One of the really interesting things that leapt out at me about Valve’s response to New York’s lawsuit against it wasn’t really about the lawsuit at all, but about comments made by the state about the negative impact of violent videogames—the sort of thing that sounds like it was ripped straight from the headlines of…
Recently, I travelled to Guildford to interview Peter Molyneux, the father of the god game genre, about his final game, Masters of Albion, which just got a major, game-changing update. I’ve been a long-term fan of Molyneux’s games, though, stretching all the way back to Theme Park, so I also took this opportunity to also…
The original AYANEO Pocket Micro released in 2024. AYANEO has started teasing a follow-up to the AYANEO Pocket Micro on social media, promising “enhanced ergonomics”, “greater performance”, “more comfortable controls”, and a “longer battery life” compared to the device’s predecessor (h/t: Retro Dodo). Released in 2024, the original AYANEO Pocket Micro was an Android-based retro-inspired…
What’s the ultimate Super Smash Bros., bro? Sunday 21st January 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. on N64 and the series at large. To celebrate a quarter century of Smash, we’re republishing this reader-ranked list of every game in the series. This list is governed by each game’s User Rating on the…
After spending much of last year dedicated to Stardew Valley’s big 1.6 update, Eric Barone is ready to buckle down on Haunted Chocolatier. Though he’s not ready to talk too many hard details about his next game, in a recent interview with PC Gamer Barone said that what he’s interested in exploring with Haunted Chocolatier…
An enhanced port of the monster raising simulation game Monster Rancher 2 has just been announced for the Nintendo Switch in Japan. Famitsu says Monster Rancher 2 features new elements and improvements and will release this fall in Japan. More details will be disclosed at a later date. Source / Via
Martyn Carroll steps into the role of Features Editor, replacing the late Nick Thorpe. Back when Retro Gamer magazine launched in 2004, its editor was Martyn Carroll – and he would keep that role until 2005, when publisher Live Publishing collapsed and the mag was relaunched by Imagine Publishing with Darran Jones at the helm….
The teams at Devolver Digital and Reikon Games have announced that brutal top down action title Ruiner will be coming to the Nintendo Switch very soon. A release date has yet to be announced by either company, but as soon as there is one we shall let you know. Here’s the details: About Ruiner is…
Since the launch of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) on PS5 Pro, players and developers have asked whether similar image-quality improvements could be brought to the PS5 console. PSSR analyzes game images pixel by pixel and uses AI to upscale them with more detail and stability than conventional approaches; until now, its computational demands made…
G Choice and video game developer Studio Artdink have announced this afternoon that Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World will be coming to the Nintendo Switch here in the west Q2 2021 in North America and Europe. To celebrate the provisional date, the companies have released a new trailer for the fully remastered version of…