Retro Gaming News
Yū Miyake will now head up the company’s smartphone games. A top Dragon Quest producer who has worked on the series for 32 years will be stepping down from his position, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Yū Miyake has been at Enix/Square Enix since 1992, with his first credit at the company being…
Coming late Summer 2024. The publisher RapidEyeMovers announced yesterday that it will be bringing a new, non-VR version of its low-gravity squash game C-Smash VRS to the PS5 (thanks VGC!). C-Smash VRS, in case you’ve never heard of it, is a modern reimagining of the cult 2001 Dreamcast title Cosmic Smash, by the developer Wood…
The Capcom Town “Super Election” is still ongoing. Capcom has recently been running a new “Super Election” survey on its 40th-anniversary website Capcom Town, which, among other things, is asking fans what games from their classic back catalog they want to see a remake or a sequel to. And though the voting is still not…
Now available for free on itch.io. Yesterday was Shenmue Day in the Shenmue fan community — a time for players to assemble on social media to call on the powers that be (namely Sega and YS Net) to continue Ryo Hazuki’s story. The event was celebrated with various articles and community posts from the organizers…
There are some incredible deals on games both old & new. A huge selection of adventure titles — both old & new — are now on sale on GOG as part of its “Point, Think, Click!” event. The event, which kicked off yesterday, features 12 pages worth of deals on games, soundtracks, and DLC. This…
For Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, Sega, & Atari machines. As originally reported yesterday by Eurogamer, it appears that the British retailer CEX is partnering with the console repair company Tech Centre to offer a new “no fix, no fee” service for your old retro machines. The idea behind the service is that – should your old…
Dragon’s Lair is considered a legendary title in video game history, but Brain Dead 13, while not nearly as iconic was a blast in its own way and a title that fans of animated FMV games will totally enjoy. The game’s developer, David Quesnelle admits the arcade scene of the ‘70s and ‘80s had an…
The game first hit Japanese arcades back in 1987. During today’s livestream, Hamster Corporation announced that the next Namco title to come to Nintendo Switch & PS4 as part of its ongoing “Namco month” will be Super Xevious Gamp no Nazo (h/t: Famitsu!). It is scheduled to be released on April 11th. Not to be…
The project is believed to have inspired elements of Shadow of Mordor. A bunch of remarkable footage has resurfaced online of Monolith Productions’ abandoned Batman game that was in development for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC around the time of the Dark Knight Rises (thanks Eurogamer!). The game, which was codenamed Project Apollo, was previously…
Introduction would have been canned otherwise. Back in the Genesis / Mega Drive’s early days, we didn’t see many cool introduction sequences because developers were limited when it came to cartridge ROM sizes, and preferred to use up that valuable memory with gameplay-related content, rather than window-dressing. However, MUSHA Aleste – known as plain old…