Twenty six years ago Enix released the third instalment to their hugely popular Dragon Quest series on the Nintendo Famicom. Although seeing release in North America, Dragon Quest III like many of the other earlier titles skipped out on a European release. As of today, European gamers can finally set out on this vintage adventure […]
This morning, we have some very sad news to report in the video game community, as we bring to everyone the news of the death of Ralph Baer, who has been known as “The Father Of Video Games” for quite […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This weekend, we were saddened to hear of the passing of Ralph H Baer. The inventor, who was 92 years of age, made history as the first person to create a home videogames console. His prototype, dubbed the Brown Box, would later be licensed and sold as the Magnavox Odyssey. Needless to say, we have lost […]
Great news for JRPG fans in Europe as Konami have announced that the highly desirable Sony PlayStation games Suikoden and Suikoden II are coming to PlayStation Network in January.
At PlayStation’s new annual event, Final Fantasy producer Shinji Hashimoto started a short presentation at with the famous Final Fantasy VII logo appearing on the screens behind him….could it be? Could we really be about to see the announcement that millions of gamers have been waiting for since Square-Enix showed off that tech-demo of Cloud for PS3 […]
Ralph Baer is the father of videogames, but many of today’s gamers are unaware of how important his contributions were. He created a number of firsts, including the first console, and his ideas have helped fuel and shape our favourite past time. Ralph sadly passed away on December 06 at the age of 92. To […]
Just mere weeks after the creator of Maniac Mansion launched a Kickstarter to fund his point and click revival Thimbleweed Park, another Lucasarts hero Tim Schafer has announced that two classic adventures are due to remakes. Both the critically acclaimed Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango are now being remastered for modern platforms.
Mere weeks after the creators of Maniac Mansion Ron Gilbert & Gary Winnick launched a Kickstarter to fund their point and click revival Thimbleweed Park, LucasArts veteran Tim Schafer has announced that an adventure classic is due for a remake. The critically acclaimed Day of the Tentacle is being remastered for modern platforms.
Growing up in the United Kingdom in the early 80s was nothing short a of a dream. Software powerhouses were popping up everywhere and the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC gaming boom was born. Out of this era rose an iconic studio which created countless classics, Gremlin Graphics.
As the games we know and love grow with age, sadly those behind our favourite creations do too. After 92 long years, the inventor often referred to as the Father of Video Games for his early work creating the Magnavox Odyssey, Ralph Baer has passed away.