Sega Genesis Classics (called Sega Mega Drive Classics in PAL regions) is a collection of Sega Genesis video games released for Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. These collections are divided into “Volumes” for PC versions only. The first four Volumes were released both as physical copies and digital downloads, while the fifth Volume was only available digitally.
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is a 2022 video game collection and interactive documentary created by Digital Eclipse and published by Atari to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Atari, Inc. The game includes new interviews with former Atari workers, old videos, games that work like the original ones from Atari’s history, and six new games inspired by classic Atari titles. It was released on November 11, 2022, for the Atari VCS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Castlevania is a video game series created and published by Konami. The series first appeared in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the game Akumajō Dracula (Demon Castle Dracula), which was later released in the United States on May 1, 1987, and in PAL regions on December 19, 1988. Games in the series have been released on many video game consoles, handheld devices, and personal computers.
Contra is a 1987 action game created and released by Konami for arcade machines. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was made available in 1988, as well as versions for other home computer systems, such as the MSX2. The arcade and computer versions were renamed Gryzor in Europe, and the NES version was called Probotector in the PAL region.
M2 Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 有限会社 Ｍ２, Hepburn: Yūgengaisha emutsū) is a Japanese company that creates and sells video games. It is most known for helping to recreate older games, such as some Sega Ages titles, Virtual Console games for Nintendo systems, the 3D Classics series for the Nintendo 3DS, and the ShotTriggers collection of classic STG games.
Stop Killing Games (SKG) is a group of people who want to protect video games after they are no longer available online. It was started in 2024 by Ross Scott after Ubisoft, a game company, shut down The Crew, a racing game that needed an internet connection even though it was mostly played alone. SKG uses legal methods to encourage game companies to keep their games playable and working properly even after they stop supporting them.
The Art of Video Games was a show at the Smithsonian American Art Museum from March 16 to September 30, 2012. The show aimed to show how art in video games has changed over 40 years. After its time at the museum, the show went to 10 more places in the United States.
The idea that video games can be considered a type of art is often discussed in the entertainment industry. Even though the Supreme Court of the United States has given legal protection to video games as creative works, some people still debate whether video games should be seen as art. This discussion continues even when considering creative parts of video games, such as acting, visuals, design, stories, interaction, and music.
Motion capture, also called mocap or mo-cap, is a method used to record detailed movements of people or objects and store them in a computer. It is used in areas such as the military, entertainment, sports, medicine, and to help computers and robots work better. In movies, TV shows, and video games, motion capture involves recording the movements of actors and using that data to create moving images of characters in 2D or 3D.
The 2024–2025 SAG-AFTRA video game strike was a work stoppage started by Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) on July 26, 2024. The union’s voice actors and motion capture artists protested American video game companies that had signed agreements with SAG-AFTRA. The strike happened because the companies and the union could not agree on new terms for a contract that had ended in November 2022.