How Microsoft & XBOX Ruined Gaming
In 2001 the original Xbox was released to the world and a turning point was reached for the entire gaming sphere. Competing fiercely with the previous year’s Playstation 2 and releasing almost simultaneously with Nintendo’s Gamecube, Microsoft had their work cut out for them, especially as the only American company to produce a major console since the Atari Jaguar in 1993. If you believe the old saying that “competition breeds innovation,” you might believe that Microsoft did the industry a massive favour and fuelled a golden age of gaming, echoing all the way to the present day...but I don’t believe in dumb sayings like that.
How Gaming Sites Earn Money By Wasting Your Time
Remember the days of browsing ign or GameSpot for all the latest video game news? Or maybe read a well-written review of that new Kane and Lynch game you saw an advert for? Well, the only ads we get nowadays are for articles on gaming sites whose sole purpose is to show you even more ads.
Is #Gamergate Still Relevant In 2020?
#Gamergate has had a sudden resurgence, with people posting the same old crap they've been posting for years, then being berated by others for being irrelevant. But is Gamergate still relevant in 2020 and what role has it played in the history of The Retro Perspective?
What Can Ride Along 2 Tell Us About the Games Industry
I know, I know. Another article about sexism, I'm as tired of it as you are but having just seen Ride Along 2 I was struck by a wave of inspiration. I found it surprisingly relevant to many recent events in the video game industry regarding censorship and representation. It got me thinking just to what extent Video Games are scapegoated and vilified as the cultural representative of "offensive" violence and sexism, while the film and music industries can do whatever the hel they want with not even a squeak of protest from the majority of people.