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Plex announced Plex Arcade this week, a subscription service that brings classic Atari games to all of your screens. You can play the classics like Centipede, Lunar Lander, Motor Psycho, and plenty more, all for a starting price of $2.99/month for those already with a Plex Pass. If you don’t have a Plex Pass, it’s gonna cost you $4.99/month. Plex details you’ll be getting access to the Atari games, but in addition, users can store and play their own game ROMs, too. Additionally, there ar...

Gamers can now play arcade games inside Plex starting at $2.99 per month. Plex has today announced Plex Arcade, a way for users to stream arcade games from their Plex server. Games can be played on iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs via a game controller, with Plex recommending a PlayStation or Xbox controller for those who are serious about their arcade fun. Let the gaming begin. Play old school Atari classics plus your own collection of game ROMs and emulators on your favorite devices, court...

Plex partnered with Atari to launch a library of retro video games. The cloud gaming service was created through a partnership with Parsec to achieve low-latency gaming. You can try out the new service free for 7 days, after which you can pay just $3 a month. Plex is one of the more interesting digital content providers in that it allows users to store media in a server and stream it from nearly anywhere. Sure, some streaming services like Netflix lets you "download" content, but when its no lo...

Game On: A Plex Blog Story It should come as no surprise that we here at Plex are media lovers. Consummate curators of all that streamy goodness. Voracious imbibers at the fount of all content. Okay, gross, but you get the point. Anyway, every so often an armchair Reddit philosopher comes forth to question some basic truths: “What exactly is the nature of ‘Media’?” they ask. And “How can Plex help us media lovers more fully consummate our curationship?” Okay, sorry, gross again. But...

Plex launches a subscription-based retro game streaming service, ‘Plex Arcade’ Plex, the media software maker that’s expanded into streaming in recent years, is adding to its service once again with today’s launch of game streaming. Unlike other game streaming efforts from companies like Microsoft or Google, the new “Plex Arcade” isn’t focused on top gaming titles and new releases, but rather on retro games. At launch, the service is offering around 30 games, including titles like...

Plex Arcade is a retro video game streaming service that excludes Linux users Over the years, video games have certainly gotten more beautiful, but that doesnt mean they are more fun. In fact, I would argue that gameplay has gotten worse over the years. Younger gamers would be well-served to play some games from decades of the past. Forget graphics -- fun is what really matters. Today, Plex launches a retro video game streaming service that should make playing older titles even easier. Called ...