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I’ve been using nearly all of the current consoles since they were first shipped to reviewers. Read on for my take on each.

Comparing video games from before the twenty-first century to those from after is like comparing apples to oranges. A 2D title from the 1980s is worlds apart from a 3D game from the 2020s, with little ...

Video games are still a young medium in the grand scheme of things, but have been around for well over 50 years now. After the arcade boom in the 70s, home consoles slowly took over the gaming ...

The video game industry has come a long way in just 50 years. From crude pixelated animations to photorealistic imagery, the likes of Nintendo and Sony have altered the way many people choose to spend ...

What makes a great video game console? It’s a bit of an existential question. It’s much easier to discuss what makes a great video game, as they can be dissected as communicative artworks. A video ...

The Atari 2600 wasn't the first video game console, or even the first one to accept cartridges. Atari released it in the fall of 1977, and it sold reasonably well in its first holiday season. But ...

Maddie Fisher is a writer, journalist and game developer. She was born and raised on the east coast, having started working in games journalism over ten years ago. She tends to enjoy musical theater, ...