Latest News - Page 2
Thursday1st May 2025
News Metal Cancer Is A Promising New NES Shmup Where You Grab And Throw Enemies
Demo now available
- Nintendo
- NES
- Homebrews
News Stylish 16-Bit-Style Shooter 'Blast Rush LS' Explodes Onto Nintendo Switch & Steam This Year
The game is an expanded version of a 2017 iOS title
- News
- Shmups
- Steam
- Nintendo Switch
Wednesday30th Apr 2025
Feature We Might Be About To Lose A Powerful Force In The World Of Video Game Preservation
"When you do the maths, we are completely out of cash in September"
- Features
- Game Preservation
- Game Preservation Society
- Japan
Update: Joseph Redon of the GPS speaks out
- News
- Game Preservation
- Square Enix
- Taito
News After More Than 20 Years, Sonic Will No Longer Overlook One Of The UK's Busiest Roads
Sega Europe is leaving its Brentford-based office for pastures new
- Sega
- Sonic
- UK
News The Fan-Resurrected Sega Neptune Is Getting A Special Doom-Themed Variant
"Get ready to Rip and Tear through your favorite games"
- Sega
- Neptune
News We Never Got Altered Beast 2, So A Fan Is Making One Rise From The Grave
Update: New footage appears
- Sega
- Homebrews
- Mega Drive
News This Promising Fan Project Imagines What A Metroid 64 Could Have Looked Like
The Unity 3D project offers an interesting take on the game that never was
- News
- Metroid
- N64
- Fan Projects
News Arcade Archives First "Namco Month" Game Of The Year Is A Challenging Shoot 'Em Up From 1984
'Super Xevious' will be released this week
- News
- Namco
- Arcade Archives
- PS4
News "Thank You Skies of Arcadia" - Tim Schafer Reveals His Psychonaut Influences In New Video
From The Fly II to Jet Li's 'The New Legend Of Shaolin'
- News
- Double Fine
- Psychonauts
- Sega
News Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 & Racing Lagoon Fan Translator Teases Reveal At June Wholesome Direct
Mark your calendars
- News
- Fan Translations
Tuesday29th Apr 2025
News Soon, You'll Be Able To Play Diddy Kong Racing Natively On Your PC
Decompilation project is around 80% complete
- Nintendo
- N64
The Making Of Samba De Amigo, Sega's Rhythm Action Classic That Nintendo Fell In Love With
"Satoru Iwata wrote in his card, 'You know, Shigeru Miyamoto also likes Samba de Amigo'"
- Features
- The Making Of
- Arcade
- Dreamcast
News New Inspector Gadget SNES ROM Hack Tweaks Hudson Soft's Cartoon Platformer
Go Go Gadget, multi-jump!
- News
- SNES
- ROM Hacks
"I submitted around 30 or 40 designs"
- News
- Sega
- Dreamcast
- Arcade
News "Licensing Constraints" Mean Toaplan Shooters Collection Volume 2 Loses Twin Cobra
Collection now limited to Grind Stormer and Slap Fight
- Toaplan
- Retro-Bit
- Sega
- Mega Drive
News Someone Is Working On A 16-Color Port Of Doom For The Atari ST & STE
Developer Jonas "Indyjo" Eschenburg warns not to "expect too much for now"
- News
- Doom
- Atari ST
News Panic's Crank-Based Playdate Finally Has An Achievement System
There's also a new achievement-dedicated app called "Trophy Case" to track your success
- News
- Playdate
News Sein Soft's Classic Jetpack Shooter 'Mirai' Is Heading To Switch This Week
Originally released for PC-88 in 1986
- News
- PC-88
- EGGCONSOLE
News 'Aliens: The Video Games' Charts The Interactive History Of Everyone's Favourite Xenomorphs
New book coming in 2026
- Books
- Aliens
Monday28th Apr 2025
News Wii Homebrew Community "Built On Lies And Copyright Infringement"
The Homebrew Channel ceases development
- Wii
- Homebrews
- Nintendo
News Sega's Altered Beast Gets A Free Fan-Made Remake
New visuals, music and transformations
- Sega
- Homebrews
- Altered Beast
News Limited Run Refutes Accusation It Violated GPL In Tomba! Special Edition
"My understanding is that we have performed our duties"
- Limited Run Games
- Emulation
News The Saga Of Miyoo's Flip Handheld Seemingly Goes From Bad To Worse
Reports of broken hinges appear online
- Emulation
- Miyoo
News Dreamcast Ports Of GTA Classics Surpass The PS2 Originals Thanks To Mods
Textures & models from the Xbox version are now being imported
- News
- Sega
- Dreamcast
- GTA
News GoRetroid Offers Update On US Shipping Following Recent Tariff Issues
