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Sir Patrick “GamesMaster” Moore passes away 11 Dec 2012 | 02:53 pm
The well known British scientist, actor, and renaissance man, Sir Patrick Moore, famed for his role in the GamesMaster TV series has passed away at age 89. Moore detached (literally), yet biting perfo...
The Archos Gamepad is officially released 11 Dec 2012 | 02:38 pm
Yes, it’s true, the Android-based Archos Gamepad is now shipping from their online store. The only problem? At this point, it is out of stock, which will not be replenished until December 18th 2012, a...
Retro Fusion publisher to chronicle Ocean Software in new book 3 Dec 2012 | 02:32 pm
Here’s another Kickstarter campaign to start off the day.. History buffs and those interested in behind-the-scenes anecdotes of companies, games and production teams, should find “The History of Ocean...
Programmer ports popular indie games to the C64 3 Dec 2012 | 01:35 pm
If you’re an indie game- and Commodore 64 enthusiast and have yet to hear of Paul Koller, you might find this next piece of news very interesting. Koller, a longtime Commodore user and programmer, has...
Dev diary shows Elite: Dangerous gameplay footage 29 Nov 2012 | 01:20 pm
Remember our brief mention of Elite: Dangerous, the long awaited return to the Elite series? Well, now there’s more to the story. The developers at Frontier have put their money where their mouth is a...
Triplet of Sega fighting classics coming to consoles 23 Nov 2012 | 06:50 pm
According to a recent tweet by the renowned game developer, the classic fighting titles Fighting Vipers, Sonic the Fighters, and Virtua Fighter 2 are coming soon to a PSN or XBLA near you. For the bar...
Kickstarter campaign for Elite remake goes through the roof 13 Nov 2012 | 07:56 pm
Long before the domination of open world gaming by such titles as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Grand Theft Auto, as many here know well, games in the early age of retro times were generally mor...
Video game composer to release classic Amiga game music compilation 12 Nov 2012 | 06:26 pm
Here is something for the Amigans… and music buffs. Recently, composer and music designer Allister Brimble began a Kickstarter effort to fund his latest venture: the Amiga Works. This new album will c...
Castle Wolfenstein movie in the making 7 Nov 2012 | 01:15 pm
Wolfenstein is going to Hollywood, baby! The classic iconic nazi-fighting Apple II game first developed by Muse Software in 1981 apparently still has some lifeblood in its veins. For those not familia...
X-COM designer working on Chaos: The Battle of Wizards remake 5 Nov 2012 | 03:22 pm
It looks as if Chaos: The Battle of Wizards will receive a facelift soon–or at least new compatibility on modern platforms. Julian Gollop, known for the original X-COM, officially stated via Twitter t...
