What's old is new again: GameStop is opening retro stores at existing locations
A new way to buy old games
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New retro PC gaming launches: A playable Tetris documentary, over a dozen Capcom fighting games, and more
Bringing classic titles to PC for the first time
Highly anticipated: Developer showcases over the last few weeks have filled release calendars for 2024 and 2025 with reissues of numerous classic games, some of which are available now. The growing list includes titles that have never been available on PC, haven't been available for purchase in around two decades, or have never been playable in English.
Heroes of Might and Magic rises from the ashes with upcoming Olden Era revival
Ubisoft has announced the game's coming in Q2 2025
The Atari 7800+ is a modernized version of the 1986 console with HDMI and wireless controllers
Compact remake built for modern TVs
Modders remaster Modern Warfare 2 maps from 2009, rocketing Call of Duty 4 up Steam's charts
Nostalgia for classic Call of Duty multiplayer causes massive sales spike
Ayaneo launches OLED retro gaming handheld with a unique button setup
The Android device is essentially a Pocket S in an Analogue Pocket-like chassis
ColecoVision rolls out full-size arcade cabinet with 40 classic games and ROM support
A MAME-powered, ColecoVision-branded arcade cabinet
FreeDOS, now 30 years old, will soon run Windows 3.x
The command prompt of yore is still alive and kicking despite hardware incompatibilities
Atari digs up 39 more retro classics for 50th anniversary game compilation
It's coming later this year
The Rise and Fall of Sega: A Legendary Gaming Journey
Before the PlayStation and Xbox, Sega was Nintendo's main rival in the console market, pioneering 3D graphics and online features. The rise and downfall of Sega is filled with drama and fond memories.
Palmer Luckey's FPGA Game Boy clone lands just in time for the holidays
Something to look forward to: A race between FPGA-based retro handhelds is looming. The Analogue Pocket has been the standard for years, but former Oculus designer Palmer Lucky plans to release a similar device later this year to commemorate the original Game Boy. Meanwhile, hardware modder Taki Udon is currently developing options that could lower the barrier to entry for the emerging FPGA emulation market.
Atari buys Intellivision, bringing an end to the original console war
Uniting competing brands
The big picture: Despite being just shadows of their former selves, the Atari and Intellivision brands are still on the market almost 50 years after their original introduction. Atari has now acquired its historical competitor, bringing hundreds of classic games under one common roof.
The History of Handheld Gaming PCs: From Humble Beginnings to the Future of PC Gaming
The dream of the handheld gaming PC is alive thanks to the Steam Deck and its ilk, but that road has been dotted with broken promises, unrealistic expectations, and some cool yet impractical machines.
Nintendo 64 modding tool makes it easy to create native PC ports
A new tool to help make N64 games even more accessible
Classic FPS Marathon is now available for free on Steam, sequels coming soon
An influential 90s shooter with modern enhancements
Resident Evil, SimCity, and three others enter the Video Game Hall of Fame
If you're as old as me, all of these are a blast from your past
The Best Handheld Gaming Consoles
Out of the 12 best-selling gaming consoles of all time, 5 are handheld systems, and that's not including the Nintendo Switch. Handhelds have made a huge comeback and here are our favorite systems.
Apple opens up the App Store to allow retro game emulators
But a careful reading of the new policy suggests that this permission may be limited
8BitDo pivots to PC nostalgia with C64-style mechanical keyboard and external joystick
Imagine if the company honored other classic PC keyboards the way it does retro controllers
Modder releases Unix-like operating system for the NES
Source code now available on GitHub
Modders resurrect lost F-Zero content from VHS recordings of a long-dead Nintendo satellite broadcast
The real question is will Nintendo's lawyers kill it
Quick, grab it! Dedicated fans have released a mod for Nintendo's 1990 classic F-Zero. It adds new tracks, cars, and leagues. Adding fan-created content to already published games is commonplace, whether new or old. However, this mod is unique because the makers reverse-engineered it from ancient VHS recordings.
A solution for SafeDisc-protected classic PC games: introducing SafeDiscShim
In context: SafeDisc was a copy protection designed to hinder or block unauthorized duplication of PC games released on optical disks. The controversial technology was retired in 2009, and modern Windows editions aren't officially compatible with the DRM solution, making life for retrogaming enthusiasts much harder than it should be.
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Unity port reaches 1.0 release
1996 classic enhanced with improved graphics and a modern interface