This week in tech history: Nintendo’s N64 goes on sale in Japan

At Engadget, we spend every day looking at how technology will shape the future. But it's also important to look back at how far we've come. That's what This Week in Tech History does. Join us every weekend for a recap of historical tech news, annive...

It’s official: Playing as Oddjob in ‘GoldenEye’ was cheating

I thought this secret would go to the grave with me, but alas, my hand has been forced -- I have a confession to make. Back in gaming's early glory days, when Rare's seminal Nintendo 64 first-person shooter GoldenEye was the only game that really mat...

The hot new cyberattack that’s sweeping the nation

On Tuesday a powerful and terrifying new cyberattackworm emerged in Ukraine, quickly spreading to the Russian federation and other countries no one cared enough to report on because they weren't the US. It was hard to tell which infection was worse:...

Look at the Xbox 360’s cancelled ‘Goldeneye 007’ HD remaster

It's one of those bits of gaming trivia that punches a specific generation of players square in the gut: There was once an Xbox Live port of Goldeneye 007 in the works, but it was cancelled. It's true -- Activation was porting the Nintendo 64 classic...

Pierce Brosnan Fails to Take Knife on Plane


Pierce Brosnan the former James Bond actor was recently caught trying to board a plane with a knife. The actor was caught by airport security at the Vermont airport in America. The knife was...

Sam Smith does New Bond Movie Theme


The next James Bond movie with Daniel Craig will be released in November 2015. We heard before that Lana Del Rey would be recording the new Bond movie theme song. Now Page Six reports that a source...