Lego’s been making building sets since the 1950s, but it wasn’t until 1978 that the company came up with the perfect…
Yesterday, Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth players got to play as Satoru Iwata. The former head of Nintendo died in 2015. Every year since, he’s appeared in the game on December 6, his birthday. Afterbrith never made it to Wii U or 3DS, so was the first time the tribute was on a Nintendo platform.

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance first appeared on the PS2 fifteen years ago today! Celebrate by watching Tony Jay voice a giant eyeball with tentacles and reliving the glory of one of the best Diablo clones available on console of all time.
Thirty years ago today the platforming of Super Mario Bros. and the exploration of The Legend of Zelda coalesced…
The Nintendo 3DS was released in North America five years ago today, and we’re still using at least two of its Ds.…
Lionhead Studios’ debut game went on sale on March 26, 2001. Fifteen years later the studio is closing. That’s one…

“These are the closing days of the third era, and the final hours of my life.” So spoke Sir Patrick Stewart as King…

While you may or may not agree on whether it’s the series’ best, Duke Nukem 3D was still a very important milestone…
On November 21, 1990, Nintendo Japan released three amazing things—the first F-Zero, Super Mario World and a console…

When you start a new game of Metal Gear Solid V, it asks you for your birthday. There’s a reason for that—the game…

Can you believe it’s already been a decade and a half since the release of Blizzard’s second installment of Diablo?…
Today millions of players around the world celebrate the first birthday of mythological MOBA Smite, the first game…

One of the happiest gaming days of my life was the first time I played Katamari Damacy for the PlayStation 2.
Super Crate Box is two-years-old today, so it's free for everybody on iTunes. But we didn't get you anything, Vlambeer!
It's commenter Zombie711's birthday today, and instead of dwelling on the relentless march towards death, he'd…
Twenty years ago today, Kirby made his debut in Japan on the Gameboy in Kirby's Dream Land. Today, we celebrate the…