The Atari 8-bit computers represent a fascinating paradox – simultaneously pioneers, icons, and emblems of a turbulent period within the blossoming personal computing space. Their influence upon shaping expectations for home computers, both positive and negative, still echoes through the modern digital landscape. Born from the ashes of the Atari 2600 era, the 8-bit computers…
DALLAS – April 22nd, 2024 – Wizordum, the retro first-person spellcaster developed by Emberheart Games and published by Apogee Entertainment, wages war against wickedness with the upcoming release of Episode Two on PC via Steam and GOG this Summer. Tune into the OTK Expo, Tuesday, June 4, 2024 for a special Wizordum announcement during the showcase. In the meantime, get a sneak peek at Episode 2’s…
“Consider this a ‘beta’ release”. The popular Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles fan remaster Angel Island Revisited has been ported to the PSVita, after almost three years of development. Angel Island Revisited, just to give you a bit of context, was originally released for Windows computers and is also available for Linux, MacOS, Android,…
Category: AnnouncementsApril 22, 2024 IGN x ID@Xbox Digital Showcase Returns April 29, 2024 Brenda Saucedo, Communications Manager, Xbox Summary The ID@Xbox Digital Showcase will premiere on April 29, 2024, at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST.Get the latest updates on games like Vampire Survivors, Dungeons of Hinterberg, 33 Immortals, Lost Records Bloom &…
“I have a couple of minor issues to work out”. Talented FPGA developer Pramod Somashekar is working on an Analogue Pocket core for Double Dragon 3, it has been revealed. Released in arcades in 1990, Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone was coded not by series creator Technōs Japan but by East Technology. Read the…
Four is better than two, right? Back in 1995, Cave – best known today for its bullet hell shmups – released a 3D racing game on the Sega Saturn entitled Touge King: The Spirits in Japan. It was released in North America the following year under the name High Velocity – Mountain Racing Challenge and…
Back when the idea of retro was still pretty new… We’ve laboured this point a few times in the past, but it’s important to remember that UK high-street retailer CeX didn’t start out as the technological swap shop it is today – in the beginning, it was primarily concerned with imported games and hardware from…
Category: AnnouncementsApril 22, 2024 Explore New Worlds and Solve Environmental Challenges With Gaming This Earth Day Trista Patterson, Director of Sustainability, Xbox Summary Explore games that allow players to explore and engage with the natural worldHelp Duriel sacrifice his horde as they donate buckets of maggots to Tiggywinkles animal rescue hospitalLearn about a new building…
“When I next woke up, I was temporarily blind”. Imagine if the 1993 space opera classic Master of Orion had been released not only for DOS, but six other major formats, and its selectable races were locked to specific hardware. The NES version would be the only one with Bulrathi, and be more of a…
Join us on a special journey back in time with Roland Perry, the visionary tech consultant behind the legendary Amstrad CPC, as we celebrate 40 incredible years of this iconic machine. In this not-to-be-missed episode, Roland takes us from his early days tinkering with electronics in school, through the founding of Ambit International, right up…