video game history Archives

StarCraft Retrospective: From Launch to Brood War and Beyond

StarCraft dropped in 1998 and somehow still feels like the blueprint for what a real-time strategy game should be. Blizzard took the lessons from Warcraft II, threw out the orcs-and-humans…

Chris August 7, 2026

Retro-Games

Retro Review: Why Duke Nukem Forever (And Its DLCs) Deserve a Second Chance

Initially announced way back in 1997, Duke Nukem Forever became the poster child for what happens when perfectionism, engine swaps, and developmental chaos collide over a staggering fourteen-year period. When…

Chris May 19, 2026

Reviews

Why Digital Eclipse’s Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is a Historical Masterpiece

Hey there, fellow kombatants! Grab your quarters and blow the dust off your old fight sticks, because we need to talk about one of the most wild retro packages to…

Chris May 18, 2026