Developer ZombieGamer80 has released Rage Invaders, a name-your-own-price action game for the Commodore 64 made with the Shoot 'Em Up Construction Kit. The project began around 1992 and draws inspiration from Space Invaders and an old Konami arcade game, set in a horror, action and sci-fi multiverse. via itch.io
Random Red Rumble is a fan-made Pokémon ROM hack that lets players repeatedly battle the champion Red without the one-a-day limit of the earlier Daily Red hack. It includes modern Generation 9 battle mechanics, custom Pokémon movesets created by the developer, and the option to face faithful recreations of Red's Pokémon Crystal team. via reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks
Gorilas Boriel ZX is a free homebrew release for Windows by Juan Eguía that recreates the old MS-DOS two-player artillery game Gorillas. It was made using tools associated with ZX Spectrum development. via itch.io
Players have found a new glitch in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask that allows a boulder to be destroyed using water, rather than the method the game normally requires. The discovery continues a long pattern of new secrets surfacing in the decades-old Nintendo 64 title. via retrododo.com
Chapu Translations, known for English patches of Japan-only titles like Tiny Bullets and Wonder Trek, has revealed plans to translate Takara and Dual's 1997 PS1 first-person dungeon crawler Schrödinger no Neko. The project was announced via a trailer, with Cadensia handling translation and Super Retro Polygons working on image and movie editing. via timeextension.com
Nintendo has published a new four-minute trailer for its remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which is scheduled for release in November. via retrododo.com
Evercade has selected FLEARUN! as the latest entry in its Game of the Month programme, which lets owners of Evercade VS, VS-R, EXP, EXP-R and Alpha devices download a new independently developed game. Nexus owners will gain access to the scheme later in the year. via evercade.co.uk
The person behind the eXoDOS, eXoWin3x and eXoWin9x game preservation projects has written a piece reflecting on the personal stories and memories connected to the games preserved. They describe their approach as "Preservation through Playability" and discuss how revisiting old games can feel like time travel. via stories.retro-exo.com
Developer ready64 has released RALLY!, a free Commodore 64 racing game designed for the Commodore 64 Ultimate. It is a singleplayer rally game with platforming elements and speedrun appeal. via itch.io
Richard "Levelord" Gray, the level designer known for his work on Duke Nukem 3D and SiN and co-founder of Ritual Entertainment, has died at age 68. Apogee Entertainment shared the news, prompting tributes from developers and fans across the gaming community. via timeextension.com
A feature report covers allegations of unpaid wages, cancelled deals and past business problems at 33 Games, a UK-based boutique publisher that launched earlier this year with plans for physical reissues of Zool, Utopia, First Samurai and Stone Protectors. via timeextension.com
A new modern browser has been developed for the Sony PSP, allowing the handheld to access current websites more reliably than its original built-in browser. The PSP launched in Japan 22 years ago and remains popular among retro gaming enthusiasts. via retrododo.com
