Archive (2026)

February, 2026

• "We'll Never Be Able To Reach That Level" - Final Fantasy Legend Nobuo Uematsu's Reaction To Yuzo Koshiro's SNES Debut
• Prolific Saturn Modder Creates A Successor To One Of Sega's Rarest Consoles
• A New Pendulum Action Arcade Game From Taito Arcade Legends Is Set To Launch This Week, With Some Dodgy AI Artwork
• Taito's 1987 OutRun Clone 'Top Speed' Makes Its Debut On Modern Consoles Later This Week
• Roguecraft DX Is Available Now On Amiga, Mega65 And Game Boy Color
• Analogue 3D Firmware Update Brings 'Force Progressive Output' Option And Support For Switch N64 Pad
• A Native PC Port Of Panzer Dragoon Saga Is In Early Development
• Retro Recap: All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (February 1st 2026)
• Anbernic's Next Handheld Looks To Sony's Ill-Fated PS Vita For "Inspiration"
• This New "Dark Science-Fiction" Shoot 'Em Up Aims To Push The SNES Hardware
• This Gorgeous New RPG Inspired By 3D Zeldas & Bullet Hell Shooters, Could Easily Be Mistaken For A Lost PS2 Classic
• The Definitive Version Of Tales Of Phantasia's PSP Remake Is Now Available In English
• The Latest ScummVM Update Could Be "The Biggest Release" Yet
• The Simpsons: Hit & Run Is Being Unofficially Ported To Dreamcast
• "All Smoke And Mirrors" - Square Localisation Veteran Thinks History Is Repeating Itself With AI
• Washington Prime Is A New GZDoom Game Inspired By '90s Thrillers Like Heat, Cop Land, And Clear & Present Danger
• XeGrader, A "Puzzle Adventure Shooter" From The Creator Of Hydlide, Is Coming To Steam
• Lord of the Rings: Conquest, "The Game That Killed Pandemic", Is Playable Online Once More
• AYANEO Has Just Done Something Totally Different With Its Pocket S Mini Handheld
• DOOM Is Coming To Evercade
• "Tell Every Castlevania Fan You Know" - Night Hazard Is An Upcoming Action Platformer, Inspired By 3D-Vanias
• Slay, Queen! Another PC-FX Game Has Been Translated Into English
• You Can Pick Up The Original Alone In The Dark Trilogy Now For Free On GOG
• Future Knight Is A Frantic New Run 'N Gun Shooter That Is Keeping The Spirit Of The Game & Watch Alive
• AYANEO Is Giving Away A Free Handheld After Pocket S Mini "Supply Chain Communication Error"
• Netflix Documentary Shines A Light On Korean Virtua Fighter Sensation "Akira Kid"
• Producer Behind This Classic Racing Series Reveals Why He Was "Amazed" At Mobile Hit 'Umamusume: Pretty Derby'
• "We Are Testing The Waters" - Newly Resurrected Digital Image Design Is Bringing Back One Of Its Classic Flight Combat Sims
• The MSX2 Versions Of The Ambitious RPG 'Burai' Are Coming To Nintendo Switch Later This Month
• A Fanmade VR Port Of The N64 Classic 'Perfect Dark' Is Currently In The Works

January, 2026

• Best Of 2025: "We Can't Say Anything About It Being A Video Game Console" - Meet The Sales Genius Who Helped Launch The NES
• This Switch-Sized Handheld Packed With Capcom And Bandai Namco Games Is Finally Launching This Year
• "We're Not Okay Shipping It" - Hyperkin Explains Why Its Handheld Sega Genesis, The Mega95, Has Been Delayed
• "History In The Making" - New PS3 Mod Unlocks "Impossible" Levels Of Performance, And Sony Can't Do Anything About It
• "Limited Run Games Has Been My Life For Ten Years" - Josh Fairhurst Announces He's Stepping Away
• "All Is Good" - Crush 40's Johnny Gioeli Suggests The Legal Tussle Over Sonic Adventure 2's 'Live & Learn' Is Done
