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Avengers: Endgame director duo debut new game for Netflixs The Electric State
The Electric State: Kid Cosmo is a new puzzle game due to release alongside Marvel directors the Russo brothers latest sci-fi offering. Read More From: N4G: retro news feed
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The Game Deflators E330 | Should Sony Release the PS6 Early? Pokémon News + Mega Man 4 NES Review
This week on the Game Deflators Podcast, John and Ryan dive into the hot topic of whether Sony should fast-track the release of the PS6 as PS5 sales show signs of cooling. Is it too soon, or is it a bold move to stay ahead of the curve? Next, the duo breaks down the latest…
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Random Stuff: New Pinball Machine from Barrels of Fun Coming Soon?; Stern Pinball John Wick Accessories Reveal & MORE Rumors
Another article so soon? A couple of odds and ends have dropped since my last post and I’m sitting in my car, many towns from home waiting for my youngest son who is at club lacrosse practice so I’ve got time. First up, we have Barrels of Fun, maker of the Labrynth pinball machine. Barrels…
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Five (OK, Six) Franchises Acclaim Should Bring Back
Yes, Vexx deserves a return. Hush. Read More From: N4G: retro news feed
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Bringing the Past to Life—How the Essence of Retro Games Thrives Today
Everything modern games reflect today originated in the golden age of gaming in the 1980s and 1990s. The gaming business has been permanently changed by the pixelated appeal of arcade classics, the clear chiptune tunes and the straightforward but interesting gameplay mechanics of that age. Though technology has driven gaming into the domain of hyper-realistic…
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How to Make Your Childhood Board Games Just as Exciting for Your Kid
One thing that every parent looks forward to is sharing an interest with their child, be it something like retro video games, a movie series, an anime, a hobby, and so on. Honestly, it’s not hard to see why. There’s something special about introducing a child to a board game that once felt like the…
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QUOD INIT EXIT IIo – The sequel to a colourful C64 game by Retream gets a new preview tease and it looks lovely [UPDATE]
In 2015 we gave a special mention to Retream’s Arcade platformer of ‘ QUOD INIT EXIT ‘, a C64 game that had a cute little pig, lots of fast moving fruit and was so colourful you would’ve been silly not to load it up on a C64. Thankfully it looks as if the team want…
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ROLAND RETIRES – Arnold’s return with an adventure to the “Old School” for the Amstrad CPC!
If you owned an Amstrad CPC back in the day, you would’ve played at least one Roland game from the Amsoft pack. Either Roland Ahoy, Roland on the Ropes, Roland in the Caves or even one of the rarer titles in my personal collection, Roland on the Run. So named for Roland Perry, a computer engineer who…
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Defender – This upcoming Arcade like version of a classic looks super slick on the Atari ST
What a month this has been for glorious news! With games that have been the talk of the community, such as Ghosts’n’Goblins AGA, Frogger RX, OutRun Arcade , RallyXSE and Donkey Kong Arcade. Well here’s another game that is sure to excite, is the upcoming Arcade like version of ‘Defender’ For the Atari ST by Sark02. A work-in-progress port…
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Console Sales Are Down — But Retro Gaming is Booming
Video game hardware sales are in serious trouble. Year-on-year, sales for the PlayStation 5 (38%), Xbox Series X/S (50%), and the Nintendo Switch (53%) have been declining. So, why is this? Well, there are many reasons why console sales have plummeted, including: Aging console line-ups A major lack of new game releases The market shift…
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