If you’re anything like me (someone who grew up dragged by their dad to every airshow just to get a glimpse of aviation history) then the name MicroProse and the arcade flight sim B-17 Flying Fortress are pure nostalgia gold. MicroProse — the company that defined 16-bit flight sims forRead More →
Hello! Quick update on what is coming up: Immediately (i.e. later today), some images and video from PLAY Expo Blackpool. Raspberry Pi DOS PC project: aiming to get the second half of this project — the OS and running games — complete this week BBC Model B project: the gearRead More →
Just when you thought your list of essential remasters was complete, Revolution Software drops a bombshell that should make any adventure game fan—or indeed, anyone who lived through the golden age of point-and-clicks—sit up and take notice. They’ve officially lifted the lid on Broken Sword – The Smoking Mirror: Reforged,Read More →
Stop what you’re doing and clear your schedule. MicroProse—the legendary name behind classics that shaped my childhood, like Dune II and so many others—has just announced that Dying Breed is OUT TODAY in Early Access on Steam. If you were a fan of that golden age of RTS games, theRead More →
I was 10 feet away from John Romero, and you probably weren’t (although there’s a fair chance you were closer…) I live – by road – between 130 and 163 miles from the Norbreck Hotel in Fleetwood, Blackpool, the venue for this weekend’s PLAY Expo event. An early start shouldRead More →
Well, if you thought you’d seen everything a Rubik’s Cube could possibly do, think again. Cubios, Inc. and Spin Master are about to shake up the puzzle world—literally and figuratively—with the Rubik’s WOWCube. This isn’t your dad’s puzzle toy. It’s being pitched as a handheld smart device and gaming platform,Read More →
One of the indie developers I spoke to at the PLAY Expo Blackpool event was YouTuber bl3i, the guy behind PlanckMan, an incredible simple and compelling retro style game for Steam. As you may have read in this week’s newsletter, I spoke to a bunch of indie developers at PLAYRead More →
How a radical design built entirely from PCBs challenges the way we think about consoles and consumer electronics Consumer technology has long followed a predictable formula. Inside, there’s a printed circuit board (PCB) packed with chips, connectors, and wires. Outside, there’s a casing—plastic, metal, or sometimes wood—designed to protect theRead More →
Here’s a news flash that’s “purr-fect” (groan) for anyone who misses the glory days of the 16-bit shoot-’em-up: Beyond The Pixels is getting ready to drop its debut title, Astro Burn, and it looks like a cat-tastic (oh, come on!) blast of retro action. UPDATE: Astro Burn is part ofRead More →
