Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. In one of the most significant breakthroughs in video game ...

Some of the most popular villains in video game history are tools for great storytelling. Their background can sometimes become the basis for incredible discussions. A few times, antagonists can even ...

Cid Highwind delivers the best quote in FF7, and it's only gotten more powerful with time.

To appreciate where gaming is in the modern era then you’ll need to understand the industry’s history. There is some wonderful writing on the subject that covers everything from Nintendo’s evolution ...

Video games are big business, and the company behind Mario, Zelda and Pokémon may be the most important player, says the author of a new corporate history.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) watches videos with David Walsh (left), president of the National Institute on Media and Family, at a news conference in the Senate Office Building on the effects of ...

Launched in February by Frank Cifaldi, the Video Game History Foundation is racing to preserve ephemeral gaming material and the physical documentation of video games. As museums increase video game ...

Once upon a time not so very long ago, movies and TV shows that were based on video games seemed eternally destined to disappoint. But thanks to more recent success stories like Peacock’s Twisted ...