Originally expected in Spring 2019, then the end of 2019, then sometime in 2020... 500 backers may actually receive their Atari VCS units this month. As a rule of thumb, don't back modern versions of retro games consoles on crowd-funding platforms. [...]

Iron Man VR lets you live out your Tony Stark fantasies. You can now put on a headset and become Iron Man. We've owned a PlayStationVR headset for a couple of years now, and I can't believe that the system is [...]

Originally called "Puck-Man", Pac-Man has endured for forty years as one of the original classic games across almost every platform. Pac-Man made it's arcade debut in Japan on May 22nd 1980. Originally titled 'Puck-Man', the name would soon change to accommodate [...]

Twenty one years after it's debut, 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' gets a jaw-dropping 4K remaster and brings back most of the original soundtrack. In September 1999, 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' debuted on the original PlayStation. The game opened up the world [...]

A rare competition NES cartridge from the 1990 Nintendo World Championships is up for sale on eBay with a 'buy it now' price of $129,999.99. Before e-Sports there were the Nintendo World Championships. The event was an early attempt to introduce [...]

It's taken two years, but Billy Mitchell will finally defend his 'Donkey Kong' high score in court. Having been dubbed a 'cheat', the former world record holder is fighting back. In April 2018 Billy Mitchell vowed to vindicate his world record [...]

Sitting on the internet since 2012, today somebody realises there's footage of a Prince of Persia game that never came to be. The Prince of Persia games have a long history. The first game was created by Jordan Mechner in 1989 [...]

To help us get through the COVID-19 lockdown, Sony offers free games for all PS4 owners. The majority of the world is stuck at home as we all obey the laws and advice of a lockdown. Everyone is finding ways to [...]

A Basic Stadia account is now free for anyone, as long as they have a Gmail account. The Pro account is also free for two months. In a blog post from Phil Harrison, the Vice President and GM of Google Stadia [...]

Like many businesses and organisations, The National Videogame Museum in Sheffield is struggling following closure due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Established in 2018, the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield purports to be the only permanent facility of its kind in the [...]

Amid Coronavirus fears, Niantic have tweaked the mechanics behind Pokémon GO to make the game easier to play alone. As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, events like SXSW and E3 have already been cancelled amidst health and safety fears. Many [...]

With a final sale price of $360,000 the rare Sony/Nintendo PlayStation prototype becomes the highest valued console sale of all time. Records may have been set, but the winning bid for the only known prototype of Sony and Nintendo's failed PlayStation [...]