Cranky Kong Congratulates Players

Cranky Kong Congratulates Players

To celebrate the release of Donkey Kong Country HD, here's a fun fact that readers probably already know; Cranky Kong is the Original Donkey Kong that first appeared in 1981. Cranky Kong makes many references to this, but none other than what he relays to the player upon...
Peter Moore Swears He Didn’t End Dreamcast

Peter Moore Swears He Didn’t End Dreamcast

In January 2001, the gaming world was shocked with famed game company Sega announced that they were leaving the hardware business after 28 years. Their final console Dreamcast had not performed nearly as well as the company had hoped despite the incredibly low price point, the aggressive marketing...
Eugene Jarvis and Developer Freedom

Eugene Jarvis and Developer Freedom

In an interview With Joystik in September of 1982, famed game developer Eugene Jarvis spoke about the creative freedom game designers were given at that time, which is a stark contrast of what the industry is like today. Since many ideas at the beginning of the industry were...
Cliff Blezinski on the Genesis of Fortnite

Cliff Blezinski on the Genesis of Fortnite

To celebrate a new season of Fortnite as well as the new OG Fortnite permanent game mode, let's take a step back to where it all began; the Spike TV Video Game Awards in 2011. What's become lost to history is the fact that Fortnite started out as...
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...
Andy Serkis on Gaming Culture

Andy Serkis on Gaming Culture

    Andy Serkis, famous for his role portraying Smeagol in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, provided the following perspective about gaming, which touches the hearts of many game enthusiasts worldwide. “Every age has...
When Ken Lobb Headed to Xbox

When Ken Lobb Headed to Xbox

While he was Head of Game Development at Nintendo, Ken Lobb had a secret. When he got home at night, he was playing Xbox. His interest in Microsoft's debut console was due to the power and ease of development for the system, as well as his familiarity with...