This Day in Gaming History: Nintendo Day

This Day in Gaming History: Nintendo Day

The Name Nintendo is synonymous with video games. In fact, back in the NES days, video games in general were referred to as Nintendo by most parents. Nintendo took a risk by launching a game console in America just after the industry's crash in 1983. This decision single-handedly...
Interview: How Empire Arcadia CEO Maintains an eSports Dynasty

Interview: How Empire Arcadia CEO Maintains an eSports Dynasty

In 2003 a young man named Isaiah M. Johnson took first place in a Nintendo Entertainment System Tetris tournament at Game Express. This marked the debut victory for Empire Arcadia; an eSports team that, over the next 13 years would not win a few documented tournaments, they would win thousands. For those that may be new...