This week's Arcade Archives release, courtesy of publisher Hamster, sees us return to the rootin' tootin' wild west... No, it's not time for Sunset Riders just yet, we're going back evern further, as Taito's The Tin Star saddles up on PS4 a...

Today was the day that Platinum Games was expected to drop the final reveal of the fabled "Platinum4," a quartet of announcements about the Bayonetta developer's future plans. Early this morning, Platinum made good on its word, with a new t...

Hamster returns to a classic SNK franchise for this week's Arcade Archives release, as Ikari III: The Rescue has been made available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Released in arcades in 1989, before later being ported to home compu...

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Netflix has secured to rights to produce a live-action adaptation of 1983 arcade game Dragon's Lair. Ryan Reynolds - of Deadpool and Pokemon: Detective Pikachu fame - is in talks to produce and star ...

Hamster has revealed several classic old-school coin-ops headed to its ever-growing Arcade Archives range. This next batch includes a couple of true gems from the golden age of the coin-op.Leading the pack is Konami's side-scrolling shooter...

Waiting for news on Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxiboost On has been painful. Since the game revealed most of its roster and stages during its initial announcement, there have been long periods of silence before Bandai Namco reveals any...

Get your brawlin' mitts on, because this week's Arcade Archives release from the retro muddy funsters over at Hamster is SNK's hard-punchin', knife-slashin', gun-totin' P.O.W. Prisoners of War, now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Relea...

Taito only released retro-compendium Darius Cozmic Collection in Japan just yesterday, but already the old-school arcade maker has announced a sequel, titled Darius Cozmic Collection 2, naturally.As noted by Japanese site Dengeki Online, (t...

Are we about to witness a new renaissance in arcade games? Enter the Gungeon: House of the Gundead is taking a huge risk and following in the footsteps of games like Killer Queen, launching into the physical world of arcade cabinets before ...

There's no stopping Hamster Corporation, as the retro-loving publisher continues to pump out hits 'n' misses of the golden era of arcades onto modern platforms. The next month will be no exception, as Hamster has revealed the names of some ...

Among the many releases scheduled to appear at the upcoming Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2020 event is a mysterious new title by the name of "Wonder Boy Universe: Asha in Monster World," first spotted on the official GDC 2020 exhibitor ...

Retro-releasers Hamster - amidst its run of classic SNK fighters and arcade shmups - occasionally drop a title that's a little more niche in its appeal. Perhaps the ultimate example of this is the publisher's latest Arcade Archives release:...

The old-school arcade-heads at Taito have announced that classic shmup collection Darius Cozmic Collection will be available to download on PS4 (via the Japanese PSN store) on March 5.The Darius Cozmic Collection will be available in two fo...

It's hard to believe that I've been following Dissidia Final Fantasy NT for nearly five years, but that's roughly how long it's been since it was announced and arrived in Japanese arcades. Three years later it would arrive on PS4,...

Every once in a while, the retro fans over at Hamster bust out a title that really, really winds the clock back. This week's release is an excellent example, as one of SNK's first-ever games, Sasuke vs. Commander, returns on PS4 and Nintend...

Tekken 7, which was released back in 2015 on arcades, mind (before hitting consoles in 2016), has been selling like hotcakes pretty much since it hit the scene. It's become a staple of EVO and helped put Tekken back on the map, hosting all ...

In case you aren't familiar with M2, you should probably get acquainted. The Japanese developer has partnered with Sega for some of the best retro re-releases to date, but they also break out of that comfort zone to craft new games based on...

Retro publishers Hamster has chosen a neat shmup classic for this week's Arcade Archives release: Jaleco's super-cyber shmup Saint Dragon, which is now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Launched in arcades back in 1989, befor...

During a live stream on Friday morning, Bandai Namco shared more news about the upcoming Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxiboost On. In a surprise twist, the company confirmed three more mobile suits that were not in the original arcade version would ...

Arc System Works has confirmed a western release of Double Dragon & Kuni-kun Retro Brawler Collection, as leaked last week on PlayStation database site Gamestat. The compendium of classic punch-ups will arrive digitally on PS4 and Ninte...

Just in time for this weekend's Super Bowl, retro-publisher Hamster has re-released that ground-break football title Tecmo Bowl on PS4 and Nintendo Switch - though it should be noted that this is the original arcade version, and not the leg...

Western fans of the River City/Kunio-kun series should perhaps get themselves in shape for another downtown rumble, as it appears that the Japanese release Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection might be preparing for a western localisati...

Do you still actively keep tabs on hopeful Kickstarter games? I rarely seem to anymore. When there are so many promising new video games releasing every single day of the week, it's hard to sustain a lot of excitement about an up-and-comer ...

Looks like retro game fans Hamster are taking to the skies once again this week, as the publisher's latest Arcade Archives release is another shmup from the golden era of arcades, namely UPL's XX Mission, now available on PS4 and Nintendo S...

Sega has launched a unique coin-op variant of recent Nintendo Switch release Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in locations across Japan. The fun-looking arcade features 12 events from the home version, as well as multiple c...