Retro

How A Fifty Year-Old Video Game Survived The Internet

Programmed in the early 1960s, Spacewar! is the granddaddy of video games. It’s inspired countless other games and has stood the test of time. You know what else has stood the test of time? The game’s source code. Here’s how.


October 26, 2010
In Real Life

A Week Of PC Gaming On Kotaku

One might think that Kotaku Tower is a place bereft of computers, or at least gaming on computers, judging by how infrequently we write about them. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.


May 17, 2010
In Real Life

Taking Issue With Ten Most Import Video Game List

In 1998, Stanford University’s Henry Lowood began preserving video games and video game artifacts, reports the New York Times. Lowood, along with a four member committee, has announced a game canon, for the Library of Congress. Japan begs to differ.