Hamster Corporation has revealed that Taito's 1987 horizontal shoot 'em up Exzisus will join the Arcade Archives series on November 5, releasing for PlayStation, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch. The game casts players as a mech pilot able to transform between a humanoid and ship form. via timeextension.com
Developer Thomas Lübker has released version 0.7.8 of Amigo, his AI-assisted WinUAE port for iPad, adding iCloud synchronisation. The feature transfers setups, save files and optionally floppy discs between devices. via amiga-news.de
Cameron Armstrong's AmigaGPT, which lets Amiga users access language models like ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini and Claude, has been updated to version 3.4.0. The release adds a new speech output tab that can generate reusable speech phrases as WAV files, with the interface now split into separate Chat, Image and Text-to-Speech tabs. via amiga-news.de
Tobias Karlsson has released version 1.3.0 of CCON, his console handler with output history for AmigaOS 3.x. The update runs quickly on unaccelerated Amigas, supports keyboard shortcuts familiar to KingCON users, and uses compiled C code for the most commonly used output paths to speed up text display. via amiga-news.de
A YouTube video from the Electric Adventures channel covers rare games for the Spectravideo SV-318/328 that were published by Mr Micro. via YouTube
THE 800XL, the modern recreation of Atari's 1983 home computer developed by Retro Games Ltd with Plaion, has been priced at $219. The machine includes a full mechanical keyboard, cartridge slot and built-in Atari BASIC for programming. via console-classics.com
A fan developer known as bendk97 has released an unofficial, work-in-progress port of Discovery Software's 1989 Amiga action game Sword of Sodan for the Neo Geo. Built with ngdevkit, it is distributed free as a name-your-own-price download in MAME, darksoft and NeoSD formats, and has not yet been tested on real MVS/AES hardware. via itch.io
A new app called SleepManager aims to improve standby battery life on Android handhelds by cutting background activity while a device is asleep and automatically restoring services once it wakes. It targets the retro-style Android gaming handheld market. via retrohandhelds.gg
Sega has unveiled Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Arcade DX, an arcade cabinet adaptation of its recent Sonic kart racer. The announcement came via a dedicated livestream, following closely on the heels of Sega's earlier arcade news about the return of House of the Dead. via arcadeheroes.com
DroidDeck is a new Android app that brings Steam Big Picture mode, Proton compatibility and Linux desktop tools to supported Android handhelds, aiming to replicate a Steam Deck-like experience without switching away from Android. via retrohandhelds.gg
Developer thealfest has released a beta port of their Saboteur 2 mod, originally made for the ZX Spectrum, to the Vector 06C computer. The name-your-own-price release is based on Clive Townsend's original game and includes bug fixes, performance tweaks, adjustable game speed, double buffering, visual elements from a 2019 remake, and new sound. via itch.io
Developer roman126 has released Next on Tap, a free action game for the ZX Spectrum Next inspired by the arcade classic Tapper. The game's code, graphics, sounds and text were produced with AI assistance. via itch.io
