Author: Ben Honebone

Editor of the FUSION monthly mag and a mouse-slinging, layout artist, writer, video editor, and singer for hire. Born in the arcades, raised on the CPC, mystified by the Reality coprocessor, and brainwashed by Xbox Live.
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STREET FIGHTER VI DELIVERS! HANDS ON WITH THE CLOSED BETA

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I spent last weekend with the Street Fighter VI Closed Beta on Xbox Series X, and it would be remiss not to share my thoughts and impressions with you.Only the 'Battle Hub' is accessible in the beta, which hosts all the multiplayer content, like Ranked Matches, Casuals, Tournaments, etc. After creating an avatar (don't worry, it takes minutes), it's on to the obligatory tutorial before entering the Battle Hub, a
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News PC Sony

STREET FIGHTER VI REVEALED AMID CAPCOM DATA LEAK

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Capcom finally revealed Street Fighter VI during Sony's recent State of Play showcase stream. The trailer unveiled the game's new art style, a graffiti and a hip-hop infused world that evokes memories of 1999's Street Fighter III: Third Strike. Also revealed was the hub world of an explorable Metro City and the promise of robust single-player content with 'World Tour' mode.When it came to showcasing the actual combat of Street
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Amstrad CPC Reviews

TMNT THE COIN-OP – REVIEW

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In anticipation of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) game 'Shredder's Revenge', I have been revisiting the inspiration for it, Konami's original TMNT arcade game that was released in 1989. I'm not playing the actual arcade version itself you understand, no, I've been revisiting the glorious home computer port for the Amstrad CPC, released two years later in 1991 and developed by Probe Software.It's no secret that our beloved
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News Sega

REMASTERED SEGA SOUNDTRACKS NOW AVAILABLE DIGITALLY VIA BANDCAMP

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Data Discs – the record label founded in 2015 that is solely dedicated to releasing video game soundtracks on vinyl, has made three more classic SEGA soundtracks available as digital downloads via the Bandcamp service. Only available on vinyl until now: Space Harrier Remastered (Hiro), OutRun Remastered (Hiro), and Super Hang-On Remastered (Koichi Namiki, Katsuhiro Hayashi & Shigeru Ohwada) were all added to the Data Discs Bandcamp page on the
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Amstrad CPC News Preview VIDEO

THE NEW TOKI TRAILER FOR THE AMSTRAD CPC IMPRESSES

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The talented folks over at AmstradGGP released the final trailer for their upcoming conversion of the obscure 1989 arcade game Toki on April the 1st via their YouTube channel. Originally created by Japanese developer Tad Corporation, this port to the Amstrad CPC is far from an April Fool's joke and looks very impressive indeed.The trailer reveals more of the games' colourful levels, including some huge bosses, but perhaps the most
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Reviews

The King of Fighters XV Review

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More than two years after its announcement in 2019, The King of Fighters XV has finally been released. Following on from the success of their Samurai Shodown reboot, SNK has a lot to prove with this latest brawler. The main complaint levelled at 2019's Samurai Shodown was the quality of the netcode used for online play or lack thereof. I can clarify from personal experience that the online play was,
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Neo Geo News

THE LAST BLADE II PHYSICAL RELEASE

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Pix'n Love and SNK have officially announced the physical release of The Last Blade II for PlayStation 4. Revealed during the recent 'Japanese Fighting Game Developer Round Table' stream, the classic NEO GEO arcade game will be released in three different variations. A standard edition in a plain PS4 game case with a reservable cover. A Collectors Edition with a host of extras (above) , and a Deluxe Edition, which
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Arcade News

CAPCOM FIGHTING COLLECTION

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Capcom's recently announced 'Fighting Collection' will feature ten classic arcade games, and while Capcom is no stranger to bundling games from its arcade heyday into extortionately priced collections for modern platforms, this particular one does have some notable features and inclusions.The three big draws here are the inclusion of 1996's Red Earth, previously unreleased outside of the arcades, all five games from the Darkstalkers series, currently unavailable after 2013's Darkstalkers
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