Disney Infinity, a creation of Disney Interactive and Avalanche Software, was released among the “toys-to-life” craze in 2013. A product launch happened on a day that proved to be highly successful for Disney, as the company got to tap into the “back-to-school” season and “holiday shopping” period. The first Starter Pack, which appeared in late August, included an exciting set of figures and elements to engage children and adults with the help of the Infinity Base, Power Discs, and such characters as Captain Jack Sparrow, Mr.

Disney Infinity, a creation of Disney Interactive and Avalanche Software, was released among the “toys-to-life” craze in 2013. A product launch happened on

Long before For Squirrels became a name carried beyond Gainesville, Florida, they were four young musicians trying to find their sound and place in the world. Three of them — Jack Vigliatura, Bill White and Travis Tooke — had known one another since high school. The fourth, drummer Jack Griego, joined just before the band recorded its first album, Baypath Road, in November and December of 1994. Jack Vigliatura, Bill and Travis were introduced to Jack Griego while attending the University of Florida. But Jack Griego was not the only missing piece the band found in Gainesville. Before the friends...

Ryan Crowder still remembers the first time Bill White came into view at East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It was not a formal introduction, not a handshake or a carefully staged moment. It was a glimpse of someone moving through the ordinary school day with an energy that made him impossible to miss. “I just saw this guy coming up the sidewalk dancing around,” Ryan recalled. “Of course, later on I found out he was listening to R.E.M. Bill was a huge R.E.M. fan, as was I.” That first image stayed with him because it seemed to...

Long before For Squirrels ever stepped into a recording studio or onto a national stage, they were just a groupof kids trying to help build something brand new at East Lake High School. According to soccer Coach MarkLange, that mattered more than people realize. There was no established...

Long before For Squirrels ever stepped into a recording studio or onto a national stage, they were just a group of kids trying to help build something brand new

Reggie FIls-Aimé held many titles over the span of his career. From Marketing Manager of Proctor & Gamble and Pizza Hut, to Senior Vice President of Panda

On April 6, 1982, Atari released the home console port of Pac-Man for the Atari 2600. Given the immense popularity of the arcade original, Atari management proj

Whether he’s in his iconic black-and-white referee stripes or meticulously verifying a world record, Walter Day is the undisputed "Patriarch of Video Gaming." As the founder of Twin Galaxies and the artist behind Arcades and Love Songs, Day didn't just track high scores; he turned competitive gaming into a global phenomenon long before "esports" was a household term. In this exclusive interview, we sit down with the man who lived through the golden age of the arcade to discuss the birth of competitive play, his legendary role in the…

Turtle Beach Celebrates MAR10 Day with Brand New Switch 2 Peripherals and a Massive Accessory Sale Just in time for Mario Day, Turtle Beach is giving Nintendo fans a lot to celebrate. The gaming accessory giant has officially pulled the curtain back on two brand-new, officially licensed peripherals designed specifically for the Nintendo Switch 2, alongside a massive week-long sale on existing gear.

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The video game industry has lost two idustry icons in less than a week. It's a week of deep mourning as these industry legends had contributed to not only the birth of an industry, but also to modern gaming as well. On February 10, Shutaro Iida, the brilliant director behind Bloodstained and the unsung hero of modern Castlevania, passed away at 52 after a battle with cancer.

The video game industry has lost two idustry icons in less than a week. It's a week of deep mourning as these industry legends had contributed to not only the b

During the D.I.C.E. Awards, game industry legend Vince Zampella was memorialized in a touching tribune by Min Kim of Bonfire Studios. During his speech, Kim touched on how dedicated and unselfish Vince was, always pushing the spotlight way from himself and shining it on the team. In an emotional moment, Kim touched on the state of the gaming industry and what Vince would think of it.

Cairn, the latest outing from The Game Bakers (creators of Furi and Haven), is not a game you play to relax—at least, not in the traditional sense. It is a survival-climber that demands your full attention, turning every inch of vertical rock into a life-or-death puzzle. It is frustrating, beautiful, and deeply rewarding. While it occasionally stumbles over its own ambition with finicky controls and technical hiccups, …

Cairn, the latest outing from The Game Bakers (creators of Furi and Haven), is not a game you play to relax—at least, not in the traditional sense. It is a su

On January 22, 1985, Nintendo released Balloon Fight for the Famicom in Japan. While it might look like a simple arcade port on the surface, this title stands as a monument to the programming genius of the late Satoru Iwata and a pivotal moment for Nintendo’s R&D1 team. At first glance, Balloon Fight drew obvious comparisons to Williams Electronics…

It’s a tough week for the New World community. After years of exploring Aeternum, the end of the road has officially been marked on the map. Amazon Games has confirmed that the servers for New World: Aeternum will permanently go dark on January 31, 2027. For those of us watching the industry, the signs were already there. As of just a few days ago, January 15, the game was quietly pulled from digital storefronts.

If you’ve been waiting to see what Styx has been up to, there’s good news. NACON and Cyanide Studio have dropped a free demo for Styx: Blades of Greed on St

The Fallout franchise saw a big holiday boost after season two of Amazon’s Fallout series premiered. Video Game Insights reported noticeable jumps in both sales and player activity across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox. Fallout 4 led the surge, selling over 12,000 copies on December 29 and later hitting nearly 100,000 players on Xbox in early January. Sales also picked up on January 7, with…

According to IGN, Ubisoft is cutting 55 jobs across its Swedish studios, Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm, after deciding that more reductions were needed following a review of future plans. This comes after a voluntary redundancy program earlier in 2025, which reduced some staff but not enough. The company says the layoffs are not due to employee performance and that the studios’ long-term goals haven’t changed.

In 1985, Alexey Pajitnov was hard at work at the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre in Moscow, when he had an idea for a game that would put his favorite puzzle game, Pentonimo, on the computer screen. In what ultimately became Tetris, started out as a basic tech demo, but Alexey knew from the start that he was onto something; "When the very first program version started to breathe, what I call; when the first pieces appeared on the screen and became controllable, that was very fascinating."

In a 2025 interview with GQ, renowned game developer Vince Zampella discussed a range of topics, but none more harshly than EA, whom he exited from and later fo

In an interview with The Game Business, Retired President of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime covered a variety of topics, including the validity of the "co