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Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club demo now live
Until they were remade for Switch in 2021, the Famicom Detective Club games were largely forgotten adventure games released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System from 1988 to 1989. It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes-level skills of deduction to work out that the Switch release of the games must have been a success, as the…
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The Meating booked in for NES, GBA, and Switch next week
Indie developer Mega Cat Studios are readying the launch of their latest title, The Meating, they describe the new game as “a mythological pixel adventure”. In the game, players will “step into the hooves of Kon, an ex-gladiator minotaur who has been reborn as a ghostly bovine with a bone to pick. Guided by the…
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Atari 7800+ launching later this year
Plaion and Atari have announced that a modern version of Atari’s 1986 7800 console will be released worldwide on 29th November 2024, priced at £99.99. It has been created using modern technology to authentically replicate the original Atari 7800 console. The Atari 7800+ comes with a wireless gamepad, the CX 78+. It will offer modern…
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10 New Indie Games Launching at PAX West
Being based in the UK, PAX West’s Seattle location is a little too far away from us to travel to, but we’re always on the lookout for new indie games, so we were intrigued to learn that indie publisher indie.io will be launching 10 new games at the event, which runs from 30th August 2024…
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New Evercade Hardware hit by Delays
Originally set for release in July 2024, the release date for the newest Evercade handheld, the Evercade EXP-R had previously slipped to 30th August 2024. However, Blaze Entertainment have issued a statement stating that they have “discovered a significant issue with the production run.” Due to this, the release of the Evercade EXP-R has now…
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Two More PS1 Games Heading to Evercade
Blaze Entertainment typically announce and release Evercade cartridges in pairs, so ever since we reported on the announcement of The Bitmap Brothers Collection 2, we’ve been waiting with bated breath to see which cartridge will be accompanying it. Now we have the answer. The next Evercade cartridge will be The Legacy of Kain Collection 1,…
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Nintendo Switch Lite Hyrule Edition Up for Pre-Order
If, for some reason, you still don’t have a Nintendo Switch console, or if you’re looking for a second Switch as your portable gaming companion, then the new Nintendo Switch Lite Hyrule Edition is a stylish option to consider, especially if you’re a Zelda fan, of course. As well as boasting a stylish new Zelda-inspired…
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Gimmick! 2 Leaping onto Nintendo Switch and Steam Next Month
Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising in classic and retro games, announced today that the highly anticipated Gimmick! 2 will be bouncing onto Nintendo Switch and Steam on September 5th 2024, with PlayStation and Xbox versions due to follow shortly after. The original Gimmick! Was a platform game released for the NES back…
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Boulder Dash Tunneling Up onto Modern platforms this Year
The classic subterranean puzzle game Boulder Dash is getting ready to resurface later this year, as the original game celebrates its 40th anniversary. Boulder Dash was first released for Atari’s 8-bit home computers and the Commodore 64 in 1984 before being ported to a slew of other formats, including most 8-bit home computers, NES, Game…
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3 Sunsoft Famicom Games Heading West for the First Time
Red Art Games have announced a a new compilation of three classic Famicom games by the recently-reactivated Japanese games developers Sunsoft. The three games are receiving an English translation and Western release for the very first time. The collection is titled ‘Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection’, and will be published by Red Art Games.…
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