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Interest in the Neo Geo AES+ has been strong, but North American buyers have hit a few practical ordering bumps.

A tiny VMU-slot adapter gives Sega's classic pad a new trick, with wireless features, lighting, mapping, and motion control support.

Starfield could have marked a bigger tech shift for Bethesda, but the studio's familiar engine won out for a very Bethesda reason: the community built around it.

Fresh archive art gives fans another look at Sonic’s big 3D leap.

The classic handheld compilation returns on Switch, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam with back-to-back missions and fresh music built around its biggest mode.

A tiny Tarnished adventure trades the Lands Between for a retro handheld frame.
Pocket power
Handheld legends, Nintendo hardware, and classic franchise stories.

The classic handheld compilation returns on Switch, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam with back-to-back missions and fresh music built around its biggest mode.

The Neo Geo Pocket and WonderSwan remain fascinating machines, but their timing shows how hard it was to read Nintendo's handheld playbook.

Pablo Miyazawa's Nintendistas project looks back at a complicated chapter of Nintendo history, where official releases, local industry, grey market imports, and fan memory all overlap.
Silver disc era
PS1, PS2, PSP, Vita, and the style that shaped a generation.

The final chapter is still in development, but its director appears to know it inside and out already.

Hard Edge - War Zone moves the PlayStation action-adventure name into real-time tactical card battles set six months before the original game.
Mega Man: My Play Watch turns Mega Man 2 into a wrist-sized touch-screen game, complete with themed clock faces, health tracking, and a $79.99 price tag.
Green room
Original Xbox stories, back compatibility, and hardware history.

A long-running hardware secret, an old Nvidia chipset, and careful software work have all come together in one very modern upgrade for Microsoft’s first console.

Rare's Xbox years have often been judged against its Nintendo past. Ed Fries sees a different thread: a studio still willing to experiment, even when that path is harder.
Archive mode
Classic game stories, development history, anniversaries, and how old games changed over time.

A tiny Tarnished adventure trades the Lands Between for a retro handheld frame.
After 10 years in its current spot, Beep Akihabara is preparing for a move to a still-unannounced location.

The project was presented as fully AI-generated, and that detail has become the real story.
Hardware shelf
Classic console hardware, mods, displays, controllers, and setup culture.

The creator behind A Winner Is You and You Are Error is returning with KUROHI, an ambitious Game Boy Color cartridge that blends several classic play styles into one connected adventure.

A lively new arena game joins FULLSET’s retro lineup, with local Neo Geo multiplayer support and more Project Neon formats back on the table.

MiSTer FPGA keeps moving, with arcade cores, DOS tools, system utilities, and save support all getting attention.
Preservation layer
Emulation, FPGA, homebrew, translations, and preservation-friendly tools.

The BigPEmu creator's arcade project has moved from uncertain funding to a public release, with speed, accuracy, and extra features at the heart of the pitch.

The PS5 homebrew scene keeps moving firmware by firmware, and 6.50 is now part of the kstuff map.

A familiar homebrew name returns with a new PS4 port for fans of classic PC role-playing games.