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Back in February, TidalWave Productions quietly dropped Orbit: Power Up — The History of Video Games, a 22-page biography comic that runs from Ralph Baer soldering the Brown Box in his basement to Halo reshaping what a launch title could be. At the time it read like a nice little primer. Five months later, it…

One of Ubisoft’s biggest fan-favorite franchises is “Far Cry,” a first-person shooter series that began in 2004. The series quickly expanded its gameplay experience to be an open-world one, letting players clear out areas of enemies and complete side missions alongside the main story. Fans agree that the best “Far Cry” games combine open-world exploration…

As the first serious competition for Nintendo’s home console dominance, at least in the North American market, Sega was never the same after the Genesis. Launched in 1988, the 16-bit console brought franchises like “Sonic the Hedgehog” and “Golden Axe” to gamers worldwide. The console and its games were a staple throughout the early to…

While it may not seem like it at first glance, 2004 was a deceptively pivotal year for gaming, with the release of plenty of enduring titles across multiple platforms. The year marked the tail end of the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube eras, and the launch of the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable. PC gaming…