All articles tagged with #gaming history
Over a weekend, a public 'teraleak' dumped thousands of pre-2013 Steam2 builds, betas, and Valve assets—including Portal, Half-Life 2 and Left 4 Dead—plus third-party titles. The archive, organized into depots and cataloged publicly (no passwords), has sparked a global data-mining frenzy and raised questions about publisher relationships and whether all content is runnable; no hacking was involved, just an exposed data store.
Kotaku launches Warp Week with The 2002 Edition, a nostalgia-forward series that revisits 2002-era gaming as if it were that year again, exploring the console wars and iconic releases (Halo, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Wind Waker) and promising a top-12 list of 2002 games to close the week.
A Nintendo historian named Orochi discovered a fully functional Famicombox, a 1986 commercial-use Famicom, still installed and playable at an unnamed love hotel in Japan. The Zapper couldn’t be tested due to the hotel’s LCD TV, but the system otherwise works, a finding that fuels long-standing rumors about Nintendo operating love hotels and highlights the persistence of rare hardware in unexpected places.
The Digital Press forum, a cornerstone of online gaming history since 1991, was shut down by founder Joe Santulli to save $42 per month in hosting, erasing data after March 22 and wiping out over two decades of information, leaving the community hopeful for a future archive or mirror to salvage what’s lost.
A Time Extension piece covers the online mockery directed at Linda McMahon after she claimed the PlayStation Portable marked 'the beginning of life on the go,' noting the PSP released in 2004/2005 and that earlier handhelds like the Game Boy already made gaming portable—sparking debates about the device’s role in mobile media and whether her characterization was historically accurate.
Celebrating The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary (in Japan), Nintendo Life looks back at its groundbreaking 1986 debut, Koji Kondo's iconic score, and the series' lasting influence. The piece notes Zelda's ongoing availability across generations—from the Famicom Disk System era to Nintendo Switch Online—and invites readers to share where they first played the game via a poll.
Sheffield is leading a project to create the UK's first national video game archive, aiming to preserve games and player experiences as cultural heritage, supported by the British Film Institute, with plans to survey existing game materials, maintain playable arcade machines, and document the cultural impact of gaming.
The Nintendo Power Glove, despite being a flawed and ambitious device from the late 1980s, played a significant role in shaping the future of virtual reality and gaming technology, influencing later successful products and industry developments.
The article highlights the 25 best PlayStation 2 games, emphasizing the console's legacy as the best-selling system with a diverse library of iconic titles like Grand Theft Auto, God of War, Resident Evil, and more, which collectively defined gaming culture in the 2000s.
The PlayStation 2 celebrates its 25th anniversary, renowned for its diverse and expansive game library that significantly influenced gaming culture and industry, fostering iconic franchises and unique titles, and representing a peak of innovation and daring in mainstream gaming before the rise of online and monetized gaming models.
The article reviews the 20 best NES games, highlighting iconic titles like Super Mario Bros. 3, The Legend of Zelda, and Mega Man 2, and discusses the NES's impact on gaming history and culture.
Sony is releasing a 400-page art book in Spring 2026 to celebrate 30 years of PlayStation, featuring rare prototypes, concept sketches, and insights from key designers, available for pre-order with a deluxe edition and a collaboration with Reebok on themed sneakers.
A coding error in Super Mario Bros. led to the creation of the famous 'Minus World' glitch, inspiring a legacy of gaming hacks and glitches that have fascinated players and developers alike for over 40 years.
Celebrating its 45th anniversary, Pac-Man revolutionized gaming with its simple yet addictive gameplay, broad demographic appeal, and cultural impact, extending into scientific research and pop culture, with ongoing efforts to engage new generations through innovative spin-offs like Shadow Labyrinth.
The article reveals 100 lesser-known facts and references about the Resident Evil franchise, highlighting its evolution, hidden details, and connections within the gaming universe, such as nods to Outbreak and other media, emphasizing its enduring legacy and depth.