Before the days of the PSP and the DS, only one name came to mind when it came to portable gaming - the Nintendo Game Boy. Since its launch in 1989, the Game Boy made its mark in the gaming industry, pioneering a new level in portable gameplay. For its contributions and millions of satisfied users, the Museum of Play has now honored the handheld by including it in its National Toy Hall of Fame.

The nominations are in, the tallying's over, and the GDC 09 Developers' Choice Awards have come and gone. The big winners this year were Fallout 3, which got the Game of the Year award, and LittleBigPlanet, which won in 4 different categories. The tail-end of the awards ceremony even had a little surprise in the form of a trailer for one of the most highly-anticipated sequels in recent years. Details after the jump!

Thanks in large part to Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Sony is licking some serious PlayStation 3 sales chops. However, the overall leadership remains with Kyoto-based Nintendo as their twin juggernauts Wii and DS posted huge stats again. The official reactions of both companies after the jump.

Coder NoNameNo is back with this new brand of Wii homebrew using  the dev's own GRRLIB version 1.6 technology. Today, we bring you ExistenzE, the demo of the first soundchip music disk for your Nintendo Wii. What is it exactly all about? Head over the full article for more details.

Download: ExistenzE - first Wii demo soundchip music disk

After revealing 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand (Xbox 360, PS3) for its May issue, Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine's upcoming June issue is revealing the next-gen resurrection of Splatterhouse. Splatterhouse and its sequels are considered to be the arcade games which paved the way for survival-horror titles. Head over the full article to see what else is there for the June EGM issue.

She may have missed small details before, but we found it hard to resist telling you guys about Surfer Girl's latest batch of rumors. This time, an announcement of Diablo 3 was mentioned and other intriguing  games were brought to light. Head over to the full article to find all the details.

If you're a fan of cute shooters, you'd better read this because we spotted the sub-genre's grand-daddy on the ESRB site and it's heading right over to the Nintendo Wii for a Virtual Console cameo. Yup, it's Super Air Zonk and it's set to flog for 800 Wii Points, but that's okay because you'll be getting tons of fun in return.

Originally released for the PC and the TurboGrafx in 1992, Super Air Zonk was a side-scrolling shoot-em up with quirky protagonists, hot action and some cool power-ups. Hordes of enemies stand in your way, but with a trusty trigger button and some dexterity, you'll find yourself in a simple but addictive little world.

Okay, so the graphics are as ancient as they come, but don't let that fool you. What we have here is a true-blue pioneer that was among the best of its day and set the benchmark where others followed. If you're all for raw, unadulterated fun, watch out for Super Air Zonk and watch the 8-bit sparks fly.

Computer pioneer and inventor Allan Kotok, has died of a heart attack at age 64 in his home in Cambridge Massachusetts. A native of Philadelphia, Kotok is an MIT alum and a W3C associate chairman.

Known for being "technically adept well beyond the norm," Kotok worked for a variety of high tech firms. While working at Digital Equipment Corp (DEC) Kotok designed a family of computers, did some consulting and went on to fulfill various leadership roles.

His background in creating the AI for chess computers was subsequently found to be indispensable in his capacity as a tech researcher and game inventor. Mr. Kotok's life was a catalyst for growth in the fledgling gaming and computing industries of his time, and he is someone all gamers should know about.

Credited with creating the first videogame, along with the joysticks used to play them, his role in the history of gaming and computing in general cannot be overstated. Who knows, without his contributions to the history of gaming, the gaming industry we see today could be drastically different.

Mr. Kotok is survived by two daughters, a son and two grandsons. Everyone who uses computers or enjoys gaming today should recognize Alan Kotok as an integral figure in the evolution of the videogame industry.

An interesting interview has popped up on Overgame, a popular French gaming site, with Campos Oriola, the creator of Red Steel. In it, Oriola discusses how the game will keep its dark edge without the use of blood.

Several other topics arise including the advancement of motion sensitivity. "Based on progress that our [development] team made [with motion sensitivity] in four months, the detection of movements became more intuitive and will be pushed [by other developers] in [as short as] one year." Oriola believes that just as graphics improved with time on the previous generation systems, the Wiimote's features will be, too.

Another crazy rumor discussed with Oriola was the speculation that the Wii will be more powerful than the Xbox graphic-wise. A roundabout answer was given: "I do not have the right to speak in detail of what Wii can do graphically. What one can say [with all the features counted] is that the Wii is more powerful than Xbox, but there are things that the Xbox can make that the Wii cannot." Duh.

You can read the full interview after the jump.