Shigeru Miyamoto believed games chasing realism “were pretty much failures” 40 years ago, which is why Tom and Jerry’s cartoon reality was “vital fuel” for Nintendo’s early games March 8, 2026 / admin / retro news “Animation-heavy games which prioritize visual smoothness over responsiveness” ain’t where it’s at, according to Miyamoto Read More 2019
Resident Evil Requiem’s secret hero is the “damsel in distress” that redefines the trope – and continues the franchise’s mutated definition of girlhood March 8, 2026 / admin / retro news Opinion | Emily is even more important than she appears Read More 2019
Slay the Spire 2 dev “totally blown away” as the roguelike enters Steam’s top 20 most-played games ever with over 573,000 concurrent players: “We’ll gecha one day Silksong” March 8, 2026 / admin / retro news Almost there Read More 2019
Marvel Rivals implements a “Victim Compensation Protocol” for players affected by “malicious match-losing” and people getting paid to throw March 8, 2026 / admin / retro news The system will automatically restore lost competitive points Read More 2019
Old-school The Legend of Zelda-inspired game mimics the GameBoy to GameBoy Color transition, goes from retro handheld to PC and Switch March 8, 2026 / admin / retro news Ratcheteer DX pulls a Link’s Awakening Read More 2019
Slay the Spire 2 devs are “microtransaction haters,” even if some fans “threaten to buy all and any cosmetics we may ever release” March 8, 2026 / admin / retro news Mega Crit doesn’t plan on monetizing the roguelike like that Read More 2019