Robert Stein Loses out on Tetris

Robert Stein Loses out on Tetris

During the negotiations for the rights to Tetris, the man who first purchased the rights to the game from Russia made a critical mistake. Because Robert Stein failed to pay the Russian Government what he had owed for pc rights to the game, The Soviet Ministry of Software...
Don Daglow on what’s Most Important

Don Daglow on what’s Most Important

In a 2017 interview with Don Weaver of the Smithsonian Institution, Don Weaver asked famed game industry pioneer Don Daglow about notoriety in game development. Don has produced games for Mattel Intellivision, PDP, and AOL. He knows what it takes to be successful in the game industry. He's...
Eugene Jarvis on Creativity in Games

Eugene Jarvis on Creativity in Games

During a 2008 interview with Andy Siefert of Newcity, Eugene Jarvis was very candid in his opinion on the state of creativity in the gaming industry. Having been part of the game industry from nearly the beginning, the Defender creator stated that nothing is more detrimental to creativity...