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One of the world’s most important publishers turns a ripe old 20 this year, and to celebrate, Blizzard invites you to check out a beautifully constructed and nostalgia-ridden timeline of its history and accomplishments. Re-familiarise yourself with the company’s origins as well as some of its less-appreciated efforts, like The Death and Return of Superman. Oh yes. In all seriousness, it’s quite eye-opening to track Blizzard’s phenomenal rise on the back of a handful of carefully-nurtured properties and canny international expansion, so go check it out.

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

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

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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?