• "It Has To Happen Outside Of Japan" - Game Preservation Society Launches Patreon And Opens US Office Following Government Fund Freeze
• After A Year Of Radio Silence, My Arcade's Sega Mini-Arcades Are Coming This Year
• 'Magnavale: Eternal Soul' Might Be The Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night Successor You've Been Waiting For
• Tired Of Waiting For Bandai Namco, Someone Has Finally Given Us 'Ridge Racer HD' - But It's Only In Dreams
• "We're Workin' On It" - Creators Of Upcoming ROM Hack 'Super Mario Bros. CD' Release An Exciting New Teaser
• Hallelujah! The Dubious Quest To Find Monkey Ball's Lost "Adult" Levels Is Complete
• Prices Of Second-Hand Nintendo 3DS Consoles Spike Online
• A New Framework For Making Sonic Fangames Is Currently In The Works, From The Creator Of Sonic CDX
• "That's No Good, Start Again From Scratch" - Decades Before Splatoon, Nintendo Was Working On A Similar Shooter For 64DD
• A Remake Of The Legendary Sonic Hack 'Sonic Megamix' Is Being Released Next Month
• The Zelda Adventure Nintendo Would Rather Forget Is Getting A Fan-Made Remaster
• "Flex Is In Spec, Buckling Is Not" - Commodore Addresses Quality Control Concerns With Its C64 Ultimate
• The Making Of: Dungeon Master, A Truly Trailblazing First-Person RPG
• LightConn, The World's First Wireless Dreamcast Light Gun, Is Getting A Laser-Guided Overhaul
• Industry Giants Capcom And Square Collide In This New Fan-Made Fighter
• Best Of 2025: "This Is Where The Game Truly Begins" - The Secret Weapon Behind Nintendo's Most Iconic Box Art
• "It Is Literally Everywhere And It's Changing Lives" - The National Videogame Museum Is Creating The UK's First Game Design Archive
• 1994 PC Engine RPG 'Emerald Dragon' Has Been Translated Into English
• "Built On Theft And Plagiarism" - A Growing Number Of Game Developers Are Sick To Death Of Generative AI
• Best Of 2025: 'Sega's Switch' Lives On Thanks To This Absolutely Incredible Nomad Mod
• "Plays Like A AAA Native Release" - Super Mario 64 Gets A Dreamcast Port
• Native PC Ports Of PS2 Games Could Be On The Way Thanks To New Recompilation "Experiment"
• IO Interactive Says 007 First Light Is "Completely Different" To The "Fantastic" GoldenEye 007
• Review: DreamConn S - Is This $200 Wireless Controller The Ultimate Dreamcast Pad?
• Holy Magic Century, Batman! The Infamous Quest 64 Is Being Recompiled For PC
• "Beyond Incredibly Dumb" - The Internet Doesn't Like People Sealing Up Graded 3DS Consoles
• The Best Mistake Nintendo Ever Made? Why 2DS Is The Perfect Embodiment Of Gunpei Yokoi's Core Principles
• Commodore's Official Remake Of Taito's The NewZealand Story Launches Next Month
• Review: TrimUI Smart Pro S - A Massive Improvement Over The Original
• Decades After Its Original Release, The Japan-Exclusive 'Super Robot Wars 64' Is Finally Getting A Fan Translation
• Review: Abxylute E1 - A $70 Dual-OS Handheld That Sadly Fails To Impress
• "I Came Up With An Ingenious Solution" - How Sonic Mania's Unofficial Dreamcast Port Is Handling Those Tricky 3D Stages
• "The Fine Arts Were Always A Massive Grift" - Controversial Earthworm Jim Creator Goes All-In On Generative AI
• "You'll Be Missed, Friend" - Retro Gamer Pays Tribute To The Late Nick Thorpe
• Square Enix's Next Final Fantasy IX Project Is A "Deep House" Album, Inspired By The Game's Iconic Soundtrack
• FPGA-Based Atari ST Mini Is Here, But The Initial Production Run Is A Mere Five Units
• Sega's Japan Exclusive Dreamcast RTS 'Hundred Swords' Is Playable Online Once More
