I am a simple man: when I see Game Boy Advance era art, I'm immediately drawn to it. Created by Sea Handler Art, this fantastic rendition brings the Phantom Thieves to the forefront of a bygone handheld, and I have to say, it fits.&nbs...

Hamster has released another old-school SNK title via their Neo Geo Classics range. Here's a suprise, its a forgotten, colourful fighting game from the mid-'90s. Kizuna Encounter is now available on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.Release...

Due to the ingenuity of Don Bluth, Dragon's Lair has been one of those retro games that has withstood the test of time. I've seen people fight over a Dragon's Lair arcade cabinet in recent years, it's one of the go-to retro games to sh...

NIS America has announced that retro compendium SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is expected to arrive in the west on PS4 in March. The collection was made available for Nintendo Switch worldwide back in November 2018.The 40th Anniversary Co...

Home arcade cabinet maker Arcade1Up seems to have found a reliable niche for itself. In 2018, the company launched a line of relatively inexpensive smaller-scale cabinets themed around games like Asteroids, Rampage, and Super Street Fighter...

Though the pace is as slow as molasses (what else is new, remember the drip-fed 3DS eShop near launch when the system desperately needed content?) the Switch Online service is slowly but surely gaining a steady stable of games with its NES ...

It's a new year, and Hamster are already continuing their pledge to re-release hundreds of arcade classics on modern platforms. This week sees the return of a particularly obscure SNK title, Ragnagard, which has been dusted off for the Nint...

While people might not have gotten a five second title card for Diablo IV at BlizzCon, which is assuredly in development, Diablo is getting a few other celebrations this month. In addition to Imperius' appearance in Heroes of the Storm...

Channel your inner early 90s and enter our contest for a chance to win Chronus Arc for Switch. Hey old-school RPG fans, guess what? I've got a free Switch game for you to win! Normally I wouldn't call out specific niches like that, but man ...

Publisher The Arcade Crew has released explosive footage of upcoming Run 'n' Gun arcade shooter Blazing Chrome, developed by indie outfit Joymasher. This homage to platform shooters of yore is expected to launch in the near future on PS4, P...

In a heartfelt post to the Steam community, developer Dave Oshry celebrated the three year anniversary of his '90s-style FPS, DUSK. In the post, Oshry thanks the fans and his team for their love and support, then announces some new features...

2018 was the first year I could say I was honestly excited about the Xbox brand. Not excited enough to actually buy a system, heavens no, but last year was certainly a turning point in how I look at Xbox and its place within Microsoft. This...

If you wanted to get your 2019 off to a weird start, you could do it by pre-ordering this latest release from statue-makers First 4 Figures, featuring burned-out gaming mascot Conker, he of Rare titles Conker's Pocket Tales, Conker's Bad Fu...

We haven't heard much about Streets of Rage 4 since its surprise reveal back in August. While this new screenshot dump doesn't give us many more details, I really can't get enough of the visual style. I'm a sucker for hand-drawn HD sprites ...

Hamster has reached into the distant past for another release in their Arcade Archive range, pulling forth platforming classic Donkey Kong Jr., the sequel to Nintendo's smash hit, Donkey Kong.Originally released in 1982, Donkey Kong Jr. tur...

Retro publishers Hamster don't seem to be taking a break this festive season, already announcing the first of this week's classic titles making their return to modern platforms. Tomorrow, it's SNK's great scrapper The King of Fighters 2002,...

That leaker of releases, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, are at it again,. This time the ruling body appears to have announced that shooter compendium Serious Sam Collection is locked and loaded for release on PS4 and Xbox One.The...

Sony's PlayStation Classic retro console, which released at the start of this month, has dropped its price-tag from around $100 USD to around $60 USD at certain retail outlets.Both GameStop and Walmart are among the retailers knocking almos...

We all remember that, in the '90s, an absolute deluge of colour/block-based puzzle titles swamped the arcade and home market, all looking for a piece of that L-shaped Tetris pie. While many of these titles fell by the wayside, Taito's Puzzl...

Indie outfit Gears For Breakfast has proudly announced that their super-cute platformer A Hat in Time has surpassed one million sales across PS4, PC and Xbox One since the game's initial release a little over a year ago.It's a number only s...

Limited Run releases have become a steady part of my Nintendo Switch diet, starting back in the fall when they had an open pre-order for Yooka-Laylee. Thankfully, their Switch releases have all been generous in this manner, rather than bein...

I can't believe it took this long, but the Angry Video Game Nerd managed to snag Macaulay Culkin as a guest in the 164th episode of the show, which doubles as a Christmas special. As you might expect the duo runs through every Home Alone&nb...

The first of Hamster's retro re-releases this week looks at the origins of one of SNK's most popular heroines, goddess warrior Athena, often muddled with KoF's Athena Asamiya, but we'll get to that.Princess Athena is the heroine of 1986 arc...

I think most people my age have a definitive arcade experience from growing up. We've all been there: You beg your mom for quarters at the pizza place, she eventually relents and fishes a few out of her purse, and you go do your best to mak...

Another chaotic, cathartic shooter from SNK's Metal Slug series returns to modern platforms this week, as retro-enthusiasts Hamster release Metal Slug 5 on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.Originally launching in arcades in 2003, Metal Slu...