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Christian Cawley

Christian Cawley is the founder and editor of GamingRetro.co.uk, a website dedicated to classic and retro gaming. With over 20 years of experience writing for technology and gaming publications, he brings considerable expertise and a lifelong passion for interactive entertainment, particularly games from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras.

Christian has written for leading outlets including TechRadar, Computer Weekly, Linux Format, and MakeUseOf, where he also served as Deputy Editor.

When he’s not exploring vintage consoles or retro PCs, Christian enjoys building with LEGO, playing cigar box guitar, and experimenting in the kitchen.
Turrican 2

Turrican blast! Evercade is getting the ultimate collection in 2026

2025-11-28
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 28, 2025
In: Retro games news

If you’re a fan of classic run-and-gun mayhem, brace yourself: Turrican is coming to Evercade and HyperMegaTech! systems in February 2026, and this might be the definitive physical collection the series has ever received. Blaze Entertainment has revealed a new Turrican cartridge that bundles six versions of Factor 5’s legendaryRead More →

New holiday remix album brings Super Mario 64, FFVII and Pokémon into the Christmas spirit

2025-11-27
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 27, 2025
In: Retro merchandise

If your December isn’t complete without a bit of chiptune cheer or a cosy JRPG melody drifting through the speakers, Scarlet Moon has you sorted once again. The label has just launched Scarlet Moon Christmas Volume X, the tenth entry in its long-running holiday series — and this year’s lineupRead More →

Karate Blazers joins Arcade Archives

Karate Blazers makes a comeback with classic four-player action

2025-11-27
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 27, 2025
In: Retro games news

If you’ve got a soft spot for the 90s arcade beat-’em-up era — think shoulder-pads, nineties hairstyles, and co-op mayhem — then Karate Blazers just got put back on the menu. The 1991 arcade brawler from Video System has been re-released under the Arcade Archives banner, arriving on Switch andRead More →

New FPS Brotherhood channels Wolfenstein 3D and DOOM energy

2025-11-27
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 27, 2025
In: Retro games news

If you’re a fan of Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, Blood, or basically any shooter where your survival depends on good footwork and even better reflexes, here comes another contender for your backlog. Yes — another one. The retro-FPS revival refuses to slow down, and FatCatGames’ newly launched Brotherhood is the latestRead More →

Cold Fear climbs out of the depths with new GOG restoration

2025-11-27
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 27, 2025
In: Retro games news

If you missed it the first time around — or you’ve spent the past decade trying to get an old disc version running without crashes — there’s good news: Cold Fear, the 2005 survival-horror shooter from Darkworks, is officially back. Atari has republished the game on GOG as part ofRead More →

Exodus: The Colonization of Space

Lost Archimedes classic Exodus resurfaces with new PC port

2025-11-26
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 26, 2025
In: Retro games news

If you grew up around Acorn Archimedes machines, you’ll know the platform had a peculiar charm — crisp RISC OS desktops, reassuring clacks of the mouse buttons, and a library of games that never quite got the recognition they deserved. Some titles stood out, like Zarch; others quietly existed withoutRead More →

Pixel Addict 31

Atari ST 40th anniversary celebrated in Pixel Addict #31

2025-11-26
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 26, 2025
In: Retro merchandise

Even naff 16-bit beige boxes need to be celebrated on their 40th anniversary, it seems! Of course, I’m teasing a little — it may not have been a great all-rounder like the Amiga, but the Atari ST was superb for music. In fact, one of the most notable people IRead More →

Evercade EXP-R and VS-R

Evercade launches big Black Friday discounts on consoles and cartridges

2025-11-25
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 25, 2025
In: Retro Consoles

If you’ve been eyeing up an Evercade EXP-R, VS-R, or a handful of new carts for the shelf, Black Friday has officially arrived — and Blaze is rolling out some of its biggest discounts of the year. Whether you’re expanding your physical collection or finally stepping into the Evercade ecosystem,Read More →

A new Gibson SG guitar controller arrives this December

2025-11-24
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 24, 2025
In: Retro hardware

I didn’t expect to get hit with rhythm-game nostalgia in 2025, yet here we are: CRKD and Gibson have announced a fully revamped Gibson SG Guitar Controller, returning almost exactly 20 years after it first appeared during the PS2 era. I was a massive Guitar Hero fan back in theRead More →

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