A person discovers a hobby of virtually wandering Tokyo on Google Maps Street View, exploring neighborhoods and tracking how places change over time using historical photo captures. They became fascinated by a Nissan 350Z that remained parked in the same spot from 2009 onwards, only to learn it had since disappeared along with the house it was parked near.
Microsoft announced it would downsize Halo Studios and transfer the Halo franchise to Activision, marking the end of an era for the series 25 years after its debut. Two lifelong friends, Clay Purdom and Eric Sams, reflect on their decades-long shared history playing Halo games together as they revisit the franchise's remastered campaign.
In Christmas 1981, a nine-year-old received a Commodore Vic-20 computer, initially using it to play games like Radar Rat Race and Adventureland. After discovering BASIC programming in the user manual, the author realized computers could be tools for creative expression, teaching himself to build text adventures with GOTO and IF-THEN statements. His newfound programming journey ended abruptly when the Vic-20 blew a fuse, with replacement parts unavailable for weeks.