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The Tamagotchi virtual pet is one of the defining toys of the 1990s, and following its 1996 launch had managed to sell a staggering 20 million units worldwide by spring 1998. However, as reported by Automaton West, the bubble burst pretty quickly, and soon Bandai was seeing stock being returned...

Can you imagine a world where magazines and websites were forbidden from reviewing games or sharing hints, tips and cheats related to those games? It might sound far-fetched today, given that we've got decades of video game press coverage to look back on and entire websites devoted to cracking...

The Nintendo Game Boy's incredible impact on the world of gaming cannot be understated; it pretty much created the handheld console market by itself, revolutionizing the way we play games on the go and putting subsequent (and more powerful) rivals in the shade in terms of sales. However, when...

While it's always tempted to think of museums as physical spaces, it's possible to have the same kind of information online – and that's what Japanese games writer Akira Yamashita is doing with his latest venture. Yamashita has launched Classic Game World Museum, a site which aims to cover some...

The now-defunct Hudson Soft – creator of the Bomberman series – was founded 50 years ago, and some of the company's former developers and game directors assembled in Japan over the weekend to mark the anniversary. The intimate event took place in Loft+1 in Kabukicho, Shinjuku, and was attended...

Dempa Micomsoft has revealed that it is releasing a micro-console version of the PC-8801 mkⅡ SR. More details will be revealed on August 8th. It's unknown if it will get a Western release. Released in 1981, the PC-88 range of home computers was originally developed by NEC. The The PC-8801...

Earlier today, the retailer/video game distributor Beep announced on social media that it will be making a follow-up to 2021's Cotton Reboot! called Cotton Reboot! High Tension! According to the game's website, it will be a side-scrolling shooter similar to its predecessor and is planned to be...