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2018-07-22 17:04
We are in the period where a lot of iconic games turn 25 years old. From many Super Nintendo classics to the 16-bit thorn in Nintendo’s side, the Sega Genesis, there are a lot of iconi… Read More
2018-07-02 02:46
The classic George Romero zombie film is iconic to say the least. Unlike modern zombies, the undead here were different in many respects. For one, they were legitimately scary in their manne… Read More
2018-07-01 13:47
If you are like me, stretching every penny is a normal every day activity. That means whenever something is free I often take a closer look. Just a natural habit. I am not all that big on mu… Read More
2018-07-01 00:44
This week’s article is spurred by discussion in the Resellers and Thrifters Collaborative Group on Facebook. Discussion popped up about how people on eBay can make money selling items… Read More
2018-06-30 15:17
Early in 2018 Warner Bros launched the Boomerang subscription service. Recently they announced another streaming service, this time for their subsidiary – DC Comics. Aptly named &ldquo&hell…Read More
2018-06-29 02:45
It is not often that I do this but, today, I was an adult. My Jeep overheats if sitting still too long. It has an electric fan and the switch has apparently gone bad. Now, this is not someth… Read More
2018-06-24 04:33
Last week I was in a car wreck. I tell people that another driver to spontaneously re-arrange the contents of my vehicle through physical assertion. Most don’t get it. Maybe it is a ba… Read More
2018-06-23 01:30
For years now there have been rumors that Facebook would begin charging for access. While we are not quite there yet, Facebook is testing premium subscription services for groups. Many Faceb… Read More
2018-06-22 01:04
This is one that sort of blind sided me. I was submitting a news article to Filmwatch when I saw that Fox was being bought out by Disney. This is huge news in more than just the amount of mo… Read More
2018-06-22 00:38
AT&T is in the news quite a bit this last decade or so. Most recently over the AT&T-Time Warner merger, which was recently approved and will go ahead, to their purchase of DirecTV. B… Read More
2018-06-19 02:46
It is strange to think this, but Telltale Games is apparently making games for Netflix. You read that right. Telltale Games are working on games specifically tailored for the Netflix service… Read More
2018-06-18 23:37
Modern independent homebrew developers often find inspiration in the classics. Take Duckslayer Adventures, by Herold de Oliveira Pinheiro, for instance – this is a homage to the classi… Read More
2018-06-16 14:21
Wrestling games are quite a conundrum of gaming. Some developers get it just right while others have trouble figuring out what exactly a “squared circle” is. While not perfect, f… Read More
2018-06-10 18:40
Many resellers get caught up in buying in bulk, believing that if they list it, it will sell. This is a fallacy that is perpetrated in many, many, Facebook reseller groups. From my experienc… Read More
2018-06-10 03:15
If you are new to Retro Gaming Magazine then you probably missed out on earlier Xenocider coverage. This is a new game from Retro Sumus that might resemble a 128-bit Space Harrier set in a d… Read More
2018-06-09 19:46
Sure, today playing god in a game is nothing new. We have plenty of options if this is your one and only goal in your electronic entertainment. Back in the late 80’s and ea… Read More
2018-06-04 03:10
Public domain works are often not as well known as this one. Everyone from Disney to lesser known studios have taken a crack at this classic by Lewis Carol. Many people reading this have onl… Read More
2018-06-04 00:01
This week’s article is all about the sweet stuff. Cotton Candy. Particularly, Dr. Pepper and Hawaiian Punch Cotton Candy. In the group I run on Facebook, I have done small updates on t… Read More
2018-05-28 17:54
Public Domain Entertainment here is a double entendre. One meaning is that it is content of some sort – books, movies, songs, etc that is not copyrighted and free to distribute among t… Read More
2018-05-28 14:35
PlayStation the brand is something that has been in my life one way or another since 1995. That is when I started reading about it in the best gaming publication of the time, Gamefan Magazin… Read More
2018-05-27 02:05
Mortal Kombat was the one title that did something no other title in history could. It forced Nintendo to change their staunch censoring policy. Prior to Mortal Kombat appearing on the Super… Read More
2018-05-27 01:04
It has been quite a while since I did one of these Adventures in Reselling articles. I realize I need to fix that. Hence this article. Number four in my series of articles to help resellers… Read More
2018-05-22 03:25
If you’ve been paying even a little bit of attention to the video game industry then you will have noticed some patterns emerging over the last few years. One of the better of these, a… Read More
2018-05-22 01:40
Fans of the classic movie The Karate Kid are on cloud nine thanks to the fact that YouTube even signed on the Cobra Kai television show. Those same fans are probably peeing their Gi’s… Read More
2018-05-22 00:35
Reboots of movie franchises that have been rebooted to death are tough. What can your reboot bring to the table that the previous reboots did not? Kong Skull Island is one such reboot. King… Read More
