Developer maziac has released Checkers, a free name-your-own-price implementation of English draughts for the ZX Spectrum Next. It follows full standard rules including mandatory captures, multi-jumps and king promotion, and includes a computer opponent. via itch.io
Blaze Entertainment has delayed both The C64 Handheld and The Spectrum Handheld, moving their shipping date from 15th October 2026 to 22nd April 2027. The company cited production quality issues affecting both standard and collector's editions. via timeextension.com
Toaplan's shoot 'em up Zero Wing is being officially ported to SNK's Neo Geo hardware, a version that was never previously released. The project came to light after a since-deleted photo of Plaion's Tokyo Game Show stand revealed a box for the Neo Geo edition alongside the Neo Geo AES+ demo. via timeextension.com
JagOS is a homebrew operating system for the Atari Jaguar that provides a graphical desktop, applications and networking capability, drawing inspiration from the unreleased Atari Painter home computer concept. via console-classics.com
ModRetro has confirmed plans for transparent versions of its Chromatic handheld, following earlier hints that appeared on the company's own website. The new colourways are expected to arrive in October. via retrododo.com
HyperMegaTech, maker of the $69 Super Pocket handhelds that play Evercade cartridges, has delayed its planned Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum editions. The devices are now not expected to ship until well into 2027. via retrododo.com
Marcus Gerards has released Herald, a Commodity utility that shows pop-up notifications on the Workbench under AmigaOS 3.x and stores them in a notification centre. Programs can send messages via ARexx, the included HeraldSend shell command, or directly through a MessagePort, with an API similar to AmigaOS 4's notification services. via amiga-news.de
Speedrunner "apel" has discovered a new glitch in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty that lets players skip through the Tanker section's explosive corridor without fighting Olga Gurlurkovich or obtaining the USP pistol. via timeextension.com
System 3 boss Mark Cale has told GameSpot that the ongoing controversy over generative AI assets in James Pond Legacy has damaged confidence in the studio. Cale says System 3's original claim that no GenAI content was used was based on false assurances given by Antstream, which handled the trailer and core development work. via timeextension.com
Hyperboard Extreme, a new arcade racing game available free on Steam, draws stylistic inspiration from the Sega Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 era. The game has received a 100% positive user rating on the platform. via gamingbible.com
Dougan.io has ported SDL Sopwith, also known as Sopwith 2 or The Red Baron, to the ZX Spectrum Next as a free action game. The project, still in development, converts the original MS-DOS biplane combat game using AI-assisted code. via itch.io
John Hardie discovered original FlexiCAD vector drawings for Atari's unreleased combined Jaguar and Jaguar CD console on an old floppy disk obtained from Atari. The redesigned unit was meant to merge the standard Jaguar and Jaguar CD hardware into a single console rather than the separate CD add-on. via gamesthatwerent.com
