The Idle Hands Of A Classic Gamer

My love affair with classic gaming was rekindled sometime back in 2000, and since then I've reaquired most of the systems and games that I grew up on. However, as my collection grew, so did my need for a larger entertainment center...So, I came up with a solution.Read the...

Blip Festival Heats Up Old Ataris, Commodore 64s and GameBoys

 This is a writeup from Rhizome's net art news announcing the upcoming Blip Festival in New York. I always think of that prehistoric dinosaur game we used to run off a Commodore 64 onto a 10 foot deep wooden television. You'd be busy trying to move the dinosaurs with...

Readers, Commenters, Bloggers, Lend Me Your Ears

"I come to flank Digg, not confront them....... User-driven news stories now account for more than half of the content that is reported in the daily news cycle, and that trend shows no sign of slowing. Major print media have noticed, and are adapting their business models to...

PC is 25 years old

"The modern age of computing began 25 years ago when Time Magazine declared the personal computer "person of the year'. And as they said back then in commercials; "you've come a long way baby"."

Atari Plays a Waiting Game With Test Drive Unlimited

"With its new Test Drive Unlimited, Atari is attempting a revitalization of its own reputation, to recapture some "street cred" among gamers."

Getting Up – Contents Under Pressure (under pressure from state governments)

" Following a MA15+ classification of the Atari game, Getting Up – Contents Under Pressure, the Local Government Association of Queensland has applied for a review of decision and called for Office of Film and Literature Classification to refuse classification. "