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

Fighting Fantasy is back – and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch

2026-01-16
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 16, 2026
In: Retro games news

Fighting Fantasy is coming to Nintendo Switch next month, and if that sentence made you feel about 30 years younger, you’re not alone. Tin Man Games has announced that Fighting Fantasy Classics Volume 1 launches on Switch on February 5, bringing four of the most famous gamebooks by Steve JacksonRead More →

The GameTank is a modern 8-bit console

A new 8-bit platform for modern retro developers: GameTank revealed [UPDATED]

2026-01-15
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 15, 2026
In: Retro Consoles

The retro hardware scene isn’t short on handheld emulators, clone systems, or FPGA recreations — but the GameTank, now gearing up for launch on Crowd Supply, is something genuinely different. UPDATE 15/1/26: The GameTank crowdfunder is now live on CrowdSupply. It’s a clean-sheet 8-bit games console, built around real 6502-familyRead More →

Retrocade on Apple Vision Pro

Retrocade is bringing ’80s-style arcade to Apple Arcade this February

2026-01-15
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 15, 2026
In: Retro games news

Resolution Games is launching a new retro arcade experience called Retrocade on February 5 for Apple Arcade, arriving on Apple Vision Pro, iPhone, and iPad. It’s a virtual arcade hub that wraps a selection of classic coin-op games inside a neon-lit, stylised arcade space. You don’t just pick a gameRead More →

Sherwood for c64

New Sherwood C64 game returns Robin Hood to Commodore fans

2026-01-14
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 14, 2026
In: Retro games news

There’s a fresh release on the Commodore 64 scene that’s already turning heads: Sherwood, a new action-adventure platformer from Psytronik Software and developer Griffonsoft. Sherwood casts you as Robin Hood after a disastrous archery contest leaves you exposed to Prince John’s wrath. From that moment, it’s a dash for freedomRead More →

The New Zealand Story returns — but which Commodore is behind it?

2026-01-14
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 14, 2026
In: Retro games news

The NewZealand Story: Untold Adventure is heading to Steam in February 2026, reviving the 1988 arcade favourite with modern visuals, new mechanics, and a full re-imagining of Tiki the kiwi’s platforming adventure. It looks bright, busy, and unapologetically retro-minded — exactly the sort of thing that usually goes down wellRead More →

GOG.com

The new owner of GOG wants to take on Steam

2026-01-14
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 14, 2026
In: Retro games news

GOG is independent again, and its new owner isn’t short on opinions. Michał Kiciński, one of the original founders of both CD Projekt and Good Old Games, has been talking about what comes next after buying GOG back from CD Projekt RED — and he’s very clear about what heRead More →

Bomb Jack Twin hits consoles this week via Arcade Archives

2026-01-14
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 14, 2026
In: Retro games news

Bomb Jack is back – again – and this time it’s the 1993 arcade follow-up Bomb Jack Twin, arriving on modern consoles as part of Hamster’s Arcade Archives series. If you only know the original Bomb Jack, this one might surprise you. Bomb Jack Twin takes the same basic ideaRead More →

‘Rare Treats: Viva Piñata Revisited’

Viva Piñata soundtrack gets a new vinyl and digital release

2026-01-14
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 14, 2026
In: Retro merchandise

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 →

Sonic Mania SEGA Dreamcast port

Sonic Mania hits the Dreamcast – now with working audio

2026-01-13
By: Christian Cawley
On: January 13, 2026
In: Retro games news

Sonic Mania has officially gone where no modern Sonic has gone before: the SEGA Dreamcast. A fan-made port of the 2017 hit has been in development for some time, but the latest milestone is a big one — the game’s audio now works, making the build far closer to aRead More →

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