Dougan.io has released Sam Spade for the ZX Spectrum Next, a text-mode adventure using basic ASCII graphics in which players take on the role of private detective Sam Spade. The game challenges players to solve a crime within limited time and money, and is offered as a name-your-own-price download. It uses AI-assisted code and is still in development. via itch.io
Software Amusements has released Doody Calls: Turd World War for the Amiga 1200 with AGA support, a top-down squad shooter parodying World War I combat. The game is based on an earlier browser version and has been rebuilt from scratch for the platform, offered on a name-your-own-price basis. via itch.io
A fan translation has been released for Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Exorcist With A Nice Body, a Super Famicom game based on the Japanese manga and anime series that never left Japan originally. The patch brings the Japan-exclusive SNES title into English for the first time. via timeextension.com
Developer kirby2000 has released a free, name-your-own-price fan remake of Bubble Ghost for the ZX Spectrum 128K. The game recreates all 35 halls of the original, tasking players with blowing a soap bubble past candles, spikes and fans without popping it, and was made with AI-assisted code. via itch.io
QUByte Interactive has announced the Gaelco Sports Collection, a compilation of five arcade sports-themed games from Gaelco's coin-op catalogue. It includes World Rally Championship and its sequel World Rally 2, alongside Squash, and is set to launch on October 22. via timeextension.com
Argonaut Games has announced that its remaster of Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos will launch on PC and consoles on October 29. The original platformer debuted on PlayStation in 1999, with the sequel following Croc as he searches for his long-lost family after receiving a mysterious note. via timeextension.com
The Halo Recomp project, a static recompilation of Halo: Combat Evolved, has been ported to run on the PS Vita. This extends the ongoing effort to bring the original Xbox shooter to platforms it was never officially released for. via retrododo.com
EGM Media, which raised $1.8 million through crowdfunding for its Electronic Gaming Monthly Compendium book, has addressed backer concerns over lengthy delivery delays. The company admitted it underestimated the project's complexity, comparing its original expectations to simply publishing a magazine issue, and said it takes full responsibility for the situation. via timeextension.com
A report circulating online claims that Rare, the studio behind Banjo-Kazooie and GoldenEye, is rumoured to be developing a new Crash Bandicoot game. No official announcement has been made by Rare or Crash's current rights holders. via retrododo.com
Following the release of a native PC port of Daytona USA made by recompiling the Daytona USA Deluxe '93 ROM into C++, an update to the story reports that developer alphanu1 attempted to conceal the project's use of Anthropic's Claude AI model. via timeextension.com
Publisher Golden Slumbers Ltd has launched a Kickstarter for "The Rubber-Keyed Wonder", a book companion to the 2024 documentary of the same name, written by gaming historian Kim Justice to celebrate the ZX Spectrum's 45th anniversary. The campaign reportedly reached its funding goal within its first day. via timeextension.com
Shadow Gangs Zero, a new action game drawing on 1980s arcade games, old action films and ninja themes in the style of Shinobi, is set to release on Steam on October 27, 2026. via timeextension.com
