Before Banjo-Kazooie’s mascot was a bear and after he was a human, the N64 icon was actually a rabbit, according to a former Rare developer

November 22, 2025 / admin / retro news

“We went from a boy to a rabbit for about a week”

2019

Hollow Knight devs highlight a big difference between their sequel and most Metroidvanias: “The player’s choice about where to go in Silksong is not dictated by what power-ups you currently have”

November 22, 2025 / admin / retro news

“It’s a specific kind of lock-and-key type of progression”

2019

I can’t afford to keep up with the best games of 2025, so I went back to Astro Bot for a shot of unadulterated joy

November 22, 2025 / admin / retro news

Now Playing | Speedrunning, the best DualSense haptics, and a rocket-powered chicken: my time back in the world of Astro Bot

2019

I hate to break it to you, but there are huge discounts on Super Pocket and Evercade consoles that will give you yet another reason to expand your retro collection

November 22, 2025 / admin / retro news

You can now grab a whole bunch of Evercade retro consoles, handhelds, and games for less thanks to Black Friday, including my favorite budget portable.

2019

“If you’re trying to send people to Mars, you’re going to crash a bunch of rockets. We crashed a bunch of rockets”: Arc Raiders devs explain how failed ideas led to one of 2025’s biggest hits

November 22, 2025 / admin / retro news

Embark Studios scrapped a lot of ideas to find the fun

2019

After Oblivion Remastered and Hi-Fi Rush, Bethesda Game Studios director wants more shadowdrops because “we all have short attention spans now”

November 22, 2025 / admin / retro news

“Todd Howard, the boss man, he’s wanted to shadowdrop things for a long time”

2019