This Just In for the Week of August 20, 2026
This week’s batch of new arrivals is only “new” in the sense that these games have yet to ship from...
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At Limited Run Games, we believe great games and stories should be preserved, celebrated, and easy to discover. Explore launch updates, developer deep-dives, community highlights, and the latest from our mission to keep games Forever Physical.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ Legacy Edition, Game on A Disc
The Lord of the Rings was, of course, the story of a whole lot of people fighting for control of...
From the Archives: Lost Sea
Lost Sea was the most contemporary and modern of the company’s titles to date at the time of its July...
Lego Shrek Minifigs are the Final Victory for Haters of Realistic CGI
Listen, we know a lot of you out there love Shrek. And to be fair, it’s a wonderful film about...
Oh, Good, Ted Lasso is Back to Being Ted Lasso Again
Legend has it that Game Boy Pocket exists because of the Virtual Boy. Not because Virtual Boy was a slam dunk...
A Tribute to Hayden Panettiere
We were sad to learn last night of the sudden and unexpected passing of actress Hayden Panettiere. A talented and...
It’s Even Easier to Read to Succeed, Now That We’ve Opened Book Preorders
Phoenix Edition 5 is no longer a limited-time preorder, meaning that you can still place your preorder for both volumes...
Physical, Forever: The Most Beautiful Cartridge Ever Made
Konami’s classic shooter Life Force has an interesting history. Americans probably know it best from the NES release in 1988,...
Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s Weakest Links Help Make It A Hit
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is proving to be exactly what many people want in a superhero movie, even more so...
Sonic X Shadow Generations: A Drumroll Please....
A while back—a long while, now!—we showed off the 3D prototype that will be the basis of the new statue,...
This Just In: New Arrivals for the Week of August 13, 2026
That’s right, it’s Capcom Arcade Stadium 2nd. And it is, as you are well aware by now, a collection genuinely...
Ball x Pit Updates, Top 2 Million in Sales, and Continues to Rule
If you're the kind of person who loves stuffing RPG elements into genres that have no business hosting them (but...
10 Years Ago, Star Trek: Beyond Echoed the Franchise’s Struggles to Exist
Star Trek appears to be at the end of its line. There’s one more season in the can for the...
Notes From LIRGE: Sega is So Cool
The main theme of Long Island Retro Gaming Expo 2026 (co-sponsored by yours truly, Limited Run Games) was a celebration...
Notes From LIRGE: Hands-on With the Weirdest Super Mario Port
As you are of course aware after having read yesterday’s post, Limited Run Games helped sponsor the Long Island Retro...
John Cusack Likes Videogames
John Cusack has been a famous actor for about 40 years now, blessed with the kind of face that almost...
Long Island Retro Gaming Expo Report: Greetings from Your Premium Sponsor
Did you attend Long Island Retro Games Expo this weekend? We didn’t, at least not in an official capacity (though...
From the Archives: Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Limited Run Games landed a big one with its sixth release: Indie darling Octodad: Dadliest Catch. Originally released in 2014,...