GoRetroid will pay the new tariffs, but shipping costs are expected to go up
- News
- Retroid
- Emulation Handhelds
Neon Hawk is upcoming rail shooter
- Vectrex
- Homebrews
News Fans Release Translation For The Sega Saturn Classic 'Sakura Wars 2', After Years Of Work
The project has been in development since 2021
- News
- Fan Translations
- Sega
- SEGA Saturn
"Embracing the meme caption that I wrote in EGM 30 years ago"
- Random
- Merchandise
- PS1
- PlayStation
Friday25th Apr 2025
Random This New "3D" Demo For The Neo Geo Is Seriously Blowing Our Minds
The demo was created for the Revision 2025 party
- Random
- News
- Neo Geo
- Homebrews
News A Set Of Japan-Only PS1 Horror Games From Suda51 Are Getting A Fan Translation
The first two "Twilight Syndrome" games from 1996 are currently being translated
- News
- PS1
- Fan Translations
News Capcom's Legendary RPG 'Breath of Fire IV' Has Just Got A Surprise Release On GOG
A bunch of other games have also joined GOG's preservation program
- News
- GOG
- Capcom
News SNK's Athena & Psycho Soldier Are Getting Some New Retro-Themed Merch In Japan
"SNK×BEEP Athena Goods" features reprints of some classic merchandise from the '80s
- News
- SNK
- Japan
News MSX Co-Creator Aims To Devote Life To Education, Following End Of Bankruptcy Proceedings
Teases a new project called the "Japan Advanced Institute of Technology"
- News
- MSX
Thursday24th Apr 2025
News The Anbernic RG 557 Goes On Sale Tomorrow, And The Price Has Just Been Revealed
The existence of the device was leaked earlier this year
- News
- Anbernic
- Emulation
- Hardware
News Frontier Force Is A New Fixed Shoot 'Em Up For Your Sega Master System
From the developer of Star Runner & Blast Arena
- News
- Master System
- Sega
- Homebrews
News Hamster Announces The Return Of "Namco Month", Teases New Releases For Switch & PS4
Three classic Namco arcade games are set to be reissued
- News
- Namco
- Arcade Archives
- PS4
News Super Technos World: River City & Arcade Classics Is Out Now
For PC, PS5, and Switch
- News
- Nintendo Switch
- PS5
- Steam
Random Keiji Inafune Believed "Arrogance" & Overconfidence Led To Mega Man Legends' Poor Sales
The newly translated excerpt comes from a 2011 book by the Mega Man producer
- Random
- News
- Mega Man
- Capcom
News Strong Museum Announces Huge Preservation Haul From Saint's Row Dev Volition
"The donation represents nearly 30 years of the company's history"
- News
- Volition
- Museums
- Game Preservation
News City Connection's Latest JALECOlle Famicom Release Is A 2-In-1
JALECOlle Famicom Ver. Magic John & Totally RAD is out now!
- News
- Jaleco
- Switch eShop
- Nintendo Switch
Wednesday23rd Apr 2025
News Dark Seed's Japan-Exclusive Sega Saturn Port Is Finally Available In English, Thanks To Fans
Experience the Saturn version with full English support
- News
- SEGA Saturn
- Fan Translations
News Castlevania-Inspired 'Lady Dracula' Promises A Transformative Take On The Classicvania Formula
Coming to Steam and Itch
- News
- Steam
- Castlevania
News Netflix Users Can Now Grab Street Fighter IV Champion Edition As Part Of Their Subscription
Hadouken!
- News
- Street Fighter
- Capcom
- Netflix
News 8BitDo's Latest Spin On Its Retro R8 Mouse Takes Inspiration From A Classic Nintendo Console
This looks like a perfect companion to the Retro Mechanical Keyboard
- News
- 8BitDo
- Nintendo
- NES
News This Explosive New Racer Hopes To Be The Next Great Successor To Micro Machines
OctaRace is coming to modern platforms, including PC and Switch 2
- News
- Micro Machines
- Indies
News This Week's Arcade Archives Title Is A Pinball Classic From The Company Behind Ninja Gaiden
Tekhan's Pinball Action launched in arcades back in 1985
- News
- Arcade Archives
- Nintendo Switch
- PS4
And 'Densha de GO!: Going Round in Yamanote Line'
- News
- Taito
- Mobile
- Game Preservation
Tuesday22nd Apr 2025
News A New Compilation Celebrating The 'Ys' Series Is Being Released In Japan Next Year
Available to pre-order now
- News
- Nihon Falcom
- PC
- Japan
News Odin 2 Maker Ayn To Join Anbernic In Pausing US Shipments
The move is in response to Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese-made goods
- News
- Ayn
- Emulation Handhelds
