by Todd Friedman | Mar 6, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Columns, Events, Magazine Preview
E3, short for the “Electronic Entertainment Expo”, is the largest computer and video game show in the United States. Almost every name in the industry is present during this convention. There are leading pub-lishers, developers and manufacturers represented at this...
by Todd Friedman | Mar 6, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Columns, Console/Handheld
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Sam Tuff who currently is displayed on card number 3538, from the Superstars of 2021. Sam, from the North East of England, is a World Record Tetris player. He holds over 60 world records on the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard for...
by Todd Friedman | Feb 20, 2021 | 1980s, 2010s, Columns
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Warren Davis, who is displayed on card number 239, from the Superstars of 2012. The designer and programmer of Q*Bert, Warren has been around the gaming industry for decades. He has worked at such companies and Gottlieb,...
by Todd Friedman | Feb 6, 2021 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Magazine Preview
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Ken Williams, A.K.A “Sushi-X”, who currently is displayed on card number 30, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Ken was on the staff of Electronic Gaming Monthly in the early 1990’s. In 2006 Ken, along with Terry...
by Todd Friedman | Jan 31, 2021 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns, Gaming, Magazine Preview
In the latter 1980s, Sega made a big push to compete with Nintendo in the home console market. The Sega Master System brought a whole new generation of gamers to decide whether they should be team Sega or team Nintendo. Then, in the early 1990s, there was the 16-bit...