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With arcade games still thriving in the late ’80s, many of the medium’s most iconic titles were released in 1989. From beat’em-ups to shoot’em-ups, the year saw plenty of fan-favorite titles that are still just as entertaining nearly 40 years later. While several of these games were ported to home platforms later, there is still…

There is a rather optimistic argument doing the rounds about Sony’s decision to kill physical PlayStation game discs: maybe digital games will finally become cheaper. Former Square Enix business development director Jacob Navok argues that removing manufacturing and distribution costs, combined with greater competition between publishers, could push digital prices down and create a Steam-like…

It’s pretty much undeniable that movies form a core part of our collective pop culture consciousness. The movie industry has delivered some truly iconic stories, often populated by characters that become instantly recognisable even to those who haven’t seen their respective movies. Over the years, there have been many great movie franchises, with popular movies…

TV

For most of TV history, commercials have served as a necessary evil. The advertisements that interrupt whatever program you’re watching are the things paying for the show, after all. Sometimes, though, the line between program and promotion blurs when the commercials become the whole show.