Browsing: Video Games

A Brief History On December 11, 2009, Rovio Entertainment from Finland released Angry Birds, a video game that took the world by storm.  While Pong was the first widely released video game back in 1972, other rudimentary games were invented as early as 1947 and 1958, although not commercially successful. Digging Deeper Since Pong invaded our living rooms, many other video games have been released, some with numerous spin-offs or progressive editions.  We list some of the most popular games for you to tell us what video game is the greatest.  (You are welcome to nominate a game we have…

Read More

A Brief History On March 17, 2023, people around the world, including we at History and Headlines, were saddened to learn of the passing of the talented American actor Lance Reddick of natural causes. Digging Deeper More than an actor, Reddick was an educated man boasting a BM from the Eastman School of Music and an MFA from Yale.  Born in Baltimore in 1962, Reddick became a television and movie actor in 1996, appearing in many film and television productions enjoyed by us, including The Wire, Oz, Lost, Fringe, American Horror Story, Bosch, and Resident Evil, as well as action/adventure…

Read More

A Brief History Humans have always been into a little bit of risk, which is a rather logical way of living with life, as you need to really think about the choices you make before doing them. Most people would disagree, but you can see it with the way most people live their lives. If you want something to change, you need to take risks. Failure and success are two sides of the same coin that we are tossing every single day. If we do not toss it, then are we really living our lives? We are all doing decisions…

Read More

A Brief History Gambling is indistinguishably associated with the roots of humanity. Games of chance were discovered in ancient China on tiles. Playing cards appeared in the 9th century in China. These cards bear some resemblance to the cards of the current era. Old cards were decorated with human forms, Queens and Kings. Over time, gambling became more regulated and organized. The first gambling houses or casinos were originated in the 17th century in Italy. In 1638, the Ridotto provided a controlled environment for gambling in Venice. In the 19th century, casinos hit mainland Europe. Digging Deeper Online Gambling Nowadays,…

Read More

A Brief History Nowadays, when people think of casino games, some classics like poker and roulette come to mind; however, it is the slot machine that is the most popular casino game ever made and, in many ways, defines the casino experience. Everyone is familiar with casino floors filled with slot machines, while online slots have taken the industry to a new height. Certainly, we have come a long way since the mechanical beginnings of the slot machine. Here we will look back at the formative years of the slot machine as a mechanical game that shaped the casino industry.…

Read More