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Rob Hubbard book
Commodore 64 News

New Rob Hubbard Book Coming Soon

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Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, which reached a whopping 1209.6% of its target, a new book about the C64 (and more) composer Rob Hubbard will soon be published by our parent company, Fusion Retro Books.The book has been authored by Chris Abbott, Rob Hubbard, and Kenny McAlpine.The book follows Rob’s career via his own memories along with expert commentary and analysis, giving the definitive story of a genuine legend of
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Keza MacDonald
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New video games Book from Keza MacDonald Announced

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If you’ve been reading about video games at any point during the last two decades, chances are you’ll have come across the work of Keza MacDonald, as she’s written for a wide range of publications throughout her games journalism career, her current role being video games editor for The Guardian.And now, The Bookseller are reporting that a new video games book ins in the works from Keza MacDonald. The Bookseller
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Commodore 64 News ZX Spectrum

Last chance to back CRASH and ZZAP! 64 2024 Annuals

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Just two days are left to back Fusion Retro Books' yearly Kickstarter for the magazine hardback annuals. This year the campaign is only running for ten days, and although some can usually be ordered on their website afterwards, it certainly isn't guaranteed. Last year the Toy Polloi annual sold out almost instantly, and the A4 editions of the CRASH and ZZAP! 64 annuals weren't far behind. The four publications available
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Commodore 64 News ZX Spectrum

The Fusion Retro Books 2024 Annuals Kickstarter has launched!

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Fusion Retro Books has just launched its yearly Kickstarter for the magazine hardback annuals. This year the four publications available are CRASH Annual 2024, ZZAP! 64 Annual 2024, Fusion Annual 2024, and Toy Polloi Annual 2024. Each book costs £12 and is A5 in size, plus larger A4 versions of CRASH and ZZAP! 64 will once again be available for £20 for those like me with older eyes. You'll have
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8-bit News

30% off all Fusion Retro Books this weekend!

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To celebrate his 54th birthday, Chris Wilkins is giving away a 30% discount on everything available on the Fusion Retro Books website. This includes recently released items, such as: The CRASH Legacy - £21 instead of £30 ZX Nightmares - £14 instead of £20 A piece of original Oliver Frey artwork - £105 instead of £150 Fusion Binders - £10.50 instead of £15 Or just fill any missing back issues
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The Art of the Box book
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The Art Of The Box Coming from Bitmap Books This August

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Bitmap Books have announced they will be publishing The Art Of The Box, a 564-page celebration of video game box art, featuring interviews and the work of 26 artists.Some of the names teased by Bitmap books include greats such as Bob Wakelin, Steinar Lund, and Oli Frey.The Art of the Box looks set to be another impressive gaming tome from Bitmap Books, and we look forward to seeing the finished
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All Games Are Good book
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All Games Are Good?

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“All Games Are Good” is the assertion made by the title of a new book by Stuart Gipp, who you may know from the retro gaming podcast Retronauts, from his freelance writing on games, or from his comic strip “Merry Hell”.Anyway, Stuart Gipp’s latest project is the book “All Games Are Good”, which was published by Limited Run Games yesterday (Thursday 29th June 2023).The hardcover book explores games that Gipp
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News ZX Spectrum

Send shivers down your spine with ZX Nightmares

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There were some amazing games on the ZX Spectrum, but there were also some right shockers. Whether it was ill-conceived movie licences, arcade conversions, shameful marketing campaigns, or those deliberate tough-as-nails titles that leave you pulling your hair out - there's now a new book that covers it all. ZX Nightmares, written by games journalist Graeme Mason and published by Fusion Retro Books, is a new 240+ page gaming journal
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Download A Visual Guide to the SEGA MegaDrive for FREE

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Greyfox Books has previously published a number of gaming books, including Atari: A Visual History and Coin-Op: The Arcade Guide. Back in 2021, they launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a similar book based on the SEGA Mega Drive, however, SEGA and their team of lawyers allegedly soon put a stop to that via Cease and Desist. Whilst the book cannot legally be sold, Darren Doyle from Greyfox has now
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C64 Guide to Mastertronic hits 200% goal

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Fusion Retro Book's new Kickstarter book, The Commodore 64 Collectors Guide to Mastertronic has now hit the 200% funding milestone in just over one week. The first stretch goal for an additional bonus Final Fantasy magazine has been smashed, and the next one for a dustcover will undoubtedly be hit before the campaign ends. This Commodore 64 Bible stands in at over 500 pages, with 800 screenshots, and a collector's
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