Sega was a major player in the arcade business by the 1980s, but the Sega Genesis made the company a household name. After it ...

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Many fans remember the Sega Genesis as a premier 16-bit console, and it had a ton of great games. We've selected the ten best ...

To achieve this, game developers have to go out of their way to ensure that the rights to all the characters are legally ...

M2 is handling the Genesis Mini software and emulation, and if you're familiar with M2, you know it has a storied history of going above and beyond when it comes to bringing old games to modern ...

The Sega Genesis Flashback is an attempt to capture a seemingly new, or at least reinvigorated, market while also not being too ambitious. At $80, the same price as the Super Nintendo Classic Edition, ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Sega released Sega Genesis Mini on September 19 to celebrate the classic console's 30th anniversary. The $80 mini replica console comes with 42 of ...

Sega’s second miniaturized throwback console — the Sega Genesis Mini 2 — will launch in North America on Oct. 27, the company announced on Wednesday. The latest mini-console will feature more than 50 ...

Those unreleased retro games include Devi & Pii, a title designed by Sonic 3 developer Takashi Iizuka. The “paddle-style game” looks like something of a cross between Arkanoid and Twinkle Star Sprites ...

Lorich uses her obsessive personality for good by learning way too much about video game lore. Need someone to break a story down? She's your gal. You know her, you love her, she's the worst Sage main ...

The new Sega x Higround Collection includes the Dreamcast-inspired Summit 65+ gaming keyboard, in what is a very cool homage ...

While history would have Nintendo prevail in the end, the Sega Genesis birthed many beloved franchises, brought arcade-quality ports into people's homes, and made sports titles the juggernaut they are ...