Copyright is coming for UK pirates Computers invade Toys R Us New York bans arcades but not peep shows These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and h...
Sep 05, 2022•2 hr 26 min
EA disses Xbox Live Violent video games come under scrutiny GTA goes back to the 80s These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in July 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Wouter, aka Wiedo, is our cohost. You can find his awesome twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/wiedo and https://www.youtube.com/w...
Sep 01, 2022•2 hr 56 min
Nintendo bails on coinop Sega teams up with Sony Sound card pioneer Adlib bites the dust These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in July 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Ethan from The History of How We Play and our very own Department of Corrections is our cohost. You can find his other fine retro...
Aug 26, 2022•2 hr 18 min
Universal sues Nintendo over Donkey Kong Spielberg signs with Atari Tron disappoints These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in July 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpo...
Aug 19, 2022•2 hr 17 min
Europe disses Xbox GTA3 makes Take Two a mint Activision goes after battle.net clones These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in June 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Wouter, aka Wiedo, is our cohost. You can find his awesome twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/wiedo Get us on your mobile device...
Aug 13, 2022•2 hr 18 min
Atari gets trounced in court Nintendo and Sega slash prices CD gaming goes OEM These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in June 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Chris from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com...
Jul 29, 2022•2 hr 25 min
Activision and Atari bury the hatchet CES is flooded with 3rd party VCS carts Video games give Wall Street the jitters These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in June 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroas...
Jul 23, 2022•2 hr 1 min
Before we got all our information from the internet, magazines were the primary way of learning about specialty topics like computing. Randal Kottwitz was part of two major early pillars in this field, SoftSide magazine, as it transitioned from being a pamphlet with Basic programs to a full blown magazine with attached floppy disks and tapes and MacUser magazine, the go-to source for information about Apple's revolutionary 16 bit computer the Macintosh. We talk about publishing, visions for the ...
Jul 17, 2022•3 hr 14 min
Microsoft and Nintendo slash prices, Steam enters the game retail business & Germany thinks about banning Counter Strike These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in May 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2...
Jul 09, 2022•1 hr 19 min
RPGs go VR PC gaming embraces the 386 Hudson Soft wants you to play responsibly These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in May 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/...
Jul 02, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Magnavox debuts the Odyssey Sinclair goes color with the Spectrum Gamers grow up These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in May 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com...
Jun 26, 2022•2 hr 15 min
Nintendo, Sega, and Namco unite to save the arcade, Sony and Microsoft get sued over controllers & EverQuest goes premium These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in April 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Woulter, aka Wiedo, is our cohost. You can find his awesome twitter feed here: https://twit...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Ronald Spitzer was a corner stone of both New World Computing making sure games like Might and Magic and Nuclear War hit store shelves worldwide before moving on to running Electronic Art's affiliated label program. Recorded in September 2021. Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing h...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Nintendo cuts prices to keep up with Sega Windows 3.1 brings GUIs to the masses Lucasarts wants to bring simulations to the arcade These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in April 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Woulter, aka Wiedo, is our cohost. You can find his awesome twitter feed here: https:/...
May 21, 2022•1 hr 36 min
Space War heralds the dawn of the video game Sanders and Associates patents the game console Pacman finally kills KCMunchkin These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in April 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Wouter, aka Wiedo, is our cohost. You can find his awesome twitter feed here: https://twitte...
May 16, 2022•2 hr 59 min
Gamecube gets an EU launch date EA sues over Einstein Aussies censor GTA These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/ Get ...
Apr 30, 2022•1 hr 41 min
Nintendo owns CES Intel slashes prices Amiga users get antsy These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/ Get us on your m...
Apr 24, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Few game studios of the 80s and 90s tackled a wider set of genres with as much success and innovative spirit as Dynamix. Co-founder Damon Slye walks us through the company's amazing history, the life of a developer, the evolution of 3D technology, relationships with publishers, and how do you make Karl's favorite game of all time, Project Firestart. Recorded August and September 2021. Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRp...
Apr 05, 2022•2 hr 15 min
Piracy runs rampant in UK arcades PacMan fever is everywhere Commodore debuts the C64 These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost. You can find his other fine podcasts here: http://retroasylum.com and https://playthrough...
Mar 29, 2022•2 hr 5 min
Nintendo of America loses its President EA drops its online plans IBM gets out of the PC biz These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in February 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost for this ep. You can also find him on these amazing podcasts: http://retroasylum...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Addams Family conquers pinball Sega claims lead over Nintendo Street Fighter II gets a sequel These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in February 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Mads from the Retro Asylum is our cohost for this ep. You can also find him on these amazing podcasts: http://retroasylu...
Mar 13, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Jerry Jewell was the cofounder of Sirius Software, one of the great early developers of games for the Apple II. Together with luminaries like Nasir Gebelli, Sirius made Steve Wozniak's brain child the go-to computer for entertainment in the early 80s. Find out how the business worked back then, the comradery between competitors in the industry, and how the video game crash took them down. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ComputerLand https://en.wikipedi...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Bally bathes in Pacman Gold Mattel to develop VCS titles The FCC gives cellphones the greenlight These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in February 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us. http://retroasylum.com and htt...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 41 min
Microsoft and Nintendo battle over launch numbers Cell phones make gaming pervasive SNK is dead These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in January 2002. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us. http://retroasylum.com and https...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 48 min
100 episodes, a milestone most podcasts never reach. To celebrate the 100th episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine, we have assembled the entire team, Karl, Peter, Mads, Jon, and Ethan for a 7 Minutes in Heaven spectacular! Each of us has had to pick a game for another member of the team to play for 7 minutes. The only rules, the games have to be at least 20 years old, have not been played on a previous 7 Minutes in Heaven segment, and the player can not have previously played the games...
Feb 07, 2022•54 min
PCEngine goes Duo SNES snags Street Fighter II exclusive PowerPC to take on Intel These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in January 1992. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of being joined by our guest co-host Jon from the Retro Games Squad https://retrogamesqu...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Video games and computers are Christmas biz standouts Atari and Activision settle out of court Anti-games hysteria begins to rise These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in January 1982. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 45 min
20 years ago, a book was released that promised to reveal the secrets behind the history of the video game industry, in fact, it promised to be the ultimate history of the video game industry. Of course we are talking about Steven Kent's Ultimate History of Video Games undoubtedly the most popular book on the topic in the English language and probably the world. Did it live up to the hype? Or did the bold title write checks that the book just could not cash? Hello, and welcome to a very special ...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 51 min
Xbox launches in North America Sony invests in Square Sega takes trade shows by storm These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in December 2001. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of being joined by our guest co-host Jon from the Retro Games Squad https://retroga...
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Trip Hawkins lays the groundwork for 3DO Broderbund goes public Sony shows off the Playstation These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in December 1991. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWN...
Jan 01, 2022•1 hr 16 min
