The console wars shaped modern entertainment as profoundly as any technological revolution of the past half-century, yet they barely register in most accounts of recent history. While textbooks ...

Gaming consoles have a fascinating history, with the 1972 release of the Magnavox Odyssey marking a major shift in the entertainment landscape. Arcades were still thriving in their golden age at that ...

If the passing of years hasn't yet got you down, one retailer's decision to classify these three consoles as "retro consoles" may just be the trigger.

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Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, and is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin' in any Xbox game he can get his hands on. When he's not clutching an Xbox controller like his life depends on ...

If you're a video game nerd, you definitely want to head to the National Videogame Museum in Texas to check out this super-rare Nintendo console on display.

Even though old Atari devices are better-known, the Magnavox Odyssey of 1972 was the first ever video game console. It could only display four dots and had no audio, but it opened Pandora's gaming box ...