February 2012
3 posts
RetroN 3: All your favorite consoles in one
Is it a NES? Is it a SNES? Is it a Genesis? The RetroN 3 gaming time machine is all three!
In an age when taking a trip down gaming memory lane is as easy and convenient as booting up an emulator, a machine such as Hyperkin’s RetroN 3 might seem completely redundant. But I love mine. It delivers a fully authentic Nintendo, Super Nintendo and Genesis gaming experience that uses your own...
January 2012
10 posts
PS Vita: Everything's going to be okay. Really.
After a respectable start, PlayStation Vita sales have slowed considerably in Japan. With the machine facing stiff competition in a US mobile gaming market increasingly dominated by iPhone and Android, some pundits have already started to write the machine off. I believe that’s a mistake: here’s why.
PS Vita is an absolute gem: I’ve played with it a few times over the past few...
Tough times ahead for the games industry
Games industry revenues were down again in 2011. Here’s my analysis – and why I believe things won’t improve any time soon.
NPD’s recent report on the revenue generated last year by the games industry confirmed what most people involved in the business already knew: the market continued to decline in 2011, dropping 8% year on year to $17 billion. There’s no mystery about this continued slump:...
Classic design: early Atari computer games box art
Atari’s computer software and games box art from the early 80’s set design standards many companies still aspire to achieve today.
Apple’s minimalist corporate design has been carefully honed over the years to balance white space with beautifully proportioned imagery and elegant typography. The result of its endeavors is one of the most recognizable, aesthetically pleasing...
About the author
A self-confessed “Neanderthal from the dawn of gaming magazine history,” Julian “Jaz” Rignall grew up during a time when the best video games had quarter slots, and free-to-play games were the ones you pirated from your friends.
Jaz - a nickname that originated from the initials he used on highscore tables because someone else in his local arcade was already using JR - roamed the run-down,...
