The upcoming (and delayed) release of a Conan board game funded through Kickstarter encouraged me to find alternative ways of passing time in Robert E. Howard’s fantasy worlds. After reading through the collected Conan works for a second time, I delved into my gaming room and dug up two floppy discs containing “Conan: The Cimmerian”, […]
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In Memoriam: Fergus McGovern
Fergus McGovern, a games industry veteran who co-founded Probe Software and HotGen, has passed away suddenly at the age of 50 following a transatlantic flight. McGovern was just a teenager when he co-founded Probe Software with Vakis Paraskeva in 1984, and over the following decade he became known to gamers through his unusual appearances in […]
PC Engine
Dear reader, this is a story of happiness and more happiness and a little bit of confusion spread over a few hundred words. All stories have a start, which comes at the beginning – except this one, which begins before the start. Come to think of it, though accurate that opening is too difficult to […]
Nintendo 64 Control Pad Stick Replacements Hit Kickstarter
Although a fantastic controller in its own right, the Nintendo 64 control pad often falls victim to overuse. Whether it be down to the excessive force applied during Mario Party sessions, or wear and tear through Goldenye 007 tournaments, the analog stick can occasionally come loose and lose its responsiveness. Before you cast any of […]
Archie Releasing New Classic Sonic One-Shot this July
With the 25th anniversary coming up, it’s only fitting that Archie would do something special for the Sonic the Hedgehog comic. Today, through Comic Book Resource, Archie announced a new Sonic comic based around “Classic Sonic.” Dubbed Sonic: Mega Drive, the one-shot comic is written by Ian Flynn, with illustrations from Tyson Hesse and will be […]
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega Plus Smashes Target
The updated Vega still has several weeks to go, but it’s already smashed its crowdfunding target. Retro Computer Ltd was asking for £100,000 in order to fund its second edition of the Vega and it’s smashed the target effortlessly. It’s currently on £252,000 and shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, we wouldn’t be […]
Streets Of Rage II Soundtrack Set For Vinyl Re-Release Via Data Discs
If you have an old record player gathering dust in the loft, get read to give it another spin. Soundtrack supremos Data Discs are back with yet another retro re-release on vinyl, this time with the hard hitting euro-beat inspired Streets of Rage II.
[Event] GameBlast16 (26 – 28th February – Online)
GameBlast16 is a charity event run by you! Yes you! Calling all internet streamers and players – gamers’ charity Special Effect want you to join up with them between 26-28 February to help raise money for gamers with disabilities. They supply people with the equipment and means so they can do what we take for granted […]
History of Sonic Panel With Yuji Naka, Takashi Iizuka and Others to be held at SXSW
As you might have noticed, on one of the boards at Tomy’s booth at Toy Fair 2016 a “History of Sonic” panel that’ll be held at SXSW was mentioned. And it turns out that the SXSW event schedule website includes details about who’ll be there and what it’s about. The panel will be held on March 19th […]
New Sonic 25th Anniversary Event/Release Details From Toy Fair
Because SEGA decided that they’re no longer releasing new Sonic games annually to give developers more time to properly finish the games, there hasn’t been a big new Sonic game in the past year. The Sonic fanbase doesn’t seem to be used to not having a new game to complain about play for longer than a year, […]