Retro Gaming News
Game Gear vs Lynx When it comes to retro handheld gaming, most people will immediately point to the Nintendo juggernaut, the Game Boy. And while it was the clear leader in portable gaming ever since its introduction in 1989, it was far from the only player in the space. But when you’re up against…
Along with A Boy And His Blob. Polymega maker Playmaji has announced that DMA Design’s Body Harvest is now available on the modular emulation system. Included on the same disc are: Read the full article on timeextension.com Along with A Boy And His Blob. Polymega maker Playmaji has announced that DMA Design’s Body Harvest is…
He was aged just 38. It is with a heavy heart that we report that Retro Gamer’s Features Editor, Nick Thorpe, has passed away at the age of 38. The news was broken by the magazine’s long-running editor, Darran Jones, on social media. Read the full article on timeextension.com He was aged just 38. It…
Rockstar founder Dan Houser talks AI. Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has been conducting a few interviews here and there recently, and one of the topics that arises during his chats with alarming regularity is AI and its impact on both gaming and the world in general. Unlike some big-money execs in the games industry, Houser…
“We didn’t understand the value”. Counter-Strike may be a quarter of a century old, but it remains one of Valve’s biggest money-spinners on Steam. Counter-Strike 2 – the latest iteration of the free-to-play team-based shooter – makes its money from chests, which cost around $2.50 to open. Incredibly, some of the skins found inside said…
Sorry guys and girls it’s another high end Amiga requirement for this retro update, as looking through the project.Amiga Game Factory section of EAB, I’ve come across a new game that’s in development called Axion by VirtualAssests for the Commodore Amiga. A new strategy game, that the creator says is an experimental 3D tactical strategy requiring a…
“A return to big shooters is probably unlikely”. Steve Ellis and David Doak made their names at companies like Rare and Free Radical Design, but their latest venture – MindFuel Games – is a decidedly lower-key affair. The small studio has just announced its first game, Beyond Words, which feels like a mix between Scrabble…
Handles sprite scaling and rotation. Think every little secret about Street Fighter II has been discovered? Well, you’d be wrong, as a new debug menu has been found in the ‘Turbo‘ version of the game. TurboAnnihilate is the one who made the discovery, unearthing a debug menu for sprite scaling and rotation. Read the full…
“He was making $30,000 a year”. Mark Cerny’s career has taken him to Atari, Crystal Dynamics, Universal Interactive Studios, Naughty Dog, Insomniac and Sony, but one of his most interesting places of employment has to be Sega. Speaking on Simon Parkin’s My Perfect Console podcast, Cerny – the lead architect behind the PS4, PS Vita,…
You know the day-one thrill of unboxing an 8-bit Mario Pop—the colors leap, the corners stay razor-sharp, nostalgia fires on all cylinders. Keep that mint-fresh joy intact. The 2026 line of Funko Pop protectors uses rigid 0.50 mm PET, roughly 40 percent thicker than yesterday’s 0.35 mm sleeves, to shrug off drops and stop UV…