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FUSION #56 – on sale now!

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Swinging their way into the latest issue of FUSION Magazine is a large smattering of absolutely gushing reviews, including Clusterduck, Dragon’s Dogma II, Contra: Operation Galuga, and The Night is Grey. For hardware fans, Alan Hammerton reviews the Asus Rog Ally Z1 Extreme handheld console, plus there are book reviews of The Console: 50 Years of Home Video Gaming and N64: A Visual Compendium. Also in this issue, Faith Johnson ponders fantasy
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EDGE #397 – on sale now!

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The June edition of EDGE magazine contains a massive eighteen-page feature on UFO 50, the 50-game collection by the creators of Spelunky. There’s also big hype for Phonopolis, Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of WinterHyper Light Breaker, Visions of Mana, Wax Heads, and Void Sols. Elsewhere in this issue is a feature on the future (and history) of Atari, a studio profile of Blue Manchu and the making of American
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FUSION #55 – on sale now!

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Blasting their way into the latest issue of FUSION Magazine is a large smattering of reviews, including Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, New Star GP, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, Indie Heroes 3 on the Evercade, and Mario vs. Donkey Kong. George Sturgeon listens to Beginning, a Musical Marvel from Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse, Graeme Mason goes on a celebratory rampage with Duke Nukem 3D, and Alan Hammerton takes us on
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Zzap! 64 #19 – on sale now!

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This issue features reviews of Yeti Mountain, Laserscape, Timeslip, Fragile Game Bert, Good Kniight, Roguebot, Harharagon, Binary Battle, and the Ruin of 0ceanus Pr1me. There’s also a review of a previously buried game - Aussie Games, and a ZZAP! Back review of It's Magic 2. Elsewhere this month, Graeme Mason digs The Way of the Exploding Fist out of the ZZAP archives, there’s another developer diary of A Pig’s Quest,
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CRASH and ZZAP! 64 merging into a new 8-bit Magazine

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Fusion Retro Books has announced that the popular 8-bit magazines CRASH and ZZAP! 64 are to be merged into a single 8-bit magazine. The replacement magazine, CRAPP, will consist of 116 pages, with half devoted to all things ZX Spectrum, and the other half devoted to the breadbin. All current features will continue as usual, but rumours are that the Olibugs and Rockford are having a bit of a scrap
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EDGE #396 – on sale now!

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The May edition of EDGE magazine contains a massive fourteen-page feature on Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, the indie RPG sequel. There’s also big hype for No Rest For The Wicked, Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, Cataclismo, Cryptmaster, and Animal Well. Elsewhere in this issue is a feature on the origins of triple-A and an interview with Paul Gouge, whose studio was bought for $1.4bn by
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Zzap! Amiga #15 – on sale now!

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This issue includes reviews of BreakThru, Abbey(s) of the Dead, l’Abbaye des Morts, Stuntman Seymour, Final Fight Enhanced, and a ZZAP! Back review of Body Blow. There are more insights into the Amiga demoscene, with an interview with Motion of Artstate, and the final part of the party culture column. Elsewhere in this issue, the team look at their favourite arcade conversions, musician Tim Wright shares his memoirs on Agony,
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EDGE #395 – on sale now!

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The April edition of EDGE magazine contains a massive sixteen-page feature on Death Sprint 66, the new Running Man inspired game. There’s also big hype for Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Dome-King Cabbage, Children of the Sun, 1000x Resist, Isles of Sea and Sky, and Arco. Elsewhere in this issue is a feature on developing fictional sports titles and a look at One City Block, a title first imagined by
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AMTIX! CPC #11 – on sale now!

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Here we are - the penultimate issue of Amtix! CPC is now available. The rumours are indeed true, but the magazine promises to go out with a bang - and a full binder to boot. This issue features a large smattering of reviews, including Mandarin 2, Kung-Fu Master GX, Tenebra 2, Gold Maze, The Cult, Shadow Maze, Prospector, and Booty Remake. There are also flashbacks for Knightmare and Split Personalities
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SEGA Force Mega #2 – on sale now!

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Following on from the debut issue comes the second issue of SEGA Force Mega. Comprising of 60 pages in the popular A5 format, it’s a companion to CRASH, ZZAP! 64, ZZAP! Amiga, Fusion, and Amtix! CPC magazines. In this issue Dan checks out the unhinged arcade game Gonbee No I'm Sorry, Rob delves into the shadowy history of Shinobi, and Steve gets swinging and revisits Golden Axe Warrior on the
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