You may know that the company you currently know as Atari was previously Infogrames. After picking up the Atari name in 2000, in 2009 Infogrames opted to rebrand, and since then the story has been a bit of a soap opera. But in 2020 things settled down a bit, aRead More →
Atari has announced a collection of revived Atari Club Jackets, created in partnership with apparel brand Members Only. The collection features meticulously crafted remakes of the original Atari Club jacket. This coat was exclusively offered to Atari Club members in the early 1980s. The collaboration is quite the retro callback.Read More →
Retroware and Mega Cat Studios have announced “The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit,” a side-scrolling action game inspired by classic titles like Mega Man, coming to NES and all major platforms in Q2 2025. Developed by Mega Cat Studios, “The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit” will challenge players to battleRead More →
Nintendo has confirmed the latest SNES games to be added to the Nintendo Switch Online service. Fatal Fury 2: A beloved fighting game in the “King of Fighters” series, known for its intense 2D combat and memorable characters. This was originally released on the NeoGeo before porting to the SNESRead More →
Before Football Manager descended into micromanagement hell, I was a huge fan of the series, particularly Championship Manager 99/00. In fact, just the other day I found some old save games and tactic files, and thought to myself: what if I could get that old game running on my UbuntuRead More →
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace has a chequered reputation. So much so, that when originally released in 2000, this game was called “Jedi Power Battles.” Clearly, this was preferable to being associated with the 1997 prequel movie. Well, like a resurrected Palpatine, it is back. Aspyr, in collaboration with LucasfilmRead More →
Deep beneath the waves, a legendary shoot ‘em up is making a return… After 35 years, X-Out: Resurfaced, a remake of the classic Amiga game, is coming. Originally released in 1990, X-Out stood out from its competitors with its unique underwater setting, synth-laden soundtrack by Chris Huelsbeck (just like Turrican),Read More →
80 classic Amiga games have been bought by Ziggurat Interactive in a deal that gives it access to the works of legendary German developer Rainbow Arts. Launched in 1984 by Marc Ullrich and Thomas Meiertoberens, Rainbow Arts released most of its titles on the Commodore 64 and Amiga. Key titlesRead More →
Great news for Xbox One owners concerned that their console will soon be considered retro – two collections of fighting Marvel vs. Capcom classics are landing in 2025, namely Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics and Capcom Fighting Collection™ 2! 15 fighting game classics are spread across the two collections: MARVEL vs.Read More →
