Retro Video Game Blog

From GoldenEye to modern co-op, split-screen gaming keeps friends on the couch, sharing laughs, rivalries, and single screen.

Explore our latest retro game haul, featuring Resident Evil, Silent Hill, GameCube favorites, and a few collectible surprises.

What connects point-and-click adventures, RPGs, and visual novels? See how player choice makes their stories feel like games.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes mixes puzzles, mystery, and retro style with influences from Resident Evil, Myst, Zelda, and more.

Sometimes quitting a video game is the better choice. Here’s why knowing when to stop can make the experience more enjoyable.

PlayStation just announced that new PS5 games will no longer ship on disc starting in 2028. Here's why physical games matter more now than ever.

Video games weren't always meant to be finished. You didn't "complete" Pong; you played a match and moved on. But somewhere between the arcade era and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's 90-hour average playthrough, the purpose shifted: games became something to finish. So how did we get here, and is longer actually better?

Raya Systems made SNES games about diabetes, smoking, and asthma for hospitals. They weren't good games. The research behind them was.

Before home computers were common, most kids encountered gaming on classroom computers. For a generation of students, that meant Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego, Reader Rabbit, and a few titles so strange they got pulled from schools entirely.