[Update 07/01/19: After a lengthy tour promoting the Genesis Mini, Sega has finally been able to get back to me on the issue I reported with lag. According to a PR rep, the TV's in question at E3 were using the dreaded "Game Mode" option ...

As part of yesterday's Mega Drive Mini live stream, in which we learned of the final 12 games headed to the tiny retro console, Sega also revealed the existence of a fun Japanese "Tower" variant, which will include cute Mega CD and 32X add-...

The final 12 games for Sega Genesis Mini have been announced and there are a few surprises. Darius, a hardcore shmup masterpiece, will be included alongside the exceptionally rare Tetris (that reportedly sold for $1 million some time back)....

Every hardcore Mega Man fan knows the story behind the elusive Wily Wars. Originally released in specific regions in cart form, it served as a compiled version of the first three games, very much like the SNES Ninja Gaiden Trilogy...

Sega has announced the next ten games coming to the Sega Genesis mini and things are looking great. Any fans of the classic Disney game Castle of Illusion are in for a treat, because both it and the sequel, World of Illusion, will be availa...

If you've been dying to get your retro fix, Sega is currently running a small sale on the eShop for its Sega Ages ports. Both Out Run and Sonic the Hedgehog are 25% off their regular $7.99 price, which will save you a cool $2. It may not be...

Sega is looking to grab a slice of the highly successful (Nintendo) and not-so-successful (Sony) mini-console market with the release of the Sega Mega Drive Mini (Sega Genesis Mini in the States), which will launch globally on September 19....

The xenomorphs and the Predator race have been at war for quite some time, now. Centuries, it seems. They've duked it out in comics, video games, cinema, action figures, and the imaginations of nerds everywhere. But man, all that fighting s...

You never forget your first favorite controller. Mine was a Sega Genesis controller I got from the video store my mom worked at. It was no different than any other three-button gamepad except that it had red lettering. I was attached to it ...

The Mega Drive mini (known as the Genesis Mini for us Western folks) is still in production and Sega Japan is putting out some feelers for which games fans would like to see on the device. You'd think all the classics would be a given, but ...

In the primordial days before your mom was on the internet, we grew up in fear of the other. In the '80s and '90s, we frequently spoke of the mist-shrouded land across the ocean that controlled most of the games we played. Whether we discus...

Golden Axe II and III are now available for free on mobile devices thanks to Sega's "Sega Forever" line up. Instead of having three separate apps, the original Golden Axe has been updated to now be the Golden Axe Collection. You'll have acc...

Two more classic Sega arcade games will be coming to Switch next month. Sega has announced that Puyo Puyo and Gain Ground will be available for download at some point in February for Switch owners. Being released under the Sega Ages line-up...

In an industry that does basically nothing to preserve the past, Sega has been an outlier. On basically any platform imaginable, you can obtain a decent chunk of Sega's first-party output from the Genesis and a few select games from other p...

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 D...

Better start saving up, retro game collectors. Analogue is coming out with new hardware. The Seattle-based company has been making recreation systems that sell at a premium but deliver an equally high-end experience. There's the Analogue Nt...

Another contest? We're obsessed. Enter for your chance to win this physical bundle for Coffee Crisis for Sega Genesis! I've said it before and I'll say it again -- physical games are way, WAY better than digital ones. It's just true. If you...

A new console generation, a new Sega compilation. That seems to be the mantra Sega has adopted with its back catalog. Unlike Nintendo’s drip-feed approach to Virtual Console (RIP) or Sony’s refusal to even allow for backward com...

It's been a while since we heard any news on the Sega Mega Drive Mini, yet another nostalgic console which is currently in development for the Japanese market. Today sees some good news and some bad news on this 16-Bit re-release.Sega has a...

The recently released Sega Genesis Classics compilation is heading to Switch soon. Sega announced the collection with a release window of Winter 2018 for Nintendo's console. Being on the Switch, players will be able to split their joy-con f...

Sonic will be continuing its "SEGA Ages" line-up on Switch with five more Genesis classics. Announced via this week's Famitsu magazine in Japan, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Space Harrier, Columns II, Out Run, and Thunder Force AC will be availabl...

Japanese merchandising company Chara-ani has released the debut trailer for their double pack of '90s strategy RPGs Langrisser I & II, which are currently being remade for release on PS4 and Nintendo Switch in 2019.The short preview sho...

Even though I was far more of a Super Nintendo kid, growing up, I always loved the plastic Sega Genesis cases. They had a nice heft to them. They were fun to open! For ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove, Limited Run is leaning into the l...

Earlier this week, Japanese merchandisers Chara-ani announced the surprising news that the classic early '90s strategy RPGs, Langrisser and Langrisser II, are to be remade for PS4 and Nintendo Switch.The Langrisser series, which began way b...

In the early days of DICE, long before it was acquired by EA and turned into the Battlefield factory, there was a sidescrolling action platformer in development for the Genesis and Amiga that got shelved for various reasons. Being published...