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GamesMaster: A Beacon of Light Entertainment

2025-01-24
By: John Bowe
On: January 24, 2025
In: Retro gaming features

The idea of light entertainment has always been something a little unknown to me. I like things that are light, of course, we all do. Not light mayonnaise, or any of the other blue-label light dairy products that you sometimes buy mistakenly only to be disappointed with later. I don’tRead More →

SEGA Powered Magazine Issue 6 Available to Order Now

2022-10-10
By: Christian Cawley
On: October 10, 2022
In: Retro merchandise

A new issue of SEGA Powered magazine is now available to order, and is subtitled “the Virtua Issue” – for quite obvious reasons. Aside from that smart front cover, the magazine includes a multi-page feature on the Virtua series, fro 1992’s Virtua Racing to 2021’s Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown,Read More →

GamesMaster: The Oral History Kickstarter Campaign Completes

2021-04-23
By: Christian Cawley
On: April 23, 2021
In: Retro games news

They made it. 2,242 backers pledged £105,948 to bring GamesMaster: The Oral History to life! You probably know all about the book by now – if not, it’s too late as the campaign has closed. If you missed out though keep the faith. Given the interest in the press forRead More →

Dominik Diamond Talks GamesMaster: The Oral History on The Retro Hour

2021-04-03
By: Christian Cawley
On: April 3, 2021
In: Retro merchandise

Hopefully you’ve already backed GamesMaster: The Oral History on Kickstarter. But if you want to know more about it before parting with your hard-earned cash, you should check out the latest edition of The Retro Hour podcast. A weekly show that bundles all the latest retro gaming news into eachRead More →

Channel 4 Announces GamesMaster TV Show Reboot

2021-02-14
By: Christian Cawley
On: February 14, 2021
In: Retro games news

Retro or ninth gen? That’s the question on retro gamers lips this week following the news that UK television network Channel 4 is planning to reboot Gamesmaster. A key element of the gaming experience of 1990s Britain, Gamesmaster was hosted by comedian Dominik Diamond (and for one series, actor/director DexterRead More →

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