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Square Enix Prepares More HD-2D Remakes of 16-bit Hits
Adrian Werner, 22 February 2022, 14:14
The remakes of Live A Live and Dragon Quest III will not be the end. Square Enix wants to refresh other 16-bit games in HD-2D style.
Mina the Hollower Announced - Shovel Knight Will Have a Successor
Sonia Selerska, 02 February 2022, 16:58
The studio responsible for Shovel Knight announces a new game. Mina the Hollower is a retro adventure game.
Nintendo's New Subscription Disappoints; Expensive and Games are Buggy
Miriam Moszczynska, 27 October 2021, 13:00
Nintendo introduced a new subscription service to enable gamers to revisit Nintendo 64 games, but it turned out to be a disaster, mostly due to poor game optimization.
I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream May Return in a Remake or Remaster
Milosz Szubert, 25 June 2021, 10:58
Stephen Kick, the president of Nightdive, the studio responsible for the upcoming remake of the first System Shock, put an interesting post on Twitter. It may suggest that we'll soon get a re-release of the adventure game I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream.
Blizzard Announces Blizzard Arcade Collection; Three Classics on PC and Consoles
Paul Musiolik, 20 February 2021, 15:05
One of the surprises prepared by Blizzard at BlizzCon was the Blizzard Arcade Collection - a set of three refreshed hits - The Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock N Roll Racing.
40 Years of Console Hitory in One Picture
Arkadiusz Strzala, 17 November 2020, 20:36
One Reddit user showed his gaming experience in one picture. It shows 30 consoles - both the cutting-edge PS5 and Xbox X/S and devices from almost 40 years ago.
Echo Generation - Turn-based Game Taking After Stranger Things
Karol Laska, 23 July 2020, 19:45
Studio Cococucumber prepared the first trailer of Echo Generation, a game referring in its aesthetics to the pop culture of the eighties.
Sega Reveals Miniature Retro Console to Celebrate 60th Birthday
Bart Swiatek, 03 June 2020, 12:54
On the occasion of its 60th birthday, the Japanese company Sega will launch a miniature version of a portable console from the 90s - Game Gear Micro. The device will debut in Japan on October 6.
Bugged and Ugly - Creator of Frontiers Criticizes Own Game at Launch
Christian Pieniazek, 02 January 2020, 22:17
Frontiers, an open-world survival RPG, inspired by the iconict Daggerfall, made its debut on Steam almost seven years after its initial success on Kickstarter. However, its creator does not hide the fact that the state of his game is a far cry from what he planned in 2013.
Quake Engine-based Shooter Wrath Launches to a Good Debut on Steam
Bart Swiatek, 25 November 2019, 11:24
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin, an FPS from the independent studio KillPixel Games, launched in Steam's early access program and is getting great reviews. The title was designed in an old-school style and uses the first version of Id Tech engine, the one used to power the original Quake.
Aladdin and The Lion King - Classic Platform Games Will Get Remasters
Adrian Werner, 28 August 2019, 15:08
Thanks to a leak from the GME Conference, we learned that remastered versions of Aladdin and The Lion King, two classic 16-bit 2D platformers, are in the pipeline.
Watch Cyberpunk 2077 as a PlayStation 1 Game
Jacob Blazewicz, 31 July 2019, 23:36
A gameplay footage of Cyberpunk 2077 in a version playable on the first PlayStation has appeared on the web. This is not the creation of a madman, but another intriguing project using the Dreams project.
SEGA Genesis Mini - New Retro Console Announced
Konrad Serafinski, 31 March 2019, 23:21
SEGA announced a release of a refreshed version of its once popular console. Genesis Mini will offer 40 classic titles available since day one. The console will launch this year.
WRATH Aeon of Ruin - 3D Realms' New FPS on Quake Engine
Konrad Serafinski, 07 March 2019, 22:41
The first trailer of WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, the new FPS from 3D Realms and 1C Entertainment, appeared on the web. The game is powered by Quake Engine, therefore fans of retro games should feel like home around here.
Meet Stories Untold, a horror within a horror, coming out this month
luckie, 10 February 2017, 15:18
If you are a fan of horror stories and retro style in general, you should definitely meet Stories Untold, a bunch of horror text adventures within a game.
This War of Mine devs reveal Tower 57, coming out on PC, consoles, and Amiga
luckie, 16 August 2016, 12:57
The developers of This War of Mine will publish Tower 57, an old-school twin stick shooter. The game is going to hit PC, consoles, and Amiga some time in 2017.
This War of Mine dev announces Beat Cop – an 80s story about a New York cop framed for murder
Mariusz Socha, 21 April 2016, 14:36
Meet Beat Cop, a point-and-click adventure game and time management crossover from the creators of This War of Mine, 11 bit studios. The game will take you back to the 80s with its retro stylistics and multiple references to American popular culture.
Kathy Rain – a 1990s Style Mystery Adventure Game is Coming to PC
luckie, 11 August 2015, 10:57
Kathy Rain is a freshly announced oldschool point-n-click adventure game coming for PC early next year. The titular protagonist tries to solve a local mystery, which turns out to be more complex than it seemed at the start.
Serpent in the Staglands Released – Check Out The Demo Of The Old-school RPG
luckie, 29 May 2015, 13:14
The full version of Serpent in the Staglands, an old-school RPG inspired by Baldur's Gate, it now available on PC. Before purchasing the game, you can try out the official demo, allowing to complete the first few levels.