25 FEB 2026: CHALLENGE NEWS

25th February 2025: For a limited time we have re-activated all of the post-season Challenges for NFL Retro Bowl '26. Replay any of the thrilling match-ups from Wild Card Weekend through Super Bowl LX, set an arcade high score, and invite your Game Center friends to compete! To access the Challenges you'll need NFL Retro Bowl '26 and iOS26 installed. Simply open the Games App, navigate to the "Friends" tab and press the "Challenge Your Friends" button and you should see NFL Retro Bowl '26 on your list of games that contain challenges. 

03 FEB 2026: COMPETITION TIME!

03 February 2026: It's Super BowI LX this week, and to join in the fun, we're running a little competition. To join in, you just need to play a PATRIOTS vs SEAHAWKS exhibition game in either Retro Bowl or NFL Retro Bowl '26 and send us the screenshot via our official X page or via email (pr@newstargames.com) with the result like the image below. It should go without saying, but games must be completed before the real-life Super Bowl game kicks off! The aim is to get as close to the real-life Super Bowl score as possible. If multiple correct scores are received, the scores for each quarter will be used to judge a winner. Just one entry per person please.The winner will get their likeness added to the game, just like last year's winner did.

Our top tips would be to set the game to 2 minute quarters to keep the score more realistic; and try to play as the teams would in real life, for example punting for territory when you're not likely to make a first down or not always going for 2 points after a touchdown. 

We will accept entries right up to kickoff on Sunday. Good luck to everyone who takes part! 

08 JAN 2026: CHALLENGES LIVE

Challenges are now live for NFL Retro Bowl '26. Challenges allow you to pick any of the current NFL Wildcard Playoff games and challenge a friend or friends to play that game and post the best score to a leaderboard. To make use of the new feature you'll need NFL Retro Bowl '26 and iOS26 installed.

Simply open the Games App, navigate to the "Friends" tab and press the "Challenge Your Friends" button and you should see NFL Retro Bowl '26 on your list of games that contain challenges. We hope you enjoy the new feature, and best of luck to your team if they made the playoffs!