October 4, 1993: Panasonic 3DO released I don’t know about you, but whenever I hear this string of one number and two letters, I become just a little sad. The oft-maligned 3DO was released into what would become a very successful console market that would soon see the likes of the PlayStation and the Nintendo…
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Today in Gaming History: 10/3/2013
October 3, 1989: Brøderbund releases Prince of Persia The popular Prince of Persia who is today seen in action-adventure games such as Warrior Within and The Forgotten Sands, got his start as the cliff jumping, ledge swinging, platforming hero in a very 2D way. Originally produced for the Apple II, Brøderbund, an educational firm, produced…
Today in Gaming History: 10/2/2013
October 2, 1955: Happy birthday Warren Spector! Have you recently fired up Dues Ex? Or maybe you’ve recently taken a romp through Epic Mickey? Or perhaps you’ve taken to the skies in Wing Commander? If you’ve ventured into any of these games, you have Warren Spector to thank. His storied career as a video game…
Today in Gaming History: 10/1/2013
Greetings readers! We here at UWG are happy to announce the start of a new daily series call Today in Gaming History. Each day you’ll see a post here under that title containing a snippet from the grand, culminated history of video games! These posts will represent a mix of gaming-related events that occurred on…
The Potential Future of Playstation’s Past
Ever since Sony acquired Gaikai from David Perry back in June of 2012, there has been speculation as to what the consumer electronics giant will do with the streaming service. First thought to be a sort of upgrade to the Playstation 3, then assumed to be a cloud media server for the PS4, Sony’s president has…
We explore, therefore we are
“My problem with these games is that I end up exploring rather than following the story. And then I just want to keep on exploring.” My husband said to me as he traversed the outskirts of Los Santos in GTA V. I paused and then responded, “Is that a bad thing?” That’s the point with…
Anchoring the Vita
Earlier last year, one of my co-workers was part-timing at Best Buy as a gaming ambassador. He had the opportunity to borrow a display unit of the PS Vita and show it off to his friends and family. I guess the hope was to encourage consumers to pick one up on launch day, or just…
To be human these days is a dangerous thing
I’m guessing that many of you have, by now, seen the news about the “Internet outrage” over Carolyn Petit’s review of Grand Theft Auto V for Gamespot. Some readers went ballistic over her calling the game “misogynistic” and scoring it a 9 out of 10. Mean words and evil thoughts ripped through many of the…
My “Deserted Island” Games — PC edition
Greetings all! It is with a big smile and a heavy heart that I offer up the last post in my “Deserted Island” series. It seems fitting that I end where my gaming really began, on computers. But, I’ll tell you, I’m not going all the way back here to the TRS-80, because I don’t…
Honor to the Classics
It was rather early in 2008 when Square-Enix announced their plans to re-release Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS. After playing through the fully upgraded visuals and new 3D perspective of Final Fantasy III, I was eager to see what sort of treatment Chrono Trigger would receive. Would Square-Enix rebuild the game with a 3D engine, or keep the visuals…
VIRTUAL BASTION 