License to Nil: Why Game Licensing Didn’t Work In The Era of the 2600
Licensing had a long and profitable history in virtually every industry prior to the home video era of the 1980s. Up until then, slapping a logo or face of just about any known IP was a license to print money. Peanuts began as a 1950s comic strip, but licensing...
That Time When We Played Video Games Over the Landline
A caller was one turn away from reaching an evil witch’s lair. Just one stretch left when a snowman jumped on the lane, barring their path forward. Trying to fight him off with snowballs, the caller was frantically accounting for an enormous leg plaguing his...
OTXO lands on Steam!
The dark top-down roguelite shooter, OTXO, is on Steam! Get a glimpse of the inexplicable, abstract mansion as the free playable demo for OTXO lands on Steam in time for Steam Next Fest. This fast-paced, violent, top-down shooter with roguelite elements comes from...
Introducing The Valis Collection
Open Pre-Orders October 20th – November 27th! ONE-TIME RELEASE! The epic story of Yuko Ahso from ordinary school girl to the Warrior of Valis saving Earth and the Dreamland from the invading hordes from the Dark World graced the SEGA Genesis®/Mega Drive over 30...
The Roller Coaster of Retro Game Values
I have been seriously collecting retro video game for the last 10 years or so and I have learned a lot about what games are worth. It seems that certain games that would most likely never be played or kept are worth a lot of money. Recently I am in pursuit of loose...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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