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In an update about GamesMaster: The Oral History sent to Kickstarter backers, it has been revealed that Series 3 host Dexter Fletcher will feature in the forthcoming GamesMaster book! This is a huge inclusion, as it helps to ensure a complete picture of the original run of GamesMaster. Fletcher theseRead More →
Further details concerning the return of video gaming TV show GamesMaster have been released. Originally running 1992 to 1998 and hosted by Dominik Diamond (with a year out when Dexter Fletcher hosted), GamesMaster was must-see TV for any fan of gaming. News of the show’s return occured around the sameRead More →
German retailer Galeria Kaufhof has listed what seems to be Nintendo-sealed copies of Lufia (aka Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals worldwide) for the SNES. But where did the game come from? Noting that the game comes in original packaging with the manual, Galeria Kaufhof state the title is onlyRead More →
It’s been 17 years since Half-Life 2 hit the shelves, and countless gamers across the US and Europe sat hunched over their PCs for hours waiting for the Steam installer to connect to the registration server. The intervening years have been kind to Half-Life 2, with two follow up chaptersRead More →
Released in 2004, Half-Life 2’s launch and initial success predates Steam’s player tracking data. To raise awareness of the classic title, the Half-Life 2 online community pulled together to record its highest concurrent player tally since records began. While we’ll never know how many people played Half-Life 2 in 2004,Read More →
We received an email a few days ago about the new Space Invaders collection for Nintendo Switch. It looks interesting, although something is niggling me. Space Invaders attained its iconic status in the video game history through the times in the game arcades. And until today, people know the invadersRead More →
Back in the 1990s, under the challenge of Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario, someone decided the Amiga needed a mascot that wasn’t Turrican, James Pond, or Tutankamen. The result was Gremlin Graphics 1992 creation, Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension. Warmly received and with a heavy dose of Chupa ChupsRead More →
Set for release in 2022, THEA500® Mini is the perfect solution for Amiga 500 fans without the original hardware. Like a big sister to the C64Mini, THEA500® Mini includes 25 classic Amiga games, including Worms, The Chaos Engine, and Another World. A fully licensed reimagining of the much-loved 16-bit homeRead More →
With the arrival of the Evercade VS later this year, you’d think that everything was happy and rosy in the world of retro gaming. High profile next generation console releases are regularly plagued by controversy, typically unauthorised add-ons, stands, cases, not to mention the bane of Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo:Read More →
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