It’s Pac-Man’s 45th anniversary, so it makes perfect sense that PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC has been announced for later this year. There isn’t long to wait either, with a 26th September release date confirmed. Developed by Now Production Co, the aim here is to bring back the 2002 original with quality-of-life improvements, expanded stages, and …
Coming as a pleasant surprise, Bandai Namco has announced a new entry in the much-loved Katamari series. This marks the first brand new title in fourteen years. Like before, Once Upon A Katamari sees the prince rolling up all manner of objects to recreate stars missing from the cosmos. This time however there’s a time …
The retro classic Kevin Toms Football Star Manager, originally released in 1982 on the ZX Spectrum before being converted to a plethora of formats, gains a remake next month on Steam. It appears to be the recent mobile version, only now with additional improvements. Nostalgia forms the core of an experience that blends simplicity with subtle …
In a deal perhaps too good to turn down, Atari are turning their attention to their retro collection Atari 50 once more with the upcoming The Namco Legendary Pack DLC. Namco and Atari had a powerful relationship during the reign of the Atari 2600 (and later to some extent Atari 7800) and this new DLC …
Atari and PLAION aren’t quite ready to retire the Atari 2600+ console just yet, with a Pac-Man themed refresh planned for the festive season. This also ties in nicely with Pac-Man’s 45th anniversary. The Atari 2600+ Pac-Man Edition launches 31st October for £129.99, featuring a yellow makeover and a new bezel starring Pac-Man and his rogues’ …
Clear River Games are bringing Taito’s retro collection Operation Night Strikers to Switch and Steam at the start of August. The Steam page is live while the Switch eShop page is typically tardy. Featuring four games, the focus here is on Taito’s arcade shooters. Included are the light gun games Operation Wolf and Operation Thunderbolt, the …
New indie publisher Current Games has snagged the rights to release Cyber Clutch: Hot Import Nights on PS5 and Xbox Series. This arcade-style racer has been in early access on Steam since 2024 and is due a major update on 24th July – adding more tracks and a single player career mode – to coincide …
The developers behind Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 are currently working on Full Metal Schoolgirl for D3Publisher. In fact, they’ve been working on it for a while – it’s due out October 23rd on Switch 2, PS5 and PC. Much like Earth Defense Force before it, we shouldn’t expect a cerebral experience. Taking place …
After a dull couple of weeks (1980’s Crazy Balloon, anyone?) Hamster are pulling out the stops for their next two Arcade Archives re-releases. This week – 3rd July, specifically – sees the release of Namco’s 1995 flight shooter AIR COMBAT 22 on all formats – including Switch 2 and Xbox Series. It was the sequel …
Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition no longer includes just Worms Armageddon, gaining a new update that turns it into a mini-Worms collection. Rolling out today, the ‘Backworms Compatible Update’ adds both the Super Nintendo and Mega Drive versions of Worms along with the GBA’s Worms World Party. At the request of fans, a cheat code has …
Rock It Games has just released Jaleco Sports: Goal! on Steam and GOG, featuring the NES’ 1990 soccer sim Goal! and its 1992 Super Nintendo sequel Super Goal! Both were originally developed by Tose, a Japanese studio still around today – usually at Nintendo’s beck and call. The Goal! series has a confusing history, gaining a …
OG Games has announced the first Chicken Run game in twenty-five years. Why has it taken so long? That’s likely down to 23 years passing between the two films. Chicken Run: Eggstraction is being developed in conjunction with Aardman and takes place where the 2023 movie Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget left off. Taking control …
After making an appearance on Switch back in 2023, IGS Classic Arcade Collection is about to make the jump to PC. For those unaware – and you’ll be forgiven if that’s the case – IGS (International Game System) are a Taiwanese company who creates arcade and PC games for the Chinese market. They’re still very much …
We’ll be honest – we had completely forgotten about the ININ’s Irem Collections. Nothing to do with the quality of the contents, you understand, but rather because the three collections have been roughly a year apart. At least there isn’t long to wait until the third entry. Irem Collection Volume 3 is out digitally on …
A pre-sequel to the cult classic PC/Amiga point ‘n click adventure Simon The Sorcerer is due to launch at the end of October, with ININ on publishing duties. This marks the first entry in the wizarding adventure series in almost three decades. Both the original voice actor (Chris Barrie) and the German voice actor (Erik Borner) …