Let’s​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ talk about the Sega Dreamcast—the console that really was like a shooting star, bright but for a short ...

As much as console makers might prefer otherwise, the market has spoken — and it doesn’t seem to be asking for double the ...

When you’re looking for addicting, highly-replayable gameplay, the old-fashioned vertical shoot ‘em up is always a solid ...

There's been a lot of buzz within the Dreamcast fan community as of late over Dream Color Plus, a new controller mod from Brazil-based developer Nai Adventure, which converts your controller to show ...

Most Xbox games are also available on the PlayStation these days, and Nintendo has long since stopped trying to compete directly with Sony and Microsoft. But in 2000, the video game console wars were ...

Lego and Sega have collaborated before, primarily on building sets based on the Sonic the Hedgehog games. But apparently, they are in the process of deepening their partnership, and Lego will soon ...

If you think about it, the shape of a modern gamepad surprisingly resembles devices from many years ago. Even with better materials, more buttons, and brand-new electronics—it has remained the same.

The most reliable of the Nintendo Switch 2 leakers has revealed another detail, about a welcome feature of the new Joy-Cons. Nintendo’s official announcement of the Switch 2 was largely undercut by ...

There are some things in life that people only begin to appreciate long after they’re gone. Great art, musicians, waking up without the realistation that we are nothing but specks across the stars, ...

When Retro Fighters' "next gen" Dreamcast controller went to Kickstarter, I recall some of my Junkyard colleagues presuming that it was designed specifically for fighting games. This was due to the ...

For those who want something bold and impressive, the GRID Duke is the one. This framed Xbox Duke controller screams retro gaming glory and takes you back to the early 2000s when Xbox was making its ...

Tom Johnson was a teenaged congressional intern in the summer of 2007 when he was sitting in the Mankato office of U.S. Rep. Tim Walz. The newly elected congressman, Johnson recalled, walked in ...