Games don’t exist in a vacuum. The decisions made in boardrooms, courtrooms, and government offices shape what gets made, how it’s sold, and who it’s sold to. News & Views is where we cover the stuff happening around gaming — regulation, industry news, and the occasional rant about things that need saying.
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Looking Back: Ecco the Dolphin (1992)
Most Mega Drive games in 1992 were about hitting things. Sonic hit things by running into them. Golden Axe was entirely…
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Someone Spent Two Years Building a Game Boy Color You Can Wear on Your Wrist
Chris Hackmann — better known online as LeggoMyFroggo — has been making increasingly unhinged Game Boy Color projects for a few…
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Ecco the Dolphin Is Coming Back — And the Original Team Is Making It
On April 22, A&R Atelier — the studio led by original Ecco creator Ed Annunziata — announced Ecco the Dolphin: Complete….
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Atari Just Quietly Assembled the Most Formidable Retro Emulation Operation in Gaming
On April 23, Atari announced the acquisition of Implicit Conversions, an emulation studio founded in 2019 by Robin Lavallée and Jake…
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The Neo Geo AES+ Has Already Broken Its Own Forecast — And It Hasn’t Launched Yet
When we covered the announcement of the Neo Geo AES+ a few weeks ago, the question hanging over the whole thing…
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Manchester: The City That Invented Modern Computing (And Some of the Best Games You Ever Played)
Before we begin — Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, and most of what we’re about to discuss were, until 1974, part of Lancashire….
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Sega Universe — “No Old, Stay Gold”: Sega Is Reviving Its Classic IPs and It’s About Time
On April 24, 2026, Sega announced a project called Sega Universe. The slogan is “No Old, Stay Gold.” The mission statement,…
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Return to Blacktooth — The Head Over Heels Sequel That’s Been in Development for 36 Years
Updated 7 May 2026: Return to Blacktooth is now available! In 1987, Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond released Head Over Heels….
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Vintage Computer Festival GB 2026 — Leigh, Lancashire, 19-21 June
Vintage Computer Festival GB 2026 — Put This in Your Diary (or get AI to do it) The Vintage Computer Festival…
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R-Type DX Is Coming to Modern Platforms — And It’s Long Overdue
R-Type DX is coming to modern platforms later this month. If you know what that means, you’re already interested. If you…
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SNK, Saudi Arabia, and Whether It Matters When You Buy a Neo Geo Game
It’s worth having this conversation plainly, because it’s going to come up every time someone mentions buying a Neo Geo product…
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Metal Slug Is 30 — And All Six Games Are Half Price Right Now
Metal Slug first appeared in Japanese arcades on 19 April 1996. Thirty years later, all six main Neo Geo entries in…
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Is This the Golden Age of Retro Gaming Hardware?
Something extraordinary is happening in 2026 and it’s easy to miss it if you’re not paying attention. While the mainstream gaming…
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The Neo Geo AES Is Back — And This Time You Can Actually Afford One
The Neo Geo AES launched in 1990 at $649.99. Individual games cost between $200 and $600. Adjusted for inflation, that makes…
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Looking Back: Marble Madness (1984)
May 2026 — Looking Back series Marble Madness is a four-minute game. Six courses, a timer counting down, and a marble…