The story of video games starts in dimly lit arcades where glowing cabinets swallowed every spare coin. Over fifty years later, consoles, phones, and cloud servers have turned that simple pastime into ...

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Video game console sales cap out each generation at around 250 million, so how will the console manufacturers break through that barrier? By learning a crucial lesson from the videotape format war, ...

Comparing video games from before the twenty-first century to those from after is like comparing apples to oranges. A 2D title from the 1980s is worlds apart from a 3D game from the 2020s, with little ...

Which video game console is best? Choosing the best video game console is no easy task, especially given how expensive the current gaming device generation is. However, despite their price tags, ...

Valve, the maker of the popular Steam Deck handheld PC gaming console, is launching new video-game hardware, Steam Machine, in 2026. The Steam Machine, a 6-inch cube gaming console meant for ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...