The crown finally has a date. Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns will launch on…
Category: Retro gaming news
Dungeon Lurker revives 90s PC gaming with a dark roguelike twist
Some games chase nostalgia with a few pixels, a synthesiser soundtrack and a splash of artificial…
Morph 2K Upscaler pre-orders open with 1440p support for retro consoles
Modern televisions are wonderful things until you ask them to understand old game consoles. Feed a…
Dynasty Warriors 3 returns in 2026, and yes, Lu Bu is still a problem
Some games return because nostalgia demands it. Others return because somewhere, deep in the gaming collective…
Cuphead heads to Sega Master System and PC in upcoming 8-bit spin-off
Studio MDHR has revealed Mighty Cuphead Adventure, a new 8-bit Cuphead spin-off built with the Sega…
Inside the Michael Jackson game Shiny Entertainment almost made
In the early 2000s, Enter the Matrix developer Shiny Entertainment explored a Michael Jackson video game…
R-Type Dimensions III under pressure after criticism from original director
For most games, a messy launch is a familiar story: a patch, a statement, a few…
Time Crisis returns with a modern light gun in Namco Legendary 2026
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who hear Galaga and immediately picture…
Ace Driver returns: the lost Namco arcade racer gets a second lap
Some arcade games are remembered because they were brilliant, while others are remembered because they looked…
Dragon Quest turns 40: inside the RPG that shaped gaming history
There are few monsters in video games more disarming than the Slime. It has no claws,…
Crazy Taxi fans finally get hope as SEGA teases long-awaited revival
Some game names do not simply return, they arrive with the smell of overheated plastic, arcade…
Mega Man fans are loving McDonald’s Japan’s new nostalgia-fuelled campaign
McDonald’s Japan has found a very specific way to get retro gaming fans emotionally invested in…
The cancelled Kill Bill game that nearly brought Uma Thurman to PS2 and Xbox
There are movie licenses that need a committee meeting, three brand managers and at least one…
Thunder Hoop Collection brings 1990s arcade action back on Steam
Some retro games return like polished museum pieces, carefully dusted off and placed behind glass. Thunder…
Final Fantasy XVI gets the 1990s Final Fantasy treatment in new demake
Every now and then, a fan project appears that feels less like a novelty and more…
Doom soundtrack enters the Library of Congress as video game music history
There are many sounds that define the 1990s: dial-up internet screaming like a robot trapped in…
How Natsuko Ishikawa made Final Fantasy XIV the MMO that breaks your heart
There are many ways to measure success in an online game. Subscriber numbers. Expansion sales. Raid…
Atari and Commodore are back: the old rivalry enters a new generation
There are names in technology that never completely vanish. They may leave shop shelves, change owners,…
Need for Speed Underground 2 Unreal Engine 5 project brings back the street racing classic
There are racing games that age gracefully, and then there is Need for Speed Underground 2,…
Broken Sword’s long road from 1990s PC classic to possible Hollywood film
There are game heroes who arrive with rocket launchers, glowing swords and tragic backstories. Then there…
Corsairs – Battle of the Caribbean: a classic naval strategy game reborn
There are some gaming fantasies that never really go out of fashion. Driving fast cars? Eternal.…
The real story behind Sub-Zero becoming Noob Saibot in Mortal Kombat
There are some video game characters who are easy to understand the second they appear on…
R-Type Dimensions III launches May 19: the legendary shooter returns
There are video games that politely ask for your attention, and then there is R-Type, which…
Ridge Racer Revolution turns 30: inside Namco’s iconic PS1 arcade racer
Thirty years ago, on May 17, 1996, European PlayStation owners were handed a disc that smelled…
New Analogue 3D firmware is the update N64 fans have been waiting for
There is a particular kind of anxiety that comes with playing Nintendo 64 games the way…
Fury of the Furries 2 is bringing back classic puzzle-platforming chaos
Fury of the Furries 2 feels like the return of a game that was never supposed…
From retro classics to modern hits: why shorter games are making a comeback
Before games became continents, they were rooms, corridors, tracks, levels and tightly designed challenges. A classic…