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Game On: 10 Types Of Video Games For Adult Gamers To Enjoy
As we get older and face the responsibilities of adult life, the amount of time we have for gaming will decline. That should not spell game over for this leisurely activity. However, it should encourage you to spend gaming time more wisely. Selecting the right types of games to fill your time is the first…
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Gaming and Your Health: How Video Games Can Improve Wellbeing
For years, gaming was seen as a distraction, something that kept old people away from real life. Now that view is changing; more people are turning to games not just for fun but for relaxation, focus, creativity, connection, and even career opportunities. Research is starting to catch up; studies now show that gaming can benefit…
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How Retro Games Capture a Kind of Fun That Modern Titles Sometimes Miss
Given today’s gaming landscape, dominated by photorealistic graphics, vast open worlds, and increasingly complex mechanics, there has been a quiet and enduring reemergence of interest in retro games in recent years. People of all ages are returning to the simple joys that 8-bit or 16-bit classics can provide. They find in these games a unique…
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The Forgotten Consoles That Could’ve Changed Gaming History
Some gaming consoles never made it past their debut. Others were released with high hopes only to fade quietly into the background. Yet these systems often had ideas far ahead of their time, features and concepts that today’s tech giants have adopted and perfected. Looking back at these nearly-forgotten machines isn’t just an exercise in…
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Telethugs – A PC Game by Pedro Paiva in 2019, now ported to the ZX Spectrum by Amaweks
Another ZX Spectrum announcement that’s well worth a mention, is a new release by Amaweks called ‘Telethugs’. This game available for purchase as a Patreon exclusive (annoyingly), is an Arcade run and gun game that was originally created and published for PC by Pedro Paiva in 2019, now ported over to the ZX Spectrum by Amaweks.…
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GORF – An Arcade conversion arrives on the ZX Spectrum by Deanysoft
If you’re looking for a decent release for the ZX Spectrum that features not one, but five mini games that will keep you occupied throughout this evening. Then look no further than this new Arcade conversion by Deanysoft called GORF. A game which is a conversion of a 1981 game originally by Dave Nutting Associates,…
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Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Daniel Iacovelli Talks 2025 Video Game Summit
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Daniel Iacovelli, Video Game Summit Promoter, about this year’s event. Old School Gamer Magazine: What makes this year’s Video Game Summit special? Daniel Iacovelli: This year’s show reflects our original when we started back in 2003 as a small show. It’s more like a community gathering than a gaming…
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Paper Dreams: A History of Play-by-Mail Gaming
Do you like cheering for the underdog? Do you like classic and retro gaming? Then you’ll love this book. Just like the young student decades ago who had to be cut off because he was using his lunch money for play-by-mail (PBM) games, some people are obsessed with them—and still are. In this book, you’ll…
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Nightmare Busters Rebirth: Kickstarter Launch Date Revealed
NIGHTMARE BUSTERS REBIRTH is coming to Kickstarter on May 13! From dream to reality Pix’n Love Games and Aurora Game Studio are proud to announce the upcoming Kickstarter launch of Nightmare Busters Rebirth, scheduled for May 13, 2025. This modern reimagining of the cult 2D run ’n gun from the 90s invites players to dive…
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June 9th 2025 release date set for Arcades & Love Songs: The Ballad of Walter Day
Monkey Wrench Films has announced a global TVOD and digital release for the documentary Arcades & Love Songs: The Ballad of Walter Day which came out in theaters earlier this year. The musical documentary about Walter Day discusses the lawsuits faced by the founder of Twin Galaxies as he also seeks to record and…
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