News

Happy Birthday ESRB!

Happy Birthday ESRB! Fifteen years ago to the day, SEGA and Nintendo proposed the Entertainment Software Rating Board in the wake of the Mortal Kombat gore game controversy.


July 28, 2009
In Real Life

Happy 20th Birthday, MOTHER!

The hard-working kids at Starmen got in touch to let us know that today – July 27, 2009 – is the 20th birthday of the MOTHER series, otherwise known in the West as Earthbound. Happy birthday!


June 11, 2009
In Real Life

EverCracked! The Phenomenon Of EverQuest

Continuing the 10th anniversary celebration for EverQuest, Sony Online Entertainment is debuting a full-length documentary on the game at this year’s SOE Fan Faire, with Jace Hall adding flavour.


June 9, 2009
In Real Life

Tetris Claymation Watches Tetris Orgy

What better way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tetris than with a claymation Tetris block watching hot square on square action? There’s block masterbation. And moaning and “Korobeinki“.


June 8, 2009
In Real Life

Another Take On Tetris’ 25th

Time magazine weighs in on Tetris’ birthday, implying that it is by far the most lasting success of the Soviet Union.


June 7, 2009

Tetris, 25 Years Later

Today marks the 25th Anniversary of Tetris, the classic puzzle game made by Alexey Pajitnov in Russia.


May 23, 2009
News

SingStar Turns 5, Sells 16 Million

This month, five years ago, the very first edition of SingStar was released upon an unsuspecting world. Now, after five years of (mainly European) success, Sony celebrates.


May 3, 2009
News

A Tribute To Corewar

There is no way in hell I could ever “play” it – my programming days ended with BASIC. But Corewar always intrigued me, because it was the closest thing to real-life Tron I could imagine.


April 29, 2009
News

City Of Heroes Issue 15: Anniversary Has Many Faces

City of Heroes turns five tomorrow and NCsoft celebrates with the announcement of the appropriately titled Issue 15: Anniversary.


April 27, 2009
News

Vesperia Bonus Is Soundtrack: Volume 2

If you bought Tales of Vesperia’s special edition and saved your secret code for eight whole freaking months, now you may finally have your “special bonus.” It is slightly above “underwhelming,” but not exactly “whelming.”