Video Game Trading Card Spotlight #300 – Paul Monaghan

by Todd Friedman | Aug 15, 2023 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Interviews

THIS IS MY 300TH TRADING CARD SPOTLIGHT! Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Paul Monaghan, displayed on card number 4277, from the Superstars of 2023. Co-founder of the Maximum Power Up podcast, which was started in 2015, Paul has had a passion for video game...

You Still Have Time To Catch The John Hancock Plushie

by Todd Friedman | Jul 28, 2023 | 2010s, 2020s, Press Release

2 WEEKS LEFT TO ORDER YOUR OWN JOHN HANCOCK!   The John Hancock plushie will be available to pre-order until August 11th @ 11:59 PM ET. This campaign needs 
a minimum of 200 orders to proceed with production. Hurry and get your plushie now! Use code HANCOCK10 at...

Indie Retro News celebrates over 30 million views, THANK YOU EVERYONE!

by Indie Retro News | Jul 28, 2023 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

It is a time to celebrate on Indie Retro News, as not only have we hit a huge milestone in views reaching a staggering 30+ million website hits which doesn’t include Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, but we are also celebrating around 11 years of the creation of the...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – “REWIND” – Roger Sharpe

by Todd Friedman | Jul 22, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Interviews, Pinball

Out this weekend on HULU is the movie “Pinball – The Man Who Saved the Game”. This movie tells the tale of pinball legend, Roger Sharpe. I highly recommend watching this to get a great history of the early pinball days.  On July 19th, 2019, I had the...

Doomed Castle (AMIGA) – Another Castlevania fan game appears and this one looks good!

by Indie Retro News | Jul 18, 2023 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Even more Amiga goodness to start the week! As if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand, an Amiga Mini, or an emulator installed, then at some point in the near future, you’ll be able to play this awesome looking Castlevania fan game that’s in development...

Atari Taps Award-Winning Indie Studio Dreams Uncorporated for Modern Adaption of ‘70s Classic Lunar Lander

by Old School Gamer | Jul 14, 2023 | 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, Atari

The Under-Development Space Exploration Game Comes Earthside to PC and Consoles in 2024 Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — announced today the company is working with the award-winning game studio...