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Friday Is “Egg-mergence Day”

Dec 05, 2011

As we reported last week, an 80s 8bit hero is getting set to return, bringing us a taste of retro heaven on the iPhone and Android.

Dizzy’s Return is No Yolk!

Nov 23, 2011

This week, Codemaster’s Rich Eddy announced on Twitter the return of 80′s classic Dizzy.

Old skool in the new world… Replay Expo at Eurogamer 2011

Oct 27, 2011

Eurogamer was the first show I have been to on this scale since the ZX Microfairs of the 80′s. This however made those ZX fairs look more like a village boot fair.

When I was young, maybe 8 years old or so, my mum decided to surprise me with a computer. It was a present that she’d organised with a neighbour down the street. I had no idea what she was planning until one morning I came down stairs to find an odd shaped cover over a desk. No one would tell me what it was until I’d finished my breakfast. Then, once finished, I was allowed to unzip the thick, grey dust sheet off the surprise.

NEWS: Creator of Shenmue to leave SEGA

Jun 28, 2011

Speaking with Gamasutra, Yu Suzuki confirmed that he plans to leave SEGA by the end of the year but that he’ll remain on as an advisor to Sega.

NEWS: 360 dying? No way, say MS

Jun 06, 2011

Xbox are gearing up for E3, and the rumors of the next Xbox are always circulating (even though MS deny a possible new machine). Microsoft are already taking to the fight to promote how well their current gen console is selling.

FEATURE: First hand DLC: The gamers suffer

May 09, 2011

Recently every game I’ve had my grubby little hands on seems to have some kind of phrasing like ‘activate your online pass’ stamped on the box. A year or two ago this kind of thing wasn’t that common, but this year especially its becoming more and more apparent that this is the route video games companies are going to take against the sale of second hand games and piracy. I have to ask the question, why should us gamers suffer the brunt of this war?

FEATURE: Retro collecting? …is it a thing of the past?

Apr 18, 2011

As an old man, I have a loft full of history dating back to the very first days I dipped my toes into computing and videogames. If possible I would own the entire catalogue of the ‘Vintage Computing’ section on e-Bay.

TOP 10: 80′s cartoons that should be made into video games.

Apr 13, 2011

“You got the touch, you got the power!” Its time to look back to the 80’s with the cartoons I grew up with, that never got made into video games. Please share with us any I might have missed, and your game pitch idea (all ideas WILL be stolen and subsequently sold).

FEATURE: Old Skool – New world!

Apr 04, 2011

Bringing history back to life…

Retro is cool, right? Dig out those skin-tight jeans from the back of the wardrobe, squeeze into your Converse All Stars, hide behind your hair, grab your original CND wrist wear and whether you are 20 or 40 you wouldn’t look out of place on the street today, even with the natural grey highlights! The fashion and music industry all go in cycles, but the art of gaming has always moved forward, bigger and better eye melting graphics and heart-exploding soundtracks are best, apparently.