Retro RTS Tempest Rising is much more than a new Command and Conquer

This whole retro revival thing – this current trend for boomer shooters, low-poly horrors, and spiritual successors to past classics – it’s cute, it’s cute, it makes you feel warm inside, but it gets old fast. If you’re a game developer, the current, greater than ever hunger for nostalgia can be an opportunity. You have … Read more

Konami’s latest game takes retro genre to 11% | Digital Trends

Konami After nearly a decade of treading water, Konami is slowly rebuilding itself. The legendary publisher will release remakes of both Silent Hill 2 And Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eaterboth of which return Konami to the world of big budget console gaming. These projects join a collection of retro revivals, including this year’s Contra: … Read more

Apple tells emulator developers it’s okay with retro games – not entire operating systems

Updated A few developers have come to terms with Apple’s latest rules regarding video game emulators in the App Store and have concluded that the iGiant doesn’t approve of software that emulates an entire operating system. The developers of the DOS emulator iDOS and the multi-OS emulator UTM both posted that Apple has rejected their … Read more

Retro style, Hi-Res audio and Apple AirPlay… Edifier’s D32 has it all

The new Edifier D32 wireless speaker offers a lot for the money. Most people will love it because of the … [+] classic retro style that could be inspired by anywhere from the 1950s to the 1970s. Edifier Today’s design seems to be very minimalist. The time when audio equipment was also something beautiful to … Read more

Soapbox: The True Genius of Game Boy Tetris taught a generation to play video games

Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life The Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to share their opinions on current topics and random things they’ve been chewing over. Today, Tim reflects on 35 years of Tetris on the Game Boy and how it taught a generation – several generations, in fact – how to … Read more

Selaco is a phenomenal new shooter built on the retro Doom engine

Consider the beauty of destruction: as enemies close in on your position, pull the trigger and marvel as the screen fills with particles, smoke and destruction… and as the sky clears, you’re left with an eerie calm . This ebb and flow between the quiet and the loud serves as the fabric of Selaco, a … Read more

Super expensive lightweight wheels make DT Swiss’ new gravel offering look like a bargain, pink chamois, pink sunglasses and a retro saddle

This week we have some new wheels for the deepest wallets. Staying on the road, may we recommend the latest wheels from Lightweight, which manage to lose 130 grams compared to their predecessors? Yours for just £8,799/$10,895. If you prefer gravel, DT Swiss has two new rim profiles to suit your riding style, each of … Read more