With the flurry of rumors surrounding the imminent launch of the Playstation 4 and Xbox 720 we felt it only fitting to provide you with this very brief history lesson detailing exactly where consoles came from. Much to my dismay, I learnt my Sega MegaDrive Genesis was not the first console known to man…not by a long way. We must ... Read More »
Category Archives: Retrospective
Feed SubscriptionMinimalist classic game posters
A series of beautiful minimalist posters of classic video games from artist/designer Hexagonall. Read More »
Geek inspired 2D photography
David A. Reeves is a photographer and geek. Have a look at some of his breathtaking 2D photography using cutouts of popular gaming and geek icons. Read More »
Epic Mario time lapse chalk drawing
This time lapse video of artist Chris Carlson drawing a 3D Mario is truly amazeballs. Check out the video to see just how cool chalk can be. Read More »
Digital Distribution Systems and how they affect you
You’ve all heard about it at one point or another: Digital Distribution. You know, that thing gamers and power users have been talking about for a while. When someone says they bought something off of Steam, you know they’re not talking about kettles or trains – they’re talking about games. Read More »
Retrospective: Original Diablo 2 TV advert
With the launch of Diablo III just around the corner (May 15th) we were feeling nostalgic and dug up the original TV advert for Diablo 2 circa 1998… Read More »
Retrospective: California Games
California games was created by Epyx Games and released in 1987 for both PC and video game consoles.What really made this game stand out from the crowd were the various activities. Read More »
Pixel Art documentary
Animator Simon Cottee has created a very cool video documentary, called Pixel, about the pixel art phenomenon and posted it on YouTube. Read More »