A brief and informative look at the current state of traditional gaming (gambling) in New York.

Note: the following is an excerpt of my extensive look at the past and present of the New York video game scene, from an enthusiast's point of view. The piece examines what was once here, the reasons behind its disappearance (whenever possible), and what we have left. Here we have a look at the near extinct arcade scene:

By: Mathew Hawkins

The Inaugural PAX East took place in Boston a week or so ago, and NYCGI was on-hand to cover the highly-anticipated event. From board games to video games, we give you the complete rundown of the largest video game centric conference on the East Coast.

NYC residents all have their own tale of hardship and sacrifice. Living in the shadow of the Big Apple, everyone must carve out his or her bite. Emigrating from Turkey ten years ago, Orchun Koroglu landed in New York ready to take his own sampling of sweet NYC success.

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The folks over at Muse Games love their Chinatown dumplings. Therefore, when it came time to choose, East or West, co-founder Austin Lane said the team decided to stay.

The New York Games Conference took place at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on September 30th. The program included panels titled “Creating Cutting-Edge Games on the East Coast and Beyond,” “The State of The Casual Games Industry” and an interview with Ben Feder, the CEO of Take-Two Interactive Software.  It was produced by Digital Media Wire.