Ben Hanson eagerly got his basement studio ready for one of his weekly gaming podcasts with his friends.
He checked the microphones and the lights, switched on the retro Nintendo 64 so Pokémon battle scenes could play in the background, and made sure the fake fireplace was ablaze to look like some sort of PlayStation shrine complete with a golden controller and mini cartoon figurines along its mantle.
Hanson, along with other former employees who recently left the popular Game Informer magazine, have recently launched their own website, MinnMax . The website, which is completely crowdfunded, offers weekly video podcasts on game industry news, reviews and guest interviews providing an entertaining outlet for serious — and sometimes not so serious — discussion of the gaming industry.
While you're here, how about this:
'Seven or Eight' Dungeons and Dragons Video Games in the Works, Says WotC President -
Video Games: The Best Moments are not Scripted, but Rather Experienced
Even the environment and world of a game can be a story in the mind of a gamer. Discovering a new piece of a game's world for yourself is itself a memorable moment. Especially in particularly difficult games where the environments are particularly perilous, amazing stories can come just from traversing the game and moving from one location to another.
Tech Giants Race for Streaming Deals, but Twitch Remains King - The New York Times
Microsoft paid millions to lure a top video game streaming star. Facebook signed an exclusive streaming deal with the largest e-sports company in the world. Twitter streamed Fortnite's collapse into a black hole.
Despite their efforts to grab a larger slice of the video game streaming arena, none has made a dent in the power of the market leader, Twitch.
Amazon paid $1 billion in 2014 to acquire Twitch , which now controls 76 percent of the video game streaming market in the Americas and Europe. Its popularity has attracted numerous rivals, all fighting to court millennial cord-cutters and younger "cord-nevers."
Quite a lot has been going on:
The man who made the "worst" video game in history
On April 25, 2014, a bulldozer ripped into a landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and unearthed a trove of 30-year-old Atari video games.
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Once the most highly coveted game developer — a hit-maker with the Midas touch — he had been immortalized as the man who created E.T. , the "worst" video game in history.
But Warshaw's story, like that of Atari, is a parable about corporate greed and the dangers of prioritizing quantity over quality.
Gamasutra: Simon Carless's Blog - Video Game Deep Cuts: (More Of) The Best Games Of 2019
Hands-on review: Panic’s Playdate device pairs old-school games with new-school content
The most impressive thing about the Playdate is that it's being made at all. Portland, Ore.-based Panic announced its new portable gaming handheld back in May , and has been clear from the start that it's a deliberately niche, retro product. That's fine, but it's also a portable system, which means it's a part of the video game industry rapidly being overtaken by mobile devices.
The portable gaming market has also traditionally been a dangerous place for any company that isn't Nintendo, which has had a hammerlock on the portable space for decades. The last real attempt to complete with Nintendo's handhelds was Sony's PlayStation Vita , which never quite got off the ground and was quietly discontinued this past March.
Video game gift guide: What you should get for the gamer who has everything | The Seattle Times
Unless you know a gamer really well, it's tough to shop for them. You may not know what titles they picked up over the past year or their tastes. That's why it's a safer bet to buy them gear.
A new controller is handy, or a pair of headphones can make the gaming experience better no matter what genre they favor. With that said, here's a list of gaming items that cater to different types players.
For the retro gamer: One of the bigger trends is reviving classic consoles but in a smaller form factor. Nintendo did it with the NES and Super Nintendo, while PlayStation brought back the original PlayStation. This holiday season, Sega introduces the Sega Genesis Mini.
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