“European pre-orders will open for the Mega Drive Mini 2 in September,” announces SEGA, as it confirms full games list We’ve waited and waited, and the patience has (to some surprise!) paid off. There will be a UK release for the SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2, and it seems likelyRead More →
One day during summer 2021 I spent several hours clicking “refresh” in the hope that I would be able to pay £4 for a reservation on a Steam Deck. One day this summer, the console finally arrived. And while it brought with it the promise of being able to playRead More →
It’s sad when classic games developers and publishers sail off into new adventures. So the return of Sunsoft is something to savour. The publisher of Blaster Master, Batman, and many others this week confirmed its return, with the first new releases slated as Ikki Unite, a sequel to medieval farmingRead More →
The DOOM classic Unity port has been made available this week on GOG, following previous release on Steam, Sony PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Xbox One, iOS, and Android since its announcement in 2019. (It’s basically the original game ported to Unity, making porting to modern systems simpler.) With itsRead More →
We’ve seen them all: DOOM on a microwave, a fridge, an ATM, a digital ad hoarding, even a Raspberry Pi. But did you image DOOM could run on a tractor? Wired reports that white-hat hacker “Sick Codes” has presented a new jailbreak for John Deere tractors at last week’s DefconRead More →
Who is up for a new feature to be unlocked on a 28 year old NES game? Boxing classic Super Punch-out has a two player versus mode that no one knew about until last week! Here’s how it was revealed to the world: The cheat requires both controllers to beRead More →
GOG has announced a new collection of classic games on offer this week, with Mortal Kombat Trilogy the highlight. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first Mortal Kombat game back in 1992, the campaign is a key element of GOG’s returning focus on classic games under its Good Old GamesRead More →
Onew of the most anticipated retro releases of 2022, the SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2/SEGA Genesis Mini 2 is set to appear later this year. Announcement of the 40 preinstalled titles has been slow (no doubt to maintain interest) and now SEGA has confirmed the final 11 games that willRead More →
“It’s coming next week!” “That announcement was code for GoldenEye on the Xbox!” “Trust me, it’s out there.” Just three of the comments I’ve seen concerning the almost mythical official release of GoldenEye 007 on the Xbox since its leak in 2021. And now, it seems, the date of theRead More →
