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...
This Day in Gaming History: Atari Hits the Gas Pedal

This Day in Gaming History: Atari Hits the Gas Pedal

In this day in gaming history, albeit 1976, Kee Games unleashed Sprint 2 to arcades in North America. While this would seem as though it would be a sequel, Sprint was actually released in 1978. The "2" in Sprint 2 notates the number of players. Developed and Published...
This Day in Gaming History: PlayStation 2 Gets a Makeover

This Day in Gaming History: PlayStation 2 Gets a Makeover

Welcome to a new feature we're calling "This Day in Gaming History," where we, you guessed it, note important events that occured on specific dates throughout the history of this great industry. Today we're exploring the PlayStation 2 SCPH-7000 model, also known by gamers as the PS2 slim....