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SEGA Genesis Mini 2 confirmed for US, 50+ games included

The Mega Drive/Genesis Mini must have been a success for SEGA, as a follow-up has not only been revealed, but is now confirmed for the US. The Genesis Mini 2 – based on the smaller Genesis 2 – features improved hardware and comes with a 6-button pad as...

Cult fighting series The Rumble Fish comes to consoles this winter

The Rumble Fish is one of those mythical games – the kind you may see namedropped online, but never exposed in full. No retrospectives, no re-releases, no internet memes. It simply exists as something few have heard of, and even fewer have played. This 2D beat’em up series...

Terraforming twin-stick shooter Aniquilation launches July 27th

If you’re in the mood for a twin-stick shooter, then we have some good news – Aniquilation launches July 27th on Steam and consoles. That’s providing you don’t mind waiting a couple of weeks, of course. Terraforming is the big attraction here, giving chance not to just use...

Bright Memory: Infinite set for a July 21st release on consoles – Switch screenshots revealed

After a lengthy three-year development cycle, the visually impressive sci-fi FPS Bright Memory: Infinite launches July 21st on PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch. It will include all paid DLC from the PC version – which launched last November and currently has ‘very positive’ reviews on Steam – and...

C64 games come to Evercade this October, finally

We didn’t expect another Evercade cartridge to be announced this week, yet here we are. It seems manufacturers Blaze are listening to feedback, as the next cartridge is a Commodore 64 extravaganza, featuring 14 titles – including Impossible Mission, Summer Games, and Jeff Minter’s Iridis Alpha. Blaze has...

New Evercade double-pack will include Alwa’s Awakening and Cathedral

Following the popularity of their Xenocrisis/Tanglewood double indie game cart, Evercade has revealed a similar two-game package. Cart number 27 will include Alwa’s Awakening from Elden Pixels and a native port of Cathedral from Decemberborn. That’s to say, Cathedral isn’t an emulated version – it’s a bespoke and...

Atari’s 50th anniversary collection will include Lynx and Jaguar games

Ever since the days of the original PlayStation, Atari has released at least one new retro compilation per generation. As such, they’ve become rather stale over the years, with Atari Flashback on Switch failing to even generate a minor buzz. It’s perhaps not much of a surprise to...

Management sim Arcade Paradise opens its doors 11th August

Wired Productions’ arcade management sim Arcade Paradise will launch 11st August on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, and Xbox One. Set in 1993, it gives the chance to not just create and expand your own arcade but also features the ability to play the 35+ games contained within....

XIII Remake due a complete rework this September, Switch version still coming

The panned XIII Remake, published by Microids in late 2020, is due an overhaul this September. This free update has been a year in the works and will be accompanied by the feared cancelled Switch version, also due September 13th. French studio Tower Five has been entrusted with the overhaul...

Endling: Extinction is Forever preview – Fantastic Mrs. Fox

If you have an affiliation with foxes, feeling a sense of sorrow for the destruction of their woodland homes in particular, Endling – Extinction is Forever is destined to tug at your heartstrings. You play as a female fox ready to give birth. The last of her kind,...

Pac-Man World Re-Pac announced, launching in August [Updated]

One of the major criticisms aimed at the recent Pac-Man Museum+ was that the PSone’s action platformer Pac-Man World was missing. Now we know why – a fully-fledged remake is incoming. Revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct, Pac-Man World Re-Pac features visuals that bring it up to modern-day standards,...

Terror of Hemasaurus preview – monster mash and button smash

Some indies make their influences so brazen that it’s impossible to avoid mentioning them – Terror of Hemasaurus is, for all purposes and intent, a modern-day take on the arcade classic Rampage. Giant monsters, wreckable skyscrapers, hapless citizens – you know the score. Terror of Hemasaurus cranks up...