There are plenty of things in Britain that aren't strong. The pound, the economy, my intestinal lining. But one thing that remains rock solid is our apparent nostalgia for the original PlayStation console. The launch of the PS1 was the mome...

I don't know what's going on with the Neo Geo Mini. Shortly after I got my hands on one, SNK announced that an upgraded Holiday version of the hardware would be going up for pre-order in the coming days. That's not a good sign. I have to gu...

Good news for shmup fans this weekend, as Japanese developer M2, under their new moniker of M2A, has announced that the old-school Aleste series is preparing to return to the skies with a new title in 2019.The Aleste series of vertically-sc...

Hamster has brought another lost SNK title kicking and screaming into the modern era this week, as horse-racing title Stakes Winner 2 is now available on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.Stakes Winner 2 hit the Neo Geo MVS market in 1996, ...

As part of Hamster's never-ending pledge to bring classic retro titles to modern platforms, the publisher has re-released UPL's mini-mech - and fantastically-titled - shooter Atomic Robo-Kid on Nintendo Switch.Released in the arcades back i...

The contests keep coming: Win a copy of Arrow Video's The Wizard of Gore. It's new release Tuesday, which means we're continuing our streak of giving away great Blu-rays from our friends at MVD Entertainment. This week we've got Arrow Video...

Not long ago, we reported on how a full-size, fire-breathing, talking Spyro the Dragon drone was been sent on a quest to reach legendary rapper Snoop Dogg and deliver him his copy of upcoming Sony release, Spyro: Reignited Trilogy.Well, I'm...

Ok, I get it, sometimes you have to think in context. Well, I don't need to 'cos I lived it, man, and that's why an eyebrow raises when I hear Urban Champion is available to purchase for eight bucks on Nintendo Switch.Originally released ba...

We're taking to the pitch for the first of this week's retro offerings from Hamster, as the amazingly-titled Pleasure Goal: 5-on-5 Mini Soccer makes its return on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.Developed by Saurus and published by SNK, P...

We are creeping (through bushes, probably) ever closer to the release of IO Interactive's Hitman 2, which launches November 13 on PS4, PC and Xbox One. But, a recent listing by the European ratings board, the ESRB, appears to show it might ...

Sega has announced that compendium release Sega Genesis Classics, previously available on PS4, Xbox One and PC, will be bringing it retro-enthused fun to the Nintendo Switch in early December.The collections packs in 50 classic Sega Mega Dr...

As part of their latest financial briefing, video game giant Nintendo has revealed that the NES Classic and SNES Classic consoles have passed a combined global sales milestone of 10 million units.The two dinky devices allow players to run t...

We're bearing down on the release of Spyro Reignited Trilogy, which compiles three classic PS1 adventures, polishing them up for a return on modern platforms. Though most buyers will pick the game up from their local store, or perhaps order...

The big moment is finally here, after almost a year since it was first announced, Sony has dropped the first trailer for the remake of one of the PlayStation's quirkiest adventure games, MediEvil.Originally released in 1998 - before being f...

Capcom has released a - frankly not very good - video featuring a glimpse at the costumes that are available with the Deluxe Edition of upcoming remake Resident Evil 2.The video, just shy of 30 seconds, gives us a glimpse of sexy superstars...

Another SNK release is headed over to modern platforms this week courtesy of Hamster, as little-known one-on-one fighter Savage Reign makes its return on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.Released in 1995 for the arcade and Neo Geo platfor...

We now have a confirmed line-up of the iconic titles that will be included on the PlayStation Classic, the shrunk-down edition of Sony's industry-changing console from the mid-'90s.Revealed last month, the PlayStation Classic will launch on...

Halloween is upon us. It's that time of year where kids roam the street looking for candy, Michael Myers stands in people's laundry lines, and tabloids print stories about LSD-laced sweets and razor-blade filled apples that probably never a...

In my formative years, a huge part of my life revolved around the pseudo-sport of pro-wrestling. Not just as a ticket-buying fan, but as a student of the game, a backstage producer and, for a short but painful time, a worker myself. Since t...

This week, your retro friend and mine, Hamster, has pulled up another classic '80s arcade and given it a new lease of life on a modern platform, as SNK shmup Alpha Mission takes to the skies once more on Nintendo Switch.Released in arcades ...

Sony dropped their latest BlogCast last night, where, as promised, Sony Interactive Studios chairman Shawn Layden announced some new details pertaining to the remake of PS1 classic MediEvil.The new take on the humorous 1998 adventure will b...

We recently heard how fans were to expect some new news regarding the remake of Sony's irreverent PS1 adventure, MediEvil. While that particular piece of juicy info is yet to arrive, a new tweet has got fans of the classic hack 'n' slasher ...

Activision and developer Toys For Bob have released a final trailer heralding the return of late '90s PlayStation hero Spyro the Dragon, who returns in just under a month in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy.Reignited takes the young dragon's thr...

The second offering from retro enthusiasts Hamster is a twitchy arcade classic. Fans of shmups can take to the skies once more in a great arcade release from the late '90s, Strikers 1945 Plus, available now on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Sw...

[Header image: Sorceress (1982)]Video Game Movies. They rarely work out, right? Sometimes made as a quick straight-to-video cash-in, sometimes made with the best of intentions, either way they usually fail deliver an experience worthy of fa...