Pasokon Retro is our regular look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist ’80s computers to the happy days of Windows XP. Developer: Bothtec Released: 1986 PCs: MSX, PC-88/98, Sharp X1, X68000, FM-7 (Image credit: D4Enterprise Co.,Ltd.) The contrasting blue/yellow tones often make it look like an optician’s colour…
Independent games publisher Retroware is excited to announce that the free Steam demo for The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest is available to download now. The demo offers players their first public hands-on look at the completely rebuilt version of the game — a pixel-perfect homage to Simon’s Quest and Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse — that blends parody, platforming,…
Creative-first publisher Mega Cat Studios has released a new developer vlog for Lethal Wedding, the upcoming 16-bit co-op run-and-gun shooter for Sega Genesis that has already surpassed 250% of its Kickstarter funding goal. Click here for the KICKSTARTER Clocking in at more than 20 minutes, the new video features a clown car full of creative…
As far as “retro” games go, Red Dead Redemption is kind of pushing it. The 2010 open world game was already released well into the modern AAA game production environment. Matt Margini’s tome from Boss Fight Books implicitly acknowledges how this is a different story from the Boss Fight norm in that it’s hard…
Category: Games June 19, 2026 End of Abyss: I’m the Little Nightmare, and You’re Locked in Here With Me Will Fulton, XBOX Wire Editor From Reanimal to the Grace sections of Resident Evil Requiem, I’ve spent a lot of the last year feeling helpless in games. There’s something very compelling about the rush of being…
AMD and TSMC have enjoyed a very close working relationship ever since the former spun off its chip-making facilities into a separate business in 2008. Its latest Ryzen desktop processors, which comprise two or three chiplets, are made entirely by TSMC, but if one report is to be believed, future CPUs could well be made…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Nolan Bushnell, who is displayed on card number 165, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Nolan can also be seen on card number 821 and 1333. Nolan is the founder of Atari and Check E’ Cheese as well as over 20 other companies in his career. Nolan is a pioneer in the…
Category: Next Week on XBOX June 19, 2026 Next Week on XBOX: New Games for June 22 to 26 Will Fulton, XBOX Wire Editor Welcome to Next Week on XBOX! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on PC, and Game Pass! Get more…
“It’ll be a sad day when humans no longer create anything”. Generative AI continues to be a hot topic these days, with a dramatic divide emerging in the games industry over its use. Companies like Epic, Level-5 and Electronic Arts are in favour, citing its usefulness for streamlining ideation and asset creation, while others are…
I have been waiting to be let into Reshine’s playtest for weeks now, each day more eager than the last. Because after stumbling across a short video of what it would be like to restore an old trinket in this cosy sim, I was convinced that this may be the best cleaning and restoration game…