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And Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now. The Smiths are arguably one of the most important musical groups to emerge from the UK independent scene in the 1980s. The Greater Manchester group was formed in 1982 and comprised lead singer Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke, and drummer Mike Joyce. Together the famous four-piece released…
Bloody good stuff. Konami doesn’t seem to be too interested in doing much with the Castlevania series these days, leaving Netflix to keep the franchise in the public consciousness – which it has done admirably, via four seasons of animated adventures focused around Trevor Belmont, Alucard and Sypha Belnades, characters that were first introduced in…
And a young Miyamoto! Nintendo has historically been rather secretive about the development of its games, which has led fans and video game preservationists to jump on any new information they can find to uncover more about the legendary company. Case in point, earlier this month some rare footage of Nintendo of Japan’s HQ in…
That’s history right there! The Cyberdemon/Baron of Hell skull constructed by Global Effects for 3DO Doom‘s ‘missing’ FMV cutscenes has just sold on eBay for over $1000, proving that one man’s rotted fiberglass head is another man’s treasure. In case you’ve never heard the story, the creation of Doom 3DO was mired in development issues,…
Aged just 55 years old. Yoshitaka Tamaki, the artist and character designer behind Shining in the Darkness, Shining Force, Landstalker and many other classic titles, passed away earlier this year, it has been revealed. Tamaki passed away on July 13th following a battle with lung cancer. He was just 55 years old. A private service…
“The work that the EA Canada people did was f**king insane”. 2023 is a milestone year for the FIFA series, marking the 30th anniversary of the original title, FIFA International Soccer for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. So we felt it was worth taking a trip down memory lane to look back at how the iconic…
Work Buy Consume Die. A to Z of The Designers Republic, a book which currently changes hands for large sums of money online, is getting a much-needed reprint (thanks, SeanSeanson). Kickstarted in 2019 with £135,786 raised in funding, the book showcases the incredible career of the Sheffield-based design agency, founded in 1986 by Ian Anderson…
Proto-Vanillaware title never made it out of Japan. Vanillaware is famous for titles such as Odin Sphere, 13 Sentinels, Grim Grimoire, Dragon’s Crown Muramasa: The Demon Blade, but the company’s origins actually pre-date its foundation (as Puraguru) in 2002. Founder George Kamitani previously worked for companies such as Capcom, creating pixel artwork for titles such…
Twice as fast as its predecessor. The Raspberry Pi 5 will launch at the end of October, it has been revealed. It’s the first Raspberry Pi to feature silicon designed in‑house in Cambridge, where the company is based. It will be manufactured in Wales. Read the full article on timeextension.com Twice as fast as its…
‘From Coin-Ops to Table-Tops’ is on Kickstarter now. A new book which looks into the history of tabletop electronic video games is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter. From Coin-Ops to Table-Tops shines a light on a very unique (and perhaps unrepeatable) period in gaming history where the leading coin-op titles of the era were ported…