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14% of American Gamers Still Play on Consoles Released Before 2000, Survey Reveals
The retro gaming industry is now well-established and continues to grow every year. The ways to play classic titles have increased over time, with many options available today. These include official outlets such as classic games sold in digital stores (think of the variety available for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation…
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Retro Games Reveals Modern Atari 400 Mini
For those nostalgic to your retro gaming days back in the 80s, Retro Games Ltd has announced that their modern recreation of the Atari 400 computer named THE400 Mini, is available for pre-order and will be arriving in March. THE400 Mini THE400 Mini is a modern recreation of the ATARI…
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AYANEO Reveals Its New Retro Inspired Mini PC Powered By AMD Ryzen
If you’re craving something a bit retro for your next PC, AYANEO might just have something to tackle that itch with their newly announced Retro Mini PC AM01. AYANEO Retro Mini PC AM01 AYANEO are quite a big name in the handheld and Mini PC space who today have announced,…
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Original Boxed & Sealed Apple iPhone 1 Goes Up for Auction!
While many would make the argument, quite rightly I think, that Apple isn’t an innovative company anymore, it’s impossible to deny the impact the original iPhone had on the market. In terms of ‘smartphones’, it was truly revolutionary and in no small part due to its unique and user-friendly menu.…
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Super-Rare 3DFX Voodoo 5 6000 Prototype Hits Nearly $10,000 on eBay!
For those of you with good memories, you may recall that the last time something regarding 3DFX came up in the news was when someone managed to hijack their official Twitter account and then went on to make various posts about a supposed comeback. – It was, of course, not…
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Hyperkin confirms the Upcoming Release of an Updated Xbox 360 Controller!
I wholeheartedly believe that the original Xbox 360 controller is one of the best designs ever created. – It has a nice ergonomic feel, it’s reassuringly weighty, it’s incredibly durable, and best of all with a simple adaptor, you can use it wirelessly on your PC even today (or wired…
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Sealed Original Apple iPhone Sells for $40,000 at Auction
Say what you will about Apple, but it’s hard to deny that the iPhone was one of the most iconic tech products ever released. – Offering functionality and features well beyond anything else available on the market at the time, while it has, of course, spawned many revisions over the…
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GoldenEye 007 is Coming Soon to the Nintendo Switch & Xbox Game Pass!
While there have been many rumours over the years that the N64 classic, GoldenEye 007, might have been getting a remake or remaster, to date I think most of you have probably noticed that nothing ever came of all that talk (and there has undoubtedly been a lot of it…
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Doom Compatible with McDonald’s Self-Service Kiosks? – (Press X to Doubt!)
I’m starting to become fairly convinced that, sooner or later, people will find a way to get Doom to run on practically anything even mildly electronic! We’ve seen it running on calculators, printers, drones, holographic displays, and even smart lamps. Put simply, if it has a computer chip, some memory,…
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Sega Japan Unveil the Megadrive Mini 2 With 50 Built-In Games!
Earlier this week, Sega posted a teaser on their Twitter account strongly hinting that something new was coming from the world of the Megadrive. Now, admittedly, exactly was this was at the time was more than a little unclear. The teaser was, after all, predominantly an image of a cake…
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Elden Ring Game Boy Demake Currently in the Works?
Elden Ring is an exceptionally great title and we daresay that it’s probably already cemented itself in grabbing a bunch of ‘Game of the Year’ awards from many publications. One key factor in this is undoubtedly the beautiful world FromSoftware has put together. – Following a video released by Reddit…
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Overclockers UK Unveil their reBoot Range of PC Hardware
It’s the 1990s when phones were still phones (or bricks), your best friend was your Tamagotchi, you collected all those McDonalds Beanie Babies, and computers were beige oversized boxes. Well, at Overclockers UK they’ve decided to bring back one of those things. No, sorry, it’s not an 8Pack Beanie Baby…
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Nintendo Quietly Uploads the Original Earthbound Strategy Guide for FREE!
Earthbound undoubtedly represents one of the most iconic RPG titles ever created. A bit like when it comes to the reading of many of the classic novels, however, I daresay that while many people claim to have played it, very few actually have. – As someone who has completed Earthbound…
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BlackBerry Phones Set to Officially Die on January 4th!
Once upon a time, in a phone store far far away, BlackBerry represented one of the most prestigious smartphone brands around. While the landscape has certainly changed massively over the last 20 years, it is easy to forget that, for a while, BlackBerry and Nokia were market-leading companies not just…
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Amiga A500 Mini Gets Confirmed Release Date and Game Bundle Roster!
Back in August, it was confirmed that following the trend of retro-console revisions, there would be an upcoming release of an Amiga A500 Mini system. And, I’m not going to lie, I was hugely interested in this! – Admittedly, growing up as a child I fell more into the Atari…
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