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News  BurgerTime Is The Latest Classic To Join The Quarter Arcades Range

Numskull Games has announced that Data East's 1982 arcade classic BurgerTime will be the next classic game to join its Quarter Arcade range. The fully playable quarter-scale arcade cabinet is a wooden replica of the original arcade machine and stands 17.4 inches tall and 6.2 inches wide, with a depth of 8.5 inches. It features a 5" TFT screen, a 3-watt built-in speaker (with volume control), and also contains dip switch access to allow you to tweak various settings. It is powered by an internal lithium battery, and is also rechargeable via a USB-C port positioned on the back of the machine. You can pre-order the device now on the Quarter Arcades website (via JustGeek) for £199.99 / $229.99 / €229.99, as part of an early bird offer...
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News  GoRetroid Unveils New Charging Dock For Its Handheld Systems

The handheld manufacturer GoRetroid has just announced a new dock for its handheld family of systems, over on Twitter. The dock, which will be called the Retroid Official Dock, will apparently be ready to ship next week and already has a preview page up on the website, where it is priced at $29.90 (without shipping). It is a 7-in-1 dock and will include a USB-C port, two USB 2 ports, two USB 3 ports, a LAN port, and an HDMI port capable of connecting to your 4K 60FPS TV screens (for the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro only). Yesterday, the company did tease that an announcement was on the way, posting a set of lyrics from the popular song "('Sittin On) the Dock of the Bay", which in hindsight is obviously a reference to this upcoming device...
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News  The Upcoming 8-Bit RPG 'Scarmonde' Is Giving Us Major Final Fantasy Vibes

If you're a fan of the earlier entries in the Final Fantasy series — job classes and all — you'll likely be just as excited as us to learn about Scarmonde — a new 8-bit RPG coming to PC later this year (via itch.io and Steam). Created by the indie developer Ephiam, who previously made games like Venaitura and To Aerthen, it is pitched as being "for anyone who just wants to jump right into a classical RPG experience without any of the thick layers of story and dialogue bogging them down". In the game, you play as a hero who has been summoned to the land of Scarmonde by the God of Dragons and must then prepare a four-person search party to venture into the depths below to retrieve three Sacred Treasures. Similar to early Final Fantasy...
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News  'One Piece Odyssey' launches on Nintendo Switch

Previously released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, RPG title One Piece Odyssey makes its way to the Nintendo Switch today. For the occasion, a new trailer was aired: One Piece Odyssey is available now on Nintendo Switch with the Deluxe Edition, which includes the Reunion of Memories additional scenario, extra character outfits and the Nintendo Switch exclusive City of Water outfits.
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News  'Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered' gets release date

The remastered version of Shadows of the Damned, the 2011 PS3/Xbox 360 action-adventure title developed by Goichi "Suda51" Suda-led Grasshopper Manufacture, is coming to current-gen platforms in a few months' time. Publisher NetEase Games has unveiled the launch date with a new trailer: Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered expands the classic with a number of features: New Costumes: In addition to Garcia's iconic jacket, "Purple Reign", there are now four new costumes to choose from: Placa Garcia, Ocho Corazones, Demonio Garcia and Kamikaze Garcia Now includes New Game+ Mode: A feature requested since the original release, the Hella Remastered edition includes a New Game+ mode! This mode carries your weapons and upgrades over...
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News  Cozy hidden object game Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery launches this August

I've always found hidden object games relaxing. There is something about allowing your brain to zoom in on a scene to find things that is just delightful. I cannot tell you how many of those old Big Fish Games titles I've played for stress relief. Hidden object games are currently in a renaissance because of titles like Hidden Folks and Hidden Through Time. Hidden Through Time and its sequel, Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic, specifically appealed to me because there's more of a story to go with the discovery. Needless to say, I was excited when Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery was announced… and my excitement grows with today's release date announcement! The game is a sequel to a sequel, not the third in a series… if that makes...
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News  Fight to survive the frozen taiga in survival roguelite game Angst: A Tale of Survival

This week in games, the trend is titles set in a taiga featuring protagonists with amnesia! That's oddly specific, but let's run with it! First, Grizzly Man was announced (and you'll want to read more about it here). Now the spotlight turns to Angst: A Tale of Survival. Teased before under the working title of Project Papillon, the survival-roguelite hybrid game features (very appealing) stylized visuals and lore-rich quests. It has been announced for PC, consoles, and mobile devices, though it will begin as an Early Access game for PC next year. In Angst: A Tale of Survival, you'll fight for your life in a frozen taiga after waking up in an old cabin. You remember the snowstorm outside beginning and intensifying, but then nothing. Can...
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News  Battle An Iron-Ravenous Mass In The Contra-Like 'Iron Meat'

