Video game home consoles date back to the 1970s, when swapping game cartridges wasn’t possible because that sort of thing didn’t exist. Still, some systems sold better than others, and as technology ...

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[Editor's Note: We're re-running this opinion piece from April because, well, you know...] It’s not supposed to be like this. Until the current ninth console generation, video game hardware had a ...

Nintendo has been around for a long time, and when video games began showing promise in the 1970s, the company shifted gears and jumped on board. Since then, Nintendo has grown into one of the most ...

Shooters have come in all shapes and sizes over the years. From the light gun days of old, the run-and-guns of the original home consoles, to the first-person and third-person shooters of today, the ...