Retro Gaming News
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…
Gaming has become one of the fastest-growing entertainment industries in the UK, captivating new players and generating around £2.2 billion each year. Gaming has evolved far beyond a casual pastime. It’s becoming a cultural phenomenon fuelled by stunning graphics, immersive storytelling and innovative ways to play. Whether you prefer mobile gaming or console eSports, there’s…
The information comes courtesy of the latest issue of Edge Magazine. In a recent issue of Edge Magazine, the Star Fox artist and character designer Takaya Imamura shared some details on how the game’s iconic cast came to be. This included offering an insight into how he modelled the character of Fox McCloud on the…
“The world will collapse soon”. Sega’s 1998 Saturn port of Winter Heat is known for its colourful visuals, exuberant cast and frantic sports action, so it’s not the kind of game you’d expect to be hiding a dark secret. However, AM3 staffer Yasushi Kameda decided to smuggle a foreboding portent of destruction within its code,…
All thanks to Donald Trump. Freshly-elected US President Donald Trump has been busy imposing tariffs on goods from some of the nation’s more prolific trading partners, and it would seem that his recent actions will make emulation handhelds more expensive for North American players. As noted by Retro Game Corps, a YouTube channel which reviews…
What distinguishes handheld gaming in the modern era? Strictly speaking, most games today are handheld, as mobile games are played on phones. If you want classic games on that platform, you can probably find them. But Epilogue’s suspicion – borne out by the fact that the GB Operator is chronically out of stock – is…