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What was the Great Video Game Crash of 1983?

At BugSplat, we are passionate about preventing software and video game crashes—but not all crashes are caused by bugs in code! In the early 80’s the video game industry was booming in North America - the price of home consoles had dropped, and the demand for new video games was skyrocketing.

What Was the World’s First Video Game?

On a fall day in mid-October 1958, a nuclear physicist, Dr. William “Willy” Higinbotham, prepared something special for the visitors of Brookhaven National Laboratory’s annual public exhibition. At that event he unwittingly created what might be the worlds first video game.

Why NASA's Code Doesn't Crash

You’re typing away on your computer, minding your own business when your application freezes. There’s that moment of panic, maybe the software’s just be