News for November 3, 2026

ZX Spectrum Book Kickstarter Raises £112,000 in Pledges

ZX Spectrum Book Kickstarter Raises £112,000 in Pledges

Publisher Golden Slumbers Ltd. has announced that its upcoming Kickstarter campaign for a new ZX Spectrum anniversary book has already attracted £112,000 in pledges. The book, titled "The Rubber-Keyed Wonder", is written by gaming historian Kim Justice and serves as a companion piece to the 2024 documentary of the same name, produced by Gracious Films and directed by Anthony and Nicola Caulfield. It is timed to celebrate the ZX Spectrum's 45th anniversary, with the crowdfunding campaign set to launch on October 1. The Spectrum, released by Sinclair Research in 1982, remains one of the most influential home computers in British gaming history. via timeextension.com

LOTR: Age of the Ring Mod Adds 15 Missions in Update 10.0

LOTR: Age of the Ring Mod Adds 15 Missions in Update 10.0

Update 10.0 of The Lord of the Rings: Age of the Ring, a fan-made total conversion mod, has been released for free. The update adds fifteen new missions, expanding the project's campaign content at no cost to players. Age of the Ring is built on an existing real-time strategy game engine and reworks it with Middle-earth content and lore from Tolkien's works. via gamingbible.com

TinyBench 0.5c File Manager Targets Low Chip RAM Use

Amiga developer 'lifeschool' has released TinyBench 0.5c, a lightweight file manager and program launcher written in CanDo. It is designed to use as little Chip RAM as possible, letting users launch games and programs directly without Workbench first consuming memory. The tool can launch WHDLoad games and other executables, open music modules, sound effects, images and text files directly, and supports filenames of up to 254 characters instead of the usual 30-character limit. via amiga-news.de

YAPG Brings Packabunchas Puzzler to AGA Amiga

YAPG, short for Yet Another Puzzle Game, is a new AGA Amiga port of Packabunchas, a puzzle game originally created by Mattia Fortunati. The game casts players as space rangers who pack up and rescue creatures by fitting various shapes into available space, in a style inspired by Tetris. Unlike Tetris, YAPG has no time pressure, letting players experiment freely to find solutions to each challenge. The developers used Claude AI during the Amiga port's creation and are asking for donations to help cover the associated costs. via amiga-news.de

AmiGTA Amiga GTA Engine Reaches Version 0.7.0

AmiGTA, a project to recreate the original Grand Theft Auto as a native Amiga engine with the help of AI, has reached version 0.7.0. The update adds a native MorphOS PowerPC build alongside existing AROS and 68k support, and now includes all six original levels across Liberty City, San Andreas and Vice City. Other changes include per-city map and style files, arrest behaviour matching the original game, a frame cap that no longer spins the CPU, and the El train running on its tracks with stations. The engine requires players to supply files from their own copy of the original game. via amiga-news.de