One of gaming's most fascinating urban legends becomes reality in a new novel published on April 29 by Simon & Schuster imprint Gallery Books. Polybius, the debut novel by Collin Armstrong, transports ...

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 ...

For those that missed the cameo, an image of the arcade machine can be seen in a Tweet from @Atreya300 embedded below. Loving the Polybius machine in the background ...

Fans are noticing a ton of Marvel Comics Easter eggs in the latest episode of Loki, from license plates that spell significant names to full-on character cameos. But there’s one more reference in Loki ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever wandered into the weird side of gaming lore, you’ve probably bumped into Polybius—the “lost” arcade cabinet that supposedly showed up, messed with kids’ brains, and then vanished. The ...

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 ...

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 ...