The Spectrum Is Getting A New Collector's Edition In White, Complete With A Printer

The Spectrum Is Getting A New Collector’s Edition In White, Complete With A Printer

“Once it’s gone, it’s gone!”. Following the release of The Spectrum, an emulation-based version of Clive Sinclair’s popular 1980s microcomputer, Retro Games Ltd. is back with a new Collector’s Edition in white, featuring a printer, a thumb drive, and a recreation of the Quickshot II joystick, alongside a spiral-bound manual and a companion issue of…

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The new Forgotten Realms books are set after Baldur’s Gate 3 and show Karlach found her happy ending, though one jerk wizard also dodged his comeuppance

The idea of “canonicity” in RPGs is an odd one, given the whole point of both videogame and tabletop RPGs is that the players decide what the main characters do. But sequels, spin-offs, and sourcebooks have a habit of choosing particular outcomes as the “real” ones—unless it’s the Elder Scrolls, where every ending of Morrowind…

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The Blood of Dawnwalker’s latest gameplay trailer starts out looking like a Witcher spinoff, then the main character starts walking on walls

The Blood of Dawnwalker⁠—a new vampire RPG from former CD Projekt devs⁠—has been half on my radar, but its latest gameplay trailer (following a first one in June) really has the sauce: There’s a lot of very apparent Witcher 3 DNA on display, but that just seems to be a comfortable starting point for a…

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Guide to Casino Game Show Tracking

Over the last few years, casino game shows have exploded in popularity, redefining what live online gambling can be. Blending high-energy hosts, TV-style production, immersive gameplay, and real-time participation, these games sit at the perfect intersection of entertainment and wagering. Whether you’re following the latest Crazy Time multipliers or waiting for the next bonus round…

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The sequel to one of my favorite 3D platformers always had a janky PC port, but a huge fanmade patch just dropped in hopes to fix it

American McGee’s Alice is simply sensational, what with its weird, janky hybrid of shooter-inspired action and surreal 3D platforming, and though the sequel Madness Returns didn’t hit me quite as hard, it’s still well worth your time. The problem, for PC gamers at least, is that Madness Returns has a pretty rough port that’s only…

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