Retro Gaming News
With a release date of 2015, Life Is Strange is another one of those games that’s kind of pushing it in terms of the “retro” designation, although if you’ve ever seen the game in action, graphics aren’t the strong suit and Life Is Strange certainly looks like it could come from an earlier era….
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The song is set to release on digital music outlets on July 15. Multi-platinum recording artist and pop culture icon Snoop Dogg has collaborated with Backyard Baseball’s Playground Productions on the theme track for the game, aptly titled “110% Juice.” “Backyard Sports has a vibe that’s all about friends, competition and making memories,” Snoop Dogg said…
The people yearn for Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer. If you told me I’d be waking up to an outpouring of love for Activision and Treyarch’s Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer, a 24-year-old sports game, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. After all, it’s not exactly a game that comes up naturally in many conversations today, with…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features David Klingler, who is displayed on card number 416, from the Superstars of 2013. David created an independent software company called Solanimus which has created games such as Signal to Noise and Crashland. You can view his website at www.solanimus.com. His favorite game of all time is Earthworm Jim…
“We have absorbed rising costs for as long as possible, but this is no longer feasible”. Blaze CEO Andrew Byatt has announced that the company’s Evercade range is getting a price increase across the board in the UK and Europe. From this month onwards, Evercade carts will increase to £24.99 in the UK from £19.99,…
Grab Your Gloves! It’s Game Time! The neighborhood baseball classic is back in action! Backyard Baseballis now available on Steam with more ways to play than ever before. Mega Cat Studios and Playground Productions invite you to take the field in 11 remastered stadiums, build your dream team from 30 Backyard kids, and explore six unique game modes packed with unlockable…
Not so explosive, after all! Last week, the publisher Pix’n Love Games shared a tease for an “explosive” upcoming announcement related to the Metal Slug series, telling its followers to “Get ready to head back into battle with Marco, Tarma, Fio, and Eri…” With little more to go on than that, fans online inevitably got…
This impacts outstanding orders for the Retroid Pocket 5 & the Flip 2. Now, here’s something you don’t typically hear in the current climate — Retroid has just announced on Discord that it is offering some of its customers a RAM upgrade on their orders, absolutely free of charge. This bump, as reported by Retro…
“The game isn’t over yet, and I hope the studio rallies through”. While we predominantly cover retro gaming here at Time Extension, we often cast our gaze across other sectors of the industry – especially when news impacts long-standing studios with amazing legacies, like id Software. I’m sure it hasn’t escaped your attention that Microsoft,…