Redesigned Xbox 360 Control Pad
September 1, 2010 – 10:09 am | No Comment

We’ve just made the Xbox 360 Wireless controller even better with a brand new version that includes a transforming D-pad.  The engineers have come up with an ingenious solution with a d-pad that can go from a plus …

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The Best Video Games of 2008
December 28, 2008 – 12:08 pm | No Comment
The Best Video Games of 2008

With only a few days left until the new year what better time to reflect on the best game titles that released during 2008.

Fallout Retrospective
December 9, 2008 – 1:34 am | No Comment

Brush up on your post apocalyptic video game history with this GameTrailer retrospective featuring Fallout.

History of the Sega Dreamcast
October 6, 2008 – 12:14 pm | One Comment

It’s been 10 years since Sega launched their last console, the Dreamcast, with over 10 million consoles sold and a great library of games what went wrong? Watch this two part G4 Icons retrospective …

Grand Theft Auto Vehicle Retrospective
July 30, 2008 – 2:01 pm | No Comment

“We borrow the most infamous rides from the past and present GTA cities.”
Watch this retrospective Gametrailers produced covering the history of some of the most recognizable autos (there are over 100 vehicles) found around Liberty …

Video Game Consoles of the 2000′s
July 20, 2008 – 8:28 am | 8 Comments
Video Game Consoles of the 2000′s

PlayStation 2
Sony
Discontinued: Still going…
Sold based on the strengths of the original PlayStation, backwards-compatibility and built-in DVD player, the PS2 has pushed more than 127 million units worldwide as of last year – making it the …

Video Game Consoles of the 1990′s
July 20, 2008 – 7:48 am | 3 Comments
Video Game Consoles of the 1990′s

Amstrad
GX4000
Amstrad
Discontinued in: ~1990
This epically unheard-of beasty came and went as quickly as you walk from your front door to the mailbox. It’s huge, played massive carts and kind of looks like it belongs in a …

Video Game Consoles of the 1980′s
July 20, 2008 – 7:18 am | 3 Comments
Video Game Consoles of the 1980′s

Intellivision
Mattel Electronics
Discontinued: 1991
Known as the first console to pose a serious threat to Atari’s 2600, the Intellivision sold 175,000 consoles in its first year and started a TV smear campaign against its rival. Interestingly, Mattel …

Video Game Ads: 1977-1995
June 28, 2008 – 5:48 am | No Comment

Take a trip down memory lane with the following video. The trip begins with some of the first Atari 2600 television advertisements and continues with almost 20 years of video game commercials. This …

Video Game Consoles of the 1970′s
June 22, 2008 – 8:56 am | 3 Comments
Video Game Consoles of the 1970′s

Magnavox
Odyssey
As the first home console ever, the Odyssey ran on batteries and games came on removable circuit cards, not cartridges. The Odyssey tragically lacked sound capability, but that was later rectified. Also looks uncannily like …

Angry Video Game Nerd: DoubleVision
June 12, 2008 – 9:08 am | No Comment
Angry Video Game Nerd: DoubleVision

Take a trip down memory lane with the Angry Video Game Nerd as he covers the Intellivision and Colecovision, two consoles I grew up playing as a kid and still own today. With great …

Ice Hockey: 1981 TV Ad for Atari 2600
March 21, 2008 – 9:07 am | No Comment

Now here’s a blast from the past – Activision’s 1981 advertisement for Ice Hockey on the Atari 2600. With state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay that designer Alan Miller says, “My Activision Ice Hockey includes many …

Best of E3 2007 Awards: Best Hardware
July 22, 2007 – 9:04 pm | No Comment

Gametrailers presents this video comparing hardware that was covered at E3 2007. The systems included are the Nintendo DS, Wii, PC, PS3 & 360 and they use each platforms lineup of promoted games as …

The Evolution of Gaming
April 29, 2007 – 4:14 am | No Comment
10 Games That Belong In A Museum
March 23, 2007 – 1:43 pm | No Comment
10 Games That Belong In A Museum

Experts pick the games most worthy of preserving.
SAN FRANCISCO — Who makes a list of 10 all-time great games and leaves “Pac-Man” off the list? Henry Lowood and four of his friends did.
Lowood is the …

Thunder Force: Revisited
September 18, 2006 – 10:01 am | No Comment
Thunder Force: Revisited

You may not have heard of Thunder Force. The metal-infused shoot ‘em up spawn of cult Japanese developer Technosoft scored a series of direct hits for devoted Sega Genesis fans and their Mega Drive owning …

The rise and fall of Sega
June 20, 2006 – 9:41 am | 3 Comments
The rise and fall of Sega

We take a look into the past of Sega and where they went wrong in the console wars.
Tecmo Bowl sucks, I got Joe Montana. You’re still playing Mario, Dude! Ask your Mom if you can …