Games don’t exist in a vacuum. The decisions made in boardrooms, courtrooms, and government offices shape what gets made, how it’s sold, and who it’s sold to. News & Views is where we cover the stuff happening around gaming — regulation, industry news, and the occasional rant about things that need saying.
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The Machines That Built Modern Gaming: A Guide to the Home Computer Era
Before consoles dominated the living room, before Steam, before mobile gaming, there were the home computers. Machines that arrived in British…
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Best Raspberry Pi Kits for Retro Gaming 2026
The Raspberry Pi is still the most flexible retro gaming setup you can build. Load up Batocera or RetroPie, connect an…
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How to Modernise Your Retro Gaming Setup: Every Option from £5 to £1,300
You want to play R-Type. Or Cannon Fodder. Or Streets of Rage. Or any other game from the era when a…
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Evercade Neo Geo Arcade 4 Announced — Eight More SNK Classics for June
Blaze Entertainment has announced NEOGEO Arcade 4, the fourth Neo Geo cartridge in the Evercade purple arcade line. It arrives on…
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The Epilogue SN Operator Lets You Play Your SNES Carts on PC — Legally
If you own a collection of SNES or Super Famicom cartridges, the Epilogue SN Operator is probably the most useful piece…
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Twenty-Four Years of Gaming History Deleted to Save £33 a Month
The Digital Press forum went dark in April. Founded in the late 1990s and active for over 24 years, it was…
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The Evercade Boss Is Right — And the Numbers Prove It
Andrew Byatt, CEO of Blaze Entertainment — the company behind the Evercade — has said publicly what the retro gaming industry…
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A Sega Handheld With Physical Cartridges Might Be Coming — And It’s Not a Retro Box
A post on r/GamingLeaksAndRumours from a user claiming to work at a “small specialist electronics manufacturer” describes receiving a quotation request…
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Streets of Rage Is Getting a Film — And the Director Might Actually Pull It Off
Lionsgate has announced a live-action Streets of Rage film. The director is Jeymes Samuel — the British filmmaker behind The Harder…
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THE A1200 Has Been Delayed to December — Chip Shortages Strike Again
If you had June 16th marked in your diary for THE A1200, you’ll need to move it. Retro Games Ltd announced…
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The Lenovo G02 Situation Is the Conversation the Retro Gaming Community Has Been Avoiding
The Lenovo G02 is a £60 retro gaming handheld that was never meant to leave China. Lenovo licensed its name to…
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Looking Back: Double Dragon (1987)
Last month we looked at Streets of Rage — Sega’s 1991 masterpiece of the beat ’em up genre, with Yuzo Koshiro’s…
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Looking Back: Streets of Rage (1991)
Streets of Rage is remembered for its music first. This is not a slight — it’s the correct order of priorities….
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The Epilogue SN Operator Lets You Play Your SNES Carts on PC — Legally
If you own a collection of SNES or Super Famicom cartridges, the Epilogue SN Operator is probably the most useful piece…
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Twenty-Four Years of Gaming History Deleted to Save £33 a Month
The Digital Press forum went dark in April. Founded in the late 1990s and active for over 24 years, it was…