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id Software released its first game 35 years ago today, John Carmack’s breakthrough side-scroller engine
By Mark Tyson last updated
35 years ago today, Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons - Episode 1: Marooned on Mars was released by a dev team including John Carmack and John Romero.

Commodore International challenges Italian rival’s trademarks in escalating brand dispute
By Luke James published
Revived Commodore entity says European registrations held by Commodore Industries were improperly granted and are legally invalid.

Nintendo Switch 2 RAM prices rise 41%, NAND flash up 8%
By Bruno Ferreira published
Nintendo loses $14b market cap thanks to RAM shortage

Latest Steam Client Beta backport keeps Windows 7 and Windows 8 gaming PCs on life support
By Zhiye Liu published
Gaming enthusiast Eazy Black has backported the latest Steam beta client (December 4, 2025 build) to support Windows 7 and Windows 8.

This scratch-built, period-correct Portable Commodore 64 is a love letter to an alternate Commodore history
By Mark Tyson published
An industrial designer with a love for old computers has created a working prototype of a Commodore 64 laptop.

A 10-year study indicates that treated surfaces turn yellow more severely than untreated plastic parts
By Jowi Morales published
Retrobrighting a Sega Dreamcast console yielded poor results after 10 years.
Best retro tech deals
By Les Pounder last updated
Retro tech is cool and we've scoured the internet for the best deals for nostalgic technology

My Arcade launches portable Pac-Man 45th anniversary-themed retro arcade games
By Jowi Morales published
My Arcade has launched a couple of retro gaming consoles to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the legendary Pac-Man arcade game.

Helldivers 2 install size slashed from 154GB to just 23GB
By Kunal Khullar published
The newly released beta version of Helldivers 2 delivers the same gameplay with far less disk usage, offering PC players a much leaner install without sacrificing performance or progression.

Enthusiast modder celebrates PlayStation's 31st anniversary in style, creates smallest-ever motherboard using genuine chips
By Mark Tyson published
An enthusiast has managed to shrink an already dinky PS One motherboard down to a quarter of its size. Working prototype uses all original ICs.
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