Discord lied. they’re now sending scanned IDs to persona, a third party company. “facial scans will never leave your device” -discord lmao.

Grand moment de dignité journalistique. C’est un journaliste suisse, malheureusement, ce n’est pas en France qu’on verrait ça.

1973 was the first true Year of Video Games, so let's finally round it up! youtu.be/UO8XekOhpBU Learn about the innovations, expansions, and struggles of arcade and computer games on the latest episode of Play History!

À ne pas louper ! 🗓️Demain 10/02 18-20h heure japonaise à la Maison Franco-Japonaise (+ en ligne) Romain Lebailly et Benoît Bottos interviennent sur le sujet suivant : "Faire l’histoire des salles d’arcade au Japon : machines de jeu, espaces et usages"

At Luna Park in Maebashi, you can find and ride the oldest mokuba (wooden rocking horses) in Japan that are still in operation. They were installed in 1954 in the Mokuban-kan, which has been officially designated as a “Registered Tangible Cultural Property” in 2007. bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/de...

Scans by @thestacks.ca Source : GAMEぴあ Vol. 6 (July 1994), p.110 This excerpt from an article devoted to the release of Super Formation Soccer ’94 WC Edition (1994, Human) makes it possible to gauge the scale of the trauma caused by Japan’s failure to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. ⬇️

「このゲームはココがスゴい!!・トレジャーアイランド編」動画をYouTubeで公開しました。斜め視点による初期のゲームが登場した時代背景を取り上げています! #obslive #TreasureIsland www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAt0...

In April 1990, the Koshiros founded Ancient to work with Sega on Sonic and Streets of Rage 2. But Ayano Koshiro continued to collaborate with former colleagues on titles such as Actraiser, Gage and Lunar. vgdensetsu.net/ayanokoshiro4/ Dispo en VF : vgdensetsu.net/ayanokoshiro...

Around 2011, I made a video about ActRaiser. It included a segment from an interview with Nobuo Uematsu in which he explained that the quality of the music and sound in Quintet’s game forced them to completely rethink the sound of Final Fantasy IV. Subtitled in EN : www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2IO...

Petite mise à jour matinale (pas simple de suivre, pff ! ) des plagiats d'Etienne Klein - on atteint les 75 auteurs plagiés. Auteurs plagiés ajoutés : Jean Bricmont, François de Gandt, Ronald Wright et Isabelle Senghers. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

ニチブツ発売のスキーゲーム、背景の一部が壊れる基板の不具合があって残念… タイヨーシステムは日本ゲーム(後のカルチャーブレーン)の別名 #DynamicSki #TaiyoSystem #Nichibutsu #1984 www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0JQ...

What was Ayano Koshiro's career path between leaving Falcom and founding Ancient? In which I talk about amateur games, Actraiser, The Scheme and its sequel, Ultima III, Tacoris, Basic Magazine, etc. vgdensetsu.net/ayanokoshiro3/ Dispo en VF vgdensetsu.net/ayanokoshiro...

Feel free to widely share this curated easy to understand #Satellaview knowledge that I just posted on my blog. I didn't want to overscope it but I spent a lot of time explaining a curated list of games for those who have no idea what the Satellaview is. luigiblood.neocities.org/blog/2026-01...

Former Game Arts and Bits Laboratory programmer Naozumi Honma with a post recounting decades in the game industry. note.com/sirokuma919/...

Scans by @thestacks.ca The 100th issue of Coin Journal contains an article by Kobayashi Ichirô that is unfortunately of little interest. Coin Journal had been excluded from JAMMA in Feb 1983 (a decision taken in Nov 1982), ⬇️

Kawamoto Tamayo es autora de melodías icónicas de videojuegos como 'Commando' (1986), 'Ghouls ’n Ghosts' (1988) o 'RayForce' (1994). Hablamos con ella para repasar su trayectoria y adentrarnos en los entresijos de su trabajo.

En streaming gratuit sur France Télévisions jusqu’au 10 janvier : "Jordan, itinéraire d’un pionnier du jeu vidéo", documentaire de 52 minutes.📽Il retrace mon parcours de la création de jeux vidéo dans les 1980 à mes BD en France aujourd’hui. www.france.tv/documentaire...

#女子バレーボール というストレートなネーミング。ボールが飛び交うシュールなデモといい謎のこだわりを感じる… #Taito #1983 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM_Y...

Some feedback from the Hamster live dedicated to The Outfoxies (1995, Namco). From left to right: - Honda Yoshiyuki (Programmer) - Hijiya Toshiharu (Programmer) - Umeda Masateru (Director) - Motokoide Kôichi (Programmer) - Okamoto Tarô ( Field Design) By email: - Fukuzawa Masahiro (Sound) (1/?)

En 2024, la CNIL sanctionnait les ministères de l'intérieur et de la justice pour les données inexactes conservées. Et désormais ces infos sont potentiellement publiques. www.legifrance.gouv.fr/cnil/id/CNIL...

Earlier this year, former Konami sound designer Yuji Takenouchi was able to get the names of staff who worked on Frogger from a senior colleague. Unfortunately, we still don't know who did the graphics. x.com/TECHNOuchi/s...

