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Here's some news for all the retro enthusiasts out there. Yesterday, the fine folks at Analogue announced their next major product. There were rumors circulating about this for some time, and sure enough, it's a handheld. They will be making a retro-themed premium handheld, fueled by the same...

In the quasi-stealth Nintendo Direct that they put out today, Nintendo announced a new line of hobby-game things they are releasing this year called "Labo." Essentially, it is going to be a series of construction sets made from corrugated cardboard with designs perforated into them. Apparently...

https://www.analogue.co/pages/super-nt/ After the relative success of the Analogue NT, and the Analogue NT Mini, the fine folks at Analogue are putting out the upcoming Super NT. This was inevitable, in a lot of ways. It's the logical progression of what they were already working on. But I'm...

SNES Classic arriving in September Surprising pretty much no one, Nintendo announced the SNES Classic today. It will be coming out in September. One of the big differences between this and the NES Classic is that there will be 9 fewer games for it. While the NES Classic boasted 30 NES games...

The Atari Box ? What is this? Seriously, what even is this? What's going on here? I'm very confused, but my curiosity is firing on all cylinders. This is a highly effective teaser, but I'm flummoxed by the possibilities. Okay, a quick synopsis. Atari, whatever form that company now exists...

There's a thread for a similar subject in the PC forum, but I feel that this topic has become general enough to warrant inclusion in the general topic thread. Game development is becoming an increasingly popular way to participate in gaming culture. Once restricted to those with the expertise...

After releasing (and selling out of) the original-model Analog NT, the fine folks up in Portland are releasing a slim version of their retro-focused system. Still crazy-expensive, it is going to be shipping to the tune of $450 USD. That's the bad news. The good news is that it is going to have...

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/277097/Nintendo_wants_players_to_turn_back_time_with_the_NES_mini.php Nintendo is apparently going to be putting out a miniature version of the original Nintendo system, with around 30 games pre-installed. The current news is that there won't be any on-line...

It was announced today that Disney is cancelling the Disney Infinity game series. While the figurines and playsets currently in development will still be released, everything past that is coming off the table. As part of this announcement, they also stated that all internal Disney Interactive...

My parents are moving to a new house soon, and are going to be upgrading their TV screen for a larger, deeper den. For the time being, my Mom is intent on getting something in the 75+ inch range, but is very frugal and interested in getting a good deal. At the same time, we would prefer to stick...

Retro VGS Indiegogo Campaign I stumbled across this proposed retro video game system through a series of coincidences. A few guys who are into retro video games got together, and decided it would be neat to create a new retro system. That is to say, a system that incorporates relatively modern...

The title is nearing release. (next Tuesday) The early reviews are out. And one point of consensus is that Alien: Isolation is survival-horror as hell. It's looking more and more likely that this game will be my go-to Halloween game for the month of October. I've always enjoyed indulging in a...

GOG Galaxy platform (via Gamasutra) So apparently, Good Old Games has decided to launch it's own software platform to support and manage the current offerings of their web store/service. The current plan is that there will be client software, some manner of achievement system, and possibly...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008MCKL5W/ref=s9_simh_gw_p74_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1AMPA2YWGJ27NMYE3SM7&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200422&pf_rd_i=507846 This week, one of the Amazon deals is the Red Vs. Blue 10-year anniversary Blu-Ray set. This is the first 10...

Hey everybody! I've been learning how to use Unity 3D recently. And I've reached a point in the development where I would feel more comfortable prototyping some ideas for games that I've had in the past. It's always been a dream of mine to produce my own adventure game. The genre has always...

Neo Geo X - handheld to be released this year for $200 The Neo Geo is getting a bit of retro love this year in the form of a handheld re-release of the original system. The company behind this production, Blaze, is known for re-releasing classic retro hardware in different forms. In the past...

I saw a discussion on this subject in one of the video game deal threads, and kind of wanted to voice my own opinions. There is a certain degree of antagonism towards game flipping around the Cheap Ass Gamer boards. I can certainly appreciate why this acrimony would develop. For a lot of CAGs...

I started a thread like this one in the PC games section, but it seems to have gotten cleaned up. Recent developments and news has led me to believe that a thread about indie game development, and the available resources to make it happen, would probably qualify for the main gaming and industry...

From some of the blog posts I've seen on CAG, it seems that there are a decent number of CAGs who are interested in developing their own games/interactive applications. However, such discussions don't seem to have their own section on the boards. (probably because there just hasn't been enough...

I would like to post a question or two. Should CAG have its own themed game? And if you feel that it should, what type/kind/style of game do you think it should be?