The landscape of video games is now shaped by independent creators. No longer is the industry solely the domain of massive corporations; solo developers and small, passionate teams now create globally acclaimed titles. Think of the tranquil farming in Coral Island, the punishing precision of Metroidvanias like Blasphemous, or the unique artistry of Cuphead. These […]

Not only was the PlayStation 2 and its direct competitor, the XBox, the turn of the twenty-first century heralded the rapid growth of mobile gaming. By the beginning of the 2000s, Sony was already paving the way for the development of the game industry by combining all the achievements of previous years in innovative projects […]

The gaming industry emerged almost simultaneously in the US and Japan. Back in the 1950s, Sega and Nintendo were formed, producing only children’s toys at the time. But the games themselves originated in the US as a university experiment. In 1947, two inventors Thomas Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann filed a patent for registration […]