• ININ's 'R-Type III: The Third Lightning' Remake Has Got A New Trailer Ahead Of Its Release Later This Year
• Sega Saturn Just Got A New Miami Vice-Inspired FPS, Vigilant Paradise
• Take Home The Console Ports Of Arcade Classic 'Snow Bros.' In This New Limited Run Games Collection, Releasing Next Week
• Random: "We Should Have Anticipated This 28 Years Ago, I Guess" - Banjo: Recompiled Throws Up An Amusing Issue
• A Decompilation Project Is Currently In The Works For Jet Set Radio Future
• The 32X Version Of Virtua Racing Has Been Decompiled
• New 'Fatal Fury: Trilogy Collection' Brings Together Three Classic Fighting Games For The X68000 Z
• Apparently, The PSP Counts As A Failure To Some People Now
• The Retroid Pocket 6 Has Hit Another Small Bump On The Road To Release, This Time With Its OLED Screen
• Another Classic Dreamcast Title Has Just Come Back Online
• Ever Wanted To Play Sonic R Like A Platformer? You Should Try Out This New Saturn Mod
• Anbernic's New Controller Has A Built-In HD Screen, Capacitive Sticks And (Gulp) A Heart Rate Alarm
• Super Mario 64 Has Got Another Fanmade PC Port, From The Harbour Masters Team
• 'Last Crown Warriors' Is An Upcoming "Action-Tactics" Game For The Game Boy Color, Inspired By Zelda & The Mana Series
• "I Can't Promote A Product That I Don't Support" - SNK Mod Steps Down Over Fatal Fury "AI Slop" Trailer
• Best Of 2025: The Making Of Fight Club, The Game David Fincher Didn't Want You To Play
• Retro Recap: All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (January 18th 2026)
• Huge Eyes? Big Head? Lara Croft Almost Looked Very Different For Her Japanese Debut
• Banjo: Recompiled Adds Better Frame Rates, Widescreen Support And More To Rare's N64 Classic - And You Can Play It On Steam Deck
• Retro Recap: All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (January 25th 2026)
• "It Has Been Years In The Making" - Ecco's Creator Reconfirms A New Game Is In Development
• Castlevania: Circle Of The Moon Is Being Unofficially Ported To Genesis / Mega Drive
• Random: The Fact That This Terrible Nintendo DS Game Could Top Metacritic Is Proof That Democracy Was A Mistake
• "I Was Always Very Against AI..." - Cyberpunk Saturn JRPG 'Cyber Doll' Is Getting A Fan Translation, But There's A Catch
• "It Feels Very Natural To Grow In That Direction" - The Newly Independent GOG On Potentially Following Nightdive's Example
• The Popular Arcade Hack 'Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave' Is Now Available For Your C64
• Taito's PS2 Remake Of 'Ys V' Is Now Fully Playable From Start To Finish In English, Thanks To A New Fan Translation
• Community Challenge: Can You Beat Battletoads' Most Notorious Level?
• Game Changer: Shining In The Darkness - My Bumpy But Brilliant Introduction To JRPGs
• How Miami's Arcade Odyssey Is Preserving The Heart And Soul Of The Arcade Experience
• You'll Have To Wait A Bit Longer To Play The Next Numbered Entry In The 'Psyvariar' Series
• Retro Recap: All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (January 11th 2026)
• Best Of 2025: "The Worst Console Of All Time" Turned 20 In 2025 – Is Gizmondo Worth A Look?
• Review: Turbo EverDrive Core And Pro - An Excellent PC Engine Flash Cart With Some Caveats
• "I Can Safely Say It's B**locks" - Ex-Rare Devs Deny Killer Instinct 'Panel De Pon' Rumour
• Community Challenge: Can You Overcome Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Deadly Technodrome Level?
