Ubisoft just pulled the plug on game development at one of its most storied studios. The company confirmed another round of layoffs as part of its ongoing cost-cutting crusade, and this time, 105 staff members at Red Storm Entertainment are out the door. Founded back in 1996, this North Carolina-based team had built a reputation…
Before Colin McInerney co-founded Pedalboard Games, he used to be a game tester at Bethesda Softworks in quality assurance during college. Apparently, one game he game tested for quality assurance was Fallout 4, the most popular and most successful game in the Fallout series. McInerney sat down with GamesRadar+ in an interview, reminiscing on his experience as…
A person might look at Dread Delusion and immediately recoil, those jagged polygons and lurid colors hitting the senses like a bad trip. Others will see that same aesthetic and fall in love on the spot, embracing the intentional ugliness as something special. But anyone tempted to run away needs to stop and reconsider, because…
Basketball Classics is finally making the jump from cult‑favorite PC gem to full console release, and honestly, it’s about time. After years of quietly building a loyal following on Steam—thanks to its unapologetically retro style, razor‑sharp mechanics, and love‑letter approach to 8‑bit sports—Namo Gamo’s breakout hit is gearing up for a new era. The studio…
With the recent announcement made by GameStop declaring that the Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii U are, for all practical purposes, officially retro consoles, Sony has also put out a software update for the PlayStation 3, almost a year after the last update for the console. This comes as a shock, given…
It’s official, fellow Millennials: the consoles that we all know and love are officially retro. GameStop, one of the largest brick-and-mortar video game retailers, quite possibly one of the only ones at this point, announced Monday that it’s labeling 7th- and 8th-generation home gaming consoles as “retro consoles.” These consoles include the Xbox 360, which…