by Jim Gray | Nov 17, 2025 | News
A new open-source console hardware project dubbed the GameTank, designed by Clydeware, is preparing for launch. The GameTank is a totally new platform, with its own game library and authentically restrictive hardware. Unlike most retro consoles that rely on emulation...
by Jim Gray | Nov 16, 2025 | News
The second annual game jam hosted by Orc Face Games, Dream Disc ’25, opens at the start of next month and closes at the end of next February. This jam allows game developers, tool creators, and hardware builders to develop projects that utilize the Sega...
by Jim Gray | Nov 16, 2025 | News
Two new card decks will be released for use with the Barcode Battler, a mega-obscure handheld console released in 1990. According to an interview with Time Extension, the project is being led by industry veteran Keith Webb and longtime hardware archivist Tony Black of...
by Jim Gray | Nov 16, 2025 | News
Microsoft dropped its November 2025 Windows 11 (builds 26200.7171/26100.7171 via KB5068861) update, which has some improvements specifically designed for gamers and those on gaming handhelds. One key fix addresses an issue where users’ background app windows...
by Jim Gray | Nov 11, 2025 | Features
When the portable game industry exploded in the late 1980s, there were only two real players in this space: Sega’s Game Gear and Nintendo’s Game Boy. Orbiting above the pair were a gaggle of smaller electronic manufacturers attempting to grab their slice...
