this day in video game history

Hideo Kojima's stealth classic debuted on MSX on this day in 1987, and Kat and Jeremy return to Outer Heaven for a fresh take on a landmark classic.

Nintendo's iconoclastic platformer defied expectations and became all the more memorable for it.

This day in video game history: A venerable little game maker celebrates its 22nd anniversary.

The day in video game history: The ultimate RPG-shooter debuted.

This day in video game history: A junior thriller that turned out to be a spy flick first and foremost, despite its video game connections.

It's not a true Castlevania game, but this forgotten handheld adventure makes a decent substitute.

How do you top the achievement of changing video games forever? For id Software, the answer was to change directions entirely.

Occasionally, great games like Lode Runner find greater success by making the leap to new hardware.

When their licensing plans fell through, Stainless Software decided to throw social responsibility to the wind and double down on bad behavior.

Back when society briefly cared about staving off an ecological apocalypse, Novotrade and Sega converted that eco-compassion into a fascinating video game voyage.

A subtle, sensational collaboration between Nintendo and writer Shigesato Itoi made its debut 25 years ago today.

The world loves Nintendo for Link, but the publisher is just as impressive when it comes to the links.

Thanks to Remedy's hard-boiled creation, we could finally live out the silver screen dream of Bullet Time.

20 years ago, Nintendo gambled on the unconventional Virtual Boy, bringing an end to a remarkable winning streak.

Ten years ago, we learned where gaming's baddest, most daring franchise draws the line: At sex.

The publishing giant has been cheerfully abusing gamers for decades.

Yep, it's already been 16 years since Billy Mitchell racked up the highest score possible in Namco's arcade classic.