Recent Articles
The History Of Atari
Back in the year 1961, the mere thought of a person contemplating the idea of creating videogames would be enough to put that person into the category of crazy. Why ? I hear you ask, well that answer is simple! Back then videogames were barely around. Let’s take a look at how it all developed to what we have today.
Retrospective: A Look back At Double Dragon
Distributed by TAITO both in European and American markets back in 1986, “Renegade” was a single-player game which featured a character fighting his way through a huge cornucopia of street thugs. Originally created by Yoshihisa Kishimoto for Techno Japan, it was a ground breaking game in its kind, making history.
The Blame Game: Politicians At Play
In April 2009, America revisited the school shooting at Columbine High. For a decade, survivors, friends and relatives remembered the 13 students and faculty killed from that tragedy, included in those 13 were the two teenage assailants. They dressed in black, trench coats and went about on a murderous rampage.
Girl Gamers: Vanessa Artega
The realm of competitive gaming has evolved over the past decade with young women joining their male counterparts in the realm of competitive gaming. Not only have they carved out a niche in a field once dominated by men. They’ve followed the lessons of Oakland Raider owner, Al Davis “Just win, baby.”
The Life & Times Of Pac-Man
He’s been there for more than thirty years, entertaining a generation of arcade gamers in an era of “space invaders”. He’s round, yellow, and ever-smiling… oh, and yes, he’s Japanese. While planet earth was being seized by outer-space creatures and needed to be defended at ray-gun point, someone thought of an alternative.
