The 1990s were a transitional time for video games, marked by rapid evolution in both technology and design. This era began with the dominance of the NES and the Sega Genesis, systems that carried ...

Strauss Zelnik doesn't believe that traditional console gaming will ever go away.

Video games are commonplace today, with an estimated 50% of US households alone owning at least one video game console. But when did it all begin? The history of game consoles dates back to the 1970s ...

Video games are still a young medium in the grand scheme of things, but have been around for well over 50 years now. After the arcade boom in the 70s, home consoles slowly took over the gaming ...

The story of video games starts in dimly lit arcades where glowing cabinets swallowed every spare coin. Over fifty years later, consoles, phones, and cloud servers have turned that simple pastime into ...

Connor is a writer on Game Rant. Hailing from the east coast of Scotland, with experience in the development and retail spaces of the industry, he uses his passion for games and Scottish charm to ...

The video game industry has often speculated about the demise of traditional gaming consoles, yet Nintendo’s Switch provides ...

In the early days of the COVID lockdown, Hiroyuki Egami was desperate to get his hands on a Nintendo Switch. He already had one of the handheld game devices, but he also had two sons who were old ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In 2025, many of us are thinking about just how expensive it’s getting to be a gamer. Consoles ...