• This Shinobi Hack Gives The Master System Port A Shot In The Arm
• "They Did Not Seem Like A Very Happy Bunch" - Lost Beavis And Butt-Head Title Resurfaces On PS1
• Almost 37 Years Later, Toaplan's Classic Shoot 'Em Up 'Zero Wing' Is Getting An Unofficial Port To The Neo Geo
• Best Of 2025: The Making Of Geoff Crammond's Formula One Grand Prix Series
• Sega Pays Tribute To Co-Founder David Rosen, Who Passed Away Aged 95 On Christmas Day
• New MiSTer FPGA N64 'Turbo' Core Delivers 17.5 Percent Performance Boost
• An Obscure Piece Of Japanese Action-RPG History Has Just Dropped On The Nintendo Switch, In The Form Of 'Courageous Perseus'
• "Part Of Me Looked Down On America" - Sakura Wars Creator On Japanese Gaming's Rise And Fall
• Interview: "Miyamoto-San Was A God To Us" - Richard Honeywood On The Raiden Project, Working With Iwata, & Turning Down Pokémon
• Here's Why Official Dreamcast Magazine Never Got A Proper Final Issue
• "Yes, It Was Elitist, And No, That Wasn't A Bad Thing" - EDGE Alumni On Why The Mag Is Still Going Strong, Over 30 Years On
• Flagship Chuck's Arcade Kansas City Location Closes Without Warning
• "I Would Like To Express My Deepest Apologies" - AYANEO Suspends Pocket PLAY Crowdfunding And Apologies For Failing Customers
• "2025 Was The Most Stressful I've Ever Experienced" - Taki Udon Opens Up On Bringing FPGA SuperStation One To Market
• Warhammer Owner Games Workshop Bans Its Creative Staff From Using GenAI
• Castlevania Legend Koji Igarashi's New Year's Resolution Is To Stay Out Of Hospital
• The Massively Controversial Barbarian Is Getting A New Fan-Made Port For Atari Computers
• "Not A Single Pixel" Of The New Ecco Game Will Be Generated By AI, Insists Series Creator
• This Week's Arcade Archives Release Is An American Football Game From The Creators Of Ikari Warriors
• We're Now Entering The Era Of Folding-Screen Gaming Handhelds
• New Video Reveals The Inner Workings Of Nintendo's Ill-Fated Virtual Boy
• This Promising New Action-Platfomer Is Built From The Ashes Of A "Massive" Unreleased ROM Hack For An SNES Classic
• "We Are Going Where No Slamming Death Metal Band Has Gone Before" - Party Cannon Is Releasing An Album On The N64
• Battle The Devil & Save The Princess In This Obscure Konami Top-Down Shooter, Coming To Consoles Later This Week
• Talking Point: What Are Your Retro Gaming Resolutions For The New Year?
• The Zelda-Esque Playdate Adventure 'Ratcheteer' Is Coming To Nintendo Switch, PC, & Mac
• 30 Years On, The Groundbreaking (And NSFW) Visual Novel 'Shizuku' Has Been Translated Into English
• Battle for Asciion Is A New Gradius & R-Type-Style Shooter, Created Entirely Out Of ASCII Text
• This Awesome New Mario 64 PC Mod Introduces A Series Of WarioWare-Style Mini Games
• Nubeo's Latest Watch Pays Tribute To The Atari 2600
• "That Was The Big Crown Jewel" - Guitar Hero Dev Recalls Losing The Battle For The Beatles Rights To Harmonix
• Mega Cat Studios Is Kicking Off The Year With A "Triple Launch" Of New NES & SNES Games
• The "Hot Coffee" That Never Was - Did Rockstar's Co-Founders Put A Lewd Secret In This PS1 Football Game?
• This "Bad" Italian Movie From 1998 Gives Us A Fascinating Look At London's Defunct SegaWorld
• Z-GYUBAAN! Is A Tasteful Tribute To The Naughty "Reveal The Girl" Arcade Games Of Yore
• Part Of The Canned F-Zero Game 'Zero Racers' Has Been Out There For Years, We Just Didn't Know It
• Atari's Grand Hotel Plan Will Be A "Glowing Monolith Of Light And Motion" In Downtown Phoenix
• Sonic Comes To The Commodore Amiga (In Tech Demo Form, At Least)
• Strong Museum Of Play Acquires "Comprehensive Collection Of Atari Materials"
• "I Needed Money" - Fatboy Slim Opens Up On The Smurfs Video Game Soundtrack That Never Was
• "It Feels Like It's About To Turn Into An Urban Legend" - Here's Your Reminder That A Gold Version Of Castlevania: Bloodlines Exists
• 'Darkhaven' Is A "Next Generation" Action RPG From Some Of The Original Creators Of Diablo and Diablo II
• Interview: "Everything Was Turned Up To Eleven" - Uncovering The Epic Story Behind Mortal Kombat's Unforgettable Audio
• Sega Announces New Hard-Boiled Sonic Audio Drama, Featuring Team Chaotix & "Lots Of Saxophone"
• The 'Bedrooms To Billions' And 'Rubber Keyed Wonder' Team Is Tackling The Commodore 64 Next
• Earthworm Jim Was Based On This Legendary (And Elusive) Game Journalist
• NiGHTS Artist Explains The Reasoning Behind That Unusual Logo
• A New Orchestral Album Celebrating The 30th Anniversary Of Chrono Trigger Has Just Been Released
• "This Was Not Something We Wanted" - Bully's Fanmade Online Mod Has Been Shut Down, After Just One Month
• The Pocket Friendly TrimUI Brick Is Getting A New "Pro" Update
• Final Fantasy VII Is Getting A New Steam Version "To Provide An Improved Gameplay Experience"
• Game Changer: Forget Pokémon And Magic: The Gathering, Fantasy Top Trumps Was My Introduction To Card-Based Gaming
• "It's Been A Pleasure Meeting You All Over The Years" - Brooklyn Games And Arcade Is Closing Its Doors
• Talking Point: What Was Your First Animal Crossing Game?
