Turtle Beach Burst II Pro Gaming Mouse

Turtle Beach Burst II Pro Gaming Mouse

Last year, I had the opportunity to review the Turtle Beach Burst II Air, Turtle Beach’s slightly lighter companion to the Burst II Pro. I’ve been using the Air as my daily driver for over a year, and I was pumped to get my hands on the Burst...
This Day in Gaming History: A Legend is Born

This Day in Gaming History: A Legend is Born

Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man whose vision took Nintendo's focus away from a playing card company and pushed them into one of the most important video game companies in the world, was born on this date in 1927. The Nintendo Color TV-Game 6 console, marking a significant moment in...
How Iwata Convinced Reggie to Join Nintendo

How Iwata Convinced Reggie to Join Nintendo

In his book Changing the Game, Retired President of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime references what it took for him to leave the hospitality industry and join a video game company. During the recruiting process, Fils-Aime confided in his mentors and colleagues in similar positions that he'd been...
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...
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...
In 2001, Ken Kutaragi Wished the Best for Microsoft

In 2001, Ken Kutaragi Wished the Best for Microsoft

The year is 2001, and Microsoft is on the cusp of entering the gaming industry with Xbox, a console that Microsoft hopes can make a dent in the market share that Sony holds with its PlayStation 2 console released 1 year earlier. In an attempt to market Xbox...
Bernie Stolar Explains His Exit From Sega

Bernie Stolar Explains His Exit From Sega

In 1999, less than two weeks before the release of Sega Dreamcast, Sega of America President Bernie Stolar was dismissed from the company. While the exit has been described as a "disagreement" between Bernie and then Sega of Japan Chairman Isao Okawa, Bernie had told some exactly what...
Goodbye to a Legend; The Passing of Bernie Stolar

Goodbye to a Legend; The Passing of Bernie Stolar

Growing up in the 90's, I was enamored with the "Console war," the battle between Sega and Nintendo. I found myself strictly on the Nintendo side, but was also intrigued by Sega. A friend of mine had Genesis and would spend hours, sometimes days on it. While I...
Creating Color for the Colorblind: Dr. Don McPherson

Creating Color for the Colorblind: Dr. Don McPherson

Dr. Don McPherson is the co-founder of EnChroma, a company responsible for possibly the most groundbreaking technology in the field of color deficient vision. What was once considered to be moderately treatable with lenses that only work outdoors has now been refined with the invention of technology that...