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Incredibly Rare Atari 2600 Game Sells For $10K At Texas Goodwill Auction

Developed by Men-A-Vision, the company's only released video game, Air Raid generally commands exorbitant prices at online retailers, and is one of the hardest Atari 2600 titles to get your hands on. Many instances have been reported of fraudulent copies and reproduction carts making the rounds over the last several years. Occasionally, some…

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Added by Mike Lind on July 10, 2021 at 12:00am — No Comments

King Of Fighters XV Announced For PS5, PS4, Series X, Windows 10, And Steam

The next installment of SNK's long-running fighting game franchise, King of Fighters XV, may miss its 2021 release date due to (stop me if you heard this) complications in production due to Covid-19, but there is some positive news afoot for fans eagerly awaiting to see which platforms it will be available for upon launch. SNK Entertainment's official…

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Added by Mike Lind on July 7, 2021 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Nintendo Introduces The Switch OLED Model

As it has been reported, rumors of an updated and improved Nintendo Switch have circulated the hybrid console since its release in 2017. Often dubbed the "Switch Pro" by pundits, many felt it's an issue that would have to be addressed, as the base Switch lacks the horsepower of the console generation for its time in the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.…

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Added by Mike Lind on July 6, 2021 at 1:49pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT - The Kronos Trilogy Of Terror: Criticom, Dark Rift, And Cardinal Syn

Kronos Digital Entertainment. That might not be the most mainstream of names when it comes to video games, but if you've enjoyed or heard of the Fear Effect series on the PlayStation, that moniker might ring familiar. But let us go back a couple of years before to the company's beginnings, where they were more infamous for developing some of the more…

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Added by Mike Lind on July 6, 2021 at 11:02am — No Comments

REPORT: Hideo Kojima And Xbox Seemingly Moving Closer To A Working Partnership

Today's gaming landscape is seeing some very interesting shifts in the last couple of months, especially in regards to platform exclusives and studio acquisitions, leading to stories we likely would not have seen happening just five years ago. In a story brought to our attention by one of Game Fix's patrons, Bocephus, Hideo Kojima is back in the news…

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Added by Mike Lind on July 2, 2021 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Free Games For July 2021: PlayStation Plus

Sony now has their PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 freebies for PS Plus members heading into July. Exclusively for the PS5, fans will have access to the stealth-based action game A Plague Tale: Innocence. And for the PlayStation 4 audience, Activision's Call of Duty Black Ops 4 and 2K's arcade wrestling brawler WWE 2K…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 30, 2021 at 7:45pm — No Comments

New Joined Partnership Announced Between Konami and Bloober Team

There's more action from the Konami front, this latest bit being a rather curious, but much often speculated revelation after rumors had circulated for months on end, as Konami aims to place more focus back into game development. It had been hinted they were interested in reviving of several dormant franchises. According to…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 30, 2021 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny Launch Trailer

The first new Disgaea game in six years, Defiance of Destiny is latest entry in Nippon Ichi Software's…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 29, 2021 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Free Games For July 2021: Xbox Games With Gold

July is on the horizon, and Xbox's offerings of titles added to Game Pass are announced! Explore a beautiful and dangerous world in PLANET ALPHA, delve into an intense blend of action and tower defense in Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break. And through Backward Compatibility, relive the adventures of the infamous raunchy squirrel in…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 29, 2021 at 4:01pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT - Kirby's Dream Course (SNES)

When I write these Retro Reboots, I try to offer as much of an impartial take, along with my own thoughts based on my philosophy for how I think games work (or don't). Some games really hit me in the nostalgia, and Kirby's Dream Course is one that harbors a lot of memories. It became a rental many weekends in our house, until we eventually bought…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 29, 2021 at 11:00am — No Comments

Super Smash Bros Ultimate: Sakurai Says 'Next DLC Fighter WIll Be The Last One'

With Tekken's Kazuya Mishima joining the roster in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Fighter Pass, the game's director Masahiro Sakurai hosted a 40 minute in-depth breakdown on how the fierce heir to the Mishima bloodline will be incorporated into the game. This latest roster inclusion brings the total number of playable characters up to 88. Kazuya will be…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 28, 2021 at 6:19pm — No Comments

Konami Offers An Open Beta For A Possible Pro Evolution Soccer 2022

This seemed like it was out of nowhere. With relatively little heads up or notice, Konami launched an open beta test for what appears to be the latest entry in the PES Evolution Soccer series labeled as "New Football Game Online Performance Test", according to their website, along with…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 25, 2021 at 1:55pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT - The Lion King (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)

Ah, the Disney Afternoon block. That era of cartoons where anthropomorphic ducks fought crime and uncovered ancient relics, rodents were brilliant forensics, and bears engaged in cut-corner delivery practices. They are also some of the most interesting side-scrolling games throughout the 8-bit and 16-bit period. Whether it's the Capcom produced…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 22, 2021 at 11:00am — No Comments

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Updated Cast list, Shemar Moore Joins Crew

With Sonic The Hedgehog making $319 million dollars on a budget of around $90 million, the success saw the inevitability of a sequel. Sonic 2, with the working title going as the Emerald Hills, wrapped up most of its principal filming in Vancouver from March 15th to May 12th and has a projected release date for 2022. Jeff Fowler will once again head…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 20, 2021 at 10:00am — No Comments

Sign Up For PlayStation 5's Big Open Beta Software Update

Since the PlayStation 5's release, many of its features have been gradually rolled out over the course of the last several months. Sony is now gearing up for a giant software update, and there's an opportunity for PS5 owners to be a part of testing its early roll-out.

Since the launch of PS5, our teams have been working to…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 19, 2021 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Bayonetta 3 Status: "...Not Only Exists, But Is Progressing Well"

Nintendo's E3 2021 presentation has come and gone. Amidst its announcements and reveals, some projects remained no-shows and details continue to be murky regarding their future. Among absent trailers or updates for a new No More Heroes, from Suda51 (Goichi Suda of Grasshopper Studios) and still nothing to report on Metroid Prime 4, there was another…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 18, 2021 at 3:01pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT - Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)

Super Bros. 3 is the first video game that I can recall receiving mainstream hype. The commercials with the planet practically begging for more Mario, since the second game was a complete dream and all. By retro game guy obligations, I now have to remind you that Super Mario Bros 2 was a reskinned Doki Doki Panic released here in the United States.…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 15, 2021 at 11:00am — No Comments

Battlefield 2042 Official Reveal Trailer

While details of DICE's newest entry in their long-running first person shooter were leaked hours before, taking the wind out of the sails prior to, the official reveal of the latest Battlefield, titled "Battlefield 2042", launched, giving a first look at what it has to offer. After Battlefield V, an entry mired in controversy before and…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 9, 2021 at 8:34pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT - Red Faction (PlayStation 2)

I miss Red Faction. That feeling people get when they waxed nostalgia about Rare's GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64 is what I what I have when talking about Volition's first person shooter. The genre was always awkward for me to play on console back in the day, while titles like Perfect Dark and GoldenEye 007 laid down the groundwork for…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 8, 2021 at 12:00am — No Comments

RUMOR: Industry Insiders Tease A Possible Dead Space Comeback

Ever since Electronic Arts announced the closure of Visceral Games in 2017, fans of the Dead Space series have cast their hopes of a revival into the dark, cold void that's as vast and empty as space itself. There may be some promising news afoot. According to a series of exchanges between Xbox Era's Nick Baker and Jez Corden from Windows Central on…

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Added by Mike Lind on June 7, 2021 at 11:10pm — No Comments

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