The history of video games: from entertainment to virtual reality
The release of Return to Monkey Island (September 2022) has jogged video game fans' memories back to 1990, when The Secret of Monkey Island debuted, a graphic adventure based on the vicissitudes of Guybrush Threepwood, a somewhat awkward would-be pirate whose story inspired the film Pirates of the Caribbean. While…
Category : Videogames 28-11-2022 by Janeth Kent
The first videogame tournaments: the origin of eSports
The first video videogame tournaments: the origin of "eSports". Electronic sports or "eSports" are video game competitions that have been increasing in popularity over the years, being a lucrative sector that currently moves hundreds of millions of euros. Its origins date back to the first video game tournaments in history, which were…
Category : Videogames 19-10-2022 by Janeth Kent
eSports streaming market breaks all records
If it was already very successful globally before, in the wake of the pandemic the online game streaming industry has managed to grow to totally unexpected levels. Its expansion is unstoppable and experts predict that its value will grow by 70% in the next four years and could reach some…
Category : Videogames 27-04-2021 by Janeth Kent
How to Unlock Secret Games in Chrome, Edge and Firefox
Your web browser is full of secrets. I usually spend a lot of time studying new features that I can unlock through pages like chrome://flags and about:config in the browser, but sometimes it's also fair and necessary to take a break and play the games that popular browsers hide. Yes, your…
Category : Videogames 07-10-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Is Old School RuneScape Still Popular?
Since the launch of RuneScape 3 there are two versions of RuneScape running simultaneously: RuneScape 3 and Old School RuneScape. At first glance it seems that having two iterations of the same game might cannibalize player population. But is this first impression correct? That’s what we’re going to look into…
Category : Videogames 08-01-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
10 addictive retro video games recreated with HTML5, JS & CSS
Are you a video game player? Are you a child of the "80s"(or even 70s...;-) )? If yes, this post is for you. There was a time when building any type of video game required Flash. Nowadays the stage is set for powerful HTML5 and WebGL gaming! Here are 10 of our favorite games…
Category : Videogames 13-10-2017 by Janeth Kent
Turbulenz, open source html5 game engine
Some of the best things in the world are open source — that is to say that the basic code or instructions for it are available for everyone to use for free. Google’s Android operating system, for example, is open to anyone who wants to use it. That provides companies…
Category : Videogames 03-05-2013 by Janeth Kent