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07-Nov-2024 – Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them

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07-Nov-2024 – Sega removing Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, and a whole list of games from Steam

Brief Summary: “Sega has announced a mass delisting is happening soon, and Steam is being affected the most. Over 60”

07-Nov-2024 – Star Wars is reportedly getting a new film trilogy

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Image: Disney / Lucasfilm

The future of Star Wars movies just got a little m”

07-Nov-2024 – Ordering a Pizza Online on a SEGA Dreamcast in 2024

Brief Summary: “A few months ago, fellow Junkyard compatriot Harvey Jones notified me of a cool thing he’d seen in t”

06-Nov-2024 – Time to Turn Really Blue with The Smurfs Roleplaying Game

Brief Summary: ” The Smurfs Roleplaying Game is a new chance for old-school fans and new ones alike to explore the b”

06-Nov-2024 – The Vatican’s Anime Mascot Is Now an AI Porn Sensation

Brief Summary: “Meet Luce: Last week, the Vatican unveiled Luce, a Japanese-style cartoon character that will serve”

06-Nov-2024 – WB Games ‘Hogwarts Legacy 2’ Will Tie Into HBO’s Harry Potter TV Series

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Hogwarts Legacy 2, the sequel to Warner Bros. Games 2023 smash-hit wizarding adventure that is curr”

29-Oct-2024 – 25 Years of SEGA Dreamcast (EGX London 2024 Panel)

Brief Summary: “On the 27th of October at EGX London 2024, Christopher Dring of GamesIndustry.biz hosted a panel cal”

22-Jul-2024 – Doom 64 Ported to the SEGA Dreamcast!

Brief Summary: “Released back in 1997, Doom 64 brought a levelled up spin-off of the game-changing PC first-person s”

31-Oct-2024 – Spooky 8-Bit Horror Games To Play This Halloween

Brief Summary: “Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: Spooky 8-Bit Horror Games To Play This Halloween
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30-Oct-2024 – Like a Dragon: Yakuza (Amazon Prime Video) – Review

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Tonal mishmashes don’t always work, but that’s hardly an issue for Sega’s Yakuza / Like a Dragon ga”

28-Oct-2024 – Fortnite is streamlining its many battle passes

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Fortnite is bigger than a battle royale now, and to help m”

28-Oct-2024 – A Classic ‘Macross’ Arcade Game Gets A New Port This December

Brief Summary: “The classic 1992 ‘Macross’ arcade game by Banpresto is getting a new port courtesy of those nice peo”

27-Oct-2024 – Clutch Putting a Synthwave 8-bit Lair

Brief Summary: “Picking up where I left off after Mars Gardens, I had to dive headfirst into Walkabout Minigolf’s la”

27-Oct-2024 – Contra Returns

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Contra had first made its way to smartphones with a 2011 remake of the first game, dubbed Contra: E”

26-Oct-2024 – Last Call BBS: Puzzle Games for the Retro-Inclined

Brief Summary: “The last game from the makers of TIS-100, SpaceChem, Exapunks and many other puzzle games feels like”

26-Oct-2024 – Atari’s Pac-Man Flop: How a Classic Went Off-Course

Brief Summary: “For fans of retro games, Pac-Man is nothing short of iconic—a game so loved it’s been ported to near”

25-Oct-2024 – U.S. Copyright Office rejects DMCA exemption to support game preservation

Brief Summary: “The Video Game History Foundation decried the ‘lobbying efforts by rightsholder groups’ that have ‘i”

25-Oct-2024 – Rey Movie Update Is More Bad News for Star Wars Fans

Brief Summary: “Star Wars seems to have become a revolving door for writers and directors as of late. Whether projec”

25-Oct-2024 – Original ‘Final Fantasy VII’ Game Skip Discovered 27 Years Later, Lets Speedrunners ‘Save’ Aerith

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At long last, speedrunners have found a way to prevent Aerith’s tragic demise in Final Fantasy VII “

24-Oct-2024 – Star Trek Just Brought Back the Weirdest Version of Its Oldest Aliens

Brief Summary: “This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains spoilers.

When it comes to Star Trek aliens, inconsi”

24-Oct-2024 – Minecraft drops VR support across all platforms

Brief Summary: “PC and PlayStation VR headsets will cease to work in Minecraft from next March.”

24-Oct-2024 – McDonald’s Japan debuts new anime girl mascot character with incredibly long name

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New Dabuchi burgers arrive with new mascot.

Food often comes with a side order of linguistics in J”

20-Oct-2024 – Michelle Yeoh’s Star Trek spy movie has a release date

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Michelle Yeoh is back in Trek. | Screenshot: YouTube

Star Trek: Section 31 w”

18-Oct-2024 – The Hobbit (1985) — In Soviet Russia, Bilbo robs you!

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“There lived an old gollum by the water.”

Justin’s rating: I have dubbed him Pepto-Bilbo on accoun”

17-Oct-2024 – Kaiju Suit Maker Keizo Murase Dies at 89

Brief Summary: “Keizo Murase, a longtime sculptor of suits for kaiju films, including many in the Godzilla franchise”

15-Oct-2024 – Gammera the Invincible (1966) — Fear the Turtlezilla

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“At this very moment, the Plan Z Rocket with Gammera aboard is starting on its long journey to Mars”

11-Oct-2024 – Throne Alone

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I’m forced to admit I’m having a lot more fun in
Throne and Liberty than I expected. The reason”

10-Oct-2024 – 30 Years Later, ‘Little Giants’ Is Still Teaching Boys That Girls Are Sports Heroes, Too

Brief Summary: “Warner Bros.The last thing I expected to see when my husband and kids cued up Little Giants, a 1994 “

10-Oct-2024 – STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS: The Final Season 5 Trailer Debuts

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Paramount released the final trailer for the last season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. 
The”

10-Oct-2024 – The original Age of Empires 3 is being pulled from sale at the end of the month

Brief Summary: “Once October 30th hits, the 2007 classic’s multiplayer will also cease to function.”

10-Oct-2024 – Tetris Forever announces first list of classic games

Brief Summary: “Digital Eclipse has announced the initial roster of games coming in their Tetris Forever, with some “

10-Oct-2024 – ‘Evangelion’ Creator Hideaki Anno Working On ‘Space Battleship Yamato’ Anime Film

Brief Summary: ”
The Neon Genesis Evangelion universe may have drawn to a close (for now), but creator Hideaki Anno “