Retro Gaming News
There are some incredible deals on games both old & new. A huge selection of adventure titles — both old & new — are now on sale on GOG as part of its “Point, Think, Click!” event. The event, which kicked off yesterday, features 12 pages worth of deals on games, soundtracks, and DLC. This…
For Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, Sega, & Atari machines. As originally reported yesterday by Eurogamer, it appears that the British retailer CEX is partnering with the console repair company Tech Centre to offer a new “no fix, no fee” service for your old retro machines. The idea behind the service is that – should your old…
Dragon’s Lair is considered a legendary title in video game history, but Brain Dead 13, while not nearly as iconic was a blast in its own way and a title that fans of animated FMV games will totally enjoy. The game’s developer, David Quesnelle admits the arcade scene of the ‘70s and ‘80s had an…
The game first hit Japanese arcades back in 1987. During today’s livestream, Hamster Corporation announced that the next Namco title to come to Nintendo Switch & PS4 as part of its ongoing “Namco month” will be Super Xevious Gamp no Nazo (h/t: Famitsu!). It is scheduled to be released on April 11th. Not to be…
The project is believed to have inspired elements of Shadow of Mordor. A bunch of remarkable footage has resurfaced online of Monolith Productions’ abandoned Batman game that was in development for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC around the time of the Dark Knight Rises (thanks Eurogamer!). The game, which was codenamed Project Apollo, was previously…
Introduction would have been canned otherwise. Back in the Genesis / Mega Drive’s early days, we didn’t see many cool introduction sequences because developers were limited when it came to cartridge ROM sizes, and preferred to use up that valuable memory with gameplay-related content, rather than window-dressing. However, MUSHA Aleste – known as plain old…
Scheduled to arrive April 11th in Japan. The MSX2 version of Dragon Slayer IV: The Drasle Family is heading to the Nintendo Switch as part of D4 Enterprise’s EGGCONSOLE series of retro reissues, which is comprised of games originally released for classic Japanese computers (thanks 4Gamer!). It is scheduled to arrive on April 11th in…
Coming to Switch, PS4/PS5, Xbox consoles, and Steam. Atari has announced that it will be bringing its retro racer NeoSprint, to PC and consoles this Summer. The isometric arcade-style racer had previously only been available in early access exclusively on the Atari VCS, but now it looks to finally be ready to make the jump…
Was previously released on Switch in Japan in December 2023. Update #2 : Cosmia Machia’s rerelease of Triggerheart Exelica finally has a worldwide release date (as spotted by Gematsu). As you may already know, the game was previously released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan on December 14th, 2023. But it has now been revealed…
Coming to PC. Canari Games, the developer of the excellent cinematic platformer Lunark, has just announced an adorable new retro adventure game that is coming to PC, and the Steam page for it is now live. Castaway, as the project is called, is described on the Steam page as a “short and sweet adventure the…