I've just realized that I forgot to mention the sources : - scans by @gamingalexandria.bsky.social - archive.org/details/maru... - archive.org/details/maru... I still own the game, and I've always been curious about the スーパーすんげえシューティング mention on the spine and cover. It totally make sense now :)

*\(^o^)/* museedujeuvideo.org/fr *\(^o^)/* #jeuvidéo #culture #histoire #retrogaming cc @assomo5.bsky.social

Like some episodes of the Gradius and Rockman series, Star Parodier on PCE CD was the subject of a design contest for fans. Organized by the magazine Marukatsu PCE and Hudson Soft in 1990, 1857 applicants submitted their ideas.

David Creuze, 41 ans, est traducteur freelance. Il travaillait dans le jeu vidéo, un secteur où l'IA fait des carnages. Il raconte : «J’ai réussi à rester traducteur en me réorientant vers les œuvres littéraires. Ce secteur est plus épargné.» Lire ➡️ bit.ly/4pdHIuJ

Qui sont ces yōkai traversant l'écran durant le supermove d'Akari Ichijō dans The Last Blade 1 et 2 ? Un texte fantôme enfin mis en ligne avec les bonnes photos. www.lafautealamanette.org/post/Are-you...

Ca faisait quelques années que je voulais aborder ce sujet, jusque là très peu traité. J'ai relu un gros paquet d'articles, livres et interviews pour y récolter les bribes qu'on pouvait y trouver mais une grosse partie vient de recherches avec plein de mots clefs différents dans le Twitter japonais.

The working conditions at Sega and in the video game industry in Japan, from 1980 to ~nowadays (with sections on Capcom, SNK, Nintendo, etc.). vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama9 Dispo en VF vgdensetsu.net/riekokodamavf9

This issue includes a very cool article written by Nakafuji Yasunori (中藤保則), known for having served as editor-in-chief of Amusement Sangyō, and also for his book "Cultural History of Amusement Parks" (『遊園地の文化史』) published in 1984. www.cesa.or.jp/genealogy/na...

La semana que viene celebraremos un evento online cruzado entre @historyofgames.bsky.social y @digraspain.bsky.social dedicado a la historia del videojuego en España. Si te interesa, puedes apuntarte como público en este formulario: forms.gle/q1BxGqGVEseV...

Cet article paraît alors que je viens de perdre le projet que je gérais et traduisais en français quotidiennement depuis 8 ans, l'un des jeux les plus joués au monde au passage. Pour réduire les coûts (espère-t-il), l'éditeur passe à l'IA avec post-édition, que mes collègues et moi refusons.

An overview of the status of women in the video game industry in Japan and in Japanese society more generally (+ a focus on the career of Miki Morimoto, the second known woman to have directed a game at Sega) vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama6 dispo en VF vgdensetsu.net/riekokodamavf6

I wrote a long article about Rieko Kodama, her career at Sega, the evolution of her company, the games she worked on (including some canceled games and/or games for which she is not credited), the status of women and working conditions in the video game industry, etc. vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/

Images of a giant FC controller, made for the 1985 Hudson Caravan. Built in a hurry and at low cost, only the participants from Fukuoka and its surrounding areas were able to try it out for less than a week before it broke down. ameblo.jp/meijin16shot...

Le script pour Mesen. Part 1: textup.fr/864941Ly Part 2: textup.fr/864940eJ Tous mes autres threads hitbox sont répertorié sur ce vieux billet de blog: upsilandre.over-blog.com/2018/07/sans...

Photo of a video game competition on PC Engines equipped with a CD-ROM² inside a Yamanote Line train (Tôkyô), in 1989. It was held to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of NBS (Nippon Broadcasting System).

Godspeed You! Black Emperor have pulled their entire discography from all major streaming services except for Bandcamp → cons.lv/L3moEY

Trizia Magagnini has confirmed with me (and with Alexander) over the phone that this was a mistake and David Rosen in fact has not died.

I have added a new section to my website: a gallery of company logos with the names of their respective designers. vgdensetsu.net/companylogog...

good morning

YouTube動画を更新しました。「おかんP」として活躍中の藤田晴美さんに、アーケードゲームを手掛けていた初期のお話をお伺いしている貴重なインタビューの第1回になります! #obslive www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0lA...

Salut j’avais pas oublie hein de sortir la vod de l’émission avec @mistermv.fr @synahel.bsky.social et CdV Donc c'est la : youtu.be/lSozsQlEXDI?... Encore merci a eux. Le prochain épisode ce sera ... Un jour haha et sur ... je sais pas encore mais hésiter pas a faire vos propositions de thème.

A former Sega employee confirms that the idea of adapting Virtua Racing for the Mega Drive was born when the company heard about Starfox, with the aim of countering the latter - although the two titles were released 13 months apart. xcancel.com/motekin/stat...

Hiroaki Hontani (FDS/NES Volleyball) will be talking with Mindware's Mikito Ichikawa on July 21. www.youtube.com/live/jM4Aysi...

Final Soldier box art made in 3DCG by Takayuki Masuo / 増尾隆幸: xcancel.com/ikki1960/sta...

Scans by @detchibe.bsky.social - TVGamer staff : Let's hang a SFC with an inserted cartridge so we can put an empty can on it. - Readers : That's so cool. How did you bondage the console ? - TVGamer staff : Like this.

Technopolis – Volume 59 – June 1987 has been scanned in 600DPI. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/06/t...