Retro Gaming News
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…
He was 81 years of age. We have some sad news to bring you. Robert Caskin “Bobby” Prince III, the legendary composer behind Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Commander Keen, has passed away at the age of 81, following a battle with an undisclosed illness. The unfortunate news was announced to the public by his family…
Run ‘n gun arcade games were a staple of the 90s arcade scene, offering players a combination of challenging gameplay, explosive visuals, and satisfying combat. Similar to side-scrolling shoot ’em ups, but a bit slower paced by comparison, this genre was ideal for arcades, as their brutal difficulty ensured that gamers would continue to drop…
There is something quietly vertiginous about walking through an exhibition and finding yourself already inside it. Not a self you remember putting there, but a self distributed across objects, images, words; a self that arrived in the museum before you did, and which now looks back at you from behind glass. This happened to me…
Anyone who has ripped open a fresh booster pack knows the feeling. There’s the slight resistance of the foil, the quick fan of the cards, and that little jolt of suspense before the rare one either shows up or doesn’t. Video game trading cards — whether it’s a holo Charizard from the classic Pokémon TCG,…
There was a time when handheld gaming meant lugging around a chunky slab of plastic, a fistful of AA batteries, and a cartridge or two rattling in a jacket pocket. The Atari Lynx was the heavyweight champion of that era — a backlit color screen when rivals were stuck in grayscale, capable of being flipped…
Tune in at 5pm BT/9pm BST. QUByte Interactive, the Brazilian retro publisher, is holding the first-ever QUByte ReConnect showcase later today (June 18th, 2026). Described as “a showcase 100% dedicated to bringing retro classics to modern consoles,” QUByte ReConnect seems to be an extension of the QUByte Connect shows the company holds annually in October…