The Video Game Newsroom Time Machine is a weekly retro gaming podcast in which we travel back in time to see what was making headlines 40, 30, and 20 years ago in the arcade, video game, and computer gaming business and interview industry veterans.
We try to put those events into historical context to understand how the industry of today came to be.
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Feb 25, 2021
Williams fights copycats
Sierra beats Atari
and
Holograms promise the third dimension
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and
around the video game industry in February of 1981.
As always, we'll mostly be using...
Feb 18, 2021
When last we left Michael Dornbrook, Infocom's fortunes had just
begun to change with the Cornerstone database project turning sour
and new competitors hitting the market.
Listen, as we find out how the company reacted to the changing
market, being purchased by Activision, management changes, and a
reluctant entry...
Feb 10, 2021
Sega abandons the Dreamcast
Nintendo's 64DD is a bust
and
Hasbro Interactive is no more
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
Welcome back to the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine, the show where we travel back in time to see what was making headlines in the computer and...
Feb 3, 2021
Game Gear launches in Japan
Capcom goes public
and
VGA steals Christmas
These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine
This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and
around the video game industry in January of 1991.
As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover...