A new VHS Combo TV that's perfect for retro gaming is here It's time to "Binge-watch like it's 1999" again with RetroBox's VHS Combo TV.

A new VHS Combo TV that's perfect for retro gaming is here

www.xda-developers.com/new-retro-bo...

A magazine ad showing the Hyper7. It's a dedicated word processor all-in-one, with a PS/2 keyboard, a monochrome backlit LCD monitor device left, twin vertically mounted 3.5" floppies device right, and a thermal printer device rear. The screen on the device shows a multi-application operating system, including word processor, spreadsheet, rolodex, drawing program, graphing program, disk utility, telecommunications terminal, and tutorial. The only thing it's lacking is a way to program on the thing.

Word processors used to be an appliance. (Source.)

Casio teased a retro gaming-inspired sampler Unfortunately, there’s no word on when it will be available or how much it will cost.

Casio teased a retro gaming-inspired sampler www.theverge.com/news/866709/...

#Casio

Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Surpasses 1 Million Copies Sold Not bad!

Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Surpasses 1 Million Copies Sold

www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/01... (via @nintendolife.com )

#Nintendo

Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026 I’ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn’t much video games coverage that feels like it’s specifically for people like me. So I’m creating a home for it: Mothership

Article - Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026

www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...

Xbox 360 launch title removed from Microsoft Store without warning Xbox 360 launch title Condemned: Criminal Origins has been delisted from the Microsoft Store just ahead of the game's 20th anniversary.

Xbox 360 launch title removed from Microsoft Store without warning via @trueachievements.com www.trueachievements.com/news/condemn...

#XBox

Xbox PC Game Pass crackdown breaks family setup — wiping child save files and disabling parental controls (UPDATE) A quiet policy shift has broken a long-used family setup on PC, risking parental controls and wiping saves without warning.

Xbox PC Game Pass crackdown breaks family setup — wiping child save files and disabling parental controls (UPDATE)

www.windowscentral.com/xbox/xbox-pc...

#XBOX #Gaming

BUGONIA Launches In-Universe Conspiracy Stunt With New Website & Billboards BUGONIA is launching a new in-universe conspiracy stunt, featuring a new website and "vandalized" billboards in New York and Los Angeles.

BUGONIA is launching a new in-universe conspiracy stunt, featuring a new website and "vandalized" billboards in New York and Los Angeles.

Star Wars screenshot

Star Wars screenshot

Star Wars screenshot

Star Wars

🏢 Atari Games, Atari
📅 1983
🖥 Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari ST, BBC Microcomputer System, ColecoVision...

#videogames

Japanese video game developer Tomonobu Itagaki, best known for creating the Dead or Alive series and for reviving the Ninja Gaiden franchise in 2004, has died aged 58. https://bit.ly/3KKRkOe

Podcast cover for Episode #7 of "Future Knowledge" titled "In Through the Side Door." The design features a portrait of a woman with glasses and wavy blonde hair (likely Lila Bailey), along with collage-style imagery including a vintage computer labeled "NEW," a classical statue head, modernist buildings, and a stylized observation tower. Guests listed, along with their photographs, are Erin Malone and Abby Covert. Bold typography and retro-futuristic visuals create a vintage sci-fi aesthetic.

In the latest Future Knowledge #podcast, IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR, author & UI designer @ErinMalone.bsky.social joins designer Abby Covert to spotlight the women who shaped UX, from the dawn of desktop computing to today.

🎧 Listen & subscribe ⤵️
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ChatGPT Gets 'Absolutely Wrecked' in Chess Match With 1978 Atari The chatbot 'made enough blunders to get laughed out of a third-grade chess club,' according to the developer who set up the contest.

ChatGPT Gets 'Absolutely Wrecked' in Chess Match With 1978 Atari

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has been making ambitious predictions about a super-intelligent artificial general intelligence (AGI) coming in the near future.

www.pcmag.com/news/chatgpt...

#Atari #RetroGaming #ChatGPT

Google ending Steam for Chromebook support in 2026 After introducing in 2022, Steam for Chromebook will stop working in early 2026. At the time, it was a big effort...

Google ending Steam for Chromebook support in 2026

After debuting in 2022, the Steam for Chromebook Beta will stop working in early 2026. At the time, it was a big ChromeOS effort, but there hasn’t been an update in ages.

9to5google.com/2025/08/07/s...

#Steam #ChromeOS #Gaming

Nintendo scores a masterful own-goal by forcing its games out of a 9-year old charity speedrunning event, tells organisers those 9 years 'constituted unauthorized use' for good measure Finally, Mario is safe from being used to raise money for charity.

