A review of The History of Silent Hill

by William Schwartz | Jun 21, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews

  Earlier this year, Pen & Sword Books released The History of the Pokémon Games, which I reviewed here. At the same time, they released the much less obviously marketable The History of Silent Hill by Samantha Morris. Similar titles notwithstanding, these...

A review of Red Dead Redemption from Boss Fight Books

by William Schwartz | Jun 19, 2026 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Reviews

  As far as “retro” games go, Red Dead Redemption is kind of pushing it. The 2010 open world game was already released well into the modern AAA game production environment. Matt Margini’s tome from Boss Fight Books implicitly acknowledges how...

Dragon Warrior – by Jeremy Parish

by Jeremy Parish | Jun 18, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, Magazine Preview

If you’re old enough to remember the NES launch in America, you’re likely old enough to remember residual hand wringing in Washington, D.C. about the so-called Cold War “missile gap.” In the 1950s and ’60s, that doctrine stated that the Soviet Union had a numeric...

Retro Interview: Zack Johnson Talks ‘West of Loathing’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 15, 2026 | 2010s, Gaming, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews

Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. brings out a classic out of his archive and chats with “West of Loathing” developer Zack Johnson to get the skinny on the nifty western RPG that actually plays a bit like “Skyrim.” Old School Gamer:...

Retro Review: Typoman: ‘Braid’ meets ‘Scrabble’

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 9, 2026 | 2010s, Gaming, Reviews

Charming, yet dark, German developer Headup Games’ “Typoman” blends the puzzle and platforming genres into polished pulp of passion, forging the type of title that could work on any console, but thanks to the Wii U GamePad, is a perfect fit on Nintendo’s fledgling...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Natalie Rossetti

by Todd Friedman | Jun 5, 2026 | 1990s, 2010s, Columns

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Natalie Rossetti who is displayed on card number 2078, from the Superstars of 2015 Collection.   Natalie has been in the television and media world for many years now.   She has worked on a variety of TV shows such as Fly Girls...