There’s a new one-on-one fighting game coming to the SNES, and there’s some serious retro development pedigree behind it! Foxbat Co Ltd., is a team of former SNK developers with credits on some of the company’s many famous fighting games including Art Of Fighting, Samurai Shodown, The Last Blade, Kizuna Encounter and iterations of the King […]
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Maximum Power Up Podcast – Episode 38: Tomb Raider Suite

Tomb Raider is one of the most iconic games for the Sony Playstation, and a series still going today. This year is the 20th anniversary of Tomb Raider and original Tomb Raider composer Nathan McCree has something special planned.
Unreleased ‘Akira’ Nintendo Game Boy Cartridge Discovered & Revealed

As many will tell you, the lack of a decent game based on the cult classic anime Akira is somewhat criminal. While the Japanese did see a text-based adventure game starring Kanedo and Tetsuo on the Nintendo Famicom, Western gamers were stuck with the abysmal Commodore Amiga offering from Ice – one which saw some […]
Former SNK Developer Reveals Brand New Super Nintendo Fighter ‘Unholy Night’

The era in which we started our adventure into the world of gaming is a tough one to let go of. While this may hold true for gamers, it would also appear that there are seveal ‘retro’ developers who are also eager to keep their programming past alive – so much so that former-SNK employees […]
Interview: Matt Phillips, Tanglewood Developer

If you’re a big fan of the Mega Drive, you might have noticed a Kickstarter project floating around online recently by the name of Tanglewood. The campaign is currently about 70% funded, with about £34,000 raised against a goal of £48,000, and has ten days to go. If you want to see the campaign for yourself and […]
Sonic Unleashed Preview Build Released

Sonic Unleashed is seen as one of the biggest 3D entries in the history of Sonic. Whether you like the werehog or not, it brought a massive overhaul to the game design philosophy of Sonic working in the third dimension. The beautiful environments based on real-life locations, fast gameplay and a unique lighting engine all […]
Sonic Unleashed Preview Build Released

Sonic Unleashed is seen as one of the biggest 3D entries in the history of Sonic. Whether you like the werehog or not, it brought a massive overhaul to the game design philosophy of Sonic working in the third dimension. The beautiful environments based on real-life locations, fast gameplay and a unique lighting engine all […]
First look at the official ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 25th Anniversary’ art book from Cook & Becker – available for pre-order

Thanks to the next-gen art dealers at Cook & Becker, we have a first look at the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog 25th Anniversary art book via an in-depth gallery of images as well as a full press release. So let’s get down to it! The art book, the first ever official art book and design […]
First look at the official ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 25th Anniversary’ art book from Cook & Becker – available for pre-order

Thanks to the next-gen art dealers at Cook & Becker, we have a first look at the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog 25th Anniversary art book via an in-depth gallery of images as well as a full press release. So let’s get down to it! The art book, the first ever official art book and design […]
Attention Sonic the Hedgehog collectors: Cook & Becker are looking for rare original official art and collectibles

If you haven’t already heard, next-gen art dealers Cook & Becker plan to release a “Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book”. The book will cover the history of Sonic and will include design sketches, official character illustrations, in-game art, pixel art, rare promotional art and game box art. While SEGA has provided Cook & […]
