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Adrian Werner, 09 January 2024, 02:45

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.

Adrian Werner, 16 November 2023, 05:15

A video has appeared online, in which Todd Howard from Bethesda sums up his entire career.

Michal Ciezadlik, 26 October 2023, 10:27

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.

Michal Ciezadlik, 12 October 2023, 05:54

After many years, it was discovered that the oldest known RPG is not „m199h”, but The Dungeon from 1975.

Adam Adamczyk, 10 October 2023, 12:50

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.

Adam Celarek, 11 July 2023, 12:46

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.

Adam Celarek, 27 June 2023, 12:55

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.

Sonia Selerska, 01 December 2022, 16:02

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.

Kamil Kleszyk, 17 July 2022, 17:06

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.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 27 June 2022, 19:18

It's been an even 50 years since Atari was founded. Without the legendary company, today's gaming might have looked completely different.

Kamil Kleszyk, 31 May 2022, 13:00

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.

Adrian Werner, 04 February 2022, 13:15

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.

Adrian Werner, 16 December 2021, 11:53

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.

Michael Zegar, 23 November 2021, 20:30

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.

Jacob Blazewicz, 18 November 2021, 14:06

Phil Spencer wants the entire industry to help 'preserve the past' of video games by collectively supporting emulation of old titles on any device.

Paul Musiolik, 17 October 2021, 16:56

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.

Christian Pieniazek, 07 January 2021, 16:08

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.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 17 November 2020, 20:36

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.

Aleksandra Dziwinska, 09 September 2020, 14:01

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.

Milosz Szubert, 19 August 2020, 19:21

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.

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 August 2020, 23:00

In a week's time, Netflix will release High Score: The Golden Age of Games. If we believe the reviews, this documentary series on video games is really well made.

Paul Wozniak, 29 July 2020, 13:54

One of Reddit users shared a video, which shows how Minecraft has evolved over the last 11 years. Using a Let's Play formula, the author showed one of the first versions of the game, as well as its latest update.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 23 July 2020, 12:05

A video published on YouTube shows the evolution of the PlayStation family from the first generation to the latest PS5. It's worth seeing how Sony consoles have changed.

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 18 November 2019, 22:26

Diablo II Remaster will probably never come from a corrupt source code. The devs of the original talked about the problem they encountered in developing the second installment of the iconic hack'n'slash series.

Christian Pieniazek, 19 June 2019, 01:19

The book The Rise of the Witcher - A New RPG King, which tells the story of the development process of the games from The Witcher series, can be published in English. But first, the Third Éditions company needs to raise the right amount of funding on Kickstarter.

luckie, 11 September 2017, 13:11

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is probably the best known representative of that fantasy universe, however, it's definitely not all there is.

Mike Manka, 26 May 2017, 10:53

Before CD Projekt Red decided to make their own Witcher game, Metropolis Software gave it a shot on their own. Now we know how much the studio had to pay Andrzej Sapkowski to be able to do that.

Jakub Mirowski, 30 January 2017, 15:14

Feargus Urquhart, co-founder and CEO of Obsidian Entertainment, has reminisced about his time in Black Isle in IGN’s interview. The legendary developer revealed that this team started working on Fallout 3 right after the release of the second installment.