There have been rumors for years that Microsoft planned to buy Japanese game maker SEGA. But did you know SEGA hoped to make the original Xbox compatible with Dreamcast games? The SEGA Dreamcast was ...

Project Deluge, a video game archival project from The Hidden Palace, may be the single biggest game preservation effort yet undertaken. Since March, this dedicated group of video game archivists has ...

Looks like Sega is hoping to make some ca-razy money off its old games. The publisher said today that it would bring hit games from its Dreamcast console to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as ...

TL;DR: Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden warns Microsoft faces a critical crossroads with Xbox, comparing its struggles to SEGA's console exit after Dreamcast. Xbox's lack of exclusive games and ...

The Dreamcast died off long ago, but it would have lived a longer life if negotiations between Sega and Microsoft didn’t fall apart. The inevitable end of Sega’s hardware business almost led to Xbox ...

Veteran reporter and editor with over ten years of experience. Probably reading comic books. As modern games continue to implement restrictive online requirements and DRM, an urgent effort is growing ...

The early 2000’s were an interesting time in video games. The Xbox debuted on the market, with Microsoft giving it a try for the first time; the PlayStation 2 got off to a strong start; and the ...

In case you’re wondering, this isn’t officially supported by Microsoft of Xbox. In other words, this isn’t something you’re going to find through the Xbox One games store. You’re going to have to do a ...

In brief: Hidden Palace is back with another serving of prototype gaming goodness. This time around, the dump is focused on the original Microsoft Xbox and Sega's Dreamcast, both of which played a ...

Sega's finally releasing titles from its venerable Dreamcast library as DLC on the Xbox 360 and PS3. What took so long? I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, ...

Watch your step, for you’ve just entered the Graveyard. Inside, we’ll be digging up games that have long been without a pulse. You’ll see both good and bad ...

Out with the old, and in with the new. We kicked off the Geek Madness: Console Wars competition (our quest to find the greatest game console of all time) a few days ago with the first four matchups in ...