Stop the presses! This is absolutely massive news for anyone who remembers staying up way too late staring at a green screen, desperate to find the next wonderkid and finance them with a cheeky sale. For us who were utterly obsessed with the 97/98 edition of Championship Manager, this isRead More →
If you’re anything like me (someone who grew up dragged by their dad to every airshow just to get a glimpse of aviation history) then the name MicroProse and the arcade flight sim B-17 Flying Fortress are pure nostalgia gold. MicroProse — the company that defined 16-bit flight sims forRead More →
Just when you thought your list of essential remasters was complete, Revolution Software drops a bombshell that should make any adventure game fan—or indeed, anyone who lived through the golden age of point-and-clicks—sit up and take notice. They’ve officially lifted the lid on Broken Sword – The Smoking Mirror: Reforged,Read More →
Stop what you’re doing and clear your schedule. MicroProse—the legendary name behind classics that shaped my childhood, like Dune II and so many others—has just announced that Dying Breed is OUT TODAY in Early Access on Steam. If you were a fan of that golden age of RTS games, theRead More →
One of the indie developers I spoke to at the PLAY Expo Blackpool event was YouTuber bl3i, the guy behind PlanckMan, an incredible simple and compelling retro style game for Steam. As you may have read in this week’s newsletter, I spoke to a bunch of indie developers at PLAYRead More →
Another retro drop has landed for current gen consoles and PC — this one is a bit of a cult classic for PlayStation fans: Fear Effect. I’ve just learned that classic PlayStation game Fear Effect was shadow dropped on all the digital gaming platforms a few weeks ago, along withRead More →
Well, here’s a little blast from the past for you, courtesy of the HAMSTER Corporation, the people behind the Arcade Archives. This time, they’re digging up something truly monumental: Namco’s very first in-house developed arcade game, the brick-breaker with a twist, Gee Bee! What’s all the buzz about? If you’reRead More →
1982 classics Galaga, Pac-Man Double Feature, Dig Dug, and Xevious are coming to the Atari 2600+ and 7800+ on cartridge in November 2025! Four new games are coming to the Atari 2600+ and 7800+ later this year, with licensed arcade classics Galaga, Pac-Man Double Feature, Dig Dug, and Xevious launchingRead More →
I’m always on the lookout for new classic-style FPS games, and in Tale of the Bullet Knight I might just have found it. Described as a “roguelike boomer shooter,” Tale of the Bullet Knight is one of the more interesting retro FPS games I’ve seen lately. Marrying a forever lastingRead More →
