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News  Tamagotchi Sales Double As The UK Gets Its First Store

Bandai's Tamagotchi virtual pet is seeing another rise in popularity, with its first UK store opening up in London's fashionable Camden market. The brand became one of the hottest-selling items of the '90s and was relaunched in 2019. The BBC reports that global sales more than doubled between 2022 and 2023. While your typical Tamagotchi retains the same basic design, the device has come a long way since it launched in 1996. "Now you can connect with friends, you can play on Wi-Fi and download different items, and that's really combating that sense of fatigue that you might have gotten with some earlier models," Tamagotchi brand manager Priya Jadeja told the BBC. "When we relaunched, we thought it would be a very millennial-focused...
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News  Resident Evil 3 Joins GOG On September 25th, But Some Fans Wish It Were Later

GOG.com has announced that the original version of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis will launch on the PC-based platform on September 25th. The game launched on PS1 on September 22, 1999, and would be ported to PC the following year. It was remade for modern systems in 2020. Just like Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2, the team at GOG has "made the best version possible." This version will include: Full compatibility with Windows 10 and Windows 11 6 localizations of the game included (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese) Mercenaries Mode included Improved DirectX game renderer New rendering options (Windowed Mode, Vertical Synchronization Control, Gamma Correction, Integer Scaling and more) Improved graphics engine...
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ROM Hack  New ROM Hack Brings Star Fox 2 Characters To The Original SNES Classic

A new hack has just been released online that introduces the Star Fox 2 characters Miyu and Fay to the original Star Fox. Miyu and Fay, in case you are unaware, are the two brand new recruits that joined the Star Fox team in the cancelled follow-up to Star Fox (which was eventually released via the Super NES Classic Edition in 2017). They resemble a lynx and a poodle respectively, and have since become popular characters among members of the fanbase despite having only ever appeared in a single game. The new hack, therefore, seeks to give players more time with the Star Fox recruits, incorporating them into the original game with fresh dialogue being added and existing cutscenes being edited to make this as natural as possible...
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News  Think You Know Everything About Sonic And Sega? You Could Earn $130,000 A Year

Sega is offering a salary of $100,000 and $130,000 a year for an "Archivist" role within the company, focusing mainly on documenting Sonic's history. "SEGA. . . What do you think of when you hear that word?" states the job listing. "Do you think of the console with the iconic, harmonized voice fire ups or do you think of the countless gaming hits from Sonic the Hedgehog, Golden Axe, or the Persona series?" Based in Burbank, California, the role will report directly to the Senior Director of Lore and Creative Strategy within the Transmedia West Team. The successful applicant will be "critical to the preservation of Sonic lore, canon, characters, and universes, helping to bring consistency, connectivity, and creativity to all things...
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Steam  Team17 Gives 'Project X' Kickstarter Successor The Thumbs Up

Over the weekend, Team17 have officially given the thumbs up to Project X: Light Years — a new follow-up to its 1992 horizontal shooter for Amiga that is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. When the campaign's organizer, the "big Amiga fan" Retronix originally launched the project, it stated in the FAQ that it believed the project could go ahead without Team17 due to the name presumably no longer being trademarked due to the countless games called Project X on Steam and because of a belief that Team17 was unable to claim copyright on the project because of its use of generic traits associated with the shoot 'em up genre. Nevertheless, it claimed that it had been trying to reach out to the studio, to get explicit approval anyway and...
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Translation  Wizardry VII's PS1 Remake 'The Jewel of Guardia' Gets English Fan Patch

If you're a fan of Wizardry, you may be familiar with the 7th game in the series Crusaders of the Dark Savant, which was originally released back in 1992 for DOS computers. The game followed on from the events of Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge and saw the players' party travelling to the planet Guardia, to track down the resting place of a powerful artifact known as the Astral Dominae, becoming embroiled in a plot along the way featuring various factions — each with their own different agendas. The game was presented from a first-person perspective with 2D pixel art, similar to many previous entries in the series, but something that you might not know about the game is that it actually received an updated 3D remake for the...
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News  Weekly Gaming News: September 23, 2024

When a yakuza legend loses his memory, what does he do? He becomes a pirate, of course! It may not be such a realistic path, but it makes sense when you think of how much the two careers have in common. Goro Majima is a notorious ex-yakuza who finds himself shipwrecked on a sparsely-populated Pacific island six months after teaming up with Kiryu for a massive battle in the Millennium Tower. He has the bits of a boat with him, but absolutely no memory of who he is or what he's done. Helped by the young islander who saved him, Majima begins a search for clues to his past — not expecting the powder-keg world that awaits. Majima and the boy, Noah, end up involved in a conflict between cutthroat criminals, modern-day pirates, and other...
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News  PS5 UMTX Jailbreak released for firmware v1/2.xx

