The Curse of Rabenstein - High grade graphical text adventure gets a C64 40th Anniversary (Point and Click) Edition!

If you fancy loading up a bit of horror this weekend, then make sure to check out the latest 40th Anniversary (Point and Click) Edition of The Curse of Rabenstein by Stefan Vogt for the C64. A new edition of a game that was previously mentioned sometime back as a graphical text command based game for the C64, Plus/4, CPC, ZX Spectrum (+3, ESXDOS, Next), Amiga, Atari ST, DOS and PC. To coincide with this news not only can you download the game below, but Saberman will be doing a video at some point later today!

Indie Retro News celebrates over 5 years of gaming news!

View count going up!

Indie Retro News is not only very close to our new first huge milestone of 40 million views, but today is our 5 year anniversary since our gaming creation in the late part of 2011! Over many years of posting the latest gaming news on certain forums, (originally just quotes) I had a dream to create my own gaming website, one that would suit both fans of the Indie scene and the Retro scene and would reach out to as many people as possible, which includes those of you in the Amiga, Amstrad, C64, ZX Spectrum, Sega Master System and even the BBC Micro scene. Thus in late 2011 Indie Retro News was born and over time has seen a huge surge in views to the point of even making the top 100 for the best gaming websites on the planet.

High Voltage SID Collection V62 - 46,000 SID tunes for the C64!

Are you ready for the ultimate SID collection for the C64; a SID collection that spans years in the latest High Voltage SID Collection from HVSC. Featuring 46,000 SIDs that will keep you retro dancing for hours! HVSC is a hobby project that organises 64 music into an archive for both musicians and fans. One of the largest and most accurate retro computer music collections known.

Amstrad CPC 464 - 30 years old this month!

Ahhh the Amstrad CPC 464, a great machine that did surprisingly well against the C64 and the ZX Spectrum. And today it's a day of celebration! Well at least if you had an Amstrad, as the old girl is 30 years today. Amstrad was founded by Alan Sugar who is well known by the younger generation as the person that says " You're fired " although I'm not a fan of the guy I can thank him for the Amstrad and a great period of retro gaming. It was said that in the early 80's Alan Sugar wanted a machine to resemble a real computer, and not a pregnant calculator and thus the Amstrad CPC 464 was born in June of 1984.

Commodore's Bankruptcy 20th Anniversary [ UPDATE ]

Today marks the day of the 20th Anniversary since the bankruptcy of Commodore, who are regarded as one of the worlds greatest home retro computer manufacturers. The company developed and marketed one of the world's best-selling desktop computers, the Commodore 64 (1982) and released its Amiga computer line in 1985, but in April 29th 1994 Commodore International declared bankruptcy. Yet even today people are still keeping the systems alive with new hardware, new music and even home brew games. You can even find people collecting the original games in the hundreds! The original Commodore may be gone, but that doesn't mean there's no life left at all. Today we will take a the best you tube videos of the Commodore and the best in Commodore retro gaming! [ UPDATE : More Videos Added ]

RCRN - A total lighting and shaders revamp for Skyrim that looks good!

Game Type : Mod, RPG, Open World
Mod Info : We don't often write about Skyrim mods as there are just way to many to write about, but this one really blew me away. Today is the RCRN anniversary (2.1.4) of this very popular mod that not only adjusts the lightning, but also gives you new weather affects and a very easy adjustment of graphical settings. As the developer states : RCRN is a total lighting and shaders revamp, it grants you an immersive gameplay experience without ruining the original feeling, finely tuned for indoor and outdoor scenes it also provides an incredible dynamic experience, weathers, lighting sources and HDR are dynamically generated and managed with our Hybrid Shaders engine! The only down side is, it doesn't work with many other lightning mods including Realistic lighting overhaul, but with those out of the way I think you'll be sticking with this.
Release : Now

Obduction - From the award winning Myst creators comes a new Adventure! (Kickstarter)

Game Type : Adventure, First Person, Puzzle
Developer/Project By : Cyan, Inc.
Kickstarter Goal : $1,100,000
Game Info Quote : This year marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of Myst, one of the best-selling computer games in history. Obduction is an all-new, real-time, first-person adventure that harkens back to the spirit of Cyan’s earlier games Myst and Riven. Obduction resurrects that incredible feeling of suddenly finding yourself in the middle of a new world to explore, discover, solve, and become part of. The Obduction project will take what Cyan knows about creating deeply immersive worlds and apply it to an entirely new game with fantastic scenery, incredible architecture, compelling story, and exceptional challenges.
Release : Oct 2015
Systems : PC,Mac