Tag Archives: history

Sat, Sep 17, 2011 | 17:41 BST

A video history of console boot screens

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Take a stroll through the past with this oddly entertaining look at the loading screens for past gaming consoles.
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Tue, May 31, 2011 | 05:39 BST

Tuesday Shorts, overnight edition – E3 billboard, Minecraft docco, Liberty City street view

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Holiday weekends just mean even more entertaining dribbles of almost-news than usual. Venture within and be fully informed.

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Thu, Mar 10, 2011 | 22:49 GMT

Platform holders strive to preserve gaming history

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Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have revealed their past and current strategies for preserving the history of their consoles.

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Thu, May 20, 2010 | 07:42 BST

Square announcement will “change Japanese history”

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We’ve been around the block. We’re no strangers to hyperbole. But this is something quite special.

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Mon, Sep 08, 2008 | 08:03 BST

The complete history of Nintendo, from 1889 to present

Australian site Gameplayer’s posted a pocket history of Nintendo, and it’s essential reading. The ten-page piece breaks the company’s backstory down into bite-sized chunks, including the firm’s history in the playing cards and how it was saved by the Yakuza.

Why would you not want to know that?