News The Man Who Humbled Nintendo In The '90s Has Returned To The Video Game Arena

Sega legend Tom Kalinske returns to gaming

Those of you old enough to have lived through the 16-bit war of the '90s will almost certainly know the name Tom Kalinske. He served as Sega of America's CEO during this incredible period and is often credited with overturning Nintendo's dominance of the US console arena. When he took over the company was...

• Tue 26th Jul 2016
• Retro
• Sega
• Tom Kalinske

News Sega Almost Licensed The Technology That Went Into The Virtual Boy

"I think we were right in turning it down"

Former Sega of America boss Tom Kalinske was in charge of the company during its glory years, and it was under his leadership that it was able to challenge the might of Nintendo during the early '90s. Full of interesting stories and anecdotes, Kalinske's story has been told in Blake J. Harris' excellent...

• Mon 21st Sep 2015
• Tom Kalinske
• Virtual Boy
• Retro
• Sega
• VR