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...

The Mortal Kombat faithful will remember how, back in 2017, preliminary work began on a re-release of the fighter's original trilogy of terror. Mortal Kombat Kollection Online was to be a remaster of the first three MK titles, complete with...

Sega has announced its intention to release regular news concerning flagship franchise Sonic the Hedgehog for the duration of the year. "Sonic 2020" is an initiative that promises fans new and exciting headlines about the blue blur, release...

It's time for an overdose of Konami Kuteness, as retro publisher Hamster as selected the developer's Bells & Whistles for this week's Arcade Archives release, with the classic shmup available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.B...

A small tidbit of news from this week's issue of Famitsu has revealed that edgy echidna Knuckles will be making an appearance in Sega Ages' upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 re-release, headed to Nintendo Switch at some point in the future.Knuc...

A new trademark has been spotted on the European Global Brand Database for Mr. Driller: Drill Land, an entry in the subterranean puzzle series that launched in Japan in 2002 but never found its way west.This action by Bandai Namco is even m...

This week sees retro publisher Hamster drop another very obscure shmup onto Nintendo Switch, as Jaleco's older-than-old-school space shooter Exerion is this week's Arcade Archive release, and now available to download from the Nintendo Stor...

The source code for one of the greatest video games of the last decade, VVVVVV, has been released to the public by its creator Terry Cavanagh. The surprise drop happened during AGDQ, after runner Mohoc's crazy 100% run, which was held to co...

In between the speedruns, tool-assisted gimmickry, and marathon RPG sessions, Awesome Games Done Quick is also known for its interesting "stunt" runs, which sees players take on games under specific (and usually quite odd) rules and conditi...

Hamster has gone a little obscure with its latest Arcade Archive release, dipping into its big bag of oddities and pulling out UPL's old-school title Penguin-Kun Wars (also known simply as Penguin Wars) available to download now on Nintendo...

Oddworld Inhabitants, developers of the weird and much-beloved Oddworld series, has revealed that it has signed a deal with publisher Microids to bring more classic Oddworld adventures to Switch, in addition to the upcoming release of Stran...

British postal service Royal Mail has been releasing "commemorative" stamps for decades, with limited edition postmarks featuring famous artwork, historical events, trailblazers, and pop culture figures. Now it seems it's the turn of the UK...

Fans of the weird and wonderful Oddworld universe will be pleased to hear that the HD remaster of 2005 shooter Stranger's Wrath will be arriving on Nintendo Switch later this month. Developer Oddworld Inhabitants has released a new trailer ...

It's a return to the world of Vs. games for this week's offering from retro publisher Hamster Corp. As Balloon Fight - coded by Satoru Iwata no less - returns on Nintendo Switch.The platformer first arrived in the arcades as part of the "Vs...

PlayStation Trophy tracker Exophase has spotted English language versions of the trophies for the M2 re-release of Cave shooter ESP Ra.De, which launched in Japan on PS4 and Nintendo Switch last week.While this is no official confirmation o...

Another week, another retro release from the folk at Hamster Corporation. For this entry, you'll need to don your best spandex and prepare your finest promo, as the Arcade Archive range adds one of gaming's earliest pro-wrestling titles, Ma...

Those purveyors of retro re-releases Hamster Corporation has revealed four more titles headed to modern platforms over the coming weeks and months. Clearly the publisher has plans to continue bolstering its Arcade Archive range well into th...

This month, would you believe, marks the 20th anniversary of Sega's sexy sci-fi title Space Channel 5, an early release for the Dreamcast that introduced us to interstellar news reporter Ulala, whilst making "chu-chu-chu!" an indelible part...

This week's Arcade Archive release from retro publisher Hamster is one of the most instantly-reconisable titles in the history of gaming. Coming from fledgling developer Konami way back in 1981, its the road-crossin', log leapin' classic, F...

As a a holiday gift to Sonic the Hedgehog fans, Sega has surprise released a new entry in its ongoing series of animated shorts featuring Sonic and his pals. This new episode - which features Chao of the Sonic Adventure series - is particul...

The recent Doom and Doom II re-releases on modern consoles are about to get significantly bigger in a technically-unofficial-but-official-enough way. Bethesda is adding support for community-created WADs via a curated add-ons menu...

Fans of the frantic battle-royale-style puzzler Tetris 99 will be pleased to hear that the game has received a free update, adding an all-new Team Battle mode and other features to what is primarily a multiplayer free-for-all.Players can no...

Capcom has announced that sales of 2019's Resident Evil 2 have reached the five million mark, surpassing that of even the original PS1 classic, which sat spinning in many a PlayStation console back in 1998.The Golden Joystick-winning remake...

[Update: PlayStation has released an official trailer for the 10th Anniversary Bundle, confirming that the remasters are headed to PS4 as well as Xbox One. You can check out the video at the foot of the article.][Update: It has since been n...

Japanese developer Beep has announced that its old-school shmup Cotton! Reboot has slipped from its spring 2020 release window, and is now expected to launch in the summer.Cotton Reboot was originally announced back in May, and is a modern-...