If millennials had their way, they’d like to have you believe that they are the ones who invented the selfie. I mean how could anyone born before the advent of digital cameras even conceive of taking a picture of themselves? Front-facing cameras weren’t even a thing yet! And don’t even get me started on developing the…
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Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed Finally Comes to Android
The newest version of Sega’s kart racing franchise was in the news recently for bringing back a classic Sega character. It came to iOS devices yesterday and now Android users can get in on the fun. Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed is out now on the Google Play Store! Sega began teasing pics of…
Snoop Lion and Major Lazer Go 8-Bit in “Get Away” – Watch It Here!
Snoop Lion teamed up with Major Lazer for his new reggae sound and his Reincarnation album. The former Doggy Dogg and Diplo’s dancehall project have come out with a new video for their song “Get Away” and fans of classic gaming should enjoy it immensely. You can check it out below! The video was released…
Shenmue’s Ryo Confirmed for iOS and Android Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing!
We reported recently that Ryo Hazuki, the protagonist of Dreamcast cult classic Shenmue, was back in the news. Sega had been teasing images of Ryo driving all sorts of vehicles on its Facebook page. All signs were pointing to Ryo coming to Sega’s kart racer, Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing Transformed. Today Sega confirmed…
Shenmue Fans Rejoice? Ryo Hazuki Comes to Sonic & All Stars Racing!
The all too short tale of the Dreamcast is one with many brilliant points of light. Sega’s final console, doomed as it was, had an incredible line-up of games. Shenmue was possibly the brightest of those lights, an RPG set in late-80’s Japan with realistic martial arts combat. Now it looks like the game’s protagonist…
Video Games Acquired by Smithsonian Art Museum
The Smithsonian institution made great strides for video games as a creative medium when it began its exhibition on the Art of Video Games last year. Like motion pictures before them, video games have had a rocky time being accepted as an art. In recent years a new crop of stylized indies have showcased just…
Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics Free Right Now!
A lot of you might have gotten your introduction to the Fallout series with 2008’s Fallout 3. As the name might suggest, that game was the third in a series and the first two are excellent titles in their own right. Now Good Old Games (GOG) has those games and a spinoff free to download…
Sonic 2 for Android First Look – Lost Levels, Knuckles and More!
Sega‘s been bringing its back-catalog to mobile, slowly but surely. One of its most classic titles finally made its way to the touch screen in a beautifully remastered update. Sonic the Hedgehog 2, possibly the pinnacle of 16-bit Sega, is out now for Android and iOS devices. If that’s not enough, the package includes lost…
Classic Platformer Everyday Spelunker on iOS and Now Android!
Classic 80’s platformer Spelunker has made its way to mobile! Tozai Games’ Everday Spelunker brings all the maddening fun of the famously challenging game to your pocket. The game came to iOS this fall (grab it here) and was just announced for Android devices as well (grab it here)! Everyday Spelunker pays homage to its…
The Evolution of Playstation and Xbox Controllers in GIFs
Because animated GIFs make everything better, here are a couple to welcome you to Friday! The Console Wars are upon us and both the Xbox One and the Playstation 4 have come out of the gate with re-designed controllers. You can watch the latest models morph from their humble beginnings right here! The good folks…