February 21, 2021
Before the Game Boy There Was the Game Pocket Computer
Five or so years before the Game Boy blew everyone’s collective socks off, there was a slew of attempts to…
Category: Video Games
February 17, 2021
The Rise and Fall of LEGO Universe: Inception
The LEGO Group’s biggest single investment in a video game cost more than $125 million and involved more than 450 contributors…
February 14, 2021
A History of the Portable Mega Drive
The Sega Genesis (known as the Mega Drive everywhere but in North America) has a weird history when it comes…
February 10, 2021
How Sonic Mania Was Turned Into a LEGO Set
Sam Johnson’s first reaction when he saw that the LEGO Group may be designing a new set based on SEGA’s® beloved Sonic…
February 6, 2021
Nokia’s Gaming, Sidetalking, Taco Phone
Before smartphones from Apple, Samsung, and the like were dominating the mobile gaming space, Nokia burst onto the scene with…
February 3, 2021
How Harry Potter and an amazing demo led to LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
“When the team shared with me that very first LEGO® Star Wars™ demo, that’s probably the seminal key moment in my career.…
January 27, 2021
LEGO Minifigures Don’t Have Knees
The LEGO® minifigure plays an enormous role in just about every LEGO video game created, but it turns out the video games…
January 24, 2021
How Mario, Zelda, Pac Man Became Game Watches
Handheld gaming has been around for about 40 years, but wrist gaming has been around nearly as long. As far…
January 20, 2021
LEGO Friends and Gendered Play
LEGO® Friends stands as one of the LEGO Group’s most successful themes to date. The construction toys theme was designed primarily…
January 13, 2021
The Builders’ Journeys
A personal journey of discovery and family values underlies the power and poignancy of LEGO® Builder’s Journey. Released on Apple Arcade in…