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RPG Veterans Explain How Stores Contributed to Death of Isometric RPGs
Veterans Josh Sawyer and David Gaider talked about what they believe led to the disappearance of isometric 2D RPGs on PC for a long time.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 9, 2024
Todd Howard on His Career in Gaming; From Terminator to Starfield in 15 Minutes
A video has appeared online, in which Todd Howard from Bethesda sums up his entire career.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 16, 2023
Industry Giants Should do Better Protecting Games From Oblivion, Says Former PlayStation Boss
Shawn Layden, former head of PlayStation, has expressed his concern about some trends in the video game industry. In his opinion, big publishers do not care about games.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
October 26, 2023
New Oldest RPG in History Discovered
After many years, it was discovered that the oldest known RPG is not „m199h”, but The Dungeon from 1975.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
October 12, 2023
'I'm Not Signing This'; PlayStation Rejected Great FIFA Rights Deal Out of Loyalty to EA
EA may have given up on an extremely lucrative deal with FIFA years ago. It didn't happen because of the very honorable behavior of a PlayStation representative.
video games
Adam Adamczyk
October 10, 2023
As Many as 87% of Retro Games Have Been Lost
For many years, the game industry has faced the problem of perpetuating its own heritage. Sad conclusions about the current state of affairs are presented in a report by the Video Game History Foundation.
video games
Adam Celarek
July 11, 2023
Here's a Collection of 50 Never-seen Artworks From Unreleased Valve Games
Fans of Valve and those interested in the history of the gaming industry have quite an opportunity to celebrate. Never-before-released, archival concept arts from series such as: Half-Life, Left 4 Dead and Counter-Strike, have been released on the web.
video games
Adam Celarek
June 27, 2023
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GTA Almost Wasn't Made; Even the Devs Didn't Believe in It [UPDATE]
Colin Macdonald has admitted that the first GTA was considered by the developers themselves to be an unsuccessful game. The iconic series was said to have been remade from a failed game about dinosaurs.
video games
Sonia Selerska
December 1, 2022
Not Just Acquisitions; Embracer Invests Millions in Giant Gaming Museum
Not long ago the world was abuzz with the news that Embracer Group was creating a huge video game archive. Now we can take a look at the amounts the company is investing in the development of this museum.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
July 17, 2022
50 Years of Atari; There Would be no Gaming Without It
It's been an even 50 years since Atari was founded. Without the legendary company, today's gaming might have looked completely different.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
June 27, 2022
The World's Biggest Video Game Archive is Being Created
Swedish game publisher Embracer Group has announced that it is creating a giant archive, in which 50,000 video games and related accessories have already already collected.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
May 31, 2022
Gaming's Biggest Failures of Last 12 Years in One Picture
Reddit users recall the biggest failures of recent years. This is helped by a popular image that lists the most disappointing games, counting from 2010.
video games
Adrian Werner
February 4, 2022
GTA 3 Could Have Been an Xbox Exclusive
Microsoft could have accquired exclusive rights to Grand Theft Auto 3. However, the company did not take the opportunity because they did not think the game would be successful.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 16, 2021
Review Your History With Xbox in an Interactive Museum
Have you ever wondered what a summary of your personal gaming history would look like? Microsoft has just launched a metaverse-like Xbox Museum in the browser. Among other things, it enables us to see and share our adventures with the brand and personal achievements.
hardware & software
Michael Zegar
November 23, 2021
Xbox's Phil Spencer Wants Emulation of Old Games on All Devices
Phil Spencer wants the entire industry to help 'preserve the past' of video games by collectively supporting emulation of old titles on any device.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 18, 2021
Analogue Pocket Will Not Only Run Games, but Also Tell Their History
The Analogue Pocket console system will not only enable you to play classic games (e.g. from Game Boy), but also to learn about their history. The creators announce serious development plans.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
October 17, 2021
Microsoft Tried to Buy Nintendo, Got Killed With Laughter
Over twenty years ago, Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo. However, while the Japanese were not interested in such development, they were sincerily amused by the offer. The Redmond giant also tried to buy EA, Midway and Square.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
January 7, 2021
40 Years of Console Hitory in One Picture
One Reddit user showed his gaming experience in one picture. It shows 30 consoles - both the cutting-edge PS5 and Xbox X/S and devices from almost 40 years ago.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
November 17, 2020
Sid Meier Doubts He'd Play Civilization if it Came Out Today
Sid Meier gave an interview in which he advertises his autobiography and shares his thoughts on the game world. He also confessed that today he probaly wouldn't have created Civilization.
video games
Aleksandra Dziwinska
September 9, 2020
Miniseries on History of Classic Video Games Debuts on Netflix
Today, a documentary miniseries titled High Score debuted on Netflix. It focuses on presenting the history of many classic video games, such as Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Doom or Wolfenstein 3D.
movies & tv series
Milosz Szubert
August 19, 2020