PS5 scene developer Specter has released their PS5 jailbreak that currently targets 2.x version firmwares and lower. The jailbreak dubbed UMTX is based on a webkit kernel exploit and allows users to unlock specific features of their PlayStation 5 console. There are plans to port the jailbreak to higher firmware versions up to 6.x but due to the additional security measures this could take a considerable amount of time. Unfortuantely for those consoles on 6.x and 7.x firmware versions this webkit exploit has been patched but potential blu-ray related exploits are being considered. The UMTX jailbreak allows users to unlock the PS5 debug menu and even provides users an entry point to inject small (limited) payloads such as a basic Hello...
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News  AI, Please Leave Our Favorite Video Games Alone

AI is the flavor of the month in the tech world, with practically everybody in the consumer electronics industry trying to shoehorn the buzzword into their product or service. We're also seeing AI infiltrate the world of game development, with companies like EA stating that it's a big part of their strategy. Generative AI video software has also become incredibly popular, and we're now seeing it used as a means of "updating" classic video games. Check out this example of Shenmue, run through "Gen-3 vid2vid": Some people would have you believe this is the future of video games: "If we manage to use the technology live in games without performance loss, that would be a huge step forward," argues @kimmonismus. "RayTracing could be...
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News  FPGA PS1 Teased Ahead Of PlayStation's 30th Anniversary

Sony recently caused a stir by announcing a range of PS1-style designs for its console range to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation brand. The series includes the PS5, PS Portal and the new PS5 Pro, all clad in the iconic grey color scheme and sporting the classic multicolour PS logo. MiSTer Pi creator Taki Udon has taken this opportunity to tease a PS-related project of his own – an FPGA-based system which takes design inspiration from the original 32-bit PlayStation and runs games as accurately as possible. FPGA chips – which stands for "Field-Programmable Gate Array" – allow developers to replicate the performance of classic systems on a hardware level rather than using software, as is the case with traditional...
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News  50 More PS1 Classics Coming To Antstream Arcade, PS2 And GameCube Games Could Be Next

Streaming platform Antstream Arcade recently launched on PS4 and PS5, bringing with it over 1300 vintage games to play via a subscription. There are already a selection of PS1 titles available on the service, but studio head Mike Rouse (who also runs the Retro Gamer Boy YouTube channel) has revealed that many more are on the way. Speaking to GameRant, Rouse said: According to GameRant, Rouse says Antstream is also looking at adding more recent systems to its service, with PS2 and GameCube being referenced specifically. In case you weren't aware, Antstream uses cloud technology to stream games to a wide range of devices, including consoles, phones and computers.
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Indie  Mappy-Esque Platformer 'Cash Cow DX' Lands On Switch Later This Month

Flynn's Arcade, the console publisher behind titles like Donut Dodo and Murtop has announced it will be releasing Pixel Games' Cash Cow DX on the Nintendo Switch eShop on September 26th. The game will cost £5.99 / $5.99 / €5.99 and will feature a 20% discount for the first couple of weeks. So, if you've been waiting for this to land on the Nintendo Switch, following its initial release on Steam earlier this year, now may be the time to finally give it a try. As for what Pixel Games' has planned next in terms of new projects, we already know that it is currently in the process of developing the third game in its "Class of 1983 arcade trilogy" Looney Landers for Steam, which borrows inspiration from classic titles like Sky Skipper, Sky...
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News  Switch Remake Of Yuji Horii's 'Hokkaido Serial Murder Case' Seems To Be Doing Well In Japan

Famitsu has announced its data for estimated physical software sales from September 9th, 2024 to September 15th, 2024 for Japan, revealing that G-Mode's Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance ~Memories in Ice, Tearful Figurine~ for Nintendo Switch has managed to nab the top spot for the week. The remake of Yuji Horii's 1984 Famicom ADV classic was released worldwide earlier this month across Nintendo Switch & Steam and has since gone on to sell 20,919 retail copies, according to Famitsu's estimations. This puts it ahead of popular titles like Astro Bot (in second place), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (in third), and Nintendo Switch Sports (in fourth). It's an encouraging start for the game, which has likely benefitted from a...
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News  Sega's Rent-A-Hero Is Making A Comeback With The Addition Of Web3 Nonsense

