On the weekend of Oct. 17 to 19, the Oregon Convention Center hosted Portland’s annual Retro Gaming Expo. Over 30,000 attendees poured in throughout the weekend, visiting hundreds of booths and ...

Louie Mantia has been making beautiful icons for many years, both as one of the owners of icon design studio Parakeet and as personal side projects. Recently, two of Mantia’s personal projects caught ...

Modern gaming may come with a host of technical benefits, like better visuals, smoother frame rates, and more complex worlds, but sometimes nothing beats the nostalgic comfort that comes from retro ...

Retro game boom in action: Pixel art indies outsell hyper-realistic giants with nostalgic charm and affordability in 2025. Pixabay, MARROS_Team The retro game boom has positioned pixel art games and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. To me personally, there is nothing better than cracking ...

The word “retro” has taken a lot of forms over the years, but in the video game space, it typically refers to titles that haven’t been around for a long time or were made in some of the earlier ...