Feature: They Buried My Beloved CeX

Gone but not forgotten. In case you hadn’t noticed, the world of physical video game retail – as in, games sold in boxes in brick-and-mortar stores – is on its knees at the moment, especially in the UK, where Time Extension is based. The country’s final specialist video game retailer, GAME, has just entered administration…

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“A Big Step Forward” – Earthion’s Physical Genesis Release Is Just Around The Corner

“The Earthion game ROM is now finalized”. Earthion was one of 2025’s best shmups, bringing Mega Drive / Genesis-level presentation to modern-day platforms – but the proposed 16-bit edition still hasn’t been released (well, not officially, at least). Thankfully, Yuzo Koshiro has confirmed that we won’t have to wait much longer, as the Mega Drive…

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