Neowin News Feed for: Documentary

Sea of Thieves' 5-year anniversary celebrations and Season 9 kick off this month

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:00:01 +0000

Rare is celebrating the fifth birthday of Sea of Thieves throughout March with exclusive loot and free Ancient Coins to grab, nostalgic events, and more, just as Season 9 prepares to land. Read more...

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Neowin Deals — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 15:00:01 +0000

Journey through unlimited access to thousands of the world's best documentaries and series with experts like Stephen Hawking and David Attenborough with a HD plan via Neowin Deals. Read more...

Microsoft launches free-to-watch six-part documentary of Xbox's history

Paul Hill — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has launched a new documentary series tracing the history of the Xbox from its founding through some of its more difficult episodes including the notorious Red Ring of Death. Read more...

Microsoft's dead Xbox video plans are defined by a free documentary it didn't announce

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:00:01 +0000

"The Thread," a documentary about the Boston Marathon bombings, was released for free on Xbox Live in April, but Microsoft didn't tell anyone beyond a single tweet. Read more...

'Atari: Game Over' documentary now available free on Xbox

Usama Jawad — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:40:01 +0000

Find out why the Atari game fared so poorly decades ago, watch interviews and live events from the excavation of the site where the 30 year old games were found in this documentary, now available free Read more...

ET: The Extraterrestrial landfill documentary to premiere on Xbox Live this month

Usama Jawad — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:30:01 +0000

Find out why the Atari game fared so poorly decades ago, watch interviews and live events from the excavation of the site where the 30 year old games were found in this documentary, premiering soon. Read more...

"Worst video game in the world" heading to eBay auction after landfill discoveries

Steven Parker — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 09:08:01 +0000

Around half of the recovered E.T. Atari 2600 cartridges dug up earlier this year will now be heading to eBay in the coming weeks, giving you the chance to own a piece of "the worst game" in history. Read more...

Xbox documentary dig for buried 'E.T.' game cartridges to take place this month

Anthony Tosie — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 20:56:50 +0000

The director of Microsoft's documentary about millions of unsold "E.T." Atari 2600 game cartridges says an excavation of a landfill they're believed to be buried in will take place late this month. Read more...

Dragon's Lair documentary, soon on a screen near you

Alfonso Maruccia — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:39:40 +0000

A new documentary sheds light on the true legend of Dragon's Lair, the game that first showed cartoon-like graphics in the arcades astonishing players worldwide. Read more...

BBC airing controversial Nintendo documentary

Marcel Klum — Sun, 11 Apr 2004 09:14:30 +0000

The BBC recently unveiled three documentaries on some of the world's best-known brands--Disney, Bacardi, and Nintendo. The trio are part of the Outrageous Fortunes series, which investigates the personalities behind the three companies and the... Read more...