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Switch Player Magazine Switched Back On!

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Last year, we brought you the sad news that Switch Player Magazine was to end with issue 69 (dude!)The gang at the mag’s publisher, Ninty Media, have hardly been idle since the mag’s closure, producing impressive high-end tomes such as the GameBook Color, on which we recently reported.And their latest project is great news for those of us who miss Switch Player Magazine! Yes, as you may have ascertained from
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A Second Batch of Next Magazine Binders is Now Up for Pre-Order

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Next Magazine, the world’s only mag devoted to the ZX Spectrum Next, is one of our super sister publications, and the initial batch of binders in which to store this august publication sold out rather sharpish - so another run is planned, and you can pre-order your binder now by pledging just £17 here.The first batch of 400 didn't last very long at all, and once 100 pre-orders have been
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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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CRASH Presents NEXT Magazine #1 – on sale now!

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In the very first issue of CRASH Presents NEXT Magazine, the team reviews Head Over Heels, Bean Brothers, Celeste, Battle Tanks, and Crater Crawler. There are also previews of Xeno Brigade 2, Tank War Next, International Ikari Plus, and Captain Square Jaw, plus Youtuber TJ Ferreira begins his regular column, this time talking about his very first computers. Also in this month's issue, is a feature on the evolution of
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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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8-bit Commodore 64 News ZX Spectrum

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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New ZX Spectrum NEXT Magazine from CRASH

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Fusion Retro Books has launched a brand-new magazine dedicated to the ZX Spectrum NEXT entitled CRASH Presents Next Magazine. The physical magazine will be available every two months and retails for £4.99 plus postage. Digital PDFs will also be available for £2.00, and will also be included for print subscribers. The first issue contains an exclusive review of Head Over Heels and will consist of 60 pages in the popular
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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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