Retro Archive
5 July 2020
FeatureFinal Fantasy 9 and the picture book adventure of a PS1 Final Fantasy
Fixed-angle Fantasy.
4 July 2020
Digital FoundryFinal Fight: DF Retro revisits the arcade original, every port, and all sequels
The definitive history of a classic fighting franchise.
3 July 2020
Evo Online cancelled, CEO fired following sexual misconduct allegations
"We are shocked and saddened by these events."
27 June 2020
24 June 2020
FeaturePride Week: Life is queer
Stranger things.
23 June 2020
22 June 2020
FeaturePride Week: Final Fantasy 7 - the perfect queer epic for Pride in lockdown
Introducing a week of LGBT+ stories on Eurogamer.
19 June 2020
Sir Ian Holm passes away, aged 88
Famous for his roles as Bilbo, Ash, and many more.
Guinness World Records reinstates Billy Mitchell's Pac-Man and Donkey Kong records
"I want to get back to work..."
FeatureThe Double-A Team: The thrilling convenience of Torchlight
Can you pet the pet?
17 June 2020
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: Stage management
Ode to the occupational octopus.
13 June 2020
Here's the Shadow Man remaster in action
Skull candy.
12 June 2020
FeatureFive of the Best: E3 conferences
Bam! There it is.
10 June 2020
CEX staff react in dismay as stores set to re-open for browsing
Without 72-hour trade-in quarantine.
Evercade retro console gets The Oliver Twins Collection
To raise money for the National Videogame Museum.
7 June 2020
FeatureCapturing a piece of SEGA's golden age
Virtua Fighter 3 and me.
6 June 2020
FeatureMy friend and his Pokémon save file
Inner narratives.
5 June 2020
FeatureThe Double-A Team: Puyo Puyo Tetris takes puzzling beyond the infinite
"This mode is not like any other."
3 June 2020
Sega celebrates its 60th anniversary with a Game Gear Micro
And it's very micro.
31 May 2020
Feature20 years after its release, it's time to play Daikatana
Romero's folly deserves a second look.
30 May 2020
Watch the wholesome moment this Super Mario 64 speedrunner broke the world record after eight years of trying
"We gotta sing him a song!"
29 May 2020
FeatureFive of the Best: Game Over screens
Insert credit.
FeatureThe Double-A Team: F.E.A.R. is a state of mind
Scared for life.
27 May 2020
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: Gormenghast
Free to Flay.
25 May 2020
FeatureSometimes the best thing in a game is a pause
Wait for it.
24 May 2020
FeatureToday I learned about a console called Terminator 2
I know now why you cry.
22 May 2020
FeatureClash of Fans was a lovely surprise for us
From Dawn of War to Runescape.
FeaturePerfect Dark: the oral history of an N64 classic
In far sight.
18 May 2020
FeatureIntroducing Clash of Fans week
Starting with mud and cards.
17 May 2020
Feature29 years on, has Final Fantasy broken the spell of Active Time Battle?
A deep dive into how Square Enix's flagship series models time.
16 May 2020
FeatureThanks, Edge - you made me Feel Better
Spectrum games.
15 May 2020
13 May 2020
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: Bob Ross
Beat the devil out of it.
9 May 2020
8 May 2020
FeatureFive of the Best: Scares
Jump! Jump!
FeatureThe Double-A Team: Bangai-O turns bullet hell on its head
Missile demand.
6 May 2020
Here's three minutes of footage from a cancelled Prince of Persia project
Lost in the sands of time.
Artwork reveals Retro Studios' cancelled The Legend of Zelda project
The missing Link.
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: Machine with Concrete
Endless runner.
5 May 2020
FeatureThe lure of a good spaceport
So much more than scum and villainy.
Here's Super Mario 64 running at 4K on PC
Shine get.
4 May 2020
3 May 2020
FeatureThe story of Your Sinclair
Read this article. Or we'll put the frog in a blender.
1 May 2020
FeatureFive of the Best: Bikes
Framed.
29 April 2020
Digital FoundryStreets of Rage 4: How a classic brawler was revitalised for modern hardware
What made the originals so good - and why the new sequel is essential.
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: The Etienne Terrus Museum
A question of attribution.
26 April 2020
Digital FoundryDF Retro takes on the epic Final Fantasy 7 saga
Revisiting a JPRG game-changer - and the 23 years of waiting for the remake.
FeatureSuper Mario Maker 2 proves Mario is always better with a world map
The final update brings a rich history into focus.
25 April 2020
Digital FoundryEvercade review: the cartridge-based retro handheld that works
A new take on collecting and playing classic games.
FeatureGames and dolls' houses are an interesting mix
Upstairs downstairs.
24 April 2020
FeatureFive of the Best: Jumps
Getting some air.
22 April 2020
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: marbled paper
Metamorphosis.
19 April 2020
17 April 2020
15 April 2020
Video game pioneer John H. Conway dies aged 82
Creator of 1970's Life.
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: The Capgras delusion
A study in empathy.
14 April 2020
Fans think Nintendo originally planned a Pokémon Pink
Fairy interesting.
11 April 2020
10 April 2020
FeatureLet your mind wander with 40 of our best reads
Think about something else for a while.
8 April 2020
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: The Last Tycoon
ACTION IS CHARACTER.
5 April 2020
Digital FoundryDoom 64 - a classic N64 shooter gets a top-tier port for current-gen systems
And it's the first Xbox One S game to break the 1080p barrier.
FeatureInside gaming's least safe safe rooms
Knock knock.
4 April 2020
FeatureThe pleasures of a game world you look down upon
It comes too fast, this shelving sense of home.
3 April 2020
FeatureThe Double-A Team: Sleeping Dogs lies on both sides of the law
Which Wei will you go?
1 April 2020
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: avoiding quests
Greetings, stranger!
28 March 2020
Netflix is making a Dragon's Lair live-action movie
And Ryan Reynolds is set to star.
FeatureOn Instagram a great illustrator is turning art into a game
And she's not alone.
27 March 2020
FeatureFive of the Best: Specials
In an orderly Q.
25 March 2020
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: damn fine seamanship
Show me the ropes.
21 March 2020
FeatureUnderstanding world-building in games
And a bit about Inception.
20 March 2020
FeatureFive of the Best: Friends
Sorry Ross.
18 March 2020
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: Shipping containers
A port we'd like to see.
14 March 2020
Bill Gates stepping down from Microsoft board
To focus on philanthropic work.
13 March 2020
Dua Lipa's offering the chance to battle her at Dance Dance Revolution
...if you buy a Ł277 ticket.
FeatureFive of the Best: Cities
Metrovania.
12 March 2020
All-time classic Blade Runner is being remastered
Can it replicant the original's success?
11 March 2020
FeatureSomeone should make a game about: Gourmet Makes
Please take a whisk.
9 March 2020
Animal Crossing player achieves "bellionaire" status, raises money for pet charity
Corporate furlanthropy.
8 March 2020
This is who bought that rare Nintendo PlayStation prototype
And it wasn't Palmer Luckey.
FeatureWhat stand-up comedy can teach games
Sit-down laughs.
6 March 2020
Konami delays PC Engine Core Grafx mini over coronavirus
"We deeply apologise to our customers…"
FeatureThe Double-A Team: Toy Story 3 took us to infinity and beyond
So long, pardner.
4 March 2020
FeatureThe best PS2 games - on PlayStation 2's 20th anniversary
20 years, 30 classics.
PodcastPlayStation 2 is twenty years old and we have memories
What a machine.