A newly published book, described as a 400-page celebration of PlayStation's history, has been released covering Sony's console line from its origins to the present. The piece accompanying its coverage notes that it arrives amid growing debate over physical media, digital ownership and the direction of the PlayStation brand going forward. The book joins other recent retrospectives marking three decades of the platform. via console-classics.com
EA Senior Producer Jim Vessella has published an account of how seven classic EA games were restored for modern release. He describes working with the community to track down and bring back these older titles, as part of EA's broader effort to re-release 25 classic PC games. Vessella frames the project as a response to the difficulty of preserving games whose original media and hardware are increasingly inaccessible. via ea.com
Arcade Heroes has published a preview piece covering Japan Amusement Expo 2026, the country's major arcade trade show previously known as JAEPO. The article notes that the event again falls in November, close to IAAPA 2026, which the site says has created scheduling difficulties for attendees wanting to cover both shows. Amusement Expo has run under its current name for the past few years as Japan's largest arcade industry gathering. via arcadeheroes.com
A fan has released a modified version of Pokémon FullDex, a tool used to manage and launch Pokémon ROM hacks, packaged as a Linux AppImage. The main change addresses a flaw in the original tool where multiple ROM hacks shared a single save file, by giving each hack its own separate save file. The same separation has been applied to cheat files and box art images. The modified version also lets users rename each game entry directly within FullDex, so individual ROM hacks can display their own titles instead of the underlying base game's name. via reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks
Modder SEGARPGFAN has released a performance improvement hack for SEGA Touring Car Championship on the Sega Saturn. The hack improves performance across all five tracks in the game, with the biggest gains noted in Time Trial mode. The release also adds support for an online ghost car portal, letting players compare lap times or runs via the internet. SEGA Touring Car Championship was originally released for the Saturn in the late 1990s. via segasaturnshiro.com
EA has re-released 25 classic PC games on Steam and GOG, with some titles receiving new Anniversary Editions featuring quality-of-life improvements. As part of the effort, EA restored and re-edited FMV cutscenes for Wing Commander, sourcing material from Betacam tapes. The release covers a broad swathe of EA's classic PC catalogue brought back for modern storefronts. via gamesasylum.com
Time Extension has published a feature examining what Japanese action-adventure games looked like before The Legend of Zelda arrived on 21st February 1986. The piece argues that pinpointing a genre's true origin is difficult, since earlier precedents can usually be found with enough research. It notes that action-adventures developed alongside, and overlapping with, traditional turn-based RPGs in Japan, at a time when the RPG itself was not yet a clearly defined category there. The feature looks at titles from before Zelda's release to trace how the genre took shape. via timeextension.com
Developer Rake in Grass has announced Underkeep, a new first-person dungeon crawler for PC, alongside fresh footage of the game. The style recalls classic grid-based dungeon crawlers such as Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder and Ishar, a genre with a dedicated following among retro PC gamers. Underkeep is positioned as a modern entry in that lineage, aimed at players who enjoy exploring and fighting their way through dungeons from a first-person perspective. via indieretronews.com
The YouTube channel MetalJesusRocks has posted a video titled "EA Restored 1,500+ FMV Cutscenes + Revives 25 Classic PC Games!". The title indicates the video covers EA's restoration of over 1,500 FMV cutscenes and the revival of 25 classic PC games. via YouTube
Developer Laluigi has released Stack a Tower PSX, a homebrew arcade game for the original PlayStation. The goal is to build the tallest tower possible by pressing a button at the right moment to drop each piece onto the stack below. Any overhanging portion of a misaligned piece falls away, making precise timing essential to keep the tower growing. The game is inspired by the mobile title Stack Tower and includes online leaderboards, with the current build listed as version 1.1. via psxhomebrewgames.com
RetroRGB posted a livestream demonstrating how to install the ArcStation, an optical drive emulator. The hardware installation itself reportedly took under ten minutes, with the remainder of the stream devoted to SD card setup along with configuring cheats and cover art. Optical drive emulators let owners of original consoles load games from SD cards or USB storage instead of discs, avoiding wear on ageing disc drives. via retrorgb.com
Zero, a new anti-gravity racing game inspired by Nintendo's F-Zero, has been released for the Game Boy Color. It comes from developer Shane McCafferty, who previously created the first-person shooter Wolf and a Game Boy Color port of OutRun for the handheld. The game was first teased on social media in August before this full release. via timeextension.com