2018-05-20 22:36
Stores like Walmart and Target have been fighting the likes of newcomers such as Amazon for years. This battle has been almost completely one sided as big box retail stores continue fighting… Read More
2018-05-19 23:41
Anyone that was an 80’s kid probably remembers She-Ra Princess of Power, the female led sister show to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Well, for those that remember this franch… Read More
2018-05-13 22:52
Konami back in the day rocked. One case in point was their licensed use of cartoon character such as Tiny Toons or Animaniacs (two popular “new” cartoons form the 1990’s)… Read More
2018-05-12 16:25
Earlier this week, May 10th to be exact, Fox announced that they were canceling Brooklyn 99. There were other shows effected as well, including Lucifer and Last Man on Earth – no news… Read More
2018-05-08 01:55
Recently WWE held the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia, a location that is not exactly women’s rights friendly. This meant that no WWE female superstars could compete at thi… Read More
2018-05-05 03:38
AMC is rolling out a new promotion that is apparently permanent. $5 Tuesday movie viewings. This is great news for frugal movie goers that have avoided theaters due to increasing ticket pric… Read More
2018-05-02 02:53
Okay, who is not sick of people randomly messaging you and saying you are hot, asking if you are single, etc? Okay, admittedly this does not happen a lot to me, but it does to a lot of women… Read More
2018-04-29 23:35
It is no secret that Sega has announced they are working with AtGames (ugh)on what is being called the “Sega Genesis Mini” but their return to retail was preempted, slightly. Ear… Read More
2018-04-29 22:48
It is just another day in business in today’s world to see a couple of multi-billion-dollar companies merge to become one mega corporation. That is exactly what is going on with Sprint… Read More
2018-04-27 00:05
If you are not yet sick of hearing about more Marvel cinematic universe stuff, then I have a doozy for you here. A fan has recapped all the Marvel cinematic universe movies, up to Infinity W… Read More
2018-04-26 23:42
Fighting cancer is a dirty job. Doctors and researchers can easily spend their entire careers fighting it and see slight change in the paradigm. Google has recently announced a break through… Read More
2018-04-26 23:22
Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is quite a phenomenon of a game. While it is not the first arena style shooter, it has quickly become one of the most popular. With hundreds of th… Read More
2018-04-20 02:40
PUBG is all about the action, all about the run and gun fun of wide open spaces mixed with adrenaline inducing close quarters combat. While, for the most part, close quarter combat is not al… Read More
2018-04-19 03:28
This is rather interesting news, so interesting that it has me wanting to buy a comic. Something I have not done in nearly 20 years. Well, new comics anyhow (I still collect 70’s and 8… Read More
2018-04-16 23:26
The Shenmue I and II remakes are all the rage right now. Fans are extremely excited for these HD remasters that will be hitting PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam. A YouTube content creator… Read More
2018-04-16 02:36
Sega is in a unique position as a game developer. Unlike former rival Nintendo, Sega has not been able to continue in gaming as a hardware manufacturer, therefore locking their games to one… Read More
2018-04-15 02:21
Google is one of those companies that has a lot of personal information on users. So much so that we are not even sure how much they have. Google also works on creating and honing innovative… Read More
2018-04-11 03:12
The Piano looks quite interesting for many reasons. First, we don’t see this type of game all that often, no I don’t mean the survival horror part, I mean the noire part. Mash th… Read More
2018-04-08 20:49
PlayerUnkown Battlegrounds Mobile is about to receive a large patch on May 10, the 0.5.1 patch to be exact. Well, prior to that patch landing I just learned that another patch is planned. PU… Read More
2018-04-06 00:47
Spyro is the one franchise that a lot of fans were calling for when the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy was announced. Well, for all those fans that wanted it, come September this year, you… Read More
2018-03-27 19:47
Following the actions of Google and Facebook recently, Twitter has just announced that they will also ban Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies advertising on their platform. There are a couple… Read More
2018-03-27 18:00
Remember that little book by George Orwell? The one called 1984, it was about a dystopia future where “Big Brother” was quite involved with the lives of ordinary people. There we… Read More
2018-03-24 15:36
We live in a technological world. We want things instantly. Yesterday even. This includes gratification. One area that we want this is with our entertainment. This is also an area that has b… Read More
2018-03-14 23:33
Personally, I am all for fans showing their prowess and love for old games by doing fan-based remakes. I am also for these fans putting that effort to work on something original whenever pos… Read More
2018-03-14 12:18
