Developer kcdautomobil has released Die Again, a name-your-own-price troll platformer for the Commodore 64. The game features 250 levels filled with unpredictable hazards such as vanishing floors, hidden spikes and shifting gravity, and was made with AI-assisted code, graphics, sound and text. via itch.io
Developer TCKSOFT has released a free browser remake of Impossaball, a puzzle game originally for the ZX Spectrum. The new version is built with the Godot engine and runs on HTML5, tagged as a remake of the original Spectrum title. via itch.io
Developer Konstantinos Patronas has released Ricochet, a Commodore 64-style single-screen shooter for Windows and macOS priced at 4.99 euros. The screen has no walls, so both the player's ship and missed shots wrap around the edges, with wrapped shots turning red and becoming able to hit anything, including drones worth points. The game was made with AI-assisted code, graphics, sound and text. via itch.io
Developer Vesa_Hei has released Ion Courier 2, a free arcade-style shooting game for the Commodore 64, subtitled "Deeper Into The Sealed Vaults". The 8-bit singleplayer release was made with AI-assisted code, graphics, sound and text. via itch.io
A fan translator has released an English language patch for Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee, a Spanish-language ROM hack built on Pokémon FireRed, bringing version 8.1 to English-speaking players. via reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks
A fan project has ported the multiplayer mode of Halo: Combat Evolved to the Nintendo 64, running the Xbox launch title on hardware it was never designed for. The port is described as a technically demanding effort that pushes the N64 well past its typical capabilities. via retrododo.com
The YouTube channel Happy Little Diodes has posted a video called "The Ferranti Files: 40 Years of Sinclair Secrets Unearthed." via YouTube
Former Nintendo of America Advertising Manager Donna Darbous is auctioning a collection of items from her personal archive, headlined by original promotional artwork for the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong. She says she recovered the artwork from a dumpster during a storage room clearout at Nintendo of America. via timeextension.com
Avermedia has released the Core Go, a combination USB PD charger and docking device compatible with the Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, Steam Deck and other handheld platforms. It provides HDMI output up to 4K60 resolution and a USB input port for connecting controllers, keyboards and mice. via retrorgb.com
Sega has pulled Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition from sale following widespread negative reviews and player complaints, saying it is investigating the issues. The original 2011 version of the game, which had been removed from stores ahead of the remaster's launch, is being reinstated for now. Existing owners of the Complete Edition retain access, but new purchases are halted. via timeextension.com
Hamster has added The Drug Store: Matsumoto Kiyoshi de Okaimono!, a 1998 PS1 management sim developed by Human Entertainment, to its Console Archives series on PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2. The Japan-only title has players manage a pharmacy/grocery store, handling layout, stock, customers and staff. via timeextension.com
A new fan mod transforms Pokémon Fire Red into a voxel-style 3D experience playable in the browser, following the earlier 3D Voxel mod made for Pokémon Red. The hack introduces real-time boss battles rather than the series' traditional turn-based combat. via retrododo.com
