The gaming industry is in mourning this week following the news that one of its founding fathers, Ralph H Baer, has passed away at the age of 92. Baer was a true pioneer of the medium, responsible for ...

Ralph H. Baer, the father of the home video game, died Saturday at 92. Baer invented the Odyssey video game system and co-invented the electronic game Simon. Baer, who was Jewish, emigrated with his ...

The Odyssey pre-dates Space Invaders by six years and its controllers were suitably alien: huge boxes with two knobs to adjust your horizontal and vertical position. Ah, the 1970s. A decade of ...

The fourth annual Classic Gaming Expo will take place August 11-12 at Jackie Gaughan's Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas. Ralph Baer, considered by many to be the father of video games, will once again speak ...