Peri Fractic, aka Chris Simpson, has now completed the business side of things and fully taken over as Commodore’s new CEO. He announced the news on the official Commodore account on X before the weekend, and followed it up with a brief video to confirm it. Simpson runs the Retro Recipes YouTube channel, where he …
PRESS RELEASE – Aug. 3, 2025 – Ryu Ito (developer name: RyiSnow), a game localizer known for Japanese versions of acclaimed indie titles such as Hollow Knight and The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, has released his original roguelite bullet hell shooter ZENVADER on Steam. The game is heavily inspired by early classics like Space Invaders and …
PRESS RELEASE – Aug. 4, 2025 – Today, Koei Tecmo America and developer Omega Force announced that celebration plans are underway for the 25ᵗʰ Anniversary of their tactical action game series, Dynasty Warriors. This includes the development of large-scale DLC for Dynasty Warriors: ORIGINS (now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC …
PRESS RELEASE – Aug. 1, 2025 – GameSetBoy announces a Kickstarter for the PC game Leopold Kills a God, a parody RPG that harkens back to the days of the original Game Boy. It is inspired by the Mother series, Undertale, and retro games like Final Fantasy Legend 2 for the Game Boy. Leopold Kills …
The Online Safety Act (OSA) was passed in 2023 but only came into effect on July 25, 2025, is the most sweeping and controversial piece of internet regulation in UK history. While the intent is to protect children from harmful online content, the law’s broader implications have been phased in step by step under the …
The Battlefield series of games are known for their destructible environments. Now, the latest mainline entry into the franchise is about to go into Open Beta so gamers can get a good look at just how impressively everything explodes this time around. EA has also revealed new game details involving multiplayer, and Portal – a …
Five years in the making, Heartworm is the debut 1990s-flavored survival horror game by indie dev Vincent Adinolfi, and published by DreadXP (The Mortuary Assistant, My Friendly Neighborhood). It’s available now on PC. Players take control of Sam, a young woman still grieving the loss of her grandfather. After stumbling across a possible way to …
Hitman: Absolution is making its mobile debut this autumn, expanding the franchise’s reach across iOS and Android devices. Fans of the franchise have already started filling out pre-orders on the iOS App Store, with pre-registration available on Google Play. This new release is being handled by Feral Interactive, the studio also responsible for the 2024 …
It’s been a busy week for AYANEO, with the company releasing no less than four recent “Sharing Session” YouTube videos detailing future plans, new releases, and most surprisingly of all, a new budget line, KONKR (pronounced ‘conqueror’). AYANEO is a company based on the motto “by real gamers, for other gamers,” and has made a …
PRESS RELEASE – July 31, 2025 – Today, publisher Rainy Frog and developer Rainy Night Creations have brought an exciting new modern retro stealth action game to Steam and Nintendo Switch. As a member of an elite counter-terrorist spy team, your mission is to take down an evil eco-terrorist organization working to plunge the world …
PRESS RELEASE – July 31, 2025 – Alawar is thrilled to announce that the Wall World 2 playtest is officially live on Steam, offering players their first hands-on experience with the highly anticipated sequel. Revealed earlier this year during the Humble Games Showcase, Wall World 2 builds on the unique blend of tower defense, mining, …
PRESS RELEASE – July 31, 2025 – Indie developer Wekthor has unveiled a new gameplay trailer for Diesel Fury: Outgun The Universe, a third-person action roguelite featuring open-world driving set against a medieval apocalypse. The latest trailer highlights dramatically improved visuals, immersive environments, and explosive action sequences that bring the game’s chaotic world vividly to …
The ongoing patent infringement filed in the Tokyo District court in September 2024 by Nintendo and its subsidiary The Pokémon Company against Pocketpair, Inc is still going strong with no end in sight due to a recent update to the wording of one of Nintendo’s patents, and despite changes made to the defendant’s game Palworld. …
The Commodore brand was reborn via an announcement by Chris Simpson aka Peri Fractic, the man behind the Retro Recipes YouTube channel, on June 28. Then, he announced a brand new Commodore computer, the Ultimate 64, on July 12. Now, another company that owns a license to the Commodore name is disputing Simpson’s ownership. Commodore …
The EU petition for Stop Killing Games (SKG) closes to signatures on July 31, but there’s now another possible option supporters can sign, and it’s open until Oct. 9. The Digital Fairness Act is an EU initiative aimed at tackling unethical techniques and unfair commercial practices, and is something the SKG leader Ross Scott has …