It is funny that a company such as Google is concerned about cryptocurrencies. They are cracking down on any, and all, cryptocurrency related advertising on their platform. This is quite a b… Read More
2018-02-17 20:06
It seems that Hasbro has unseated Bandai as the toy maker for Saban Brands extremely popular franchise, Power Rangers. It goes a little deeper than that though as the press release got vague… Read More
2018-02-16 02:46
What is holding you back from owning your very own arcade machine? Time? Money? General ability to follow through on new ventures such building an arcade machine? Well, Tastemakers are going… Read More
2018-02-16 02:09
Atari, the company that arguably started video games is now eyeing cryptocurrencies. Specifically, their own cryptocurrency called Atari Token. This is interesting news because Atari recentl… Read More
2018-02-13 19:12
The first time I read Dead Island, I slapped it with a 2-star rating, the equivalent of, “It was OK.” Six years later, after playing through the game for the fourth or fifth time… Read More
2018-02-08 02:52
It seems that Tomb Raider is not only coming to theaters but arcades near you. Right now, the Tomb Raider arcade machine is expected in limited venues but could be featured in more generally… Read More
2018-02-05 01:29
The Xbox One is purportedly the most powerful console on the market today but that doesn’t mean it can do everything. One thing it doesn’t do out of the box is play original Xbox… Read More
2018-02-03 16:00
Pokemon are quite a marketing item. It seems where ever their likenesses are placed there is money to be made. Especially if it is Pikachu, the little yellow rat like looking one. Now we are… Read More
2018-01-31 04:32
SNK are known for their fighting games. Particularly the female battlers. Come on, you know it is true. How many reading this pumped quarters into SNK fighting games to see Mai Shiranui&rsqu&hell…Read More
2018-01-27 06:27
McDonald’s are not known for being scared to try new things. While they are willing to try new things often, it is not all that often that those new things are rolled out nationwide. T… Read More
2018-01-26 02:04
The WWE, owned by Titan Sports whose board of directors is headed by Vince McMahon, is about to have some company in the portfolio of the corporation. It seems that Vince McMahon has decided… Read More
2018-01-18 04:42
Before I start this review let me say that I am normally not a fan of clicker games. Yet, here I am reviewing one and have one more on my phone waiting for a review. That should tell readers… Read More
2018-01-16 18:27
Omoshiroi Block. Have ever heard of these before? You have now. These are memo pads that reveal architecture and other things as you use them. We are not talking about simple square building… Read More
2018-01-11 03:27
Stephen Spielberg is working on a television show based on Microsoft’s Halo for Showtime. The question is, will fans of the game watch the television show? Considering it is going to b… Read More
2018-01-11 03:14
I am a closet racing game fan. Particularly dirt bike and such style racing games. This bug developed after downloading the demo for Motocross Maniacs from Microsoft. I was easily sucked int… Read More
2018-01-10 04:51
If you have ANY qualms about Amazon’s Alexa and the big security hole it leaves in your life, then you may not want to buy a new vehicle. It seems that a major car manufacturer is plan… Read More
2018-01-10 00:33
Digital gaming is something that gamers are not going to get away from anytime soon. If ever. At least companies that manage these digital gaming stores are making attempts to work together… Read More
2018-01-09 23:54
Well, would you? Now, keep in mind, this is not just any cell phone – probably not the one you carry around daily anyhow. While Motorola already tried something like this with their At… Read More
2018-01-05 02:50
The Nintendo Switch is not yet a year old, but we are already seeing lower numbers for third party games. Case in point, Doom from Bethesda Softworks reportedly sold less than 100,000 units… Read More
2018-01-05 01:48
If you are like me, live over the air, television kind of plays a sizable chunk in your entertainment choices. Channel Master is launching their Stream+ device later this month. Why is that… Read More
2018-01-03 02:56
The Xbox One X is arguably the most powerful console available. Ever. With that kind of power comes a need by fans to know what are the best games to play on such a powerful console. Here ar… Read More
2017-12-31 21:11
Star Wars fans are a passionate bunch. Nothing wrong with that. Star Wars is a phenomenon in many ways. From toys, games, comics, movies, etc. Speaking of games, there are some fans of this… Read More
2017-12-31 19:14
Bright is one of those movies that probably doesn’t really jump at you when you read the Netflix back of the box description. It should. This is one of those action movies that brings… Read More
2017-12-31 01:54
Rather than doing a weekly, or daily, update on retro games released digitally, I figure a monthly roundup would be better. I already know this is not going to be complete without the help o… Read More
2017-12-28 18:51
The Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable. On its maiden voyage that theory was proven quite wrong by some frozen water. Many people lost their lives that night, many more were affected for… Read More
2017-12-23 21:56
