Retro enthusiasts that love emulating the classics will often tell you that RetroArch is an essential tool. Acting as a core for which you can plug-in various different emulators, RetroArch has made splashes for being a very convenient way ...

It looks like Hamster has returned to its big bag of nameless titles for this week's retro re-release, as Technos Japan's sumo wrestling title Shusse Ozumo is now available to download on Nintendo Switch.Released in arcades back in 1984, Sh...

Taito has announced that their retro remake The Ninja Warriors: Once Again will be kicking ass worldwide on July 25, when the arcade reboot comes to PS4 and Nintendo Switch digitally as the pointlessly retitled The Ninja Saviors: Return of ...

After a few weeks of frankly uninspiring releases, retro funsters Hamster return this week with a neat Irem title from the late '80s, Ninja Spirit, now available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Originally hitting the arcades back...

NIS America has announced its intentions to bring the upcoming remake of classic RPGs Langrisser I & II to the west. The two-fer, which released in Japan in April of this year, is expected to arrive on PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch someti...

Mimimi Productions and publisher THQ Nordic are set to hold a closed beta on upcoming sequel Desperados III. The beta, which will take place between July 9 and July 21, will afford the 500 selected players am opportunity to dive into a much...

Retro video game publisher Hamster continue to roll out some of the most obscure titles in their Arcade Archives range. This week sees Nintendo's own 1984 NES release Clu Clu Land (which was an "arcade classic" in the sense that it was a Vs...

As reported by Deadline, the USA Network is developing a show based on the 2003 book Masters of Doom, which tells the story of how John Romero and John Carmack came together to create one of the single most influential video games of all-ti...

Square Enix, out of nowhere, has rolled out an update for their PS4 re-release of Final Fantasy IX, fixing an audio big that has been bothering fans for almost two years.The bug in question pertains to the game's music, which causes each tr...

SNK is fully geared up for the release of its newest fighting title, Samurai Shodown, crow-barring in the last few character trailers ahead of the game's official launch this week. These two new videos feature classic character Kyoshiro and...

Sony Japan appears to be feeling nostalgic about its goofy action series Ape Escape, now approaching its 20th anniversary. Not only has the publisher opened a new Twitter account, but they have also released a neat retrospective video, look...

This week, from the big bag of retro re-releases from publisher Hamster, comes Taito's Wild Western, an early entry in the golden age of gaming, and credited as one of the first game's (other than Boot Hill) to use the old west as the setti...

Taito has announced that their recent Japanese release The Ninja Warriors: Once Again will be coming to North America and Europe courtesy of German publisher United Games. The old-school scrolling brawler will launch on PS4 and Nintendo Swi...

It what is becoming something of an annual tradition, Sega is holding a short sale on video games featuring their famous mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog. The sale - which is currently only live in North America - is being held to celebrate Sonic...

Konami has released the previously-announced update to their recent retro compendiums Konami Arcade Classics, Contra Anniversary Collection and Castlevania Anniversary Collection. The patches, which are live in their respective releases rig...

[Update 07/01/19: After a lengthy tour promoting the Genesis Mini, Sega has finally been able to get back to me on the issue I reported with lag. According to a PR rep, the TV's in question at E3 were using the dreaded "Game Mode" option ...

Retro game enthusiasts Hamster have gone all obscure with us again this week, reaching into their bag of odd classics and pulling out Konami's Pooyan, now available to download on Nintendo Switch.Originally released in arcades in 1982, befo...

Few franchise names immediately recall the dawn of video games like Space Invaders. Legitimately a cultural icon, Taito's 1978 arcade, that didn't cause a shortage of the 100-Yen coin on release, has been referenced time and again in the 40...

UFO Interactive has announced that the Switch edition of shmup remaster Raiden V: Director's Cut, will be arriving digitally and physically on July 25.Raiden V: Director's Cut is a port of the 2016 Xbox One release and the fifth entry to th...

THQ Nordic has released a new gameplay trailer for Desperados 3, a belated sequel to the wild west strategy titles that hit the PC in the early 2000's. And even from this short preview, it's clear that this sequel is sticking firmly to its ...

Amidst all of the excitement and noise of new Xbox consoles, Final Fantasy remakes, co-op Avengers games and online subscription services, it's understandable that many people seem to be overlooking the best news of E3 so far: '90s FMV shoo...

[Update: Spyro Reignited Trilogy will also be coming to PC the same day. Whoo!]The excellent Spyro: Reignited Trilogy is on its way to Nintendo Switch, having already won fans and critics over with its 2018 appearance on PS4 and Xbox One. A...

During Nintendo's special E3 Direct this morning, we caught a glimpse of an upcoming remake of the classic Sega Saturn hit Panzer Dragoon, which is on its way to Switch this winter.. The short trailer featured the beautiful fantasy worlds, ...

During this morning's E3 Nintendo Direct, we got to check out gameplay footage from what must be one of the publisher's most anticipated releases, the remake of Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.Alongside new footage of...

A surprise at Bethesda's E3 conference, Commander Keen is being revived as a free-to-play mobile action title. A campaign mode is being teased alongside a co-op feature, PvP multiplayer, and some standard deathmatch options. Keen ...