YOUR DAILY RETRO!!! - 2026-07-07
By NewsHound ·
A daily retro roundup from across the web.
www.indieretronews.com breaks down the latest details.
ZX Spectrum owners if you feel a little left out worry not, as I've just found out through Saberman that Activision's 1980's River Raid, which was one of the most legendary scrolling shooters for the ZX Spectrum 48K, has been unofficially re-released as a teased River Raid+. An upcoming, enhanced remake of the classic retro shooter for the ZX Spectrum.
Read the full article: https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/07/river-raid-upcoming-sped-up-remake-of.html
This just in from www.retrododo.com.
Evercade Shadow Drops Activision-Focused Super Pocket Handheld
Author: Brandon Saltalamacchia
Hyper Mega Tech, Evercade 's sister company owned by Blaze Entertainment, just launched yet another hyper-focused retro handheld, one that we didn't see coming in all honesty, and it's already available to pre-order from Amazon with a September 28th release. This little 2.
Read the full article: https://retrododo.com/evercade-shadow-drops-activision-focused-super-pocket-handheld/
www.timeextension.com just dropped a new piece.
Three more obscure titles now preserved & playable. More obscure titles in the " Tales of Mobile " series for Japanese feature phones have just been preserved, ensuring the games are available for those wanting to learn more about some of the rarer mobile entries in the long-running RPG series.
Read the full article: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/the-quest-to-preserve-the-tales-seriess-mobile-spin-offs-just-took-another-impressive-step-forward