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Start 2026 off right with the massive 77 map mod Quake Brutalist Jam III

By Liam Dawe,
Get some brutal retro-FPS goodness to start off 2026 with the recently released 77 map Quake Brutalist Jam III.

Epilogue reveal the SN Operator to play real SNES cartridges on various platforms

By Liam Dawe,
Much like Epilogue did with the GB Operator for playing actual Game Boy cartridges, they've recently revealed the SN Operator for the SNES.
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Siren is an awesome looking Aliens inspired Doom II conversion

By Liam Dawe,
Taking a slower approach with inspiration taken from the likes of Aliens, the Doom II conversion named Siren looks really awesome for retro FPS fans.

Open Fodder, an open source port of the classic Cannon Fodder v2.0 released

By Liam Dawe,
Cannon Fodder is a retro action-strategy gem from 1993 that was originally released on my old love the Amiga, and the modern open source port just got upgraded.

MicroProse announce a revival of the retro Geoff Crammond Racing series

By Liam Dawe,
First released in the '90s, the retro racing series designed by Geoff Crammond is making a return under new names with publisher MicroProse.

If you need a new retro boomer shooter check out Ctesiphon

By Liam Dawe,
Released in November, Ctesiphon puts you in the role of a Galactic Bounty Hunter extraordinaire in a fresh retro styled futuristic boomer shooter.

NVIDIA have discontinued Quake II RTX

By Liam Dawe,
Quake II RTX released back in 2019, with NVIDIA using it to show off more ray tracing effects for their RTX GPUs but now they're done with it.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 49: One More to Go!

By Hamish,
Candy Cruncher stands as an interesting piece of Linux gaming convergence, with it pulling on almost all of the major threads that defined the industry.

Unreal Tournament 2004 is getting revived by OldUnreal with approval from Epic Games

By Liam Dawe,
Just like Epic Games did for the original Unreal Tournament, they're giving full approval to OldUnreal to revive Unreal Tournament 2004 and keep it updated.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 48: Byzantine Labyrinthine

By Hamish,
Part 48 of the long running series of retro Linux gaming goodness. This time it's all about point and click adventuring.

A retro Acorn RISC OS gem returns with Exodus: The Colonization of Space now on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
A bit of gaming history returns to modern platforms with the release of Exodus: The Colonization of Space now available on Steam.

UZDoom the successor to GZDoom has a first proper release out now

By Liam Dawe,
What will now be the main modern feature centric port for all Doom engine games, UZDoom has a first proper release out to take over from GZDoom.

Nightdive Studios present a Blood: Refreshed Supply deep dive in a new video

By Liam Dawe,
Want to know more about the upcoming Blood: Refreshed Supply? You're in luck as we have a fresh developer video from Nightdive Studios.

TRX an open-source reimplementation of Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 version 1.0 released

By Liam Dawe,
With lots of enhancements for the classics Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2, the TRX project version 1.0 is out now with an LUA scripting engine for modders.

Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior shows off a new prototype trailer of the heavy metal platformer

By Liam Dawe,
Chaosmonger Studio continue working on Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior a retro-styled heavy metal platformer in partnership with the band Voivod.

The Nightdive Studios enhanced Quake II re-release is now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
With the latest minor update, the newer Quake II re-release that saw Nightdive Studios jump in to improve it is now Steam Deck Verified.

Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source

By Liam Dawe,
Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source.

Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster has launched from Nightdive and it's Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Nightdive Studios today released Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster, and Valve have rated it Steam Deck Verified now too.

Nightdive recently showed off Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster footage in a dev diary video

By Liam Dawe,
Looking forward to the next remaster from Nightdive? They recently put up a new dev diary video for Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster to show it off.

Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.12 has been released

By fheroes2,
A brand new version of the modernised Heroes of Might and Magic 2 game engine fheroes2 has released with version 1.1.12 now available.
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