This year marks the 40th anniversary of Space Invaders. Designed by Taito employee Tomohiro Nishikado in Japan, Space Invaders hit arcades in 1978 and was licensed by Midway for the United States. By ...

The Space Invaders arcade video game, celebrating its 40th anniversary, is a classic piece of software credited as one of the earliest digital shooting games. Like many early games, it and its ...

Space Invaders is a video game icon: even people who don't play video games are likely to recognise the bitmap images of the Invaders thanks to Taito's persistence in keeping the brand name alive via ...

This article comes from Den of Geek UK. The eerie thump-thump-thump of the aliens’ movements as they jerk back and forth along the screen. The basis that slowly crumble as they’re battered by laser ...

Considering we have been shooting them out of our virtual skies for entertainment over the past forty-two years, any sentient extra-terrestrial life form might not be too keen to drop in to say “Hello ...

Editor’s Note: Lindsay Grace is Associate Professor of Communication; Director, American University Game Lab and Studio, American University School of Communication. The views expressed in this ...