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Sega’s Virtual Un-Reality
The early-to-mid 1990's were an amazing time if you were a video gamer. For starters, there were a LOT of options for your gaming dollar. At the turn of the decade, the market was bombarded by a flood of companies, all eager to take a slice of the freshly baked and...
Intellivision Entertainment Adds Renowned Game Industry Veteran J Allard As Global Managing Director
Former Microsoft® Executive and Xbox® Co-Founder Returns to the Video Game Industry to Further Bolster Leadership Team and Launch Intellivision® Amico™ Game Console IRVINE, Calif. – May 14, 2020 – Intellivision Entertainment,...
The Great Virtual Flop! How Gunpei Yokoi Got Screwed
There‘s a saying on the Internet that goes something like this: If you laugh, no one sees. If you cry, no one cares. But fart just one time.... The editor wanted an article on the history of Nintendo‘s Virtual Boy game system, and the request landed on my desk with a...
RETROSPECTIVE: The Licensed Fighters
Two Great Trends That Trend Great Together As the popularity of the versus fighting grew in the early to mid 90s, it didn't take long for developers and publishers to see the appeal in coupling the genre with licensed properties to capitalize on two trends...
Interview with Brandon Cobb: Part 2
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Brandon Cobb, President of Super Fighter Team. We discussed his new RPG for the Sega Genesis; Beggar Prince. Below is part two of our interview. Some people may ask, "Why develop games for orphaned systems like the Lynx and...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Leyla Hasso
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Leyla Hasso who is displayed on card number 933, from the Superstars of 2014 Collection. Leyla is also on error card 933 which says Superstars of 2013 collection. Leyla lives in South London, UK and is a top competitor in...
Video Game of the Day – May 15th – Final Fantasy Tactics
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...
Game Over… Continue? By Michael Rosamilia
When Roger Ebert said that he doesn’t believe video games can be art, the Internet went into an uproar. Bloggers flipped. Message boards howled. And choice three, four, and five letter words were tossed at Mr. Ebert, who probably never received said messages. And here...
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