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Comparing video games from before the twenty-first century to those from after is like comparing apples to oranges. A 2D title from the 1980s is worlds apart from a 3D game from the 2020s, with little ...

Video games are still a young medium in the grand scheme of things, but have been around for well over 50 years now. After the arcade boom in the 70s, home consoles slowly took over the gaming ...

I’ve been using nearly all of the current consoles since they were first shipped to reviewers. Read on for my take on each.

What makes a great video game console? It’s a bit of an existential question. It’s much easier to discuss what makes a great video game, as they can be dissected as communicative artworks. A video ...

The Atari 2600 wasn't the first video game console, or even the first one to accept cartridges. Atari released it in the fall of 1977, and it sold reasonably well in its first holiday season. But ...

Maddie Fisher is a writer, journalist and game developer. She was born and raised on the east coast, having started working in games journalism over ten years ago. She tends to enjoy musical theater, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In 2025, many of us are thinking about just how expensive it’s getting to be a gamer. Consoles ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 is off to a turbo-charged start, smashing its own sales record by becoming the fastest-selling Nintendo game system ever with more than 3.5 million units sold in just four days.

The 1990s were a transitional time for video games, marked by rapid evolution in both technology and design. This era began with the dominance of the NES and the Sega Genesis, systems that carried ...