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Nintendo of America is hiring a digital archivist to document its history
Pac-Man SP: a fan rescues Namco's Japan-only 2011 mobile game
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Pac-Man SP: a fan rescues Namco's Japan-only 2011 mobile game
Modder Yuvi has preserved Pac-Man SP, a Namco game made only for Japanese phones, pulled from sale …
09/11/2026 45 0
Battlespire: after 29 years, the secret of this Elder Scrolls Easter egg is revealed
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Battlespire: after 29 years, the secret of this Elder Scrolls Easter …
Thanks to the Julian LeFay papers, the Strong Museum of Play reveals how to trigger the hidden East…
05/11/2026 76 0
Former Sega Technical Institute dev shares Jester, Segapede and Treasure Tails
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Former Sega Technical Institute dev shares Jester, Segapede and Treas…
Ken Rose, a former Sega Technical Institute programmer, gave The Hidden Palace floppy disks holding…
04/11/2026 82 0
decomp.dev shuts down: the decompilation community faces AI-rushed projects
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decomp.dev shuts down: the decompilation community faces AI-rushed pr…
The site that tracked progress on video game decompilation projects closes with immediate effect, i…
19/10/2026 184 0
After Three Decades, Cult Shoot 'Em Up Zero Wing Is Finally Getting an Official Neo Geo Release
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After Three Decades, Cult Shoot 'Em Up Zero Wing Is Finally Getting a…
The unofficial homebrew Neo Geo port of Zero Wing, built by developer h0ffman, is becoming an offic…
30/09/2026 211 0
Cyber Doll: The Saturn-Exclusive Cyberpunk RPG Finally Gets a Full English Translation
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Cyber Doll: The Saturn-Exclusive Cyberpunk RPG Finally Gets a Full En…
After a first attempt was abandoned in July, duo Exxistance and Wiredcrackpot deliver a patch that …
23/09/2026 271 0
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RPCS3: over 78% of the PS3 library is now playable on PC
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RPCS3: over 78% of the PS3 library is now playable on PC
The RPCS3 team announced on July 14, 2026 that 75% of the entire PlayStation 3 library, 2,681 out o…
22/09/2026 327 0
Sega CD's Shadowrun Gets A Second English Translation, Also AI-Assisted
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Sega CD's Shadowrun Gets A Second English Translation, Also AI-Assist…
Following MadMorigan's patch, hacker RetchE has released his own complete English translation of th…
22/09/2026 316 0
Kid Kirby, The Cancelled SNES Game From Future GTA Devs, Is Revived 31 Years Later
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Kid Kirby, The Cancelled SNES Game From Future GTA Devs, Is Revived 3…
Designed for the Super NES Mouse in 1992 and shelved in 1995, Kid Kirby has just been recreated by …
22/09/2026 97 0
Railroad Tycoon on the SNES: first footage of the cancelled port surfaces
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Railroad Tycoon on the SNES: first footage of the cancelled port surf…
A 2 minute 19 second video shared on Bluesky shows for the first time the never-released Super Fami…
21/09/2026 238 0
Culdcept II is playable online again on Dreamcast, with an AI-assisted English translation
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Culdcept II is playable online again on Dreamcast, with an AI-assiste…
Developer Shuouma has revived the servers of this Japanese card and board game: up to four players …
21/09/2026 103 0
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