Retro Gaming News
The document is believed to belong to Sakaguchi’s 1984 ADV ‘The Death Trap’. Hironobu Sakaguchi, the legendary creator of Final Fantasy, has been doing some “decluttering” recently and has come across something pretty fascinating in the process: his first-ever written video game proposal. As a result, he has since taken to Twitter/X to share the…
SNK’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’ arrives tomorrow. Building off last week’s Arcade Archives reissue of Video System’s 1991 beat ’em up Karate Blazers, Hamster has announced plans to release another arcade curiosity across modern consoles. This time, it’s the turn of SNK’s 1987 time-travelling shoot-’em-up, Bermuda Triangle, which will be released on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2,…
Along with a “sci-fi stealth game”. Like many other studios in the game industry right now, Eidos-Montréal was recently impacted by layoffs, and this has resulted in former staff updating their CVs in the hope of finding other work. As reported on Reddit, one of those CVs reveals that Eidos Montréal was working on a…
Game Gear vs Lynx When it comes to retro handheld gaming, most people will immediately point to the Nintendo juggernaut, the Game Boy. And while it was the clear leader in portable gaming ever since its introduction in 1989, it was far from the only player in the space. But when you’re up against…
Along with A Boy And His Blob. Polymega maker Playmaji has announced that DMA Design’s Body Harvest is now available on the modular emulation system. Included on the same disc are: Read the full article on timeextension.com Along with A Boy And His Blob. Polymega maker Playmaji has announced that DMA Design’s Body Harvest is…
He was aged just 38. It is with a heavy heart that we report that Retro Gamer’s Features Editor, Nick Thorpe, has passed away at the age of 38. The news was broken by the magazine’s long-running editor, Darran Jones, on social media. Read the full article on timeextension.com He was aged just 38. It…
Rockstar founder Dan Houser talks AI. Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has been conducting a few interviews here and there recently, and one of the topics that arises during his chats with alarming regularity is AI and its impact on both gaming and the world in general. Unlike some big-money execs in the games industry, Houser…
“We didn’t understand the value”. Counter-Strike may be a quarter of a century old, but it remains one of Valve’s biggest money-spinners on Steam. Counter-Strike 2 – the latest iteration of the free-to-play team-based shooter – makes its money from chests, which cost around $2.50 to open. Incredibly, some of the skins found inside said…
Sorry guys and girls it’s another high end Amiga requirement for this retro update, as looking through the project.Amiga Game Factory section of EAB, I’ve come across a new game that’s in development called Axion by VirtualAssests for the Commodore Amiga. A new strategy game, that the creator says is an experimental 3D tactical strategy requiring a…
“A return to big shooters is probably unlikely”. Steve Ellis and David Doak made their names at companies like Rare and Free Radical Design, but their latest venture – MindFuel Games – is a decidedly lower-key affair. The small studio has just announced its first game, Beyond Words, which feels like a mix between Scrabble…