Masayuki Uemura, 78, Dies; Designed the First Nintendo Console
TOKYO — Masayuki Uemura, an engineer who developed the Nintendo Entertainment System, which helped start a global revolution in home gaming and laid the…
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Nintendo Console Creator Masayuki Uemura Dies at 78
Masayuki Uemura, the lead architect for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and the Super NES, has died, local media reported.He was 78, a Japanese…
Nintendo Pioneer Masayuki Uemura Dies at 78
Masayuki Uemura, the lead architect for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and the Super NES, has died, local media reported.He was 78, a Japanese…
NES and SNES creator Masayuki Uemura dies at 78
It's a sad moment for gamers. Kotaku reports Masayuki Uemura, the lead creator of the Famicom and Super Famicom (aka NES and SNES), died on December 6th at…
Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85
Jim C. Warren Jr. was born on July 20, 1936, in Oakland, Calif., the only child of Jim Sr. and Gladys Warren. The family soon moved to Texas, where his…
Jay Last, One of the Rebels Who Founded Silicon Valley, Dies at 92
Jay Last, a physicist who helped create the silicon chips that power the world’s computers, and who was among the eight entrepreneurs whose company laid the…
Glen de Vries, Who Flew Into Space With William Shatner Aboard Blue Origin, Dies in Plane Crash
US businessman Glen de Vries, who flew into space with "Star Trek" actor William Shatner on last month's Blue Origin flight, has died in a plane crash,…
Entrepreneur Who Flew Into Space With William Shatner Dies in Plane Crash
US businessman Glen de Vries, who flew into space with "Star Trek" actor William Shatner on last month's Blue Origin flight, has died in a plane crash,…
Google’s Pixel 6 fingerprint scanner breaks when the battery dies
When it comes to smartphones, Google can never quite seem to get out of its own way. Between the Nexus and Pixel lines, Google has long held its own in…
Something Awful founder Richard Kyanka dies at 45
One of the more influential figures of the turn-of-the-millennium internet has died. According to Kotaku, former Something Awful forum moderator Fragmaster…