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History of Gaming: From Early Arcades to Virtual Worlds

The history of gaming starts well before a console sat under the television. In 1961 and 1962, programmers at MIT developed Spacewar! for the PDP-1, an interactive computer that ty...

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

The Chronicles of the GameStop Fiasco

Video Game History Foundation Unveils 300+ Rare Japanese Gaming Photos

The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has expanded its free Digital Library with more than 300 photographs documenting Japan’s video game industry during the late 1990s and earl...

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...

"They weren't planned out": the messy stories behind retro gaming's golden age

For more than 20 years, journalist Paul Drury has interviewed the people behind coin-op classics. His new book tells their stories in their own words – messier and more human than...

30 years of Diablo with Diablo IV Devs Owen Leach and Dan Tanguay | Play History at Blizzcon 2026

In this developer version of Play History we take a look back at Diablo IV Lead Encounter Designer Owen Leach, and Design Director Dan Tanguay's gaming history that shaped how they...

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...

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'...

5 Most Iconic Gaming Characters of the Early 2000s

Courtesy of Microsoft, Ubisoft, Valve, and Santa Monica The first decade of the 2000’s was a golden era of gaming, with home consoles like the first Xbox being solidified alongsid...

Play History: The Games That Made Strawburry17

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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....

From Bones to Bytes: The Surprisingly Long History of Dice in Human Culture

Dice, originating over 5,000 years ago from knucklebones, have evolved from ancient divination tools to symbols in modern gaming. Their enduring appeal lies in their blend of chanc...

How did retro consoles handle graphics before modern GPUs?

Graphics chips could draw but not compute, until the Xbox arrived.

Nearly 30 Years Later, One of PC Gaming’s Greatest Franchises Is Still Going Strong

PC gaming is one of the oldest forms of the industry, and it has given players some of the greatest series. Some of these have survived because of nostalgia, while others have adap...

Play History: The Games That Made Erika Ishii

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A chronology of early Star Trek computer games

In the early days of computer game development, Star Trek was a popular topic for young programmers with access to mainframes. Players could hunt Klingon ships across the galaxy's...

GAMING: Gamescom is impossibly massive. But how big is too big?

Gamescom is a glorious crowd-crush: 375,000+ fans, four-hour queues, indie overload and China flexing hard. Harrison Polites checks out the chaos.

‘It’s Almost Not Worth Being Number Two’ – How Live-Service Turned Games Into a Battle Royale for the Top Spot

Is this a race to the last game standing? Before there was Warzone, Fortnite, or even PUBG: Battlegrounds, there was Minecraft Survival Games. While the exact origin is nebulous, N...

The History of Quiz Games: How Trivia Games Became a Popular Genre

People have enjoyed quiz games for many years. They are simple—you answer questions and see how much you know. Quiz games have never really gone away. People of all ages… The post...

The Greatest Video Game Franchises of the 20th Century, Ranked

Without some key video game franchises livening up the 20th century, it wouldn't have been nearly as memorable.

34 Years Ago, Video Game Violence Became a Political Talking Point Thanks to One Arcade Phenomenon

Courtesy of NetherRealm Studios Video game violence is a perpetual topic that never seems to go away, especially with games like GTA 6 allowing players to do a variety of brutal a...

How technology has changed the way we game

​ Technology has transformed the gaming industry over the last two decades, changing not only the types of games available but also how and where people play them. Faster internet...

27 Years Ago Today, Sega’s Best Console Was Too Little Too Late & Destroyed Their Console Business

Consoles have become one of the main sources of gaming, with Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo emerging as the clear frontrunners over the last few decades. However, this wasn’t always the...