But what is it? A new section of the Evercade website has just gone live which hints at new hardware this year. We’re already getting refreshes of the Evercade EXP and Evercade VS, but a listing for Evercade Alpha suggests there will be more hardware releases to come in 2024. Read the full article on…
Category: AnnouncementsMay 1, 2024 Xbox Empowers Asian and Pacific Islander Communities with GameTan and NEEL Team Xbox Summary Learn how Xbox is partnering with GameTan and NEEL.Explore games curated by the Asian and Pacific Islander communities.Discover how the Ramayana inspired the Xbox logo redesign. The Asian and Pacific Islander communities have long been a vibrant…
Unofficial game finally preserved. Back in the ’90s and 2000s, it was quite common to see Chinese or Taiwanese-made bootleg games for consoles such as the NES, SNES and Game Boy. One such example was Zook Hero, a franchise made by Taiwan-based developer Vast Fame which basically ripped off Capcom’s Mega Man franchise. While these…
Which option should you choose in 2024? Once upon a time, if you wanted to play a retro game without using the original hardware, then your only option was software-based emulation. These emulators would be coded for platforms such as Windows, Linux or Android, and would replicate the performance of different computers and consoles purely…
“The epitome of the horror movie where there’s a killer in the costume”. Super-rare footage of Sonic the Hedgehog appearing on the Rosie O’Donnell show in 1999 has been found and preserved online (thanks, Retro Dodo). The segment – which lasts less than a minute – sees Sonic confirming a contribution of 500 plushes to…
“Please wait a little longer”. Japanese company M2 has confirmed that it has several unrevealed projects in development and that its next project is still under wraps. In a social media post to mark the 7th anniversary of the release of the PS4 version of M2ShotTriggers Dangun Feveron and the 2nd birthday of Toaplan Arcade…
Jim Stiefelmaier, known for his work on the Gex series before getting involved in the PS2/Xbox version of Area 51 and the sequel Area 51:Blacksite, shares some tips for anyone looking to build a team to make a video game. 1: Surround yourself with excellence and surrender to it. Too often I creatively fought with the core team…
“SummerCart64 employs features not available in other N64 flashcarts”. A new open-source N64 flash cart has arrived on the scene, and it promises to offer a viable alternative to those already available on the market. Created by Mateusz Faderewski – who goes by the name Polprzewodnikowy on GitHub – the SummerCart64 can do pretty much…
When Knights of Bytes released Sam’s Journey for the Commodore 64 back in 2017 it was a huge hit! Indie Retro News awarded Sam’s Journey game of the year 2017 as this game really surpassed all our expectations, delivering us a huge epic adventure that really pushed the limitations of the C64. Well it’s the…