History

Make Something Wonderful Steve Jobs memoir coming to digital platforms on April 11

You'll be able to read through the memoir for free online starting April 11.

Semblance Makes History As First Nintendo Game Released by an African Studio

This is an incredible moment in gaming and we can't wait to see what Nyamakop does next.

Rolling out: the history of Transformers video games

The Transformers have had a bumpy history -- but a solid one nevertheless.

Five fun facts about Tetris

Tetris turns 30 years old today! To celebrate it and the announcement of Tetris Ultimate, we're sharing five fun facts about the on of the most prolific games of all time.

A history of video game funding

Last week, Harmonix completed a Kickstarter campaign to develop a remake of the classic music and rhythm game, Amplitude for modern systems. There were close-calls, and for a while it seemed like the project wouldn't make its $775,000 goal. But a last minute push brought the game past the finish line, and funding exceeded the original amount by $69,127. It was an inspiring moment that made us think back to the lengths independent developers have had to go in order to make and sell video games

Last remaining Xbox founder leaves Microsoft

Otto Berkes, the last remaining member of the team that envisioned a Microsoft video game console, has left the company today.