Latest articles by Retro Gamer Team
Here's how Star Wars: Republic Commando made clones into characters
News Inspiration came from the US Army
Here's how classic Star Wars games shaped modern lightsaber combat
News "Our team wanted the lightsaber combat to not just be a guy waving a stick around that one-shotted enemies"
From Dark Forces to Battlefront, Retro Gamer charts the history of Star Wars video games
News “When you look at the whole saga, the real hero might be R2-D2”
The ultimate guide to The Legend of Zelda games
Feature For its 35th anniversary, we explore the history of the Legend of Zelda series: From the Famicom game that started it all through to the newly released Skyward Sword HD
Celebrate Sonic's 30th Anniversary with the latest issue of Retro Gamer
News Takashi Iizuka admits to Retro Gamer that Sonic’s look needed to be rethought after that first movie trailer dropped in an amazing new Retro Gamer exclusive
Super Mario 64 turns 25: Examining the impact of the N64's most revolutionary game
Feature Industry icons join Retro Gamer to look back at the N64 launch title that changed 3D gaming forever: "Mario 64 showed the way forward for the whole industry!"
Sonic the Hedgehog turns 30: How Sega transformed 'Mr Needlemouse' into one of gaming's most enduring icons
Feature Former head of Sonic Team Yuji Naka reflects on the making of Sonic the Hedgehog
From Shogo to Shadow of War: Charting the chaotic, creative history of Monolith Productions
Feature The story of Monolith Productions is one of eclectic games and technological trailblazing
"The outrage was ridiculous": How Raven Software made one of the most controversial shooters of its time with Soldier of Fortune
Feature Discover how Call of Duty: Warzone developer Raven Software created an FPS that would become embroiled in controversy
Looking back at R-Type 2, the arcade sequel that struggled to escape the shadow of its own legacy
Feature Retro Gamer charts developer Irem's difficulties in following up on its arcade mega hit
R-Type Final 2 is the star of this month's Retro Gamer
News R-Type Final 2’s Kazuma Kujo reflects on his new game and the long-running franchise
The history of TimeSplitters: "We naively thought that EA are better at selling games than Eidos"
Feature Retro Gamer looks back (or forward?) at the cult FPS from the team that once reinvented the genre on console
The history of Animal Crossing: How the series evolved from an N64 oddity to a Nintendo Switch system seller
Feature As Animal Crossing turns 20, we reflect on the impact and evolution of the series from Dobutsu no Mori to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The making of Clock Tower: "The most important thing for me was the stillness"
Feature A Japanese classic steeped in all the excess of cult Italian horror, creator Hifumi Kono takes us through the development of Clock Tower
Retro Gamer celebrates Capcom's arcade legacy with 8 collectible covers
News Exclusive artwork highlights the best of the arcade juggernaut
The making of Labyrinth: The Computer Game – "We didn't know how popular it was going to be"
Feature Lucasfilm Games walks Retro Gamer through its very first adventure game, its 1986 adaptation of Labyrinth
Annelid antics: How Worms made an art of refining a timeless genre
Feature For 25 years, Team17’s warmongering invertebrates have battled on computers, consoles, and phones around the world
The making of Hitman: Codename 47 – "We were asked to prove ourselves with a simple shooter first"
Feature With Hitman 3 now available, Retro Gamer explores the origins story of Agent 47's first covert operation
Let's get physical: Meet the companies reissuing retro classics for audiences new and old
Feature Expanding your retro collection used to necessitate hunting for used games, but reissues are bucking that trend
"We wanted as much gore and blood as possible": The Making of Robocop Versus The Terminator
Feature Retro Gamer takes a look back at a 1993 cult classic
"We were basically trying to keep Harmonix afloat": The making of Guitar Hero
Feature The story of how Harmonix converted iconic rock songs into an accessible gaming experience
Picture perfect: The fight to preserve retro resolutions in the 4K era
Feature Retro games must inevitably be played on newer displays, but is this costing us vital visual characteristics of the games we love?
"We were beginners when it came to online games": The making of Monster Hunter
Feature Kaname Fujioka tells Retro Gamer how his team began a series that laid the groundwork for connecting hunters together