Sega's Japanese account has announced on Twitter that a new project based on its RPG series Rent-A-Hero is currently in development and scheduled for release next year. But before you go getting too excited, it appears that the new game won't be a traditional follow-up, as many would hope. Instead, it is being developed in partnership with the Korean developer LINE NEXT as part of its NFT ecosystem. So, in other words, expect a bunch of Web3 nonsense that almost nobody wanted. The new project, which is being called Rent-A-Hero Z, will based on the action RPG "Rent-A-Hero, which was first released as a Japan-exclusive for the Sega Mega Drive in 1991, before receiving an enhanced remake for the Sega Dreamcast called Rent-A-Hero No.1...
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Steam  Ex-Metal Slug Developers Announce Black Finger Jet, A New Run-And-Gun Game

KOHACHI STUDIO Co., Ltd has announced that the Tenchu and the Way of the Samurai developer Acquire will co-develop the Metal Slug spiritual successor Black Finger Jet, helping to bring the game's mix of 2D-pixel art and 3D backgrounds to audiences. Acquire has previous experience developing games that contain a mixture of 2D and 3D assets having previously worked on the Octopath Traveler series along with Square Enix Business Division 11, so this seems like a smart decision for the small team giving them some additional help to realize their aspirations for the project. The game's director Shinano Ishiguro made the above announcement on Twitter earlier today in a short statement that also revealed that a new trailer will be released...
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News  Guile Is The Latest Character Coming To Jada Toys' Ultra Street Fighter II Series

Earlier this month, we shared the news with you that Jada Toys was adding Deejay and Cammy to its Ultra Street Fighter II range of toys, and now it seems there's another new challenger on the horizon with the announcement that Guile will also be joining them. The Guile action figure, similar to the rest of the toys in the current range, is 1/12 in scale and measures 6 inches (12cm) tall. It features multiple points of articulation and will also come with interchangeable parts including another head with a gritted teeth expression, another pair of hands, and a comb for posing, as well as a Sonic Boom effect. All of this will be delivered in stylish collectible packaging, designed to look like a Street Fighter II arcade cabinet...
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News  Become a museum director/curator when Two Point Museum launches in March 2025

A museum can be a lot of things for a lot of different people. An educational institution. A place for exploration. A tourist trap. And you'll have to make them all happy when you create your own museum in Two Point Museum, the third game to take place in Two Point County. Announced last month, the management sim has you curating exhibits, coordinating experts, marketing, and managing the entire museum including its staff. Today, it was announced that Two Point Museum will be released in March 2025. There's also some new information about pre-order bonuses and the two digital editions of the game. Beginning as a fledgling curator, you will design and refine your museum to create a great guest experience. Create thematic areas before...
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News  Shrek-themed DLC for PowerWash Simulator will launch on all platforms this October

Announced less than a month ago at Nintendo's Indie World Showcase, the next paid DLC pack for PowerWash Simulator is a trek into the land of Shrek. PowerWash Simulator is a chill game about, well, powerwashing. Clean anything from an old-timey bicycle to an entire pyramid (inside and out). In this DLC, you'll clean five levels of colourful cartoony Shrek fun. There is also a new powerwasher, seen in this trailer, and presumably a new outfit and gloves based on what has been included with past DLC. As you work, you'll receive messages from some familiar folks. Today, FuturLab and Square Enix Collective announced an October launch date for the Shrek Special Pack. PowerWash Simulator is no stranger to collaborative DLC and has already...
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News  Alan Sugar Wants Your Help To Build An Online Amstrad Museum

Lord Alan Sugar has announced that he's planning to create an online museum dedicated to the Amstrad brand and has asked fans to contribute their memories. "I am putting together an Amstrad 'museum' website," says Sugar on social media. "If you have any great memories or anecdotes about Amstrad products you've owned over the years, tweet them to me with a picture and I might include them on the website. Please include the hashtag #Amstrad." Amstrad was founded in 1968 when Sugar was 21, with the name being an adaption of Alan Michael Sugar Trading Limited. The company's focus in the early years was on consumer electronics such as hi-fi systems, TVs and car stereos, all manufactured in the Far East and rebadged for the UK market. By...
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News  Protect Your Beloved 3DS And PS Vita With These Premium Cases

WaterField Designs is well-known for its range of premium cases and bags for consumer electronics, and has produced projects covering everything from your laptop to the PlayDate. Now, the company is releasing limited edition cases for two classic systems – the Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita. Variants of the CitySlicker and Magnetic Gaming Case will be available to preorder from this Sunday (22nd September), and are expected to ship on October 4th, 2024. The cases will cover the Nintendo 3DS, 3DS New, 3DS XL, New 3DS XL, New 2DS SL, and the PS Vita. The CitySlicker offers the following features: Black ballistic nylon with a dual-layer, full-grain leather flap in six color choices. Scratch-free padded lining. Ultrasuede® padded interior...
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