‘King of Kong’ follow up on VOD and Walter Day’s debut album

by Todd Friedman | Jun 13, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Press Release

Friends, Family & Colleagues, I’m thrilled (and relieved) to share that our new doc – Arcades & Love Songs: the Ballad of Walter Day – is now available through all major video-on-demand platforms – https://linktr.ee/arcadesandlovesongs...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Matt Tuttle Talks Echoes of the Unread

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 10, 2025 | 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Interviews

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Echoes of the Unread creator Matt Tuttle to find out what inspired the game and more. Check it out on Kickstarter. About Echoes of the Unread: Developed by Clever Cat Games and published by Mega Cat Studios, Echoes of the...

Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside Ruyn With Paul Marrable

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Jun 9, 2025 | 2020s, Gaming, Indie, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, The Story Of...

Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Ruyn developer Paul Marrable, who discusses the FPS’ creation cycle and so much more. Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born? Paul Marrable: It actually started from messing around with creating level editors and tools...

A review of Everquest from Boss Fight Books

by William Schwartz | Jun 7, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Gaming, Retro Computing, Reviews

  While not, strictly speaking, the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Everquest has a notorious reputation as the first such title to truly break into the mainstream. In his Boss Fight history, Matthew S. Smith covers pretty much...

Nintendo Switch 2 Console Release

by Old School Gamer | Jun 5, 2025 | 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

UPDATE 5/5/2025 3.45 AM – Sources can now corroborate the earlier reports that the Switch 2 is now set for a June 2025 release. The console’s launch was moving into early next year – but in a surprise move – is designed to ensure Switch...

Tassei Denki to Bring Back Time Crisis in New Plug and Play Device

by William Schwartz | Jun 4, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

  Earlier today, Tassei Denki set up a Pre-Launch Kickstarter page for its upcoming Time Crisis plug and play lightgun device. Tassei Denki also appears to have acquired the rights to include Steel Gunner, Steel Gunner 2, and Point Blank in this device. A Vimeo...