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New Legend of Zelda Game Might Be Western Collaboration

Nintendo is a company that develops most of its big franchises in house and rarely works with Western development studios but it seems that more such cooperation might happen in the future, with a new The Legend of Zelda game a possible target.Speaking to Wired, Shigeru Miyamoto stated, “As you know, we have al...

14 December 2011
16:31 GMT

Sega Classic Collection: Comix Zone and Ecco the Dolphin

It's fortunate that Sega decided to release its new Mega Drive Classic Collection, because I would have never known how much fun I missed out on by not playing some of the games that pioneered in this industry. The meaning of the expression “they don't make them like they used to” has always e...

12 October 2010
03:50 GMT

Sega Classic Collection: Golden Axe & Altered Beast

Remember the good old times when video games used to be all about visiting the arcade gallery and inserting coins into huge machines so that you can enjoy a couple more minutes slaying monsters and rescuing princesses by skilfully using a joystick and pressing buttons like crazy in the hopes of achieving stunning co...

11 October 2010
09:21 GMT

Capcom Plans to Create a Mega Man Universe

Capcom filed a new trademark for something called Mega Man Universe with the United States Patent and Trademark Office last week, indicating that the publisher might be getting ready to announce a fresh version of its popular two-dimensional character. The trademark applies to everything, going from videogames to scr...

29 April 2010
12:51 GMT

Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Continues 2D Tradition

Capcom has announced that it plans to continue the Bionic Commando series with the launch of Rearmed 2, a 2D videogame set to arrive in the first quarter of 2011 on both the PlayStation Network from Sony and on the Xbox Live from Microsoft as a downloadable title. It will again star Nathan Spencer as a grappling hook...

22 April 2010
03:00 GMT

Microsoft Announces Retro Game Room

Microsoft has announced a new major initiative at its Consumer Electronics Show press conference. The company plans to create a complex virtual environment called the “Game Room,” which is set to allow those using the Xbox 360 home gaming console and the PC to play a wide variety of older titles. Microsof...

7 January 2010
05:30 GMT

Capcom Classics Collection: Remixed Heading to the PSN

Capcom is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, especially in its native Japan. It owns a lot of profitable and world-famous franchises, from the likes of Street Fighter or Resident Evil to Mega Man or Monster Hunter. In order to further capitalize on its huge portfolio of older titles and to bank on...

2 July 2009
11:21 GMT

Story Details Offered on Metroid: Other M

One of the biggest announcements made by Nintendo for the hardcore crowd at its E3 press conference was that of the development of Metroid: Other M, the long awaited new chapter in the story of Samus Aran.The big surprise has been that the game is being developed by Team Ninja and that it is coming for the Nintendo W...

18 June 2009
16:31 GMT

iPhone Getting Retro 8-bit Synthesizer + Sequencer

iPhone developer Yudo has announced the upcoming availability of a retro 8-bit Synthesizer + Sequencer app called 8Bitone. As its dubbing implies, the program is both a synthesizer and sequencer and simulates the sounds of 8-bit Personal Computers and Game Consoles from the '80s. According to the developer, the ...

25 May 2009
10:02 GMT

Square Enix President Talks About Retro Games

These are very troubled times for developers and publishers of games, because people don't have the same amount of money to spare on games, and are now much more careful as to what titles they buy. This has made a lot of medium-sized companies focus on franchises and games with which people are already familiar,...

11 November 2008
11:01 GMT

Sony Ericsson W350i Review

The new Sony Ericsson W350i is a mid-level ranged mobile phone that adds to the Walkman series portfolio. As it has been a long time since a famous handset manufacturer launched a flip phone, W350i brings back the Sony Ericsson's T series feeling. Revamped and improved, W350i's design has that special retro...

18 July 2008
05:56 GMT

The Magno Retro Style Radio Brings Back The 70's

I don't know why all the major radio manufacturers began to embed their items in wood, but I don't mind that at all. It is true, the wood they're using is top-quality, but still it is wood, so the products are less practical, but more sophisticated. If you're a retro gadgets fan and own a disco ba...

27 June 2007
05:50 GMT


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