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In partnership with the animation studio, STUDIO 4°C, Google has launched Doodle Champion Island Games, following a “(c)athlete” named Lucky who explores an island with seven Olympic sport-inspired mini-games and side quests. The ultimate goal is to defeat each legendary sports champion opponent to collect all seven sacred scrolls. The 16-bit world is navigated entirely on the arrow keys and spacebar and is reminiscent of early Game Boy titles. In the beginning, you will be prompted to choose between four teams: blue, red, green, or yellow, represented by the mystical creatures Ushi (a cow), Karasu (a crow), Inari (a fox), or Kappa (a turtle) respectively. The compiled score of the teams is displayed on a leaderboard, with the red team currently holding a significant lead. The seven sports...

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Retro gaming fans will be delighted to learn that the Video Game History Foundation is now offering mystery packs that feature vintage gaming magazines for your collection. With the entire library spanning from the early ’80s all the way through to the 2010s, the blind bag houses a tonne of surprises most diehard gaming enthusiasts will appreciate. To keep them in perfect collectible condition, the VGHF delivers them in Mylar bags paired with acid-free boards, all wrapped up in a sturdy flat mailer. They even come with a certificate of authenticity signed by the foundation’s co-directors Frank Cifaldi and Kelsey Lewin. On top of receiving a cool bit of video gaming history, the proceeds will also go towards that foundation’s charity, which uses its funds to maintain and expand its collecti...

English Football Hall of Famer Alex Scott is joining FIFA 22 as the franchise’s first English-speaking female commentator. According to reports, the former Arsenal star will be a goal commentator and will “essentially report on goals from other games during the course of a FIFA 22 match.” Scott called the opportunity “game-changing,” stating in a press release, “Representation is crucial and the inclusion of an English-speaking female commentator on FIFA is game-changing. The impact it will have is simply stratospheric. It’s a big moment for me personally and professionally.” “It’s an honour to be part of the FIFA gaming institution, alongside some of my brilliant presenting colleagues. Whilst I am the first English-speaking female broadcaster to feature in FIFA, I will certainly not be th...

Panic has finally announced the pre-order date for its long-awaited Playdate, scheduled for the end of July. Dropping alongside the tiny handheld console with a crank is a purple protective cover which you can either pre-order individually for $29 USD or purchase as a bundle with the Playdate itself for $199 USD. There’s also a Playdate Stereo Dock that can charge your device while playing music through its Bluetooth speaker, but the project is still in development so a pre-order date for that will have to come later. As for numbers, Panic says that the first batch of shipments will cover roughly 20,000 units of the Playdate and should start shipping out by the end of this year. The team insists that the device will never actually sell out: instead they’ll keep manufacturing them as long a...

Unfortunately for many of us who grew up in the ’90s, it’d be difficult to visit the only remaining Blockbuster left in the world, but luckily RareBird Games is now coming out with a PlayStation VR title that’ll let us relive those nostalgic visits. Titled The Last Video Store, the studio behind Sinfield Remastered has rebuilt a Blockbuster store within virtual reality for you to explore, wandering through row after row of VHS tapes and DVDs. There’ll be a survival mode where players will have to work different jobs in order to make money to pay bills and fuel their own movie obsession, and you’ll also be able to drive around the neighborhood at night or even watch the films you’ve rented, although it’s unclear at this point how the licensing will work and whether the movies it i...

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