Thought this was interesting. Jerry Lawson was a contemporary of men named Jobs, Wozniak and Bushnell. He created one of the first coin-operated games after Pong. The success of that game led to his employers creating a game for their F Channel CPU (Fairchild's F8) and really kicking off the beginning of cartridge-based consoles. I personally did not know of the F Channel prior to this interview and its impressive to see what one man can do in his garage with a little interest and time. Seeing as Father's Day was yesterday and Jerry Lawson is one of the original Fathers of Modern Gaming, let's celebrate his contributions to the video game world as well.

VC&G Interview: Jerry Lawson, Black Video Game Pioneer [Vintage Computing and Gaming]
The Father of Cartridge-Based Consoles [Kotaku]

For the people who are late to either of Bethesda Softworks' titles, you're patience has finally paid off. BioShock and Elder Scroll's IV: Oblivion will go on sale in a bundle starting next month. The 360 bundle will be $40 while the PC bundle is only $30. Hard to turn your nose at this deal, especially with the two games having a combined total of over 80 "Game of the Year" awards. If you have don't have either or only have one of these titles, next month is the time to buy.

BioShock and Oblivion Get Bundle [Kotaku]

ebuch, of WZMR and ZREO fame, recently pointed out a great article over at Zelda Universe. I've quoted his thoughts about it below.

Certainly worth a read. Entertaining and thought provoking, at least about the Legend of Zelda series. Article: Immortal Childhood

Zelda Universe: Immortal Childhood [WZMR]