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Incredibly, 2023 saw the 30th anniversary of FIFA International Soccer on 16-bit consoles. Most of us seem to have a long lived relationship with Electronic Arts, it appears to me. Before they became the uber-brand of today they were an uber-brand of yesteryear, outfitting their cartridges with extra size andRead More →

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Christmas 1996. The encore to the greatest year of video gaming, then and now. All the major systems had major wares to shift and the quality was high. Me, I was waiting on a copy of Virtua Cop 2 with twin guns on top. I knew that this was whatRead More →

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Dreamcast launched twenty-five years ago in its home terrain with a single, simple goal; saving Sega. They scattered many of their development studios and shepherded them into new teams with exciting names like Hitmaker and Swivel Sony. They weren’t messing about, but just how quickly could Sega order their littleRead More →

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Atari has just announced a four-game limited edition Atari 2600 cartridge collection sporting art by pop culture artist Butcher Billy. If you haven’t heard of him, you’ve probably seen his work, which has graced the covers of popular television shows like Netflix’s Stranger Things and Black Mirror. The games (DarkRead More →

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John Bowe recalls the announcement and release of the Sega Dreamcast and explains why he waited for Sega’s greatest console. On May 21st 1998, Sega held their New Challenge Conference, an all-in-one boutique of apologies for their recent priors and a promise for the future. To stamp the point theyRead More →