Retro Gamer
Hardware Heaven ZX81
After finding success with the ZX80 computer, Sinclair Research wanted a new model on the market for 1981.
1 min |
Issue 275
Retro Gamer
RICHIE SHOEMAKER
PC Zone is one of those magazines that fans still champion long after its closure, and Richie Shoemaker's five years on its staff make him a familiar face to many of them. We learn about his start in games media, how he launched a single-game magazine that outlasted many more mainstream titles, and why he's recently returned to print magazines
10+ min |
Issue 275
Retro Gamer
TURBO CHALLENGE-2
WITH ITS INSTANTLY CATCHY AND ENERGETIC MELODY, CRISP DIGITAL SAMPLES AND ARPEGGIOS, BARRY LEITCH'S LAYERED, SOARING TITLE TUNE FOR GREMLIN'S LOTUS TURBO CHALLENGE 2 (OR LOTUS II: RECS AS IT'S KNOWN ON THE MEGA DRIVE) QUICKLY DROVE GAMERS CRAZY WITH EXCITEMENT
3 min |
Issue 275
Retro Gamer
Future Classic
Modern games you'll still be playing in years to come
4 min |
Issue 275
Retro Gamer
TIGER HELI
TIGER-HELI ESTABLISHED TOAPLAN'S REPUTATION AS A SHOOTING GAME POWERHOUSE, EMERGING AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT, INFLUENTIAL RELEASES THE GENRE HAS EVER SEEN. AND IT'S STILL NOT DONE. LATER THIS YEAR TIGER-HELI LANDS ON ATARI CONSOLES. BUT WHAT MADE IT SUCH A SPECIAL GAME?
9 min |
Issue 275
GameOn Magazine
LUNAR Remastered Collection
2025 has been a great year to be a fan of turn-based role-playing games, with many titles receiving the remaster treatment, releasing for original fans and new players to check out.
5 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
There's something magical about the mediaeval period of history, from towering castles to knights jousting for the hand of the princess.
4 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Mandragora Whispers of the Witch Tree
I will admit, I am not the biggest fan of side-scrolling games that aim to be the next DARK SOULS. However, let it never be said that I won't try new things.
3 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
FBC: Firebreak
What could be better than enjoying a shower with one of your best friends / coworkers? That's right, sharing a shower with TWO of your best friends... This is an oddly common occurrence within FBC: Firebreak, and one that sets the tone of this bizarre title well. FBC is a three-player coop horde shooter, set within the Remedy universe (Alan Wake and Control). More specifically, you play as a member of Firebreak, an elite crew formed to handle the bizarre and supernatural events that take place within The Oldest House.
5 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Star Overdrive
Star Overdrive is an action-adventure title developed by Caracal Games, and it has left me feeling unbelievably mixed.
5 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
What Made Me Put Down the Pokémon Franchise For Good
I don't know if this nostalgia loop I fall into every few years is a me thing, a human thing, or a '90s kids thing, but I hate it.
4 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
HELLDIVERS 2's Battle for Super Earth Reminded Me of the Issues I Have with It
Joshua has issues with a game
3 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Story-Driven Games That Feel Like Reading a Good Book
I don't know what I love more: curling up on the couch with a blanket and reading a good book or playing a narrative-heavy game that lets me craft my own adventure and meet memorable characters. There's really no way to choose between the two, so why not do both simultaneously?
2 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
From the Top: NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Ultimate Ninja STORM 4
Martin takes it from the top
6 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Why Addon Changes Are a Positive Step for World of Warcraft
Love or hate them, World of Warcraft's addons are up for changes. Game Director, Ion Hazzikostas, recently sat down with PC Gamer, announcing plans to limit combat addon functionality, which prompted mixed reception from both the PvE and PvP communities. If you've found your way to this article, you might be feeling excited, confused, sceptical, or convinced that this is a poor decision for WoW; that's all valid, so let's talk about it.
3 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Marvel's Deadpool VR Looks Fun
I've been a fan of Deadpool since the early 2000s, and wound up with quite a collection of comics featuring the Merc With A Mouth over the years.
2 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Game Over: Follow the meaning
Follow the meaning is a point-and-click puzzler that's described as short, strange, and satisfying — and it certainly is! I'm glad one of my late-night Steam browsing sessions led me to this little gem from HiKing Mind Studio. Across my two-hour playthrough, I've helped cats find their way home, deceived a bouncer into letting me enter a club, met three-eyed folks who are shunned by society, and even briefly found myself transported to another dimension.
3 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die is an action roguelite developed by Stormteller Games and published by Thunderful Publishing (which I didn't know was a sequel until literally as I upload this review).
5 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Antro
Antro is a side-scrolling rhythm-based puzzle action platformer developed by Gatera Studio and published by Selecta Play and Astrolabe Games.
3 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Quantum Witch
Developed and published by NikkiJay, Quantum Witch is a pixelated 2D narrative-driven adventure that I feel is best described by one of the (clever) sentences on the Steam page: \"Not an action platformer: a story PLOTformer — you're here for the narrative!\". In it, we embody a 20-something shepherdess named Ren, a charismatic character who starts off her day looking for her lost flock and ends up caught up in a situation that could (and can and probably will, depending on how many times you play it) end her world.
3 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
Retro Gamer
THE MAKING OF DRAKAN
EVERYONE KNOWS LARA CROFT, THE TOUGH 3D ACTION HEROINE. BUT HOW MUCH COOLER WOULD SHE BE IF SHE COULDN'T JUST JUMP AND SHOOT, BUT COULD ALSO DISH IT OUT IN HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT AND RIDE A FIRE-BREATHING DRAGON? WELL, THEN HER NAME WOULD NO LONGER BE LARA, BUT RYNN
7 min |
Issue 275
GameOn Magazine
So I Tried... GRAVEN
Mike tried a game
2 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
Retro Gamer
A SUMMER OF GAMES
A LARGE NUMBER OF RETRO-RELATED GAMES ARE ON THE WAY
1 min |
Issue 275
Retro Gamer
SUPER COLLECTENDO
Mark Smith's love for the SNES comes from lifelong friendships
2 min |
Issue 275
Retro Gamer
NINJA COP
Hudson Soft's Ninja Cop swung into action on the Game Boy Advance, delivering fast-paced, justice-fuelled thrills and playing like a cross between Strider and Bionic Commando. It now demands a hefty price on the second-hand market, but is it actually worth the effort to track down?
3 min |
Issue 275
Retro Gamer
Super Pocket: Neo Geo & Data East Edition
WHO WILL WIN THE LATEST SUPER POCKET HEAD TO HEAD?
2 min |
Issue 275
GameOn Magazine
More Games that Nintendo Should Make for the Switch 2 Mouse
Alana wants more mouse games
2 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Short Thought: I Hate Being a Borderlands Fan
I have loved the Borderlands series ever since I gunned down my first Psycho.
2 min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
Gotham Knights Diaries Part Twelve
Andrew continues his fight against crime
10+ min |
Issue 190 - August 2025
GameOn Magazine
I Played 367 Matches of Brawl (Yes, Really) — Here's What It Got Right (and not)
I've been a fan of League of Legends for a few years, starting back in Season 2 when Darius was adorning the login screen by smashing in the head of a hapless soldier.
6 min |