Monthly Archives: February 2016

This Day in Gaming History: A Wild Pokemon Appears

Posted on February 26, 2016 by

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Pokemon franchise, with February 27th 1996 being the Japanese release date of Pocket Monsters Red and Green on the Nintendo Gameboy. To say the original  Pokemon games were a momentous  release is an … Continue reading →

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UC Davis Creates an Interactive Game To Discuss Its Future

Posted on February 23, 2016 by

Tomorrow at 11am  UC Davis is launching Envision, an interactive video game designed to allow students, faculty, and associated members to come together to discuss and chart the university’s future. The game will be live for 36 hours, during which … Continue reading →

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This Day in Gaming History: Nintendo’s Legend

Posted on February 20, 2016 by

30 years ago on February 21st 1986, The Legend of Zelda released on the Nintendo Famicom Disk System in Japan. This original title in the long running Legend of Zelda franchise has had tremendous effect on shaping our modern day gaming … Continue reading →

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FBI Releases Anti-ISIS Propaganda Video Game

Posted on February 12, 2016 by

There’s been a lot of strange games released for all sorts of peculiar reasons: PETA’s anti-Animal Abuse Pokemon game and Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015 come to mind as two particularly strange games with questionable motives. However, these games  fail in … Continue reading →

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