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Latest retro gaming news (Page 177)

All the latest retro gaming news releases, new devices, and remasters and rereleases.

Taito’s G-Darius HD gets Free Update on Nintendo Switch and PS4!

2022-06-02
By: Christian Cawley
On: June 2, 2022
In: Retro games news

ININ Games and TAITO have released a major update to the G-Darius HD game on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 which is availble to install now. So, if you bought G-Darius HD when it was released in 2021, you’re about to get three new versions of the game alongside aRead More →

How Playing Retro Games Helped Overcome My COVID-19 Stress

2022-06-01
By: Zahir Hassan
On: June 1, 2022
In: Miscellaneous retro stuff

The COVID-19 pandemic affected millions of people and disrupted life on a global scale. Lockdowns, restrictions, event cancellations and mask wearing had become a common thing and because of the spread of the virus, our movements had been restricted and there was little we could do but hope that theRead More →

New Evercade Cartridges Announced, IREM and Toaplan

2022-06-01
By: Christian Cawley
On: June 1, 2022
In: Retro games news

Alomg with news of the Evercade EXP, two new Evercade cartridges were also announced at the second anniversary event. These both include games that will be able to take advantage of the EXP’s TATE (vertical) mode. These are the first Evercade cartridges featuring IREM and Toaplan titles, with some well-knownRead More →

New Evercade EXP Handheld Announced, Plus Funstock Limited Edition

2022-05-31
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 31, 2022
In: Retro Consoles

As promised, Blaze Entertainment has made a slew of new announcements at its anniversary event, the most important being the unveiling of the Evercade EXP handheld. The Evercade EXP boasts a number of improvements over the original Evercade handhelds. Built-in Wi-Fi and USB-C charging port are particularly important additions, butRead More →

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The Wonder Boy Collection review: Platform RPGs are fun

2022-05-30
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 30, 2022
In: Retro games and gear reviewed, Retro games news

The Wonder Boy Collection is out now for Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation 4. To my knowledge, my only experience of playing and of the Wonder Boy games was on the original arcade back in the 80s/90s. I may have had exposure to the later RPG-esque entires in the series,Read More →

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 2 Lands on Nintendo Switch

2022-05-30
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 30, 2022
In: Retro games news

Timed to coincide with the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+ and other Star Wars Celebration events, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords has been confirmed as arriving on Nintendo Switch in June. The sequel to 2003’s Knights of the Old Republic, Knights of the OldRead More →

Coming Soon: Half-Life 2 VR Mod Free on Steam for Half-Life 2 Owners

2022-05-29
By: Josh A. Bailey
On: May 29, 2022
In: Retro games news

Let’s hope Valve doesn’t go all “Nintendo” on this one. The Source VR Mod Team is hard at work developing a Half-Life 2 VR mod that will be free for all gamers who own a Steam copy of Half-Life 2. Some games never die, and the scene over at RavenholmRead More →

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New arrivals! Three more NES and SNES games on Nintendo Switch

2022-05-28
By: Christian Cawley
On: May 28, 2022
In: Retro games news

Three more classic NES and Super NES games are now ready to play on Nintendo Switch if you have the Switch Online subscription. The games in question are Congo’s Caper (1993) and Rival Turf! (1992), both for Super Nintendo, and Pinball (1983) for the NES. An unusual trio of titles,Read More →

Xbox Community Enraged Over Trophies in PlayStation Backwards Compatible Games

2022-05-28
By: Josh A. Bailey
On: May 28, 2022
In: Retro games news

Anything Xbox can do PlayStation can do better? We’ll see… 23-year-old PlayStation classic Syphon Filter will have trophies on the overhauled PS Plus service – which hints at other backwards compatible games getting trophies – and Xbox community members are fuming steamy levels of jealousy right now. Nearly five yearsRead More →

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