As announced in this week’s The Retro Hour podcast, tickets for a new UK Amiga Expo called Kickstart 01 will go on sale this weekend. Taking place at Meadow Lane football ground in Nottingham (home of Notts Country FC) on the weekend of July 1st and 2nd, the event promisesRead More →
Followig news that retro-style brawler Fight’N Rage is being released on Xbox Series and PlayStation 5, it has now been announced that the game will see a limited edition physical release for its fifth anniversary. Originally released on Steam back in 2017, this belated edition will be packed some exclusivesRead More →
Japanese indie publisher/developer of high-quality pixel games Odencat Inc is releasing a retro-style turn-based JRPG game, Meg’s Monster, on March 2nd, 2023. This game is set for release on PC, Mac, Linux (including Steam Deck), Xbox, and Switch systems. In development for the past two years, the game is OdencatRead More →
In late 2022 developer WhiteFeather revealed the beginning of a Sonic 3D Blast remake. This is a game (also known as Sonic 3D: Flickies’ Island) that was released on the Sega Saturn back in 1996 and considered by Sonic fans as “the last good one.” However, the game has notRead More →
For the past few years Greyfox Books has been providing retro-themed publications to fans and admirers of classic gaming, via its site or crowfunding. The Mega Book Collection is one such volume, but this one’s a bit diffferent – it’s free! The Mega Book Collection is jampacked with 239 stunningRead More →
A reminder has been issued by Nintendo of Europe to owners of Wii U and 3DS systems with an unused balance. You have until March 2024 to merge unused balances into a Nintendo Account for use on the Nintendo Switch. You may recall that as of March 27th, 2023, purchasesRead More →
Old-school beat-em-up Fight’N Rage is back, and heading to Xbox Series S|X and PlayStation 5 with upgraded 120FPS graphics. Supporting 1-3 players with local co-op option, the game was developed by one-man studio SebaGamesDev in partnership with composer Gonzalo Varela, and released on Nintendo Switch in 2019. It’s clearly inspiredRead More →
Over 41 years after its release, the ZX Spectrum remains popular among retro enthusiasts. It should therefore come as no surprise that new games are released ont he platform. But did you ever expect to see a ZX Spectrum game running on your PC after installing it from Steam? That’sRead More →
Coming to current gen digital stores on 24th February 2023 is Lootbox Lyfe+, a Metroidvania-style platformer frin Conradical Games and Ratalaika Games. In this game, you assume the role of the last Xoobotl (a round creature from the Lootbox Lyfe world) in existence, Liam Cappello (no, really). The world isRead More →
