Hamster is bringing Xevious 3D/G, Namco's System 11 arcade board 3D revival of the classic 1983 shoot 'em up Xevious, to Switch 2, Xbox and PS5 this week as part of Arcade Archives 2. The 1990s release added polygonal graphics, new weapons and enemies, and a soundtrack by Shinji Hosoe and Ayako Saso. via timeextension.com
Following news that Toaplan's Zero Wing is being ported to the Neo Geo, composer and developer Yuzo Koshiro has expressed interest in a similar Neo Geo conversion of Earthion. The 2D shooter, made by his studio Ancient with Mega Drive hardware in mind, launched on modern systems in 2025 and already has an enhanced version on the exA-Arcadia arcade platform. via timeextension.com
A video from Neo Ness, the team behind the Neo Geo AES+, details the technical reasoning behind the console's hardware design, explaining why the system uses custom ASICs rather than FPGA technology. via retrolike.net
A fan project called Crash Bash Online recreates Naughty Dog's PS1 party battler for play in a web browser, supporting four players in free matches with custom rooms. The project also has a planned pass feature that has drawn some controversy. via console-classics.com
Homebrewer Josh_7774 has released GoldenEye 007 Plus, a mod for Rare's 1997 N64 classic that switches the game from first-person to a third-person, over-the-shoulder perspective. Footage shown running on Analogue 3D covers three stages: Silo, Bunker I, and Surface I. via timeextension.com
The developer behind the Game Boy Museum cartridge has written about the project's creation, describing it as a museum turned into a physical cartridge featuring a built-in wiki and search function. The piece reflects on the challenges of working within the constraints of 1989 Game Boy hardware. via gameboymuseum.com
A Tomb Raider statue has returned to Derby, the home city of original developer Core Design, after fans raised £33,314 to fund the tribute. The installation marks the 30th anniversary of the Tomb Raider franchise and its creation of Lara Croft. via console-classics.com
Developer Deli295 has created Resident Evil: True Director's Cut, a mod for Resident Evil: Director's Cut DualShock on PlayStation. It restores graphics, music and other elements from beta versions, demos and earlier releases of the original game that were altered or removed during development. via psxhomebrewgames.com
Fan translator KoolFiller has released an English translation patch for the Sega Saturn version of Pu·Li·Ru·La, part of the Arcade Gears series of ports. The patch lets English-speaking players experience the arcade game's Saturn conversion in their own language for the first time. via segasaturnshiro.com
TheQProyect has released Roland&Mej Build, a homebrew adventure platformer for the Amstrad CPC. Players control Roland and Marc, tech spies who infiltrate rival corporate headquarters to steal schematics for legendary 8-bit computers. via indieretronews.com
Outsoftware has ported Tiny Quest, a platformer originally by Rebel Bytes and Digital Monastery, to the Amstrad CPC. The port follows a run of source-code conversions the developer has been producing for underserved systems like the Sam Coupe, Einstein 256, Timex 2068 and Sinclair QL, bringing their total past 30 ports. via indieretronews.com
Mean Hamster Software has released AGI-64 and AGI-ANTIC, new engines that let Sierra's AGI adventure games run on the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit computers via the free Sierra Game Compiler. Each launches with King's Quest I, with the Atari version requiring at least 64K RAM or an Incognito board upgrade. via meanhamster.com
