AmigaOne PowerPC and Linux in 2026: distros, hardware, and community

In a computing world dominated by Intel/AMD and ARM-based mobile chips, the idea of buying a…

The 7 best SEGA emulators for Windows you should use in 2026

Retro gaming has reached a point where reliving the SEGA era is easier than ever. What…

AGX GP preview: the new upcoming anti-gravity racing game inspired by Wipeout

For players who grew up memorizing every turn of Wipeout 2097, futuristic anti-gravity racing never really…

Apollo A6000 FPGA Amiga gets new batch release — orders open

The Apollo Team has opened another pre-order batch of the Apollo A6000, giving Amiga enthusiasts a…

The assembly line behind the arcade boom: inside Atari’s battlezone production

Somewhere in a California warehouse in 1980, a line of unfinished wooden boxes inches forward under…

Resident Evil Requiem hits 5 million wishlists ahead of launch

The next chapter of survival horror is already drawing massive attention. Resident Evil Requiem has officially…

Linux 7.0 coming soon: a symbolic milestone in the kernel’s continuous evolution

Somewhere deep in the machinery that powers much of the modern digital world, a small but…

Rave Audio editor for AmigaOS: features, performance, and what’s new in version 1.9

In a computing world where modern audio software often arrives bundled with subscription tiers, artificial-intelligence assistants,…

Could a gaming mascot have changed the fate of the Commodore Amiga?

In the mid-80s and early 90s, the video game business resembled a Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. There…

Bash Moto combines racing and beat ’em up action in a nostalgic 90s throwback

There was a time when racing games weren’t polite. Back in the 90s, finishing first wasn’t…

From 386 to Pentium: the evolution of 90s PC gaming performance

If you grew up gaming on PCs in the late 80s and 90s, you probably didn’t…

BeOS vs. NeXT: the 1996 decision that determined Apple’s future

In the winter of 1996, the halls of Apple Inc. didn’t feel like the headquarters of…

The rise of Atari in german desktop publishing: hardware, software, and timing

Walk into a West German print shop or office in the late 80s and you might…

The legacy of Unreal Tournament: why it remains one of the best FPS games ever

In 1999, multiplayer gaming wasn’t yet the always-online, battle-pass-powered universe we know today. It was messy,…

The hidden magic inside retro game cartridges we never noticed

If you grew up in the cartridge era, you probably remember the ritual: slide the cartridge…

3DO console history: how a revolutionary system lost the console war

In 1993, the future of gaming seemed to arrive wrapped in sleek plastic and a surprisingly…

Best Amiga emulators for Android (2026): top apps to play Amiga games on your phone

Once upon a time, owning a Commodore Amiga meant you were living in the future. While…

How Joyce Weisbecker became the first woman to design commercial games

For decades, the origin story of the video-game industry has followed a familiar script: a handful…

PowerPC performance: did it finally make the Apple Mac a gaming machine?

For decades, the phrase “Mac gaming” sounded a bit like “diet water”—technically possible, but not something…

The secret history of Grand Theft Auto: how chaos built a gaming legend

In the mid-90s, a group of developers crowded around a monitor in a modest development studio,…

How Stunt Car Racer (1989) pioneered realistic physics in racing games

In 1989, most home computers struggled to draw a convincing straight line at speed, let alone…

Inside the Sony PlayStation 1 hardware: how powerful was the PS1 really?

When Sony launched the original PlayStation in the mid-90s, the marketing message was simple: arcade-quality gaming…

The untold story of shareware and the birth of independent game development

Before digital downloads, before app stores, before indie studios could launch a game worldwide with a…

Elon Musk’s first computer: how a Commodore VIC-20 sparked a tech visionary

In the early 80s, long before reusable rockets, electric vehicle revolutions, and global satellite networks, a…

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (1999): a cultural turning point for games

In the late 90s, sports video games were predictable. Football, basketball, and racing titles dominated store…

Nintendo Switch 2 operating system explained: how Horizon OS powers the console

When a new console launches, the spotlight usually goes to teraflops, ray tracing, and dramatic slow-motion…

How Microsoft went public in early 1986 and transformed the global software industry

In early 1986, nothing looked particularly historic from the outside. Office workers arrived with coffee, traders…

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