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Atari

We kick off our new season with the real story behind the world's first truly great videogame company: Atari. Find out j

Music Music

We sit down with Tommy Tallarico, George Sanger (AKA "The Fat Man"), Clint Bajakian, Masaya Matsuura, Scott Gershin and

Unreal

We get the lowdown from Cliffy B and show you the true story behind the creation and rise of the Unreal series. From the

Yu Suzuki

A founding father of gaming, Yu Suzuki's every step revolutionized the way we play games. Watch as we follow the ups and

Intellivision

We take an in-depth look at the Intellivision. Get the true story behind how they began, the world's first console war,

The Legend Of Zelda

Icons brings you the story behind a boy named Link, a princess named Zelda, and one of the most loved gaming series of a

Xbox

How does a console go from an idea to your living room? Join us as we follow the path the Xbox team took. Learn how a fa

Arcade

Icons brings you an in-depth look inside a place we all grew up with. Get the story behind the arcade's glorious past, i

The History Of E3

It's where we see the games for the first time. It's a celebration of gaming and a testing ground for game companies. We

LucasArts

From Ball Blazer to Grim Fandango, we give you a tour of the one and only, LucasArts. Find out how they got their start

Red Storm

What happens when Tom Clancy meets up with a former British submarine Commander? Videogame history. Gear up, it's time t

Warren Spector

In an industry ripe with derivative sequels Warren Spector's games have consistently given players new ways to play. Fro

PC Gaming

Its beginnings were humble, but soon the personal computer would become one of the greatest gaming platforms of all time

The Crash

In the early 80's video games were still a young medium, but they were responsible for billions of dollars in sales ever

Games In The Military

From Battlezone to Operation Flashpoint, we take a look at gaming in the Military. Find out what happens when a civilian

Naughty Dog

In 1986 two sixteen year old friends start a company together to make money to buy games. Now, almost twenty years later

Mario Franchise

We'll follow the Italian pipe-cleaner as he climbs the ladder of success from a bit part to a global celebrity. With ove

Onimusha

While Resident Evil was a hit series, Capcom pushed the evelope with Keiji Inafune's Onimusha series. The first game was

Mega Man

It's the story of the little robot that could. Mega Man creator, Keiji Inafune, looks back at the victories and hurdles

Yuji Naka

Yuji Naka began his career at Sega as a teenager. Girl's Garden, F-16 Fighting Falcon and Phantasy Star earned him criti

Final Fantasy

From the first Final Fantasy to X-2 and beyond, get the story behind one of the most successful and longest running fran

Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy world that invites players to create their own characters and adventures. By the 1980'

Music Games

Suddenly, everyone thinks they can bust a move. In today's episode we look at the movement of Music Games. Parappa The

Sega Dreamcast

We explore the rocky history of Sega's last venture into the console market. Hear from Sega insiders Bernard Stolar and

ESRB

In 1992, games like Mortal Kombat and Night Trap pushed the envelope when it came to advancing graphic and technical cap

Peter Molyneux

Peter Molyneux's first game, Populous, helped create an entire new genre, god games - and it has been copied several tim

Tetris

Was it the challenge? Was it because it was easy? Was it the colorful blocks? Or was it that distinctive music? What

Electronic Arts

Hear how Electronic Arts grew from a small PC publisher to one of the largest game publishers in history. EA has innovat

Game Boy

For 15 years, it has been the dominate console in the videogame hand-held market. Icons follows the creation of the Nin

Donkey Kong

It started with a flop. But a young visionary turned failure into success, and created a legendary character. He fought

Nobuo Uematsu

Learn how Nobuo Uematsu went from playing keyboard in a band to joining Square in 1985. Join us as Nobuo himself tells u

DOOM

No longer content with safe simple games like Mario, Zelda and Atari games from yesteryear, gamers have evolved to the n

Dead or Alive

Mortal Kombat may have reinvented the fighting game, but it did so by promoting bloody violence. The Dead or Alive seri

SNK

From it's first game in 1978 Ozma Wars to the soon to be released SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom, SNK has battled against Cap

Mortal Kombat

No other game can claim that it created such controversy that it lead to the creation of a ratings board. Icons looks at

Prince of Persia

Prince of Persia has a long history in the gaming industry, mostly due to it's creator putting it aside on occasion to a

Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban wasn't given his money, he earned it. "Icons" looks at his humble beginning, to his creating then selling of

Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima and character designer Yoji Shinkawa take Icons on an exculsive look at the histor

Half-Life

In celebration of today's release of Half-Life 2, Icons looks at the history of the title. Half-Life changed gaming in

Bungie

Bungie Studios' name is less familiar than the titles it produces. When a game sells 2.5 million copies on it's release

Apple II

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were men with a vision. Icons retraces their steps to find the stories behind the creation

Fighting Games

It's the genre that created the ESRB. Simple games like Karate Champ and Yie Ar Kung-Fu suddenly gave way to the more d

Gran Turismo

There's no question that racing is one of the oldest and well-loved genres in the game industry, but there is one series

Splinter Cell

In contrast to the smooth and suave spies of lore, Sam Fisher is a grizzled, middle-aged ex-Navy SEAL who has seen and d

Frank Miller

Fans of Frank Miller's Sin City have been for years bedazzled by the comics' bold, hard-boiled look and the gritty tales

Tim Schafer

Though he's been an influential force in games for over a decade, Tim Schafer hasn't been heard from much in recent year

Star Wars Games

Following the debut of the first Star Wars film in the late 1970's, Star Wars games have become an almost natural extens

Ralph Baer

Contrary to what you might have been led to believe by fanboys, the father of video gaming is not Shigeru Miyamoto, Will

PlayStation

Icons digs deep to get the real history of the Sony PlayStation, starting with its beginnings as a parts-maker for Ninte

George A. Romero

George A. Romero was a pivotal figure in the development horror films with his first feature, "Night of the Living Dead"

NES

What goes into creating a next generation console? We'll go behind the scenes and talk with the production team of this

Xbox 360

Icons delves deep into the history of the NES, the console that changed the world. From its beginning in Japan over 150

King Kong

We look back at the cinematic fascination with this monster ape and talk with director Peter Jackson, the artistic geniu

J.J. Abrams

Suicide Girls

Marc Ecko

Michelle Rodriguez

Suicide Girls: Uncut

Kevin Smith

Jamie Kennedy

Shepard Fairey

Seth Green

Comedy guru Seth Green, the actor-writer-director noted for roles in the “Austin Powers” films, “Family Guy,” an

Lollapalooza

The Lollapalooza festivals are discussed.

The Onion

British Music

Sacha Baron Cohen

Tom "Tsquared" Taylor

Chuck "The Ice Man" Liddell

Tony "Mad Dog" Alva

Frank Miller

Eli Roth