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Review: The History of Sonic The Hedgehog

Despite the Sonic series' many missteps over the past decade, I remain a huge fan. I remember the first time I played Sonic The Hedgehog at my cousins' house into the wee hours of the night. I remember long school field trips...   more

Review: The History of Sonic The Hedgehog photo


Review: The History of Sonic The Hedgehog photo
Review: The History of Sonic The Hedgehog photo
Review: The History of Sonic The Hedgehog photo
Review: The History of Sonic The Hedgehog photo
Review: The History of Sonic The Hedgehog photo
Review: The History of Sonic The Hedgehog photo



Sony continues the PlayStation retrospective with the PS3

Sony continues the countdown until the mysterious February 20th event with the "Evolution of PlayStation: PlayStation 3" video. If you're up for a bit of nostalgia, the video goes over the entire history of the console...   more

Sony continues the PlayStation retrospective with the PS3 photo

Watch PC graphics evolve over two hours

Grab a drink, cook up some food, and put your phone on silent. Ok you good? Now you're ready to take on the following two-hour monstrosity of a video on the evolution of PC graphics. The video was assembled in chronological ...   more

Watch PC graphics evolve over two hours photo

Mega Man Game History Ver. 2: 25th Anniversary Edition

Three and a half years ago, I foolishly dedicated an entire week to constructing a ginormous infographic of every single Mega Man game in existence. My Mega Man Game History chart was well received by several outlets, and I c...   more

Mega Man Game History Ver. 2: 25th Anniversary Edition photo

Hyrule Historia to only get 4,000 Limited Edition copies

We all knew that Amazon would be carrying the upcoming localization of Hyrule Historia, but what we didn't know is that Dark Horse will be printing a Limited Edition version. Sadly, this special edition will actually be limit...   more

Hyrule Historia to only get 4,000 Limited Edition copies photo

CVG looks back on the origins of the Wii

On the eve of the Wii U's launch, it's time to pay our final respects to the console its replacing, because unlike the PS2, no company is going to be supporting the Wii from here on out. The Wii was a treasure trove of potent...   more

CVG looks back on the origins of the Wii photo

Promoted blog: Gunpei Yokoi remembered

[Dtoid community blogger locketheleisz shares a remembrance of his hero, Nintendo's Gunpei Yokoi. It's a long read, but seriously worth your time! Want to see your own words appear on the front page? Go wr...   more

Promoted blog: Gunpei Yokoi remembered photo

Really, Nintendo? A knitting peripheral for the NES?

Throughout its history, Nintendo has had its fair share of "what the eff were they thinking!?" moments. Take the Wii Vitality Sensor, for instance. A pulse rate monitor attached to a game controller? No wonder Iwata and pals ...   more

Really, Nintendo? A knitting peripheral for the NES? photo

Learn everything there is to learn about Nick Arcade

Nick Arcade was one of my favorite game shows of all time. I still remember face-palming at how bad the kids were at pretty much all of the arcade games on offer, but most of all, I remember that totally amazing finale segme...   more

Learn everything there is to learn about Nick Arcade photo

History of Sonic book speeds by in September

The Blue Blur has had his ups and downs, but on the whole, he's a remarkable icon with a rich history extending across two decades. Earlier this year, Sega and French videogame book publisher Pix'n Love -- responsible for sev...   more

History of Sonic book speeds by in September photo

Generation Xbox and the convergence of games and film

A couple months back, Wired offered readers some insight into Microsoft's failure to get a Halo movie off the ground. The original article was an excerpt from Generation Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood, by Total Film ...   more

Generation Xbox and the convergence of games and film photo

E3: A peek at the Videogame History Museum booth

While the E3 show floor is primarily concerned with showing the world what's next for the videogame industry, The Videogame History Museum brought a little bit of its past to the event this week. Tucked in the corner of the s...   more

E3: A peek at the Videogame History Museum booth photo


E3: A peek at the Videogame History Museum booth photo
E3: A peek at the Videogame History Museum booth photo
E3: A peek at the Videogame History Museum booth photo
E3: A peek at the Videogame History Museum booth photo
E3: A peek at the Videogame History Museum booth photo
E3: A peek at the Videogame History Museum booth photo



Spector: Indifference puts history of games at risk

In a Gamasutra article about the preservation of game history, Junction Point Studios' Warren Spector commented on both the importance of saving the industry's past for posterity and what's holding us back. "Where the early h...   more

Spector: Indifference puts history of games at risk photo

Chart breaks down game genres as individual planets

Back in October, we posted a super tall infographic that chronicled the history of console gaming (with some corners cut here and there). The cats responsible for that monster (Hotel Club) have concocted another massive chart...   more

Chart breaks down game genres as individual planets photo

Blizzard unveils Diablo 15th anniversary retrospective

With the third installment coming soon, it did surprise me to learn that the Diablo franchise is now 15 years old. Released at the tail end of 1996, Diablo popularized the action-RPG with its frantic mouse clicking action and...   more

Blizzard unveils Diablo 15th anniversary retrospective photo

Behold this massive home console evolution infographic!

I absolutely love it when fans take a grand slice of videogame history and condense it into a fun, colorful infographic. Not only does it result in a handy guide that can be produced whenever you have a desire to confirm a da...   more

Behold this massive home console evolution infographic! photo