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Libraries Declare National Gaming Day
12:00AM Luke Plunkett | This Saturday, November 14, has been set aside by libraries across the US as “National Gaming Day”. But don’t think it’s got to do with bowing at the altar of consumer entertainment. Oh no. It’s to do with history. More »
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Princess Peach In A Kimono! Nintendo’s Kyoto Event
5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Over the weekend in Kyoto, Nintendo participated in the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009. There were demo kiosks as well as an exhibit about Nintendo video game history, dating 1983-2009. More »
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First Video Game Ever Sold Is Being Sold
9:00AM Owen Good | Two arcade cabinets for Nolan Bushnell’s Computer Space, regarded as the first commercially sold video game ever, have been listed on eBay. The games, which predated Pong by about a year, are currently going for $US1500 and $US2500. More »
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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising’s Skira Island
12:40AM Mike Fahey | Explore the history of Skira Island, the fictional setting for Codemasters upcoming Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, coming in October for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. More »
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Lionhead’s World History Update: Lincoln’s Face
11:00AM Owen Good | Let’s recap the Lionhead homepage countdown. First, Che Guevara next to a six; then Maximillian Robespierre, leader of the Reign of Terror, next to a five. Today, it’s Abraham Lincoln, brought to you by the number four. More »
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Mega-Sized Mega Man Chart Charts Mega Man History
10:00AM Stephen Totilo | It was not a dream, people. Here is inarguable proof that there have been many Mega Man games. More »
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Ten Years Ago: “Halo Is The Name Of This Game.”
9:30AM Owen Good | In 1999, Bungie was probably the best-known studio developing specifically for Macintosh, having delivered titles like Marathon, Myth, and Pathways Into Darkness. At Macworld 1999, Steve Jobs introduced the studio’s next big Mac exclusive: Halo. More »
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Forty Years Later: Putting Video Games On The Moon
8:30AM Owen Good | Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of the date humans first landed on the Moon. Earth’s satellite has been a setting for games, or levels in them, going back to Lunar Lander in the 1970s. More »
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Mario’s Family Line
12:00PM Owen Good | It’s not a family tree – a) that would be too large and b) it assumes games mate and produce offspring. This is a family line, showing all Mario games, by generation, with their siblings. More »
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