Video Game of the Day – June 19th – Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry

by Video Game of the Day | Jun 19, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

Video Game of the Day – June 18th – Icewind Dale

by Video Game of the Day | Jun 18, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Arcade

Video Game of the Day is a daily show available on Amazon Alexa devices and here on this website. Each day, we briefly discuss the history of a single game, randomly chosen. If you would like to listen on your daily flash briefing, you can enable Video Game of the Day...

Darius Cosmic Collection Out Now

by Old School Gamer | Jun 18, 2020 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Press Release

The Classic Shoot ‘Em Up is Out Today Two digital Collections of ground breaking games for PS4/Switch ININ Games and Taito are pleased to announce that the localised, digital versions of two Collections of classic Darus Shoot ‘Em Up titles are out today. Nintendo...

An Interview with Eugene Jarvis – By Kevin Butler

by Kevin Butler | Jun 13, 2020 | 1970s, 1980s, Arcade, Interviews

Defender was created by a company that was, up to that time, much more known for its pinball machines than electronic arcade machines. In 1974, Williams released its first arcade game, Paddle-Ball, and acquired Magnavox’s Magnetic Corporation of America. The Pong...

How Play’n GO Slots Get inspiration from Classic Games

by Old School Gamer | Jun 12, 2020 | 2000s, Arcade, Gaming

Sweden-based Play’n GO is one of the top five most popular software providers today. But when it started in 1997, it wasn’t big enough to create games independently. Instead, it created games for bigger companies. In 2004, Play’n GO stepped beneath the wings of bigger...

Sunsetriders Saddles Up for Switch and Playstation

by Old School Gamer | Jun 11, 2020 | 1980s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Press Release

      HAMSTER Co. (Head Office: Tokyo-to, Setagaya ku ; CEO: Satoshi HAMADA; referred to below as “HAMSTER”) would like to announce that from today June 11th, 2020, SUNSETRIDERS, by Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd., will be added for...