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What Was The Very First Video Game?

How Gaming Became Part of Mainstream Entertainment

Looking back at how entertainment used to be, you can see that there were obvious categories. Films belonged

From Super Mario 64 to infamous Conker’s Quest, the E3 festival archives are a nostalgic treasure trove for retro gaming...

The Video Game History Foundation has uncovered unseen images from the biggest event of the '90s and '00s.

26 Years Ago, One of the Weirdest Games in History Arrived on Sega Dreamcast

Video game history is full of strange games. Many of these stand out because of how bizarre they are, especially in today’s age when streamers pick up games specifically because th...

45 Years Ago Today, Nintendo Officially Released Its Game Boy Predecessor in Japan & It Only Played A Single Game

Long before handheld gaming became dominated by interchangeable cartridges and massive digital libraries, the idea of taking a video game anywhere was a novelty. Arcades remained t...

How Two Film Grads, A TiVo Set And GameTrailers.com Changed Video Game Hype Forever

Geoff Grotz and Brandon Jones wanted to replicate the ritual they had with Apple's movie trailer portal, plundering TV commercials and demo discs until they caught the attention of...

5 Influential Games That Defined Their Genres For Years After They Released

Courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment There are an infinite number of genres used to describe various games, with multiple subdivisions and categories for titles that release every y...

40 Years Ago, An Iconic Arcade Game Inspired by King Kong and Godzilla Debuted and Spawned a Multimedia Franchise

While the days of arcade gaming have faded, many of the iconic games and series introduced in the 1980s are still around today. Part of the appeal was how quickly players could lea...

GTA Has Come A Long LONG Way Since 1997

1997 was an impressive year for music, games, movies, and politics. It also marks the release of the debut Grand Theft Auto game, and despite it paving the way for GTA V— the singl...

Play History: The Games That Made Erika Ishii

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The Weirdest & Most Addictive PS3 Game Released 17 Years Ago Today And It Still Isn’t Playable on PS5

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 eras were dominated by multiplayer gaming. I know I spent my fair share of time online playing Halo: Reach and Battlefield 3, and many others did too...

40 Years Ago, Metroid Debuted on NES and Became One of the Most Influential Games Ever

The Nintendo Entertainment System is a crucial piece of gaming history. After the Video Game Crash all but doomed home consoles in the West for years, the launch of Nintendo’s plat...

The Biggest Gaming Stories That Happened Since GTA 5 Came Out 13 Years Ago

The long, long wait for GTA 6 is coming to an end, as the game's November 19 release date approaches. Yes, there have been many leaks, but the genuine article arrives soon.  It'...

The Video Game History Foundation's latest collection is a deep dive into E3 "like you've never seen it before"

Ah, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known by many as Summer Game Fes-, wait, sorry, guess I've already moved on! Better known as E3, of course, the first of its kind show...

The Rise of Crash Gaming: Probability, Mechanics, and the Mathematics of Multiplier Decisions

The digital gaming industry has undergone a massive structural transformation, driven by the rapid evolution of consumer preferences and continuous advancements in real-time server...

13TB Terra Release is the Largest Gaming Leak in History

On August 29, 2026, the gaming world was shaken by the “Terra Release,” a 13-terabyte data leak that exposed a decade of gaming history from 2003 to 2013. This breach, tied to Valv...

Gaming’s oldest urban legend is Atari’s fault

Polybius is gaming's oldest urban legend. It's a cursed arcade machine that supposedly caused illness, amnesia... death. Of course, Polybius is just a story. But the legend is so b...

The Rise of Real-Time Data in Modern Online Gaming Experiences

Online gaming is an ever-changing industry, offering new features, technology, and experiences as it evolves. Faster internet, and faster computation have really sped up the pace w...

Play History: The Games That Made J.D. Witherspoon

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The History of Ultima VII, One Of The Greatest RPGs Ever Made

Exploring the history and legacy of Ultima VII: The Black Gate.

5 Cult Games From 1996 All ‘80s Kids Know Were Perfect From Start to Finish

1996 was a banner year for video games. We were treated to all-timers like Super Mario 64, Duke Nukem 3D, Crash Bandicoot, Resident Evil, Pokémon Red/Blue, Tomb Raider, and Quake....

This Landmark PS1 RPG Launched 31 Years Ago and Went on to Influence One of the Biggest Franchises Ever

One thing that has always fascinated me about the gaming industry is how even if a game does not take off and become a best-seller or Game of the Year contendor, it can still have...

Game Scoop! 868: Games of Our Lives, Part 1

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis and Nick Limon -- are sharing the Games of Ou...

10 Years Ago, This Chaotic Co-Op Game Changed Multiplayer Forever

Multiplayer gaming looks vastly different than it did when it first came about. Today, most games are played fully online with friends and strangers across the world. Multiplayer i...