Timeline Arcade's owner Brandon Spencer said the switch to tokens brings back the feel of arcades in decades past — "the way it used to be." ...

McLean County's namesake town likely has the highest arcade-to-people ratio in the world. And Arcadia is still growing.

He’s also turned his apartment full of classic arcade games into an Airbnb for people to rent out. “I found an ad on Craigslist for a broken pinball machine,” he said.

In 2026, the arcade classic Breakout will celebrate its 50th anniversary. However, Atari is getting the party started a little early with a brand-new revamp of the game called Breakout Beyond.