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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...