It's shmup news a-plenty this week, as the latest Arcade Archives release from the retro fans over at Hamster is none other than Jaleco's early '90s endeavour Earth Defense Force, which is now available to download on Nintendo Switch.Releas...

Cblogs Recap: Week 38 -Dango responds to the Prince of Persia remakes with a suggestion of five other Ubisoft games that are ripe for the same questionable treatment. -Black Red Gaming ranks Sniper Ghost Warrior games, with a blog about Sn...

We all have our favorite Mario game. Maybe it's a classic entry you played during your childhood. Maybe it's a newer one that blew you away. Me? It's kind of a mix of both, as Super Mario World still rules the 2D roost as far as I...

Premium doll company American Girl has revealed a new arcade game-lovin' gal as part of its "Historical Characters" range. Courtney Moore is described as a "total '80s girl" who grew up in the sun-soaked streets of California's beautiful Sa...

Get that trusty chainsaw oiled and that Super Shotgun locked 'n' loaded, as the physical phanatics over at Limited Run Games have announced a special edition for the 2020 re-release of Doom 64.

Long-time Crash Bandicoot fans will be pleased to see that publisher Activision has produced a brand new, live-action commercial to promote the release of the upcoming Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, which launches in October on PS4 and...

Cblogs Recap: Week 37 -Kerrik52 reviews Ape Escape as part of his Traveler in Playtime blogging series. -ModSquadLeader talks about three great pixel-based indie games. -Black Red Gaming reviews Borderlands 3 on the PC. -Shoggoth2588 respon...

In today's contest you can win Hotshot Racing for Xbox One, PS4, or PC! Racing sims are for the birds -- arcade games are where it's at! If you disagree, find another contest, because this one is all about arcadey racer Hotshot Racing, whic...

Mobile racer Mario Kart Tour is gearing up for its next in-game event, which this time around is an ironic reminder of far, far superior releases in Nintendo's genre-defining series.The Super Mario Kart Tour, now live in-game, adds two driv...

Nintendo won't have a next-generation console for us come mid-November, but it'll have a few other goodies to peddle for the holiday season. In addition to Mario 3D All-Stars and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity dropping that mont...

[Update: Taito has released the first trailer for KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo, which is tentatively titled Pocky & Rocky 2021 for its English localisation. You can check out the new trailer at the foot of the article. It looks pret...

Believe it or not, it's already been five years since the launch of Undertale. A blend of visual novel, RPG, and retro arcade action, Toby Fox' labour-of-love won over an army of fans with its emotional narrative, iconic cast of characters,...

Work continues on the remaster of Westwood Studios' 1997 point 'n' click adventure Blade Runner. A newly released video from developer Nightdive Studios gives fans their first look at the classic adventure's spruced-up cutscenes.While the l...

DotEmu has released its previously announced balance update for awesome scrolling brawler Streets of Rage 4. The new update has made substantial balance tweaks to the title's roster of heroes and villains, while improving the fluidity of on...

Cblogs Recap: Week 36 -Amburger reviews Catherine: Full Body which is on the PS4 and Switch. -BRAV0 F1VE reviews the deck-building game Monster Train. -Queen of Philosophy ranks the main characters of Death Stranding. -Exber reviews Person...

Hamster have pulled out a genuine classic for this week's Arcade Archives release: Konami's genre-defining shooter Contra is now available to download on Nintendo Switch.Originally unleashed on the arcade scene in 1987, Contra is a side-scr...

As announced during Limited Run's July live stream, the physical media manufacturer will offer a re-release of the very first titles in WayForward's adorable adventure series Shantae. Not only are the original 2002 release and its 2010 sequ...

Sega Toys - which is a thing - has revealed the full and final line-up of 36 titles pre-loaded in its cutesy cabinet, the Sega Astro City Mini, which will launch in Japan on December 17.Joining the previously revealed list of games, which i...

While Streets of Rage 4 fans might have quite the wait ahead when it comes to fresh content, it seems that the excellent  multiplayer brawler will at least be receiving a new update at some point in the near future.An incoming patch ha...

A lot of people here likely have fond memories of their Wii. But older generations can recall some of Nintendo's bygone systems, like the fantastic and time-tested Game Boy Color. This mod from creator GingerOfMods marries both worlds into ...

Tate Multimedia has released the first images of its upcoming remake of '00s platformer Kao the Kangaroo. Alongside a series of environmental screens, we also get our first look at the hoppity hero himself, sporting a somewhat less cartoony...

In case you haven't heard, the Sega Ages re-release line is done. That's bad! But apparently, M2 isn't done collaborating with Sega. That's good! In a hilarious turn of events, directly following a statement to Game Watch from a Sega creati...

Humble Games has announced that it has secured the rights to publish upcoming retro arcade-action title Bushiden, which is currently in development for PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch.Developed by Pixel Arc Studios, Bushiden is a callback to t...

It's time to combine brawlin' and... ballin'... erm... with this week's Arcade Archives release, as retro publisher Hamster brings Kunio-kun sporting spin-off Super Dodge Ball to Nintendo Switch.Released by Technos Japan in 1987, Super Dodg...

As part of this weekend's ongoing gamescom festivities, publisher ININ Games has released the first gameplay video of its upcoming retro remake Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World, a ground-up recreation of Sega Genesis classic Monster World ...