After quietly being delayed last year, Iron Meat now has a new release date, courtesy of both its developer and publisher. As just revealed on social media, the game will now be released on September 26th, 2024, across Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox, and PC (via Steam, Epic Game Store, GOG, and itch.io). There will also be physical editions available to pre-order for PS5 and Switch, which are being handled by Strictly Limited Games. You can watch a new trailer for the game below:
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News  AYANEO Launches Its Pocket DMG And Micro Handhelds Next Week

AYANEO has announced that it will be holding a special launch event livestream next week to mark the start of the IndieGoGo campaigns for its Pocket DMG and Micro handhelds. "Get ready to relive your handheld dreams," says the Chinese company, which has produced a wide range of Windows and Android-based gaming systems. "On Wednesday, July 31st at 8:00 AM EST, AYANEO will take you back to the beginning with the launch of the AYANEO Pocket DMG & MICRO." The Pocket DMG takes inspiration from the Nintendo Game Boy and is likely to be seen as a rival to the Analogue Pocket and ModRetro Chromatic – although it's worth noting that it lacks the ability to play physical cartridges. It sports an OLED panel, as well as a D-pad, analogue stick...
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Indie  LCB Game Studio announces Grizzly Man, the fourth game in its Pixel Pulps series

With its series of Pixel Pulps games, LCB Game Studio is bringing something fresh to the visual novel genre. The games look retro (and the stories are retro-pulpy), but they don't quite play like a retro title might because different minigames are incorporated into each game. For example, you can try your luck at impossible solitaire in Mothmen 1966, catch fish in Varney Lake, and try to survive a car chase with a cult in Bahnsen Knights. Recently, all three games were compiled into a physical collection—but that doesn't stop me from craving more! The developer has been teasing the fourth title in the series on social media – placing it solidly in the slasher genre – and today it was officially announced: Grizzly Man! While part of the...
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Gaming  Zelda, But With Mind-Bending Perspective Puzzles - We Take 'Cassette Boy' For A Spin

BitSummit, held in Kyoto every sweltering hot summer, plays host to an incredible amount of indie developers from across the globe. As you might expect, it can be rather hard to stand out – so much so that it was even difficult for us to curate a list of impressive Switch games down to only 10 titles this year. However, Cassette Boy, with its muted Game Boy-like color palette, exuded so much retro charm that we couldn't help but play it more than once, chatting with the sole developer Kiyoshi Honda whenever he had a moment to spare from the hordes lining up to play his game. We sat down with the Nintendo Switch version of Cassette Boy for our first go around, later coming back to hammer through some challenge levels on a Steam Deck. A...
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News  "Ring Expansion" And SRAM Patch For Genesis Cult Classic 'Jewel Master' Now Available

Update [Fri 26th Jul, 2024 11:15 BST]: BillyTime!Games has released his patch for Jewel Master. Dubbed "Ring Expansion", it is designed to "allow players to stack the same type of elemental rings for new abilities." These are as follows: Two Fire Gems = Increased Damage Dealt Two Water Gems = Increased Barrier Time Two Earth Gems = Health Recovery (Can only be used once per Level/Health Upgrade) Two Wind Gems = Grants High Jump and Speed Up at once This also includes SRAM functionality, so you can save your game between levels. To load a level, you must enter the option screen, press up and select Exit, then start your game. You can download the patch here. Jewel Master might not be considered a solid-gold 16-bit classic, but...
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News  EverDrive Maker Krikzz Releases $40 Genesis / Mega Drive ROM Cart, Open-ED

Krikzz's Open-ED ROM cart is now up for sale. "There are no fancy features that modern cartridges usually have, so don't buy this device unless you're sure you understand what it is," says the cart's official product page. As previously noted, the cart doesn't have its own processor or FPGA – it uses memory and discrete logic only.
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News  Humble Games continues staff layoffs, claiming there will be “no impact” on operations

