The German-born engineer showed off the home console's first game in a 1969 video. His prototype could handle two opponents playing pingpong on a small television set. Ralph Baer, the inventor who has ...

When it comes to video games, chances are some of them will only ever appeal to one specific group of people. For every memorable title that becomes a household name, like Sonic the Hedgehog, there's ...

The first video game console came out in the early 1970s and was quite rudimentary. Between then and 2025, which marked the release of the latest new console, the Nintendo Switch 2, there have been a ...

The 1990s were a transitional time for video games, marked by rapid evolution in both technology and design. This era began with the dominance of the NES and the Sega Genesis, systems that carried ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In 2025, many of us are thinking about just how expensive it’s getting to be a gamer. Consoles ...

I’ve been using nearly all of the current consoles since they were first shipped to reviewers. Read on for my take on each.