Retro Gaming News
“It’s nice to work on something that people actually use”. Once upon a time, save data was immovable and untouchable; when you sold your game cartridge or its internal battery died, your precious progress was lost forever. However, in the modern era, save data is saved in the cloud, always accessible, even if you change…
Arrives February 6th. Hamster has announced it will be bringing Namco’s isometric platformer Märchen Maze to the Nintendo Switch and PS4 later this week, marking its first official release in the West (thanks Famitsu!). Originally released in Japanese arcades back in 1988 on the System 1 arcade board, Märchen Maze serves as a (very) loose…
Zophar’s ‘Retro Rewind’ Episode Two is out now on YouTube! The founder of the emulation website Zophar’s Domain, Brad “Zophar” Levicoff, is back with another episode of his ongoing retro video game series, Retro Rewind — this time focusing on the world of speedrunning in the 1990s. Speedrunning is obviously a huge part of gaming…
CHICAGO, IL – October 16, 2024 – Today, Stern Pinball, Inc., revealed Metallica Remastered – a technologically advanced version of one of Stern Pinball’s greatest hits. Metallica Pinball was originally released in 2013 and is one of the most successful and beloved pinball games ever. Metallica Remastered has elevated the game to the modern era…
Coming to Xbox, PS4/PS5, PC, Atari VCS, and Switch. Atari has revealed that it will soon be releasing a brand new game in the Breakout series, from the developers of the Bit.Trip series, Choice Provisions. Breakout Beyond is described as “a vibrant new reimagining” of Atari’s 1976 arcade game and is a reworking of an…
Includes versions for the UK, Spain, France, Germany, and the Nordics. New European layouts are now being sold for 8BitDo’s Retro Mechanical Keyboards, the company has revealed. 8BitDo’s range of Retro Mechanical Keyboards first launched back in 2023 with the NES/Famicom edition and has since come to include other variants modelled after the Commodore 64…
“Ken Kutaragi found out and got really mad”. Minnmax recently did a new interview with the former Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida, in which he answered some questions about his lengthy career as one of the key individuals at the influential game company. During the interview, he shared some insights into what it was like playing…
“We’re working to maintain the same experience for domestic customers”. Yesterday, we reported on speculation that new US tariffs on imported goods could cause the price of retro gaming handhelds from China to rise in price. We’re now seeing various US-based manufacturers report that they may have to increase the cost of their own items…
“He was one of those people who leave a mark”. French composer and multi-instrumentalist Stéphane Picq has passed away aged 59, we’re sad to report. He had been suffering from a long illness. The news was broken on Facebook by The Vahinée and spotted by VGDensetsu. Read the full article on timeextension.com “He was one…
Black Ops Cold War (2020) cost an incredible $700 million to make. Its prequels COD: Black Ops 3 (2015) and COD: Modern Warfare (2019) cost $450 million and $640 million. These figures account for development over the games’ lifecycles – so development post-release as well as initial costs. They’re quite amazing numbers, but is…