--- title: Sparkers Blog (14) description: (14) --- [![sparkers - your entertainment data companion](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/web/session-sparkers2021/assets/img/logo.svg)](https://www.sparkers.com) - [Services](https://www.sparkers.com/services/market-insights/) - [Market Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/services/market-insights/) - [Cockpit](https://www.sparkers.com/services/cockpits/) - [Audiences Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/domains/audiences/) - [Advisory](https://www.sparkers.com/services/advisory/) - [GSD](https://www.sparkers.com/domains/gaming/) - [Blog](https://blog.sparkers.com/) - [People](https://www.sparkers.com/about/) - [About](https://www.sparkers.com/about/) - [Jobs](https://apply.workable.com/sparkers/) [Contact](https://www.sparkers.com/contact';%20?%3E) # Get Sparked # Get Sparked Select Category News Articles ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 42](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0) Wednesday, 3 November 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 41](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0) Monday, 25 October 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 40](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1) Thursday, 14 October 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 39](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0) Thursday, 14 October 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20in%20focus/Clive.jpg) [Articles](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/articles) ### [Sir Clive Sinclair, the trailblazer who invented the British video game industry](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-2-0-0) Thursday, 7 October 2021 | article by [Sam Naji](https://blog.sparkers.com/author/sam-naji) The pioneers of the video game industry run into a handful of names; Allan Alcorn (the inventor of Pong), Tomohiro Nishikado (Space Invaders) Nolan Bushell (co-founder of Atari), Shigeru Miyamoto (Donkey Kong / Mario) and Toru Iwatani (Pac-Man). For the British, it was Clive Sinclair (the Spectrum computer). It was Clive Sinclair who can be credited for creating the British video game industry that tens of thousands owe their livelihoods today.  [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-2-0-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 38](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0) Thursday, 30 September 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 37](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0) Tuesday, 28 September 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 36](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0) Monday, 20 September 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) ### [News Mash-Up - Week # 35](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0) Monday, 13 September 2021     [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0) ![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/blog/posts/2021.09%20Steam%20deck/stea-deck%201200x627%202.jpg) [Articles](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/articles) ### [Steam Deck could be the surprise upset rival to video game streaming](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-2-0) Tuesday, 7 September 2021 | article by [Sam Naji](https://blog.sparkers.com/author/sam-naji) *Image credit @Valve* One of the interesting by-products of the Covid pandemic has been the insatiable demand for electronic hardware. The shortage of graphic cards, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series consoles has been well-documented. It could be argued, given the current chip shortage impacting multiple industries, that streaming games could be an alternate solution.  [Read More](https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-2-0) [12](https://blog.sparkers.com/page/12) [13](https://blog.sparkers.com/page/13) [14](https://blog.sparkers.com/page/14) [15](https://blog.sparkers.com/page/15) [16](https://blog.sparkers.com/page/16) [![sparkers - your entertainment data companion](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/web/session-sparkers2021/assets/img/logo-dark.svg)](https://www.sparkers.com) **Services** - [Market Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/services/market-insights/) - [Sales Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/services/cockpits/) - [Audiences Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/domains/audiences//) - [Advisory](http://www.sparkers.io/services/advisory/) [**GSD**](https://www.sparkers.com/domains/gaming/) [**Blog**](https://blog.hubspot.com) **People** - [About](https://www.sparkers.com/about/) - [Jobs](https://apply.workable.com/sparkers/) [contact](https://www.sparkers.com/contact/) --- - ©2021 Sparkers - [Privacy Policy](https://www.sparkers.com/privacy-policy/) - [Cookie Policy](https://www.sparkers.com/cookie-policy/) - [![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/web/session-sparkers2021/assets/img/icon-linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparkers)