“We Have A Lot Of Companies That Are Interested” – Doom Co-Creator Hasn’t Given Up On His Cancelled Xbox Shooter

“Even if that doesn’t happen, you have $50 million worth of assets”. Earlier this year, the DOOM and Quake co-creator John Romero, along with his studio Romero Games, made the shocking announcement online that its publisher (heavily implied to be Microsoft) had pulled the funding for its next project — a new first-person shooter from…

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The Crisis of the Competitive Ecosystem (Post-DPC)

Valve finally pulled the plug. The Dota Pro Circuit — that flawed, bureaucratic, occasionally beautiful mess — is gone. In its place? A wild west of third-party tournaments, inconsistent formats, and a promise that “freedom” will spark creativity. Sounds nice on paper. But anyone paying attention knows what’s really happening: we’ve traded structure for chaos….

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NESBook Is Your “Unofficial Coffee Table Companion” To Nintendo’s Iconic 8-Bit Console

“Pure, unadulterated love for the NES, packaged in an unofficial history book”. Ninty Media, the publisher behind GameBook, GameBook Color and GameBook Advance, is preparing to release a new tome which celebrates Nintendo’s first true home console, the NES. “We’ve been making books for more than 5 years now, with Paul Murphy (Ninty Media’s owner)…

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“Arcade Archives SCION” Releases Oct 30 on Switch, Switch 2, PS4/5, Xbox Series X|S

Announcing the release date of “Arcade Archives SCION” “Arcade Archives 2 SCION” HAMSTER Corporation (Head Office: Tokyo-to, Setagaya-ku; CEO: Satoshi HAMADA; referred to below as “HAMSTER”) is happy to announce that “SCION” will be released for Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™ 2, PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game will be available digitally on October…

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“We Heard You” – Retroid Pocket 6 Landing Page Pulled Following Complaints About Its “Ugly” Design

The company is now gathering feedback online. Barely two days have passed since Retroid revealed the Retroid Pocket 6 in a YouTube announcement, and it already looks like the company is set to make some changes to the device’s design following some negative feedback from commenters online. The landing page for pre-orders went live earlier…

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