Slight spoilers ahead for Episode 5 of Marvel's Loki! The latest episode of Marvel's Loki featured one of video gaming's best urban legends - the Polybius arcade cabinet - and we're here to dive deep ...

Polybius is an urban legend that has been around for a few decades, with stories detailing a supposedly mind-altering arcade game planted by the government in Portland, Oregon. No evidence exists to ...

The legend of Polybius centers on a mysterious arcade game that allegedly appeared in Portland, Oregon, in 1981 before vanishing without a trace. According to the story, players experienced nightmares ...

Developers typically feel like they know what kind of story they're telling when making a new game. After release, however, every game takes on a life of its own. Once players get their hands on a ...

Back in the early 1980s (or so the story goes) a mysterious video game called Polybius popped up in a few local arcades in and around Portland, Oregon. Those unlucky enough to drop a few coins into ...

From the beginning, video games have been burdened with ulterior motives. For instance, Willy Higinbotham made the first computer game, "Tennis for Two," for the annual visitors day at Brookhaven ...

James grew up in the arcades of the 80s and has played games on everything from the Milton Bradley Microvision to the PlayStation 5. He worked in gaming retail during the PS1/PS2 eras, and even had a ...

From the beginning, video games have been burdened with ulterior motives. For instance, Willy Higinbotham made the first computer game, “Tennis for Two,” for the annual visitors day at Brookhaven ...

James grew up in the arcades of the 80s and has played games on everything from the Milton Bradley Microvision to the PlayStation 5. He worked in gaming retail during the PS1/PS2 eras, and even had a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Atari and Jeff Minter have announced that they are working together to create a reimagining of I, Robot -- no, not the movie. I, Robot is an Atari ...

Jeff Minter, the reclusive developer of trippy, surreal arcade games like Tempest 2000, Space Giraffe, and Polybius, has announced his next project: a “hypnotic new wave shooter” (surprise!) called ...