Recently I covered the fact that Apple was purposefully slowing down devices. Today, it has come out that a class action lawsuit has been filed against them for this action. It is not a good… Read More
2017-12-23 02:24
The tragic event that happened in Las Vegas earlier this year is just that, tragic. I am not going to point a finger in this article, I am not calling for one thing or another. I am simply p… Read More
2017-12-22 20:09
Everyone knows there is an “Apple tax” for buying their products. This is a not so clever name for the fact that Apple is one of the few companies to still offer free customer se… Read More
2017-12-22 17:54
Cereal, the crunchy stuff that companies attempt to tell us is all a part of a healthy breakfast. When in all seriousness, most of the nutrition here comes from the milk that you pour on it… Read More
2017-12-21 22:58
Google has proven that search traffic on the Internet is extremely valuable. They literally built an empire with search traffic as a cornerstone. This means there are literally a ton of copy… Read More
2017-12-21 04:19
It is interesting series of events that we are about to discuss here. The juicy part is, Amazon may be preparing to take on Google’s YouTube platform. Before you start screaming fake n… Read More
2017-12-19 03:33
This is not something that is new for games. Just look at Google’s Play Store for proof that rip offs and other crap are abundant. Many using the name and images of the name sake they… Read More
2017-12-16 13:18
Stranger Things is one of those break out shows that most fans did not see coming. How could they? A show set in the 1980’s with a horror/drama theme? On Netflix? Yeah, it came out of… Read More
2017-12-16 03:00
If you are a member of the “old” Internet, i.e. from the 90’s, then you probably remember AOL Instant Messenger. AOL Instant Messenger used to be the way to keep in touch w… Read More
2017-12-10 20:20
In 1989, the unthinkable happened. After a twenty-six year run, garnering countless fans all over the world, who tuned in week after week to see what lay in store for their favorite time tra… Read More
2017-12-03 22:31
ZTE, the brand I used to really like, have this interesting take on cell phones called the Axon M. This is a dual screen cell phone – think Nintendo 3DS but both screens are the same s… Read More
2017-12-03 19:33
I don’t usually write these types of articles. Vidme is shutting down. The popular YouTube alternative has recently announced that they will shut down effective as early as December 15… Read More
2017-11-18 16:23
I used to be a ZTE guy. My last three phones were all ZTE devices except for that foray into Windows Phones with Nokia Lumia devices (a 521 on T-Mobile and a 635 on AT&T). Now, I am a Hu… Read More
2017-11-17 03:55
We cover a lot of stuff by Daniele Spadoni here on Gravis Ludus and on Retro Gaming Magazine. I have even been asked to partake in helping with dubbing for Maniac Mansion (it was a fun exper… Read More
2017-11-12 19:40
This is an interesting development. Niantic are working on a Harry Potter game that uses the same technology, or very close to, that which powers Pokemon GO. This is nothing new, companies b… Read More
2017-11-12 00:30
PayPal, purportedly the leader in sending and receiving money online, is no longer content with just being a payment processing service. Their new service, PayPal Money Pool, sets the compan… Read More
2017-11-08 23:04
Even successful companies see periods of downsizing. That is precisely what has happened to Telltale Games who have just laid off approximately 25% of their workforce – or about 90 peo… Read More
2017-10-23 21:54
Mobile gaming is on the up and up. A host of titles have burst onto the market in recent years and taken it by storm, and in the case of games such as Candy Crush and Pokemon Go, they’… Read More
2017-10-06 00:36
What happened to cell shaded games? They were supposed to be the next “big” thing but only kind of whimpered out. There were a few notable games such as Legend of Zelda: Wind Wak… Read More
2017-10-05 01:51
What kind of world is made of paper and the inhabitants have no clue about fire? The world of Paperville that is. This is just as wacky as it sounds. You are the last hope for the world of P… Read More
2017-10-04 23:07
If you are a PC gaming fan then you probably know the name Leisure Suit Larry. If you don’t then you need to brush up on your classic PC titles as the Larry series are some of the best… Read More
2017-10-02 23:26
Attempting to edit a photo can be a frustrating experience – especially the first time that you try it. The fact that most editors cater to professionals who have experience editing ph… Read More
2017-10-01 17:45
Note: I do not, as a general rule, write reviews laden with spoilers, but I’m making an exception to my rule with this one as it’s essential to understanding why I gave it the ra… Read More
2017-10-01 03:11
Fans of westerns have pretty much been left out in the cold. I mean, sure we got stuff like Red Dead Revolver, Six Guns on mobile, and a long time before those two games we had Outlaws by Lu… Read More
2017-09-19 14:09
If you are not familiar with games like Another Lost Phone – Laura’s Story then you are in for a new type of adventure. Basically, this style of game takes your personal device (… Read More
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