Posts Tagged: Retro
Cloud gaming platform Antstream Arcade brings over 1,000 retro games to Xbox
Antstream Arcade is offering over 1,300 retro game titles on Xbox One and Series X/S, with notable titles such as Space Invaders, Metal Slug and Bubble Bobble. The company says these titles will be playable instantly without additional downloads or installation via its cloud gaming platform, with more titles being added every week. This is notable as Antstream will be the first third-party game streaming service on Xbox.
The service will support cloud-based game saves, an online scoreboard and the ability to pick up your game from multiple devices. Antstream Arcade is already available on Mac, PC, Linux, Android TV, Firestick and Samsung TVs, but this marks the first time it is coming to a game console.
Antstream says that it is using its “unique technology” to mod original games, allowing the company to create new mini-game challenges for both new and returning players. For example, you could play a modified Pac-Man map where the main objective is to avoid collecting the dots. Players will be able to enter tournaments, challenge other players to duels or compete for the highest score.
Microsoft already has its own Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming service, and that’s available as a native app on Android, Windows, Samsung smart TVs and select VR headsets. It’s also available on iOS and Mac but you’ll need to use a web browser to access it. Though, Xbox Cloud Gaming is more focused on playing modern titles away from your console, while Antstream Arcade is solely focused on tugging those nostalgic heart strings.
Antstream Arcade on Xbox will be available for pre-order starting today on the Xbox store. Pricing will start at $ 29.99 annually with a one-time lifetime purchase option for $ 79.99. The company says all future games and new features will be included, regardless of which purchase option you decide to go with.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cloud-gaming-platform-antstream-arcade-brings-over-1000-retro-games-to-xbox-070057648.html?src=rss
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Edifier MP230 Bluetooth speaker review: Retro aesthetics that demand volume
Bluetooth speakers normally focus on their sound quality. It makes sense, after all, since they are speakers. But there’s a ton of these speakers that sound great that look like a boring black box at best or are downright visually appealing at worse, and sometimes you want something that’s going to mesh with your furniture […]
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Need a new time-waster on your phone or tablet? Go play Retro Bowl right now
Are you in the mood for even more NFL action and looking for a new time-waster on your smartphone? Boy, do I have news for you. Retro Bowl is the perfect game for the armchair quarterback and it’s probably the most fun I’ve had in a mobile game in years. Retro Bowl Throwback If you […]
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Say hello to the retro Nokia 6300 4G and Nokia 8000 4G feature-phones
After a number of recent leaks, HMD Global has taken the wraps off of its newest pair of classic handsets, the Nokia 6300 4G and the Nokia 8000 4G. The resurrection of these two iconic handsets from Nokia’s glorious past follow in the footsteps of the Nokia 8110 4G and 3310, classed as feature phones […]
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[Deal] Go retro with Denon’s DP-300F Turntable and save $80
Listening to music has achieved unprecedented levels of instant gratification, with the swipe of a display or a verbal command you can listen to your favorite content in a split second. It’s truly great how far technology has come, but if you are longing for the days when the process took a little more thought […]
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HMD Global announces Nokia 8.3 5G, a couple of affordable smartphones, and the retro 5310
Originally scheduled to announce its new smartphones during MWC 2020 in Barcelona, Nokia held an online launch event today to reveal its Bond-themed Nokia 8.3 5G and the more affordable Nokia 1.3 and Nokia 5.3, plus the nostalgic Nokia 5310 feature phone. As you might expect, Nokia is making a big deal of the Nokia […]
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Need a new game for 2020? Go play Retro Bowl right now
Are you sad that the NFL season is officially over, and looking for a new time waster on your smartphone? Boy do I have news for you. Retro Bowl is a newly released game that dropped on the Play Store in late January, and it’s probably the most fun I’ve had in a mobile game […]
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Motorola teams up with Polaroid for the retro Insta-Share Printer Moto Mod
Going retro seems to be gaining some buzz lately thanks to the popular Netflix show Stranger Things. In a case of good timing, Polaroid has been working with Motorola on a Moto Mod that embodies a retro feel in recreating the concept of pictures printed as they are taken with the new Insta-Share Printer. The […]
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Lofree looks like a retro typewriter keyboard, but its tech is all 21st century
Lofree is a nostalgic yet decidedly new-age keyboard that combines style elements of the past with today’s innovations and advances. The first mechanical keyboard inspired by typewriters, it’s an elegant take on a generation past.
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Weekend Workshop: How to build a Retro gaming console from a Raspberry Pi 2
Even owners of a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One enjoy playing a retro game every once in a while, and here’s how to fashion one out of a Raspberry Pi 2, a MicroSD card, and an HDMI-compatible television.
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