Chicago Gamespace

05/11/2026

Join Gamespace’s and Ethan Johnson on podcast on twitch or facebook this Thursday at 9 central

05/11/2026

04/26/2026

Final day of our Dave Nutting and Milwaukee Coin exhibition at Midwest Gaming Classic, here til 5!

04/26/2026

Stop our Community Zone Room at Midwest Gaming Classic on the 2nd floor and learn about some classic games designed here in Milwaukee. Open til 5!

04/25/2026

We’re open today at — stop by our Dave Nutting and Milwaukee Coin exhibit and learn about Milwaukee’s under recognized contributions to coin-op history!

04/21/2026

Join us in Milwaukee this weekend April 24-26th for ! Gamespace will present an exhibition titled The History of Dave Nutting & Milwaukee Coin, which explores a pivotal moment in Midwest arcade history. Featuring classic games that Dave Nutting, his companies, and colleagues designed over the years, including a Sea Wolf arcade cabinet, Gun Fight on the Bally Arcade Console, and Fireball home pinball, the exhibit invites visitors to play these historic games while learning about the people, places, and innovations that helped shape early video gaming in Milwaukee and beyond. Through rare images, a timeline, and artifacts from the era, guests will discover how Nutting and the Milwaukee Coin team, including Jamie Fenton, Jeff Fredriksen, and Tom McHugh, helped shape the early arcade and home console industries. Located in the Community Zone on the Second Level, Room B4 of the Baird Center. Curated by and Ethan Johnson.

04/10/2026

Hope you can join us at Gamespace tomorrow for public hours between 11-5 to enjoy the Gamespace collection and get a glimpse and the future of gaming with by

04/08/2026

Visit Gamespace 11-5 this Saturday 4/11 to play , a promising experiment by ReLu Games in AI-powered NPC character interaction in this captivating detective story, along with the rest of the Gamespace video game history collection!

04/07/2026

Sharing some links from legendary Rampage designer (and friend of Gamespace) related to his upcoming game (the sequel to his '93 EA RTS game General Chaos). Back it in the upcoming kickstarter campaign and wishlist on steam here :) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaos2majorsnafu/general-chaos-major-snafu
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4228230/General_Chaos__MAJOR_SNAFU/

"Currently, GENERAL CHAOS - MAJOR SNAFU is considerably more than halfway to the finish line! This time around, its a sprite-based, multiplayer PC Game that uses an Xbox-style Game Controller &/or Keyboard & Mouse .