Posted on June 12, 2026
Game Boy Advance 25th Anniversary: Its Legacy Still Feels Unbeatable
The Game Boy Advance hit its 25th North American anniversary on June 11, 2026 — and retro fans are celebrating one of Nintendo’s most beloved handheld libraries. The Game Boy Advance 25th Anniversary landed on June 11, 2026,… Read More
Posted on June 1, 2026
Summer Game Fest 2026: The Retro Gaming Reveals We’re Watching Closely
The main Summer Game Fest 2026 showcase goes live Friday, June 5, from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Geoff Keighley and Lucy James hosting a look at “what’s next in video games” across platforms. The official event listing has the showcase set for 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. GMT. The broader SGF week runs through June 8, with surrounding showcases including Day of the Devs, Wholesome Direct, Future Games Show, Xbox Games Showcase, PC Gaming Show, and more.
Posted on May 25, 2026
Rugrats: Retro Rewind Brings Nicktoons Nostalgia Back to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5
There are retro game revivals you expect, and then there are the ones that come flying out of left field like Reptar crashing through a cardboard city. Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection absolutely falls into that second category.
Posted on May 18, 2026
Evercade Is Bringing More Neo Geo and Activision Classics Back on Cartridge
Evercade fans just got another strong reminder of why this little cartridge-based ecosystem still hits differently. Blaze Entertainment has announced two new physical carts for the Evercade family: the Neo Geo Arcade 4 cartridge and the Evercade Activision Collection 3 cartridge. Both collections are expected to release in June 2026, with pricing listed at £19.99 / €24.99 / $29.99 each.
Posted on May 9, 2026
Atari Buys Implicit Conversions — And That Could Be Huge for PS1 Classics
The company has acquired Implicit Conversions, the emulation studio best known for bringing older games — especially PlayStation-era titles — to modern platforms. That may sound like inside-baseball industry news at first, but for retro fans, this is the kind of acquisition that could shape how more classic games survive, return, and actually play well on today’s hardware.
Posted on April 21, 2026
The Neo Geo Is Back — And This Time You Can Actually Afford It
SNK and Plaion Replai are bringing the “Rolls-Royce of consoles” home this November for $249.99, cartridges and all.
Posted on March 13, 2026
Major Nelson Joins Commodore: What Larry Hryb Means for the Commodore Revival
When a legacy brand tries to come back, there’s always one big question hanging over it: is this a real revival, or just another nostalgia play? That’s why the news that Larry “Major Nelson” Hrybhas joined Commodore as… Read More
Posted on February 26, 2026
Official Reveal! Marvel MaXimum Collection Trailer
Marvel nostalgia just got a very loud, very pixelated megaphone. Limited Run dropped the Marvel MaXimum Collection – Official Reveal Trailer and it’s basically a time machine set to “early-90s couch co-op chaos.”
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Posted on February 15, 2026
Hideki Sato: The Engineer Who Turned Sega’s Hardware Into a Cultural Force
Hideki Sato was one of the key architects of that philosophy, rising from engineer to lead Sega’s hardware research and development and later serving as company president in the early 2000s. His legacy isn’t one single console. It’s the idea that a console should feel like a statement: built to chase the arcade experience, built to take risks, and built to invite people into new ways to play.
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