Jason Lamb
Jason is a PC Gaming aficionado from the Great White North. You can follow him on Twitter @jasonlamb.
The original Rise of the Triad was the quirky step-child of the first person genre when it was first released. Featuring complex level designs, advanced multiplayer deathmatch modes, and first person platforming, the game was an amped up, ridiculous version of what Wolfenstein 3D established.
And in many of these ways, the remake by Interceptor Entertainment does not disappoint.
Everyone’s favourite Duck-themed platforming game is seeing it’s remastered version released today on the Playstation Network, Nintendo eShop, and Steam.
The folks over at Insomniac Gamers are gearing up for a 20-hours gaming marathon, with all proceeds going to Child’s Play.
Writers’ Group Film Corp. has bought out Amiga Games Inc., giving them control of large portion of Amiga’s game library. Read More
A teaser trailer for Tex Murphy, the game Kickstarted last June, has been revealed.
Twenty years after it’s initial release, Apogee Software has finally released the source code for Blake Stone: Planet Strike.
Those crazy kids over at Devolver Digital (Serious Sam) are at it again, this time with a re-release of 1997’s Shadow Warrior.
Another day, another game prototype found. A work in progress version of Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (N64) has been found, and the owners over at Micro 64 have been kind enough to release a ROM dump of it.
A Duke Nukem platforming pack has been released on Steam.
The Rise of the Triad remake has finally hit Steam, and it’s brought some pre-order goodies with it.
While the Wii U selection continues to struggle, the 3Ds receives a large number of games in this weeks eShop releases. See the full list after the break.
Since E3, rumors have been circulating that Hideo Kojima has been looking for a studio to remake 1998’s Metal Gear Solid using his studios new Fox Engine. However, Kojima took to Twitter this morning to clear up the rumors.
Do you like retro game music? Do you like bundles? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then there is a bundle awaiting you!
Shadow Warrior has hit Steam, with the attractive price of free!
The Virtual Console, Nintendo’s Online shop for downloadable content, has been around since the launch of the Wii in 2006. Perhaps most notably though, the Virtual Console has been used as a platform to launch older games to a modern audience. I’m just not entirely sure Nintendo is doing it correctly.
This week in the Nintendo eShop, it seems to be all about Kirby.
Retro-bit, maker of a slew of retro-related hardware and accessories, has announced they’re releasing a series of wireless controllers for retro consoles.
The Mega Man 5 Official Soundtrack is now available from Capcom.
Unfinished prototypes of both Perfect Dark and Conker’s Bad Fur Day have been released online.