Retro games & PC big boxes
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July 24th, 2026
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot expects Sony's move away from new PlayStation games on disc to cause little disruption. For players, however, more disappears than a plastic box.
July 20th, 2026
Electronic Arts is bringing Star Wars Zero Company to PC, PlayStation and Xbox on August 27, 2026: a tactical Clone Wars game built around squads and lasting choices.
July 15th, 2026
On 15 July 2026, SEGA and Nvidia mark an unlikely history in Akihabara: a failed console chip, five million dollars and the road toward GeForce.
July 14th, 2026
A look back at the first World of Warcraft expansion: not just Outland, Blood Elves and flying mounts, but the moment Azeroth became a continuously changing online world.
July 12th, 2026
A grounded look at physical PC games, big boxes, manuals, and why old game boxes tell more than the data on the disc.
July 9th, 2026
Star Trek Online is still moving after sixteen years. With Undiscovered, Cryptic looks back at old story content while searching for the MMO's future.
June 9th, 2026
Why old games do not automatically survive, and what players, collectors and shops can do to keep game history playable.
May 13th, 2026
On LAN parties, heavy PC cases, cables, patches, local multiplayer and why being in the same room still adds something.
March 11th, 2026
The most complete look back at the history of WoW emulation: from the alpha leak and Abyss to Stormcraft, Team Python, WoWEmu, NOX, WowwoW, MaNGOS, Trinity, and WCell.
July 3rd, 2025
Stop Killing Games reaches one million signatures for its European citizens' initiative, turning the shutdown of online games into a political issue.
€ 89.95
PC Games
Welltris is a puzzle video game developed by Doca and licensed to Bullet-Proof Software. It is an official game in the Tetris series. Adaptations were made by Sphere, Inc., for Spectrum HoloByte, and by Infogrames. It was released in 1989 for MS-DOS compatible...
€ 79.95
PC Games
POD: Gold is a re-release of UbiSoft's futuristic racing video game. This version, released in late 1997, included 8 additional cars and 16 additional tracks, bringing the total to 16 cars and 32 tracks respectively. Also included in this version were several...
€ 159.95
PC Games
A sealed product cannot be taken back after opening! Like its predecessors, Need for Speed: Road Challenge is an action racing game with a wide choice of exotic sports cars and many different types of tracks. The game's signature Hot Pursuit mode from the...
€ 49.95
PC Games
Arguably the most influential 'MMORPG' of all time, EverQuest extends its life once again with this powerful expansion pack - the eleventh addon - released since the game's original launch in 1998. The Prophecy of Ro adds a number of practical new features, as...
€ 59.95
PC Games
A fun arcade racing game with (for that time) great car animations and a good variety of courses. Turbo Champions' only weaknesses are its subpar car handling (i.e. cars seem to have too much "inertia" when you turn the wheel) and repetitive scenery...
€ 59.95
Merch
The official BradyGames strategy guide to World of Warcraft features maps of every city and region, with character callouts, quest locations, dungeons and more. Essential stats and strategies for each of the 8 races and 9 classes for both the Horde and...
€ 389.95
PC Games
Battle Chess is a video game version of chess with 2.5D graphics and fighting animations that show the result of one piece moving to the square of another. It was developed and released by Interplay Entertainment for the Amiga in 1988 and ported to many other...
€ 159.95
Behuizingen
Nice, but cheaply built "LAN Gaming" ATX case from 2004. When it comes to appearance, everyone will have a different opinion. What really matters is whether you need such a closet and how much you would like to spend on it. Most people want an enclosure that...
€ 59.95
PC Games
Original World of Warcraft from February 11, 2005 (Day of release in NL) including 4 CDs, Game Manual and Product Catalog.
€ 89.95
Merch
Games Workshop Warhammer Metal High Elf Prince Tyrion