Game industry layoffs began to rise last year and haven't slowed down. In November 2023, IGN-owned Humble Games laid off a bunch of staff but a number was never confirmed. Another round of layoffs hit today and there is some confusion around it. One employee tweeted that "the entirety of Humble Games was laid off," while another posted on LinkedIn that it was "most" of Humble Games staff. Hours later, someone over at Humble Games decided that they might as well try to clear up any confusion. A statement on social media reads: "In these challenging economic times for indie game publishing, Humble Games has made the difficult but necessary decision to restructure our operations. This decision was not made lightly; it involved much...
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Retro  "Doom 64" has been ported to the Sega Dreamcast

Doom 64 has been the black sheep of the series for quite some time, and it wasn't until a few years ago that Doom 64 got an official modern port to consoles and PC (Steam). Although Doom 64 is sometimes overlooked, it is still a very good and highly atmospheric sequel to Doom 2. While Doom 64 doesn't have as many enemies as Doom 2, with some like the Revenant, Chaingunner and Archville being absent from the sequel, the game more than makes up for it with its atmosphere of dread and the unique and eerie soundtrack that accompanies every level. Before Doom 64 was re-released for modern audiences, it had its fair share of community-made recreated source ports, with the most prominent engine being Doom64 EX, which allowed for Doom64 to get...
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Cinema  Joker 2 Trailer Promises A Mad Love Musical

It's been five years since DC's Joker film swept the box office and became the highest-grossing rated-R movie of all time and even had Joaquin Phoenix take home the Best Actor at the Academy Awards. Now Arthur Fleck, this universe's Joker, is a high-profile resident of Arkham Asylum and comes across therapist Harleen Quinzel (Lady Gaga). We got our first look at the feature back in April, but we go all out with the bad romance here. The trailer shows a musical mayhem murder tour as the couple falls in love and experiences shared delusions. Harleen slowly loses her own grip on reality and becomes the Joker's lover and accomplice. Since his murder of talk show host Murray Franklin, Fleck/Joker has been put on a pillar by those who...
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News  Railroads Online is leaving Early Access for PC and coming to consoles later this year

The term "golden age" is meant to elicit feelings of wealth, grandeur, and opulence. For the railway in the US, this era is dated from the early 1900s to the late 1940s; it was a time when most people travelled by train, often in luxury. Railroads Online isn't set in exactly that world but in one reminiscent of it. The open-world train sim puts you in the role of a pioneer shaping the future of the United States. The game can be played solo or with up to 15 friends simultaneously in online co-op mode. Railroads Online has been in Early Access for PC since 2021, and it will fully launch for PC plus consoles later in 2024. Railroads Online allows you to create and run your railway your way. You'll have your hand in everything: building...
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News  Wuthering Waves is getting a console (PS5) release

Every time I see "Wuthering Waves" I think to myself "wow, they've gone and made a game of Wuthering Heights, my favorite novel of all time." That is unfortunately not the case, but Wuthering Waves does still look decent, as a free-to-play open-world RPG that has clearly been inspired by the success of Genshin Impact. And it has very pretty girls. Now it's finally coming to console after following Genshin Impact's trajectory of a PC and mobile release first. The game will release on PlayStation 5 at some point (release date still to be confirmed), and will be playable on the console at the ChinaJoy event from July 26 to 29. Wuthering Waves has been a contrast between players, who seem to enjoy it a great deal (with a 4.5/5 average...
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Gaming  First impressions of AI Limit: I like it & I want more

An hour isn't anywhere near enough to get a feel for what any kind of RPG will offer, let alone a Soulslike. Imagine trying to predict what Elden Ring is if you're only able to reach the limits of that first, lush forest before the demo taps out? You can't. All you can do is walk away with a promise for what is to come. This is my experience with AI Limit. The developers provided me with a look at the first hour of gameplay, which is essentially the introductory area, and I've walked away with a promise. Thankfully, it's a very strong one. Will AI Limit redefine the genre and challenge Elden Ring? Probably not, but as a first effort from a scrappy first-time developer, taking a swing at a monumentally difficult genre, I was almost...
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News  Mortal Kombat: Onslaught delisted less than a year after its release

Yet another mobile game is being erased from history, as Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios announce that their title, Mortal Kombat: Onslaught, is being delisted from the Google Play and App Store. The game was released on October 17, 2023, and has already been made unavailable for download. Those who previously had the app downloaded will still be able to play the game until October 21st, with in-game purchases remaining available to players until August 23rd. This is yet another licensed mobile game being delisted after a very short run. According to a multitude of posts on LinkedIn, the game's shutting down is due to NetherRealms suffering a multitude of layoffs, especially to its mobile gaming division. Despite the...
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