Fans of the incoming Rayman Origins will be pleased to hear that a demo is now available on Xbox Live Arcade and PSN.

Already generating high praise for its stunning hand drawn visuals and inventive gameplay, it takes the tired franchise in fresh and exciting directions and has a large emphasis on multiplayer play.

Available from 18 November, Rayman Origins looks to be an excellent addition to the long-running franchise. … [ Read More... ]

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Last weekend saw another exciting retro event in the form of Replay 2011. Organised by Gordon Sinclair, Dave Moore and Andy Brown, it was an awesome event that massively improved on the one from the previous year.

Arcade games and pinball tables were in abundance, there were huge amounts of retro goodies to buy, while developers like Jeff Minter, Jon Hare and John … [ Read More... ]

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By 1992, Nintendo was crushing the competition in the handheld market with a piece of handheld hardware that was technically out of date when compared to its main sources of competition.  But with a little ingenuity, great battery life, and some serious gameplay, the Game Boy continued to hold its own against the likes of the Sega Game Gear and Atari Lynx.  The amount of success was … [ Read More... ]

Fans of Retro Gamer’s hardware bookazines will be pleased to hear that they are now available to buy for Kindle. The Classic Videogames Hardware Genius Guide is available now for just £5.81 and features in-depth guides to some of the best computers and consoles of all time. The Amiga, Super Nintendo, PC Engine, Atari 2600 and ZX Spectrum are just a few of the machines featured, and all come with … [ Read More... ]