The completely awesome AMID EVIL, a retro-inspired FPS with a gun that shoots planets at enemies, is now on sale for 13% off on Steam. This sale is due to the surprise launch of the game's fifth episode, which is also tubular. How many '90s...

Point-and-click adventure games had a bit of a renaissance in the last decade, but have become harder to find ever since Telltale discovered a different formula with The Walking Dead in 2012. Luckily, indie developers are there to fill...

This week, retro-fans Hamster have pulled up another old-school arcade title and primed it for re-release on multiple platforms. But this week sees a particularly obscure release from the house of SNK, as Cyber-Lip is made available on PS4,...

Some games wear their influences on their sleeve; Timespinner has a full-body tattoo that reads "I ♥ Symphony of the Night" from the top of its head to the soles of its feet. That's by no means a bad thing. Aspiring to one of th...

Capcom and iam8bit have finally released their reproduction carts of both Mega Man 2 and Mega Man X. Announced earlier in the year with a production run of 8,500 units each, you can now grab both games for $100 a pop. Mega Man 2 will come i...

One way Capcom has always done right by the Mega Man series is merch. It didn't matter what the status of any given series or subseries was: at any point in the franchise's 30 year history, there was oodles of merch, much of which was ...

That's right! Now Sony has unveiled its own smaller replica old-timey console! Coming this December, the PlayStation Classic will remind you of the days when d-pads mattered a whole lot more because they aren't even offering a DualShock con...

Looks can be deceiving, and sometimes promo shots aren't all that they're cracked up to be. When Sony unveiled the PlayStation Classic this week a lot of our readers pointed something out: the cords are hella short. As someone who takes thi...

Zen Studios has released details on their first Williams tables pack for their excellent pinball simulator Pinball FX 3. The pack will contain four classic real-life pinbal machines that lit up many an arcade in the '90s.Williams Pinball Vo...

It's been a while since we heard any news on the Sega Mega Drive Mini, yet another nostalgic console which is currently in development for the Japanese market. Today sees some good news and some bad news on this 16-Bit re-release.Sega has a...

If there's anything that unites all dudes and dudettes, it's fear of failure. While it's often not as nerve-wracking as a sales pitch or your first concert, video game failure is terrifying nonetheless. Nobody wants to be that unfortunate s...

What, you haven't heard of Mega Cat Studios? You've either been living under a rock or willfully ignoring all the hard work I put into giving you free things, because they're an awesome company that makes sick retro games for even sicker re...

If you want the SNES Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden pack-in for Dragon Ball FighterZ on your Switch, you may have a limited window to grab it. Previously announced as a pre-order bonus weeks ago a lot of folks assumed that Bandai Namco would ...

[With all the mini consoles being announced, both official and unofficial, it's fascinating to hear about what was essentially the NES in Japan, except not really. But don't listen to me prattle on about what the Famicom Disk System was or ...

So about that NES Joy-Con duo. As is the case with anything in a marketing video: it looked amazing at first. Hey, 8bitdo already makes them but these are shiny and official, and approved by Nintendo. Then the provisos came. It's $60 for a ...

Now there's a header image from my childhood. That poster for the home computer release of Rygar adorned many a gaming magazine in the late '80s, and I remember being shocked by the blood gushing from the stomach of the warrior's hapless vi...

I appreciate any creator who can follow up a widely popular game with something so different and original. Here's the latest look at Return of the Obra Dinn, the lo-fi mystery adventure from Lucas Pope. The year is 1807. You play an East In...

As part of today's Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo and Capcom announced that a selection of seven classic Capcom arcade brawlers are coming to Nintendo Switch as part of the Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle.Final Fight, King of Dragons, Kni...

Today sees another '90s SNK title return to enhance the video game history of a whole new generation, as Aggressors of Dark Kombat launches on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.Shuffling into arcades and on the home Neo Geo platform in 1994...

Tater-Tot Tunes has low key been putting out some great 8-bit game music remixes since 2007, and their most recent piece: Block Man's stage from Mega Man 11, caught my attention. Originally composed by Marika Suzuki (sound designer at ...

If you haven't played Gone Home I'll be vague as to not spoil it, but one of the game's chief elements is the use of nostalgia to establish a tone. Previously developer Fullbright relied on general '90s iconography. Now, for the brand new S...

[Update: Various European retailers have gone live with Neo Geo Mini pre-orders today. The price is around £130 for the main unit, with searate controllers retailing for around £25. The stated release date is October 29. U.S. si...

Retro game fans Hamster has once again pulled out an SNK blast from the past for re-release on modern platforms. This week saw the release of Ninja Commando, now available on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.Released in the Global Hypercol...

This week, SNK's iconic Terry Bogard appeared in a brand new game, SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, in fact. Although you could be forgiven for not recognising the cooler Bogard brother right away, as their appearance in that title differs fr...

It's safe to say every game developer working today has probably played and enjoyed a Legend of Zelda game at some point in their history. Nintendo's adventure series has been consistently popular for more than 30 years, and it's not h...