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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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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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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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8-bit News ZX Spectrum

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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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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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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CRASH #20 – on sale now!

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In the newest issue of CRASH, the team reviews The Mandarin 2, Orbol Voon, Johnny The Ghost, The Ghosts Of Blackwood Manor, Jack Dragon, The Mijadore Vase, and a CRASH-Back review of Jason’s Gem. There’s even a review of Saboteur for the NEXT. Also this month, is the start of a new development diary covering the re-imagined Knightmare, Gordon King looks at which Spectrum games led the way, and Martyn
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FUSION #54 – on sale now!

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Karate chopping its way into the latest issue of FUSION Magazine are reviews of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, The Innsmouth Case, and The Occupation. George Sturgeon digs into the PlayStation Labo stage of Astro's Playroom, Ben Honebone checks out the audio of Rise of the Robots, and Ben Magnet gets his catching mittens on as he steps into the world of Pokémon Trading Card Game LIVE. Also in
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