lucky, but the games library is a letdown and there are no hacks (yet). Like ...

Maddie Fisher is a writer, journalist and game developer. She was born and raised on the east coast, having started working in games journalism over ten years ago. She tends to enjoy musical theater, ...

If you want to play Sega's classic Genesis games, that's easy to do in the modern era. Grab a Sega Genesis Mini or pick through an a la carte catalog of classics like Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of ...

For a very long time, Sega’s big arcades were a mainstay of the Akihabara skyline, and some of the main attractions for anyone making a gaming-related pilgrimage through the streets of Tokyo. Sadly ...

The Akihabara neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan has long been an iconic part of the city and a colorful representation of Japanese culture. Dominated by flashing lights, book stores, and of course video ...

Sega has exited the Japanese arcade business, bringing an end to a run that lasted for more than 50 years in that entertainment sector. When the coronavirus pandemic put almost every social gathering ...