Fallen Tear: The Ascension is an upcoming 2D Metroidvania that blends fast-paced action with deep storytelling.…
Month: March 2026
Transport Tycoon is back: Atari brings the 90s strategy classic to Steam and GOG
Fans of retro strategy games have a great reason to celebrate, as the classic 1990s management…
Europe tightens age ratings for games with loot boxes and microtransactions
Europe is preparing to introduce stricter rules that could change how some of the biggest games…
Xbox backwards compatibility set to return as part of 25th anniversary plans
Xbox has announced that its backwards compatibility program will return in 2026 as part of the…
One of the most iconic Amiga games is coming back: Defender of the Crown Remaster announced
One of the most iconic strategy games of the 1980s is making a comeback. Defender of…
Japanese vs Western game design in the 80s and 90s: key differences explained
The 80s and 90s were the decades when video games truly began to develop their…
The history of 90s graphics cards: Voodoo, RIVA, and the first GPUs
The 90s were an exciting and transformative period for computer graphics. During this decade, personal computers…
Memory limitations in early video game consoles and how developers overcame them
When people play modern video games today, it is easy to forget how powerful gaming systems…
When Lucasfilm launched the first online open world on a Commodore 64
Today, online games where thousands of players share the same world feel completely normal. Massive titles…
The forgotten story behind Nintendo’s Grundig disclaimer in Germany
Video game history is full of strange little details, but one of the most curious involves…
Sega Saturn floppy disk drive: a strange piece of gaming history
When people think about strange video game accessories, they usually imagine things like plastic guitars or…
Why Atari secretly created its own competitor: the story of Kee Games
In the early 70s, the video game industry was still in its infancy. Arcades were only…
The surprising origin of Guybrush Threepwood’s name in Monkey Island
Few video games are remembered as fondly as The Secret of Monkey Island, the classic adventure…
Renegade X 1.0 released: fan-made Command & Conquer Renegade finally arrives
After years of work by a dedicated community of developers, the fan project Renegade X has…
Quake II was never meant to be a sequel: the surprising story behind its name
When people think about classic first-person shooters, Quake II is almost always part of the conversation.…
The era of transparent consoles: how the Pepsi vs Coca-Cola war influenced gaming design
If you grew up playing video games in the late 90s or early 2000s, you probably…
ArcaOS update in 2026: the surprising return of IBM’s OS/2 operating system
In the fast-moving world of technology, most software doesn’t last very long. New tools and operating…
Quake could be back: ZeniMax files new trademark for legendary FPS
ZeniMax Media, the parent company of id Software, has filed a new trademark for the iconic…
PocketDoom brings native Doom gameplay to Analogue Pocket with 60 FPS
More than 30 years after its original release, Doom continues to appear on new and…
Peter Moore says Mass Effect 3 led to EA being voted worst company — but that’s not the whole story
In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, former Electronic Arts executive Peter Moore claimed that the company’s…
Xbox veteran Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb teams up with Commodore International
Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, one of the most recognizable voices from the Xbox era, has joined…