Zelda II and the Adventure of Translation Magic
In 1987, Nintendo released the second entry into the famed Legend of Zelda series, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Because of…
Alexey Pajitnov and Tetris; Love at First Sight
In 1985, Alexey Pajitnov was hard at work at the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre in Moscow, when he had an idea for a…
Al Alcorn and Explains the Need for Preservation
During a 2015 interview with Games Industry.biz, Atari Co-Founder Al Alcorn mentioned the importance of and current state of gaming preservation. He…
Nolan Bushnell Mandates Success at Atari
On August 3, 1973, Nolan Bushnell issued a memo to the engineering department of Atari with an eight-point action plan. These points…
Hideo Kojima on Advancing Technology and Gaming
“90% of what is considered impossible is, in fact, possible. The other 10% will become possible with the passage of time &…
Peter Molyneux; Verbally Ambushed
In a 2015 interview with Rock Paper Shotgun, the Founder of 22cans game studio, Peter Molyneux, was verbally ambushed by the interviewer,…
Josef Fares is the Epitomy of Passion
We've previously visited Hazelight Studios' Josef Fares's legendary interview at the 2017 Game Awards, during which he talked about his new game…
Don Mattrick’s Advice to Gamers Without Internet
At E3 2013, the then-president of Microsoft's Xbox division, stood onstage to provide details for Xbox One, Microsoft's third-generation console. In that…
Steve Race Drops a Price Bomb During E3
At E3 1995, Sony was on the verge of releasing their first video game console, PlayStation. While Sony was tight-lipped about most…
Will Wright on the Rise of Game Mods
"Because now it's the fans out there that are entertaining us, the developers, with their creations!"