Here's a delightful blast from the past. The retro fans over at Hamster has chosen Jaleco's sickening cute single-screen platformer Rod Land as this week's Arcade Archives release. Released in arcades in 1990, before swiftly making the tran...

Screaming Villains – the indie outfit behind Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition, Double Switch: 20th Anniversary Edition, and Corpse Killer: 25th Anniversary Edition – has revealed that the next FMV classic to be blessed with ...

You see, sometimes, it takes three decades for a franchise to really hit its stride. At least that appears to be the case for cutesy shmup series Cotton that not only has a full remake on the horizon, but will also be celebrating its 30th a...

Xbox Final Fantasy fans will be pleased to hear that more titles from Square Enix's legendary JRPG franchise will be joining the Xbox Game Pass service in 2021, following on from last year's additions of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII...

A retro-game lovin' modder has uncovered a secret buried deep within the infrastructure of the SNES port of Capcom's excellent fighting title Street Fighter Alpha 2. The 25-year-old code allows players to gain control of one of the most not...

If there's one aspect of the Persona series that truly epitomizes the franchise's slick and stylish aesthetic, it's the smooooth sounds. Every Persona title has been blessed with a magnetic and electrifying score, usually consisting of puls...

The 2020 remaster of classic 3D platformer SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom is getting set to make its debut on mobile platforms later this month. Publisher HandyGames has announced that Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated ...

As we enter a brand new year, we can more than likely expect another glut of old-school releases from the retro enthusiasts over at Hamster. The publisher's first title of 2021, however, is perhaps a little more specific than many in the we...

In today's contest you can win classic beat 'em up 9 Monkeys of Shaolin for PS4 or Steam! It's almost the New Year! In most of the world, anyway. I think Chinese New Year is still a few months away, so there goes my good segue for this one....

Hamster has once again dipped into its bottomless sack of shmups for this week's Arcade Archives release, pulling out Konami's classic arcade sequel Gradius III. Released in 1989 among a deluge of space shooters, Gradius III sees legendary ...

Arc System Works continues in its determined effort to bring super-smooth online play to its bevy of online brawlers, adding GGPO rollback netcode to one of its finest old-school fighters: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R. The new update, ...

Capcom has released extended footage of Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection, the upcoming remake of the 1985 arcade classic, which is currently in development for Nintendo Switch. The footage - which appeared as part of the latest episode of "Ca...

Publisher Hamster is heading back to the dawning days of the Nintendo Entertainment System for this week's Arcade Archives release, as the Vs. System edition of Tennis is now available to download on Nintendo Switch. Originally released as ...

The physical media funsters over at Limited Run Games have announced that they will be producing a short run of physical copies for the PS4 edition of Sega's Panzer Dragoon: Remake.

This week's Arcade Archives entry sees Hamster return to the dawning age of the shmup genre, as Sun Electronics' formative stellar shooter Markham returns on Nintendo Switch. Released in arcades way back in 1983, Markham is a very basic hor...

It has been a long, long road to the launch of Dotemu's day-glo sports sequel Windjammers 2. First announced during the summer of 2018, the disc-flinging sequel to Data East's 1994 arcade classic is yet to hit the shelves. Having taken feed...

During last night's Game Awards, Capcom not only announced a "jury's still out" remake of its legendary platformer Ghosts 'n' Goblins, but the longtime publisher also lifted the lid on Capcom Arcade Stadium, a huge compendium of classics f...

In one of the strangest teases of 2020, it seems that low-key '90s platforming star Glover might be getting ready to make a slap-happy comeback in a bold new generation of gaming. Piko Interactive - who currently holds the rights to Gl...

Obsidian Entertainment's old-school RPG Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords will be making a comeback on mobile platforms next week. Developed by Aspyr Media, the sci-fi sequel will be available to download on iOS and A...

Now five years into its lifespan, Rainbow Six Siege is arguably more popular than it's ever been. After an admittedly stumbling debut, Ubisoft's intense multiplayer shooter has gone on to attract over 55 million registered players with its ...

If you're up for a hardcore dose of classic Taito cuteness, then retro publisher Hamster has you covered. Arriving this week in the Arcade Archives range is the sickeningly adorable platformer The Fairyland Story, now available to download ...

Worms is a franchise that certainly holds many memories of my formative years. A bunch of friends squeezed around a 486, blasting each other to kingdom come with pixel-perfect long-distance shots, devastating shrapnel grenades, or a Street ...

If you haven't gotten enough Cold War action from Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops entry, then retro publisher Hamster are offering a more old-school peek behind The Iron Curtain this week, thanks to its latest Arcade Archives release. ...

The Fleet Fatales extravaganza has finally wrapped. As the curtain falls on a week of daily game-busting escapades, the Games Done Quick team announced that an amazing total of $81,101 USD was accrued over the course of the seven-day, all-w...

If you fancy stepping outside for a little old-school ultraviolence, then perhaps this week's Arcade Archives release will be right up your back-alley. Hamster's latest coin-op classic, now available on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, is Seibu Kai...