Retro Gaming News
Creative-first publisher Mega Cat Studios has released a new developer vlog for Lethal Wedding, the upcoming 16-bit co-op run-and-gun shooter for Sega Genesis that has already surpassed 250% of its Kickstarter funding goal. Click here for the KICKSTARTER Clocking in at more than 20 minutes, the new video features a clown car full of creative…
As far as “retro” games go, Red Dead Redemption is kind of pushing it. The 2010 open world game was already released well into the modern AAA game production environment. Matt Margini’s tome from Boss Fight Books implicitly acknowledges how this is a different story from the Boss Fight norm in that it’s hard…
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Nolan Bushnell, who is displayed on card number 165, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Nolan can also be seen on card number 821 and 1333. Nolan is the founder of Atari and Check E’ Cheese as well as over 20 other companies in his career. Nolan is a pioneer in the…
“It’ll be a sad day when humans no longer create anything”. Generative AI continues to be a hot topic these days, with a dramatic divide emerging in the games industry over its use. Companies like Epic, Level-5 and Electronic Arts are in favour, citing its usefulness for streamlining ideation and asset creation, while others are…
And yes, it’s thankfully “drawn by a human”. A new collection of official Mega Man comics is set to be released by NF Publishing and Matthew Taranto, the creator of the Super Smash Bros.-inspired webcomic Brawl in the Family. Mega Man: Bot in the Family was unveiled publicly for the first time yesterday on social…
“I’d like to see us try some genres that really push our limits”. UK studio Bitmap Bureau celebrates a decade in the business in 2026, a year which sees the company fresh off the success of Terminator 2D: No Fate and preparing to release He-Man: Dragon Pearl of Destruction. To cap it off, the studio’s…
The items go on sale next month. It’s coming up to that time of year when companies start teasing the exclusive items they are set to release at San Diego Comic Con (23rd July to 26th July), and Jada Toys, the American toy and die-cast model manufacturer, is no exception. Over the last week, it…
“I used what we had, because there really wasn’t much else”. With Sonic’s 35th anniversary looming, we thought it would be a perfect time to resurface some of our favourite Sonic articles on the site over the next week. Sega used to be huge in Italy. After a rough start for the Master System, marketed…
“‘I feel sure we will do something together”. Amid all of the hoo-haa surrounding Commodore’s divisive Callback 8020 announcement, I’m ashamed to say there was another piece of Commodore-related news that took place this month that is arguably more exciting – but I missed it completely. Earlier in June, Commodore International CEO Christian Simpson revealed…
“It’s a new generation. They want a new generation of sound and everything…”. Stewart Copeland, the drummer of the Police, has confirmed he will not be involved with the upcoming Spyro game, Spyro: A Realm Beyond, in a recent interview with The Independent (h/t: Game Informer). Copeland isn’t the only composer to work on the…