Shadow Warrior Review – You Didn’t Buy It? 2020-01-27 14:57:23 To say that video games have become much more politically correct over the years is no bold claim. One inappropriate joke or passing comment could result in unwanted criticism from countless people, just the kind of thing game developers want to avoid entirely. It wasn’t
A Brief History of: Namco 2020-01-27 14:58:04 The golden age of Japanese arcades wouldn’t be the same without one big name: Namco. Specifically, it wouldn’t be the same without an IP dreamt up by Namco’s staff, and that is Pac Man. Aside from Pac Man, however, Namco is one of the pillars of the early
A Brief History of: Capcom 2020-01-27 14:58:20 The house that brought us Mega Man, Street Fighter, and Resident Evil, among others, Capcom is a relatively young company in the grand scheme of things but has had an outsized impact in its 39 years in the video game industry. Founded on May 30, 1979 in Osaka,
Arcade of Hall of Fame: Pong 2020-01-27 14:58:27 When people consider the founding fathers of video games, one title cannot help but make it on the list, and that is Pong. A virtual table tennis game that first debuted in 1972 from Atari, Pong was simple and simply a sensation, largely kicking off the arcade
Friday The 13th (NES) – Think You Can Beat It?! 2020-01-27 14:58:36 If we can thank 1980s American cinema for one thing it would be the popularization of the slasher horror flick. Films like Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Friday the 13th often pitted promiscuous though resourceful teenagers against murderous bad guys that either
5 Things You Didn’t Know About: Nintendo 2020-01-27 14:58:43 The makers of some of the world’s most iconic titles, Nintendo’s history is longer than the video game industry itself. Makers of the Switch, Wii, SNES, and NES, Nintendo thrive off of doing things a little bit differently (and somewhat better) than their competitors. Credited with
