Andrew Ryan of Bioshock and his Life Advice
"We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us."
Satoru Iwata Describes Gaming
In 2006, The late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata stood on stage at the Game Developer's Conference San Francisco and talked exclusively about what makes games fun. During his closing remarks, he told a captive audience the most spot-on summary of his company's vision. "At Nintendo, we do not...
Raph Koster on the Value of Video Games
Game designer and author Raph Koster has worked on many classic titles including Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest 2 and wrote the critically-acclaimed novel "A Theory of Fun for Game Design," a book covering game design and how games should be treated as "Edutainment". Raph believes games can be...
Shigeru Miyamoto on the Benefit of Software Delays
"A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad." -Shigeru Miyamoto
The Truth about Gaming in One Sentence
"Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock and roll." -Shigeru Miyamoto
World 1-1 Cast Member Patrick Scott Patterson Shares His Thoughts
During our review process for the critically acclaimed film World 1-1, an independent video game documentary that covers the birth of the gaming industry, which we highly recommend, multi-media Personality Patrick Scott Patterson graciously reached out to provide his thoughts on the film: "I'm beyond amazed at what...
Ralph Henry Baer, the Father of Console Gaming, Passes Away at 92.
Ralph Henry BaerBeloved Father, Son, Grandfather and The Father of Console GamingMarch 8, 1922 - December 6, 2014 "If you have it in your genes, it's almost like breathing." - Ralph Baer on inventing.
Yar’s Revenge Creator Shares his Thoughts on Atari: Game Over
During our review process for XBox Studios new film "Atari: Game Over," We reached out to former Atari programmer (and creator of E.T. and Yar's Revenge, both released for the Atari 2600) Howard Scott Warshaw to hear his thoughts on the film. He was gracious enough to reach...
Early XBox History
Working to grab developers' attention with the newly-approved XBox project, Co-Creator Seamus Blackley approached developer Oddworld with the concept. When asked by Oddworld executives about capabilities that far outreached any console at the time Seamus replied, "Dude, you're f..king high!"