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Blaze Entertainment has brought one of Evercade’s earliest cartridges back from the dead. Piko Interactive Collection 1 is available again from today, returning cartridge #09 to the active Evercade line-up more than three years after it entered Legacy status. Reissues like this are not common within the Evercade ecosystem. In fact, Blaze says this is the first cartridge to officially return after previously receiving Legacy status. That designation normally means the licensing agreement has expired, production has ended and only remaining retail stock continues to be sold. Almost the Original Collection Originally released in 2020 as one of Evercade’s first…

Halberd Studios has announced that Mariachi Legends will now launch on April 27, 2027, moving the Mexican pixel art Metroidvania beyond its previously planned Q4 2026 release window. The studio shared the new date in an extensive Kickstarter update following the game’s appearance at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026. Rather than simply announcing another delay, Halberd has been unusually open about what led to the decision. According to the Kickstarter update, the team underestimated the amount of work still required to optimize, test and prepare Mariachi Legends for release. Recent development has included addressing performance bottlenecks and memory usage as…

One of our favourite games of 2025 has made the jump to Nintendo Switch 2. PM Studios and Brazilian developer Pocket Trap have released Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo for Nintendo’s latest system, bringing several technical upgrades along with it. The self-proclaimed “yoyovania” originally launched in May 2025, combining Zelda-style top-down exploration with a surprisingly versatile yoyo mechanic. Players take control of Pippit, a young bat using his yoyo for combat, traversal and puzzle solving across a large interconnected city. We were particularly fond of it at Retrolike, awarding Pipistrello a 9/10 in our review and calling it “one of…

Evercade is going to Hell this October. Blaze Entertainment has revealed a limited DOOM Edition of its upcoming Evercade Nexus handheld, with pre-orders now open exclusively through Funstock. Only 3,000 units will be produced worldwide. The Evercade Nexus DOOM Edition takes the upcoming premium handheld and gives it a suitably demonic makeover, with a dark grey and red colour scheme and DOOM artwork covering the system. More importantly, the package also includes the newly announced DOOM Collection cartridge, bringing the original DOOM and DOOM II to Evercade alongside a sizeable selection of additional campaigns. The cartridge includes DOOM, DOOM II:…

Thirty years after Quake first introduced us to its particular brand of medieval industrial nightmare fuel, id Software’s seminal FPS has received an entirely new campaign. Dawn of the Machine is available now as a free update for the enhanced version of Quake, with MachineGames once again returning to the game that helped define the first-person shooter. Dawn of the Machine isn’t just a couple of bonus levels thrown in for Quake’s 30th birthday either. The new episode consists of 19 new maps forming a single campaign, accompanied by a new soundtrack, hidden secrets and a new Deathmatch map. MachineGames…

Hyperkin is giving one of the grandaddies of the retro handheld market, the SupaBoy, another lease on life, introducing two new versions of its portable Super Nintendo-compatible console. More importantly, 14 years after its initial North-American release the new models will mark the first official release of the SupaBoy in Europe. Rather than relying on downloaded ROMs or a built-in game library, the SupaBoy takes the old-fashioned approach: stick an actual cartridge in the back and play. The handheld is compatible with original Super Nintendo and Super Famicom cartridges, allowing existing collections to be played on the go. Two new…

Publisher Dear Villagers and developer Domesticated Ant Games have officially revealed Gravity Circuit 2, a sequel to the acclaimed retro-inspired action platformer that first launched in 2023. The game is currently scheduled for release in 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. To celebrate the announcement, the original Gravity Circuit will be available to claim for free on Steam from June 1 through June 14 as part of the Dear Villagers Publisher Sale. Set several years after the events of the original game, Gravity Circuit 2 returns players to a rebuilt Kernel City. A new threat has emerged in…

French publisher Red Art Games has announced that Monster Crown: Sin Eater will receive a physical release for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 in Europe on September 3, 2026. Developed by Studio Aurum and ported to current-gen consoles by Red Art Studios, Monster Crown: Sin Eater is a top-down monster taming RPG that leans into darker themes and a more choice-driven structure than many of its genre contemporaries. The game is already available digitally for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. According to Red Art Games, the physical standard edition for both Switch and PS5 will…

Retroware has announced that physical editions of Neon Inferno and The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit are now available directly through the publisher’s online store, following their earlier pre-order campaign with Limited Run Games. Both games are available for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 at $39.99 each. The releases include reversible covers and printed manuals, with AVGN 8-Bit also featuring artwork by Mike Matei. Neon Inferno Brings A 32-Bit Styled Cyberpunk Shooter To Physical Format Developed by Zenovia Interactive, Neon Inferno originally launched digitally in November 2025 across Steam and modern consoles. The game blends traditional side-scrolling action with gallery-shooter…

On the backdrop of the sad news of Kunio-kun’s creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto passing way on April 2, Arc System Works has today announced River City Saga: Journey to the West, a new spin on the long-running Kunio series, set to release on June 4, 2026. The game is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam. A different take on a familiar formula This entry draws inspiration from Journey to the West, one of China’s Four Great Classical Novels. Players step into the role of Kunio, taking on forms based on Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and Tang Sanzang. While…