Sega's irrepressible mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, turns 27 years old this month. To celebrate nearly thirty years of shenanigans from the spiky blue blur, Sega will hold a special birthday event at Tokyo Joypolis.Scheduled for June 23, Sonic...

This week saw the release of Capcom's excellent fighting game compilation Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. Although the game was supposed to launch worldwide, Capcom have announced that Japan won't see the game until later in the...

Yesterday, Atari Inc. announced that pre-sales were open for their new hardware, the Atari VCS, with the "retro-styled" new box pulling in an impressive opening volley of numbers.Within the first couple of hours, the VCS already had around ...

Legendary games giant Atari Inc. have announced that their new upcoming console, the Atari VCS, is now available for pre-sale on their official Indiegogo site, where the company amassed over $700,000 to fund the project.The two, previously ...

It's easy, even obnoxious, to be the "You weren't there maaaan..." guy. No-one likes that guy. But it's hard to put into words what it was like when Street Fighter II exploded onto the arcade scene back in 1991. It was an absolute phenomeno...

[Update: Spokesman Tommy Tallarico is on an Electric Playground livestream, and he's dishing out a bunch of information that wasn't part of the press release. Here are some additional details: Classic Intellivision games will be pre-lo...

The ultimate Sega compilation, Sega Genesis Classics, launches today for PS4 and Xbox One (with the previous Steam release getting a free update). The package includes 50 Genesis titles with the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog, Vectorman, and S...

Though many of us may have played Technos Super Double Dragon title, released for the SNES back in 1992, very few had the opportunity to check out its Japanese counterpart Return of Double Dragon, the original iteration of the game that nev...

SNK have announced that their classic ballistic shooter, Metal Slug XX, will arrive on PS4 this week, a new trailer was also released to celebrate the return of the Sony PSP hit.The PS4 release will feature two player co-op via SharePlay, a...

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is still a few days' away, but that hasn't stopped some lucky folk from getting their hands on it early. A video of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo gameplay, uploaded by dWo: Dudley World Order, shows...

The crowdfunded sequel to famously bad 16-bit fighter Shaq-Fu will be slam-dunking its way onto multiple platforms in just a couple of weeks. For those of you who wish to show full commitment to O'Neal's return to videogames, Wired Producti...

Inti Creates knows their way around platformers. I know I've sung their praises many times before, but they just aren't in the pantheon of super-stardom that they deserve. This is a team who's been perfecting the genre for 20 years, da...

Next week sees the release of Capcom's Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, a compilation of classic titles that set the bar for the fighting game genre. Capcom have the released the next video in their retrospective series, looking ...

Retro game cultivators Hamster have released another title from their Arcade Archives range, though you'll be forgiven for raising an eyebrow this week, as Ikki is made available for Nintendo Switch.Released by Sunsoft way, way back in 1985...

If you're a child of the '90s, chances are you've played RuneScape at one point or another. What is possibly the first MMO for multiple generations of gamers, RuneScape has been trucking along since its launch in 2001. Despite a couple of s...

Inti Creates have announced that nostalgic 8-bit platformer Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon will be slightly delayed in Europe on the Nintendo 3DS and worldwide on Xbox One.Although the game will still drop on PS4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch,...

Back in March, we reported on a range of Sonic the Hedgehog-themed sneakers that were being designed in a joint collaboration between Sega and Puma. New details have emerged on when and how you can get your hands on a pair of these bad boys...

Epic Games' first 3D title, Unreal, is 20 years old this year (and now I feel old). The game and its incredible follow-up, Unreal Tournament, played a massive part of my childhood and helped get me into PC gaming in a big way. I recommend t...

This week sees another classic SNK title resurrected on modern platforms by retro-fans Hamster. It's time to batter up as 1990's Baseball Stars Professional is back, on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.Released in arcades and on the Neo Ge...

SNK have announced that, sometime early next month, the developer will hold an online presentation to physically reveal the Neo Geo Mini console to the world, after it's initial announcement just last week.The company are currently receivin...

The very well received Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is getting a 50% off special to commemorate May! I don't get it, but the deals are real and that is awesome. While it is currently only live on Xbox One in the US, each platform will be g...

2018 is looking to become the year of the retro FPS revival, as there is now another competitor in the ring. Hellbound is an old-school styled shooter in the vein of id Software's classics that is looking to recapture the glory of the '90s....

A few days ago, Japan's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed it had partnered with Nintendo to create a special edition variant of the Famicom Mini. Containing 20 games based on Shonen anime and boasting a gold paint finish, the mini consol...

[Update: The NES Classic will return to stores in Europe on June 29 as well.] The launch of the NES Classic in North America was nothing short of a clusterfuck. Throughout the holiday season they were -- and I use this term loosely -- ...

When Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night hit Kickstarter, it immediately became one of the biggest video games ever funded on the platform. Its initial $500,000 goal was quickly eclipsed, and by the time the campaign ended more than five mill...