What began as a Kickstarter has turned out to be a potential classic. Find out why Shovel Knight in its 8-bit glory gets it right in Simon's review.

Recent games like 'Shovel Knight' and 'Undertale' fall into the "8-bit" style of modern games, but they're only 8-bit in appearance, not in soul. The 8-bit aesthetic was born out of necessity, not ...

The Atari 400 and 800 were the first machines that truly bridged the divide between video game players and home computer enthusiasts. Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation is ...

'8-Bit Bayonetta' On Steam Sega has released 8-Bit Bayonetta as a free download for PC gamers on Steam, and true to its title, is an 8-bit game that features the Umbra Witch.

Indie game maker Eric Ruth has recreated Halo as an 8 bit game, complete with bloopy sound effects and pixellated recreations of Master Chief. It's out now, and is completely free to download and ...

This is the lowest price yet for the recreation of the 1979 8-bit home computer that emulates all games from Atari 400 through the Atari 800XL as well as the Atari 5200.

The 8-bit video game aesthetic has evolved into a dynamic form of visual and musical art.

By the time Commodore 128 launched, it was the last 8-bit PC in an era of 16-bit PCs, thanks to the existence of Intel 8086.

Google happily unveils the 8-Bit 'Google Maps' cartridge for NES, with a trial version available on computers! It actually works.

Talk about a meta-game. Two Minecraft aficionados have gone and done the unthinkable: they've recreated an 8-bit Redstone computer inside of Minecraft that can perform simple computational tasks ...

SAN JOSE, California — The Apple II computer is long gone, but its heart beats on in the developing world, where 8-bit computers sell for as little as $12. Now, computer scientists see a way of ...

The Atari 400 and 800 were the first machines that truly bridged the divide between video game players and home computer enthusiasts. Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation is ...