Retro Gaming News
Sonic! Smurfs! Lara Croft! 2DS! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Read the full article on timeextension.com Sonic! Smurfs! Lara Croft! 2DS! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature…
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Get your pizzas at the ready. It’s that time again, time for another challenge. Thankfully, as far as I could tell, the response to the very first Community Challenge was generally pretty positive, all things considered. Although I did get a few comments poking fun at me for opting for Battletoads’ Turbo Tunnel over some…
As well as Bluetooth 5.0 and 2.4G. Emulation handheld maker Anbernic is moving into the realm of pads with the RG G01 Smart Controller. This controller will work with PC, Nintendo Switch, Android and iOS, and has its own built-in HD IPS ‘smart screen’. This will be used to display a wide range of information,…
Audio director Dan “Toasty” Forden reflects on an incredible 37-year career. In October 2025, Dan Forden, the legendary sound designer and composer behind the Mortal Kombat series, announced his retirement from the games industry and the Midway successor Netherrealm, after 37 years in the business. For many fans of the series, the announcement marked the…
The “Sega CDX2”. Chinese modder TZMWX has already created a one-off handheld Sega Saturn, but now he’s back with another project – this time paying tribute to one of the rarest (and perhaps most misguided) Sega consoles of all time. Back in the mid-’90s, Sega’s hardware was all over the place. The company had the…
Brum brum. Bandai Namco’s Rave Racer turned 30 last year, and the company is celebrating this with a special event next month. As we reported a while back, Ridge Racer Night 2025 will take place at the T2 Shinjuku nightclub in Tokyo, Japan, on February 21st, 2026. Read the full article on timeextension.com Brum brum….
“This level of performance was previously impossible on these models”. A new PS3 mod has just been revealed that promises “previously impossible” levels of performance on PS3 Super Slim, Slim 3000 and late 2504 models of Sony’s third PlayStation console. As highlighted by Polish modder @Modyfikator89, this method deploys a full-working Quasi-Custom Firmware / qCFW…
We’d love to know your favourite anecdotes from across Lionhead’s classic series. Last night’s Xbox Developer Direct 2026 Showcase saw Playground Games reveal the latest look at its upcoming reboot of the Fable series, and it’s inevitably got me waxing all nostalgic about all of the hijinks I got up to in Lionhead’s original trilogy….
“Five retro-inspired colourways, 100 pieces each”. Watchmaker Nubeo – which has already given us timepieces based on Asteroids, Space Invaders and 1942 – is back with another premium product, this time based on the iconic Atari 2600 games console. The Console Automatic Atari 2600 Limited Edition boasts a 3D patterned dial “echoing the console’s classic…