• Peter Molyneux's "Last Game", Masters Of Albion, Finally Has A Release Date
• "They're Guaranteed Money" - When The PlayStation 'Raiden Project' Was In Doubt, Seibu Kaihatsu Turned To Strip Mahjong
• The Popular Arcade-Inspired Platformer 'Donut Dodo' Is Coming To The N64 & Sega Dreamcast
• Saturn's Rarest Game, Delisoba Deluxe, Gets An English Translation
• Community Challenge: How Fast Are You On Ridge Racer's Most Difficult Course?
• First Evercade Firmware Update Of 2026 Brings Neo Geo And Atari 2600 Upgrades
• Mech Shooter 'Vital Shell' Absolutely Nails That PS1-Era Vibe
• "This May Be The Best Keitai Fighting Game We've Preserved" - This Rare Gundam Game For Japanese Phones Is Finally Playable Again
• "It Was Exciting & Terrifying" — The Ultima Legend Who Taught Computers To Sing
• 'Leaps + Bounds', A Visual Journey Through Nine Console Generations, Launches Next Month
• Konami's Yie Ar Kung-Fu Is Being Unofficially Ported To Sega Genesis
• Audiogenic And ELSPA Founder Peter Calver Has Passed Away
• The Next Two EGGCONSOLE Games For Switch Include An Action RPG From T&E Soft & An OutRun-Style Racer
• Gunbird And Rival Turf Are Coming To Polymega, Along With This Rare Arcade-Only Fighter
• Treasure's Sublime Guardian Heroes Turns 30 Today, Which Makes Us Sad We Never Got A Proper Sequel
• A Fool's Errand Is The Kind Of Addictive Brilliance You Can Only Find On Playdate
• Japan-Exclusive Dating Sim 'Mabino×Style' Is The Latest PS2 Title To Get The Fan Translation Treatment
• AYANEO Announces KONKR FIT, Pocket S Mini And Pocket DS Software Update
• "Cuter & Tougher Than Ever", NMK's Two-Player Arcade Platformer 'Bomb Jack Twin' Explodes Onto Consoles Later This Week
• A Second Prototype For Heart Of Darkness On Saturn Has Been Discovered (Or Has It?)
• 3D Pioneer Graeme Baird Has Passed Away
• City Connection & Granzella's 'Formation Z' Remake Finally Has A Release Date
• "Someone Finally Did It" - This Homebrew Dreamcast Game Uses Two VMU Displays At Once
• LMA Manager's Premium Cheat Hotline May Be Long Gone, But Someone Has Cracked The Code
• "He Was This Very Sweet Guy, But You Could See He Was Getting Worn Down" - Iwata's Struggles To Turn Kirby Studio HAL Around
• 'About Fishing' Is What You Get When You Combine Shenmue With Sega Bass Fishing, Apparently
• Metal Slug Artist Shares Old Doodle For A "Sci-Fi Comedy Game" Based On Samurai Shodown
• Argonaut Has An "Exciting Announcement" Coming "Very Soon"
• Oblings Is A Pocket-Sized "Spore-Like" Creature Creator For Panic's Tiny Yellow Machine
• The PS2 Game 'Fate/stay night Réalta Nua' Is Now Playable In English
• "Annihilate All Enemies!" - Namco's Block-Breaking Arkanoid Rival 'Quester' Arrives On Consoles This Week
• You Can Pre-Order The Rave Racer 30th Anniversary Remix Album Now
• Anniversary: "Hail To The King, Baby" - Duke Nukem 3D Has Officially Turned 30 Years Old
• Hyperkin Says A Handheld N64 Could "Potentially" Be On The Way, But It Won't Be Anytime Soon
• Talking Point: What Are Your Favourite Fable Memories?
• Hewson's Puzzle Platformer 'Nebulus' Is Getting A Brand New Cartridge Release For The Game Boy Advance
• The MSX2 Titles 'Wonderland Of Carbuncle' & 'Super Tritorn' Are Making Their Way To Switch