VIDEO GAMES

10 Things You Didn’t Know Your Video Game Console Could Do

From watching movies to browsing Facebook, today's video game consoles have a host of hidden benefits.

6 Surprising Facts About Nintendo's Animal Crossing

Animal Crossing is one of the video game giant's quirkier franchises, but that hasn't stopped it from becoming a worldwide hit.

The Strange Hidden Link Between Silent Hill and Kindergarten Cop

Though the two could not be more opposite, there are some surprising connections between 'Silent Hill' and 'Kindergarten Cop.'

8 Surprising Facts About Bubble Bobble

There's a lot more to this early arcade hit than just the colorful platform gameplay.

Sally Died of Dysentery: A History of The Oregon Trail

Classrooms didn't have computer monitors when the game debuted in 1971, so kids had to use more of their imagination when shooting deer or succumbing to typhoid fever.

5 Fascinating Facts About Atari's Star Wars

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10 Fascinating Facts About Space Invaders

Find out the story behind one of the most influential arcade games of the industry's early years.

Brain Training Could Help Combat Hearing Loss, Study Suggests

After playing a puzzle video game, older adults with hearing loss were able to distinguish 25 percent more words in noisy environments.

This Game About Soup Highlights How Tricky Language Is

Defining soup is harder than it sounds.

15 Forgotten Video Game Mascots From the 1990s

These would-be video game mascots fell just a bit short of competing with Mario and Sonic for icon status.

The Commodore 64 Will Return as a Mini Console With Dozens of Games

It's the latest retro console to get a nostalgia-fueled makeover.

10 Game-Changing Facts About the Super Nintendo

The console had a rudimentary version of downloadable content, gave birth to basic 3D graphics, inadvertently created the PlayStation, and probably turned yellow.

Bit by Bit: Inside the Rise of Retro Gaming

The NES Classic helped take the veil off a subculture of retro gamers who make their own classics, buy clone consoles, and know when a vintage side-scroller has the wrong frame rate.

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10 Fast Facts About Pac-Man

As we now know, 'Pac-Man' was a massive hit, and its grip on pop culture is still strong today. But 'Pac-Man's success was far from certain; its designer initially had no interest in games, and the public reaction to it was initially mixed.

Super Mario Bros. Cartridge in Original Packaging Sells for More Than $30,000

The rare, early version of the game had been sitting in someone's office for years.

Neil deGrasse Tyson Recruits George R.R. Martin to Work on His New Video Game

Bill Nye and Neil Gaiman are also involved in the project.

10 Unlikely TV Shows That Got Turned Into Video Games

From cooking shows to sketch comedies, these popular TV shows were the subject of some unlikely video games.

12 Secrets of Video Game Testers

They work crazy long hours—but they might get to meet their heroes.

What Was The First Video Game?

It's a far cry from the immersive video game experiences of today, and it took a nuclear physicist to assemble, but 'Tennis for Two' was a milestone in gaming history.