Originally scheduled for a Spring release, the Atari VCS has now been pushed back to the end of 2019. The 'VCS' is the first console to bear the Atari name since the 'Jaguar' back in the mid-nineties. Drawing design inspiration from [...]

One of the best games to come out of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace receives a 2019 makeover In 1999, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was released into theatres. This was the first Star Wars film for over fifteen years since the [...]

A new ZX Spectrum game for 2019 based on the popular 1986 sci-fi movie, Aliens Many moons ago, I wrote an article here at The Unheard Nerd detailing the two different releases of the game Aliens for the 8-bit home computers of [...]

If you backed the ill-fated ZX Spectrum Vega+ indiegogo campaign you are urged to register as a creditor. A winding up order has been placed against RCL (Retro Computers Limited) and liquidators are due to be appointed. Anyone that backed the [...]

The Classic 1993 Bill Murray comedy, Groundhog Day, receives a sequel as a VR game In the classic 1993 comedy Groundhog Day, Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, a television weatherman. He is sent on assignment to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to cover Groundhog Day, [...]

New Wave Toys' 'Street Fighter II: Champion Edition' mini arcade cabinet is available to pre-order now. A 12" tall replica of the classic 'Street Fighter II: Champion Edition' arcade cabinet would make a great statement piece on the shelf of any [...]

20th Century Fox announced the long-awaited sequel to Alien: Isolation, however, it's not what we hoped for Developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega in October of 2014, Alien: Isolation was a fantastic survival horror game. Set 15 years after the [...]

Niantic's augmented reality phenomenon is still going strong after more than two years and proves to be hugely profitable. If there's one thing Niantic have done well, it's keeping players engaged with Pokémon GO. More than two years after the game's [...]

Many gamers would love a classic arcade cabinet in their collection, but who has the space? This miniature Street Fighter II: Champion Edition cab offers a solution. New Wave Toys have an interesting niche in the gaming world. The company manufactures [...]

In this fan-made game, you can embark on a classic retro space LEGO adventure! Whenever I watch The LEGO Movie, the character of Benny, the blue spaceman from LEGO's 1980's space range, always gives me great nostalgia feels. I only had two [...]

Those little suicidal lemmings return for more puzzle action on your mobile phone In 1991, a software development team from Liverpool called Psygnosis released Lemmings for the Commodore Amiga. The premise of the game was simple and yet highly addictive. Little lemmings would [...]

In the words of Nintendo of America's president, "once they sell out, they're gone". Production of the NES and SNES Classic consoles has ceased. If you've been holding off buying a NES or SNES Classic then this Christmas might be your [...]