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But “it just ended up looking really cheap”. Technosoft’s Thunder Force series may not have the widespread fame that Gradius, R-Type or Darius have achieved, but it remains a favourite with fans of the shmup genre, and here at Time Extension, we sincerely hope that the franchise returns in some shape or form soon. One…
The figure is an exclusive at San Diego Comic Con. The California-based toy manufacturer Jada Toys has announced that it will be releasing a new “Deluxe” player two variant of its M. Bison Ultra Street Fighter figure later this month. But, before you go getting too excited, we should probably mention that the new figure…
Jet Set Radio was released in Japan on June 29th, 2000. The video game preservation website Sega Dreamcast Info has released an early localization build of Jet Set Radio (otherwise known in the North America as Jet Grind Radio), in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Dreamcast title’s Japanese release. The build, which…
This is just what I wanted to see! Ridge Racer Type 4 is one of the greatest racing games of all time, and certainly doesn’t get enough praise and attention these days, if you ask me. Thankfully, Devolver Digital’s Andy Kelly – a former games journalist and author of the excellent Perfect Organism: An Alien:…
That’s quite the line-up. BitSummit, Japan’s premier indie game event, is back this year for its 13th offering, and it will be joined by some pretty famous names from the world of gaming. Dubbed ‘BitSummit The 13th: Summer of Yōkai’, this year’s festival will see the debut of Final Fantasy creator Nobuo Uematsu, who will…
“I believe Sega brings rock and roll”. Sega president Shuji Utsumi has been speaking on Chris Dring’s The Game Business Show, and has claimed that “reviving Sega will be the greatest achievement in my career.” Utsumi is Sega’s president and COO, as well as CEO of SEGA of America and SEGA Europe, so it’s fair…
Old School Gamer’s Patrick Hickey Jr. plays Echoes of the Unread on the NES from Mega Cat Studios. The post First Look: Echoes of the Unread appeared first on Old School Gamer Magazine.
Pricing yet to be confirmed. The team behind the GF1 Neptune, a FPGA recreation of the Genesis / Mega Drive and 32X combo that never was, has announced that the machine will launch this December. Sega announced the Neptune back in the mid-’90s, just as it was preparing to release the 32X and Saturn. Read…
An expanded version ‘Roguecraft DX’ was announced back in May 2025. Badger Punch Games’ Amiga homebrew Roguecraft is coming to Steam in the future, with a Nintendo Switch port also on the cards. Roguecraft was initially released for the Commodore Amiga (both physically and digitally) last year, and is also set to get an enhanced…
“We’re sorry to say that we’ve had another round of layoffs at Cyan”. The oldest surviving independent game studio in the United States has announced a fresh wave of layoffs, we’re sad to report. Founded in 1987 by Rand and Robyn Miller, Cyan (now known as Cyan Worlds) is best known for the million-selling Myst…