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Vague Patch Notes: The struggle to review MMORPGs, now and forever
Recently, YouTuber Majuular posted his penultimate Ultima retrospective video about Ultima Online, and he faced a real conundrum: how do you review an MMORPG? Now, his answer in that particular case was to have a community member run a shard he had worked on before, which was mostly like the...
Retro Encounter 497 – Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Part II
I love this world because Retro Encounter is in it. On this week’s episode of Retro Encounter we dive into the story, the zones, and the incredible music of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Who didn’t pull any rare blades in the second half? Who finally got Kos-Mos? Do the late game story beats convince...
Super Mario Kart Is Getting a PC Remaster With Ray Tracing, Parallax Maps, and True Scaling Sprites
YouTube’s ‘Ahmed Hakeem’ is working on a PC remaster of the SNES classic Super Mario Kart. This PC fan remaster will add parallax maps, sprites that scale in size, and lava effects. It will even feature ray-traced lighting. And now, you can get your first look at this fan project in all its retro...
Ranking The Best PS2 Emulators On Android (All Tested)
We’ve covered plenty of handhelds here at Retro Dodo that can cope with PS2 emulation, but what if you want to keep everything on one device? It’s all well and good having a Retroid Pocket Nova, but what happens if you want to play Kingdom Hearts
New Doom Meets Half-Life Game on Steam Proves Retro Horror Can Still Be Scary
Steam features tons of great indies, but this retro-fueled FPS is the best of both Half-Life and Doom with a survival horror twist.
New Retro Resident Evil Game Quietly Makes a Case for Worse Cameras in Horror Games
A new retro Resident Evil fan game shows why some outdated design choices can still make modern survival horror more effective.
It's not just Xbox celebrating 25 years - retro translucent green tech is taking over
This week marks the launch of the Xbox X25 special edition anniversary controller, but plenty of other gadgets are getting in on the action as well.
Weekly Roundup #536
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Video Games Reborn: Retro Becomes Rad Again
Tetris: Simple, But Never Out of Fashion The post Video Games Reborn: Retro Becomes Rad Again appeared first on COGconnected.
CoD Dev Who Crunched On Black Ops 1 + 2 Reacts To Remasters Blowing Up: ‘Hard To Watch The Suits Rake In Giant Financial Windfalls From Our Old Code’
'That wealth needs to be shared retroactively,' argued the former Black Ops level designer
Final Fantasy Resonance Review – A Link to the Past
Final Fantasy delivers a wonderful blend of retro and modern RPG charms in a gorgeous HD-2D outing.
DERELIKT launches November 13 for PC, later for PS5 and Xbox Series
Narrative retro science-fiction horror first-person shooter DERELIKT will launch for PC via Steam on November …
Retroid Announces Linux Support For Pocket 6, Nova and Duo Handhelds
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Retro Survival Horror FPS DERELIKT Launches November 13 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
Developer Visuwyg and publisher Hyperstrange have announced that their upcoming narrative-driven retro first-person shooter, DERELIKT, will be released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on November 13, 2026. Set aboard the Von Neumann Outpost, a remote research station built into...
Review: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
Nintendo Wii and the iconic Wii Sports turns two-decades old next month, and whether it makes you feel old or not, the series is now totally retro. Capitalizing on becoming one of the best-selling games of all time (largely due to having been bundled with the system), Wii Sports Resort launched...
The Evercade Nexus is Blaze's best retro handheld yet, but I wouldn't compare the physical cartridge champion to similarly priced rivals
The Evercade Nexus helps take Blaze's physical cartridge platform to new heights with dual thumbsticks, a larger IPS display, and wireless local multiplayer.
Score touchdowns and win it all in the retro-inspired, side-scrolling Classic American Football
Classic American Football is an upcoming sports game from IsoTyger Studios, bringing back some retro fun in a neat looking package. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/score-touchdowns-and-win-it-all-in-the-retro-inspired-side-scrolling-classic-american-football/
Score touchdowns and win it all in the retro-inspired, side-scrolling Classic American Football
Classic American Football is an upcoming sports game from IsoTyger Studios, bringing back some retro fun in a neat looking package. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
DICE and Bungie are reportedly both interested in developing Star Wars Battlefront 3
DICE and Bungie are both interested in developing a third Star Wars Battlefront, according to a new report. As part of a Kickstarter project to release a retrospective book about the history of Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine, the former staff got back together to make a ‘final’ issue, which has...
Tenebris Somnia launch trailer – retro survival horror adventure hits Nintendo Switch 2, Switch
Following up on the debut of Tenebris Somnia, we have the new launch trailer. The retro 2D survival horror adventure game has now made it to Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. A bit of information about the title can be found in the following overview: Tenebris Somnia is a survival horror adventure game...
Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Movie Gets Viral Fan-Made PS1 Style Video Game
You will soon be able to play as Austin Abrams in this fanmade, retro-style video game adapting Zach Cregger’s take on the Resident Evil universe, complete with fixed camera angles and all.
AYANEO Offers Shipping Updates on Its Pocket Advance, Pocket Block, and Pocket Micro 2 Handhelds
Some coming sooner than expected, and others... AYANEO has released a shipping update for its range of current and upcoming handheld consoles. The updated info, shared by RetroHandhelds, arrived in an email sent to backers and pre-order customers. The bad news first: The company has stated there...
Re-Interlacing Bob Deinterlaced 480p
Many of us in retro gaming are also the same types of people who might do something like digitize old tapes such as VHS. And you can use something like a RetroTINK to deinterlace and scale the tape, resulting in an HD file that looks great. Or you can use the TINK as essentially a […] The post...
UK software sales chart for the week ending October 17, 2026 – Castlevania, Toy Story make the top 5
The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending October 17, 2026 is now available. Last week was heavy on new releases, and multiple titles are here for the first time. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse seems to have done fairly decently, making it at #3. Toy Story: Retro Roundup + Toy Story 3:...
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