This year’s finalists for the Strong Museum’s Video Game Hall of Fame have been announced, highlighting another selection of influential titles. Like previous years, the nominees include games from across multiple eras, including classics like Asteroids, Elite, and Metroid. Released in 1979, Asteroids made the list for its challenging gameplay …
Read More »Indiana Jones Game Director Says Over Reliance On Nazis As Villains Is A "Creative Lapse"
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will once again see the titular action hero battling against Nazis while in pursuit of ancient artifacts when it releases later this year, but the writer and director of some of the most beloved Indiana Jones games of all time thinks the franchise’s reliance …
Read More »Sega Announces New Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, And More Long-Awaited Sequels
Sega has announced five new games from some of its classic series. During The Game Awards it revealed that it is developing new entries in five series: Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi. It also teased that there are more unrevealed games being developed …
Read More »Get 7 Bethesda Classic Games For Just $12 In This Bundle Deal
Over the years, Bethesda has developed and published some incredible games, as well as a few stinkers like Rogue Warrior, a 2009 shooter that some consider to be one of the worst games ever. If you’re looking to create a Bethesda Best-Of Steam library, you can head on over to …
Read More »Preorder Capcom And Taito Super Pocket Handhelds For $60 Ahead Of November Launch
Capcom Edition Super Pocket $60 | Available Now See at Amazon Taito Edition Super Pocket $60 | Available Now See at Amazon With the holidays around the corner, now’s the time to start thinking about gifts for the gamer in your life. If you’re shopping for someone who loves retro …
Read More »Quake 2 Remaster Released, Includes New Single-Player Expansion, Cross-Play And More
During QuakeCon 2023, executive producer Marty Stratton and game director Hugo Martin announced that the 1997 shooter Quake 2 had been ported to modern consoles with updated graphics, cross-play, and much more. Quake 2 will still have all of its original features, such as the single-player campaign, expansions that include …
Read More »Two Long-Missing Double Dragon Games Are Finally Coming Back
After almost 20 years, Double Dragon Advance is finding a new home on consoles and PC. It’s not alone, either. Super Double Dragon will get an official port for the first time in decades as well. Arc System Works announced both beat-’em-up games starring Billy Lee and Jimmy will arrive …
Read More »Quake 2 Might Be Getting A Remaster
Quake II Remastered has been rated by the Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea, despite not being officially announced. Spotted by Gematsu, the rating includes a description of the game which says that Quake II is “an FPS game that wages war against the hostile alien race, Strogg, who …
Read More »Next-Gen Games Still Can't Hold A Candle To The Wow Factor Of Altered Beast
Altered Beast is celebrating its 35-year anniversary today, June 14, 2023. Below, we look back at why the highly derided game is so memorable to a generation of gamers. Altered Beast is one of those games that most hardcore gamers know and probably don’t actually like. Most retrospectives focus on …
Read More »John Romero's Autobiography, Doom Guy, Is Out Next Month
John Romero, the co-creator of Doom and Wolfenstein and one of the originators of the First Person Shooter, is releasing a new autobiography on July 18, aptly titled Doom Guy: Life In First Person. Preorders for the hardcover edition are available for $27.49 at Amazon, or you can pre-purchase the …
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