Nintendo scores a masterful own-goal by forcing its games out of a 9-year old charity speedrunning event, tells organisers those 9 years 'constituted unauthorized use' for good measure.

www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

#RetroGaming #SuperMario

Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3D (1998)

The atmosphere of my game.
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#visualnovel #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

Mark Graham (@mark.bsky.social), director of the #WaybackMachine, explains how the Wayback Machine archives over half a billion pages daily to ensure vital information remains accessible.

Full video ➡️ youtu.be/ETpNMXeiR7c

#InternetArchive #DigitalHistory #Preservation

Retro Gamers Like To Revisit The Games They Played When They Were 10 The motivations for retro gaming are diverse, but it seems gamers prefer the consoles and games they played when they were 10 years old.

Retro Gamers Like To Revisit The Games They Played When They Were 10.

Or 11, 12, 13, 14.......

www.iflscience.com/retro-gamers...

#RetroGaming

The rise of retro gaming CBC's Kris Ketonen takes a trip down memory lane with Matt Carr, owner of Retro North Games in Thunder Bay Ont., to talk all about the nostalgia-fueled return of retro video games.

The rise of retro gaming

CBC's Kris Ketonen takes a trip down memory lane with Matt Carr, owner of Retro North Games in Thunder Bay Ont., to talk all about the nostalgia-fueled return of retro video games.

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

#RetroGaming

Nintendo has confirmed which GameCube games will be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on launch day.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintend...

Nintendo delays Switch 2 U.S. pre-orders due to tariffs, Canada unchanged for now Nintendo says that these changes only apply to the U.S. and Canada's pre-orders are still set to start on April 9.

Nintendo delays Switch 2 U.S. pre-orders due to tariffs, Canada unchanged for now. Pre-orders were originally confirmed to open worldwide on April 9.

mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/04/n...

#Nintendo #Switch2 #Canada

Early Sunday morning #Commodore64 #C64 gaming time at FREEZE64.com Towers…
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The Video Game Library has hit its 3-year anniversary!! 🎉

To celebrate, we're officially launching a really cool WEEKLY Newsletter — and I couldn't be more excited.

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Retro Games announces new Amiga replica in original size and reveals reason for delay Retro Games Ltd. has been planning to launch a fully-fledged Amiga 500 with a keyboard for months. Now, the company reveals why the release has been delayed.

I wish the #C64Maxi was officially released in North America. Maybe this one?

Retro Games announces new Amiga replica in original size and reveals reason for delay.

The A500 Mini will get a successor in its original size.

www.notebookcheck.net/Retro-Games-...

#Amiga500 #RetroGaming #Amiga

Tiny DIY retro gaming handheld fits inside a small Altoids tin - Yanko Design The world of portable gaming has exploded in recent years, with handheld PCs sporting impressive specs that can run demanding modern titles. However, these devices often stretch the definition of "por...

Tiny DIY retro gaming handheld fits inside a small Altoids tin.

www.yankodesign.com/2025/03/27/t...

#DIY #RetroGaming #Altoid

Modder Unveils Wiiboy Color 2.0, a Retro Gaming Handheld That Uses a Real Wii Motherboard You could either turn an old Nintendo Wii into a Mac Mini, or use its motherboard to build a Wiiboy Color 2.0. Modder GingerOfOz's latest creation builds upon its predecessor, and is essentially a por...

Modder Unveils Wiiboy Color 2.0, a Retro Gaming Handheld That Uses a Real Wii Motherboard

www.techeblog.com/gingerofoz-w...

#RetroGaming #WiiBoy

Memories will never fade..

Ubisoft Is Getting A $1.25 Billion Bailout From Tencent To Spin-Off Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, And Rainbow Six Siege The deal allows the Guillemot family to remain in control of the struggling publisher

Ubisoft Is Getting A $1.25 Billion Bailout From Tencent To Spin-Off Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, And Rainbow Six Siege

kotaku.com/ubisoft-tenc...

#Ubisoft #Tencent

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We’re discussing the Nintendo Direct, Switch 2 predictions, Xenoblade X, music and more

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Bluesky 1.99. Improvements: Videos are now up to 3 minutes long! A DMs "inbox" to approve or reject new direct messages. You can now mute accounts from a post's "..." menu. An improved moderation reporting flow. Better tablet-size layouts on Web. Better error reporting during signup.

📢 App Version 1.99 is rolling out now (1/5)

With every update, we’re aiming to make the Internet less toxic, more fun, and more in your control.

• 3 minute videos!
• A separate request inbox for DMs from unknown users
• Mute accounts more quickly