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Gamebound announces new premium magazine

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A new publishing company, founded by authors Paul Murphy and Andrew Dickinson, has announced its first publication. The new premium magazine, titled GENERATIONS, will feature retrospectives and essays chronicling the history of gaming from the 1st gen to today. Featuring beautiful art & photography according to a Gamebound post on X/Twitter. Paul, who also runs Ninty Media, told Fusion "Both Andrew and I have a huge amount of experience in
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Nirvana Noir – Lost In Cult announces latest art book and vinyl soundtracks

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Lost In Cult has partnered with developer Feral Cat Den to bring a premium art book and vinyl soundtracks to celebrate the upcoming release of Nirvana Noir, an upcoming psychedelic noir adventure. The collaboration is part of the game's Kickstarter, which went live recently, and you can purchase the game alongside the book and soundtrack. The Collected Artworks of Genesis & Nirvana Noir will feature concept art from Nirvana Noir
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PlayStation – A Visual History book seeking crowdfunding

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Author Sandeep Rai has launched a new crowdfunding campaign for his latest PlayStation book titled A Visual History. It charts the 30-year span since PlayStation was first released and will include articles on the evolution of the consoles, iconic games and the peripherals that have been created. The 220-page hardback coffee-table book aims to capture the most iconic moments in PlayStation's history. You can back the book now on the
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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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The History of Nintendo Vol. 4 – preview

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If the name Florent Gorges rings a bell, you'd remember him for being an incredible retro game historian who has written four volumes in The History of Nintendo series. His wonderful tomes celebrate and educate on everything Ninty. His first two books, plotting the history of Nintendo's early years in the industry and Game & Watch, had been translated into English from his native French. We're delighted to announce that
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The Unofficial Sega Saturn Collection
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Unofficial Sega Saturn Collection – new Amazon book released

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The Unofficial Sega Saturn Collection is a new book from author David Cameron that celebrates the Sega Saturn. The coffee table book has been released as a physical paperback but is also available to download for Amazon Kindle. It features an in-depth analysis of many games for the console and the legacy it has brought to gaming over the years. "We're thrilled to bring The Unofficial Sega Saturn Collection to
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Commodore 64 News Preview

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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Commodore Commodore Amiga News Preview

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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