Retro Gaming News
Switch, Xbox Series S/X, PS5 and PC. Shooters Fes is currently taking place in Japan, and the first bit of big news is that G.rev’s Under Defeat HD is getting an expanded version for modern systems. The confirmed platforms are Switch, Xbox Series S/X, PS5 and PC. Read the full article on timeextension.com Switch, Xbox…
Thanks to new European ruling on third-party app stores. Retro emulation on smartphones has long been exclusive to Android devices, due to Apple’s somewhat stricter policies relating to what apps can and can’t be distributed on its App Store. However, that’s about to change; Apple has just announced that retro emulators will be permitted on…
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Chris Totten, Founder, Pie for Breakfast Studios, who discusses the release of Kudzu on the Nintendo Switch. About Kudzu: Take control of Max, a serious go-getter and the best student of master gardener Zoen, who has just gone missing in the kudzu labyrinth. The wisdom that Zoen imparted on…
But now Sega’s making a 3D one. Sega is currently working on a new entry in the Golden Axe series, but we’ve just discovered that Secret Base – the firm behind Double Dragon Gaiden – intended to pitch a rather more traditional take on the series which would have adopted 2D, pixel-based visuals. The studio…
Do you agree? Who’s your pick? BAFTA recently held a players’ poll in order to determine the most iconic video game characters of all time, with Tomb Raider‘s Lara Croft nabbing the top spot. The players’ poll was organized to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BAFTA Game Awards and was apparently voted on by…
“I wanted to do it, but I didn’t want to disrespect”. Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura is the man behind movies such as Versus (2000) and The Midnight Meat Train (2008), but he also has a connection with the world of video games – he was enlisted by Hideo Kojima to direct the cut scenes in…
On the heals of the 2024 Midwest Gaming Classic we look back at my interview with Dan Loosen. This interview was done on December 3rd, 2015. Thanks to Dan for giving his time for the Interview. Hope you enjoy and be sure to go to the Midwest Gaming Classic this weekend. http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com Our next Trading…
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…