Starship Troopers is getting the retro FPS treatment

Bristol based Auroch Digital, creators of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, are turning their attention to another licensed property for their second retro-style FPS: the sci-fi movie franchise Starship Troopers. Yes, it was a franchise – they ended up making three(!) sequels. Casper Van Dien reprises his role as General Johnny Rico in the reveal trailer: Starship Troopers: …

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Carmageddon is a making a comeback…as a Roguelite racer

Developer 34BigThings, best known for the Redout futuristic racer series, are bringing back the Carmageddon franchise in a new brutal Roguelite racer. Those Roguelite features extend to permanent progression between runs, plus branching event maps that include shops, secrets, showdowns and dynamic challenges. Weapons can also be swapped on the fly, with the assortment including shotguns, …

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The Nintendo DS RPG WiZman’s World is being remastered

City Connection and Clear River Games are buddying up to bring back the 2010 Nintendo DS RPG WiZman’s World. Featuring tidy pixel art and turn based battles, it was originally released by Jaleco in Japan. You play as young wizard Claus, who has just begun exploring dungeons as part of their fledgling spell-casting career. Things …

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Vampire Survivors is gaining an equally wild dungeon crawling spin-off

Poncle, creators of the smash hit Vampire Survivors, are currently working on something that can be considered a sequel. To keep us hooked until then, a dungeon crawling spin-off is underway, with development beginning around the time VS took off. Set in the same universe, ergo featuring many characters, weapons and other elements from the …

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2003’s Ghost Master is being resurrected

2003’s ghoulish strategy game Ghost Master – known as Ghost Master: The Gravenville Chronicles on consoles – is about to gain a new Unreal Engine 5 powered remake. The original was (ahem) a spiritual successor of sorts to EA’s Haunting: Starring Polterguy, in which you must scare the bejesus out of groups of citizens. It had …

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The Evercade is set to gain five new cartridges this month

For the past few years, two new Evercade cartridges have launched every two months. This month however the moons have aligned, and five new cartridges are due on 28th November – an amount not seen since the retro-dedicated format launched in 2020. There is a reason behind this surprise glut. NeoGeo Arcade 2 and NeoGeo Arcade 3 …

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Piko Interactive are planning two new Coleco Mini Arcades

IP holders Piko Interactive have revealed plans for two new Coleco Mini Arcades. Nothing is definitive just yet though, as they’re seeking funding through Gamefound and Indiegogo. Zany Golf Mini Arcade, which is presumably the Mega Drive version of EA’s 1988 take on mini-golf, will feature a trackball. The Stone Protectors Mini Arcade meanwhile is based …

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