Viva Piñata wasn’t just about growing flowers and attracting strange candy animals. For a lot of people, the music did a lot of the heavy lifting. In my house, that was definitely the case — my wife played it as much for the soundtrack as for the oddly soothing garden-building.Read More →
Lego and The Pokémon Company have officially revealed the first-ever Lego Pokémon sets, launching worldwide on 27 February 2026. The first wave focuses on classic Kanto-era favourites, with Pikachu, Eevee, Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise all getting the brick-built treatment. Pre-orders of the sets — announced last year — are liveRead More →
There’s a new Pixel Addict out this month, which takes a trip down the memory lane of digital history to rekindle one of the most wonderful sounds: the unmistakeable sound of dial-up internet. We’ve all tried to make that noise, but few of us have succeeded! Pixel Addict revisits theRead More →
Creators of The Last Ninja, International Karate+, and Vendetta, System 3, feature heavily in the latest issue of the only publication I still regularly buy in print — Amiga Addict! I wasn’t as interested in The Last Ninja as I was Vendetta on the Commodore 64, but of all ofRead More →
My son just sent me this on Instagram, and I immediately went looking for the full video on YouTube. In a single video, creator SunPro Bricks sets out to build five classic video games entirely out of LEGO bricks — and somehow manages to make every one of them genuinelyRead More →
Retro Game Zine is shaking things up for 2026, with a new quarterly format launching via Kickstarter — and the first issue is already live and looking for backers. Published by Pixels and Polygons, the newly titled Retro Game Zine Quarterly 2026 Q1 marks a shift away from the previousRead More →
LEGO’s latest Creator 3‑in‑1 Retro Gaming Console (set 31380) has been revealed as a budget‑friendly, buildable celebration of classic gaming hardware. Designed as a compact display piece rather than a one‑to‑one replica, the set leans into a general retro aesthetic that should appeal to both LEGO fans and classic gamingRead More →
Now, I didn’t know this, but it seems a bunch of Zelda-inspired albums have been released over the years. The Ballads of Hyrule III is the latest of these, a brand-new arrange album by ROZEN that loops back to the lush orchestral roots of the original release and fully steepedRead More →
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 →
