June 13th week in review

A look back at this week's retro gaming news, including updates from Xbox, Hamster Corporation, and new Kickstarter projects.

June 13th week in review
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It has been a busy week for classic gaming and modern platform shifts. This week brought several interesting announcements. Let's dive into what happened.

Xbox just detailed its 100-day internal reset. CEO Asha Sharma and Matt Booty sent a memo to employees. The document outlines increased platform updates, Game Pass growth, and severe hardware cost spikes.

Koei's 8-bit strategy game L'Empereur is coming to PS5 and Switch 2. Hamster Corporation is bringing the 1991 Napoleonic conquest simulator to its Console Archives series. The new release includes modern emulation features.

Konami's 1987 pool game Rack'em Up is coming to modern consoles. Hamster Corporation is bringing the classic arcade billiards title to PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch this week.

Metro Siege just hit Kickstarter for Amiga, Neo Geo and PC. BitBeamCannon's 16-bit beat 'em up is fully funded on Kickstarter. The project brings deep combat to Amiga, Neo Geo, and modern PC platforms.

We'll be back next week with another roundup of news and releases.

Source: Namco Legendary Mountains is coming to Switch 2 and PC this month