It might be pissing it down outside (at least it is here) but there's one place where the heat is always on, and that's in the world of Windjammers. DotEmu are prepping to start the summer earlier with a new trailer, which gives us our f...

Publisher Hamster has rewound the clock way, way back to 1983 for this week's classic arcade release, as tricky platformer Elevator Action returns on Nintendo Switch.Released by Taito for arcades and on various home systems, Elevator Action...

Despite being an overall solid release, last year's Spyro: Reignited Trilogy came under notable fire for lacking accessibility options. Specifically, Activision's compendium was missing subtitles for its cutscenes, a particularly odd design...

Another old-school title is out for download this week, courtesy of the fine folk at Hamster, who have re-released a genuine arcade favourite in the form of Ikari Warriors, available now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Originally released in arc...

It's easy to forget that among the glut of one-on-one fighters and the occasional shmup, SNK also pumped out a ton of soccer titles for the arcade and Neo Geo format. One such release, The Ultimate 11: SNK Football Championship, is hitting ...

The Australian ratings board has recently classified something called Konami 50th Anniversary Collection: Arcade Classics, giving it a "PG" rating for "Mild supernatural themes and violence."Konami had a stranglehold on the arcade scene dur...

The Ice Climbers. Loveable, mallet-swinging duo well known for their infuriating shenanigans in the Super Smash Bros. series. Masters of controversial tactic "Wobbling", the cutesy pals have found themselves on the receiving end of a lot of...

Hamster have brought another, umm, "classic" arcade game to the Nintendo Switch, this time in the form of Taito's not-very-good military shoot 'em up, Front Line.Originally released in arcades back in 1982, Front Line is a precursor to grea...

Square Enix has announced the release of an upcoming 3D CG animated movie based on their legendary RPG franchise, Dragon Quest. The film, titled Dragon Quest: Your Story will hit theatres in Japan this August.Not a lot of details were forth...

Developer/publisher Starbreeze has given up the publishing rights to sci-fi sequel System Shock 3, selling the contract back to the game's developer, OtherSide Entertainment.The news comes at the end of a very rough period for Starbreeze, w...

Out Run is an arcade classic with some exceptional music. Its various ports and sequels over the years have only added to that rich musical landscape with new tunes for each game. When it got released on Switch late last year, it came packe...

Hamster, continuing their weekly quest to bring us a glut of  '90s hits, has released a real puzzle classic this week with Puzzle Bobble 2, now available on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. This release is based on the Neo Geo MVS ed...

The arcade fans at Hamster have pulled another '80s classic out of their big bag of licences, slapping it onto Nintendo Switch for a whole new generation of players. This week sees the return of one of the grandfathers of the shmup genre, M...

Hamster have added another bit of old-school adventure to their Arcade Classics range, as sky high superhero Bomb Jack brings his explosive adventures to the Nintendo Switch.Developed by Tehkan for the arcade market in 1984, Bomb Jack sees ...

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...

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...

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...

The Pokemon Company has released a new trailer, hyping the upcoming remake of 1998 anime Pokemon: The First Movie, which is being is being reborn as CGI feature Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution.The remake is being produced as part of ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Proving that the old adage of "Better Later than Never" always rings true, a developer has released a brand new game for the ZX Spectrum, 30 years after he finished developing it.Andy Beale, (known by the tag "Cosmium"), completed his game ...