So much Kazuo Koike’s Lady Snowblood vibe in this game.

"Perfect Blue" (Satoshi Kon) returns to theaters (4K remastered) in Japan (November 21), USA (October 3), UK (October 10) and South Korea (now playing).

Retro Gamer 277 is out today, celebrating 25 years of the Total War series. Also inside: World Series Baseball, The Chaos Engine 2, Mortal Kombat 3, Heretic, Bully, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and much more. Pick it up in shops or buy online at: www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/retro-gam...

We want a permanent Nintendo Paris Store, please.

Issue 276 of Retro Gamer is on sale today, and we're looking back at the evolution of the Shinobi series! Also inside: Championship Sprint, Frontier: Elite II, Final Fantasy VI, Descent, Jak And Daxter and much more. Grab it in shops, or buy it online at www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/retro-gam...

Don't hesitate to read the Rayman 2 making of feature I wrote, published in the latest issue of Retro Gamer, explaining how Ubisoft teams mastered 3D game development, still in its infancy.

The making of I wrote for Retro Gamer about Captain Blood has been translated into French and published here :

43 years.

NIN

Boys Noize

Guess I'm out in the wild, again. wiloverton.com for all your silly cartoon needs.

Retro Gamer 274 is on sale now, with a world exclusive first play of Terminator 2D: No Fate from @bitmapbureau.com! Also inside: Splatterhouse Demonware Jungle Strike Suikoden Katamari Damacy Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan And more! Get it in stores or online: shop.magazinesdirect.com/uk/single-is...

Coffee.

wipeout fusion, render, in development, ps2 (2001) www.mobygames.com/game/5948/wi...

Sunday

The Oxford Dictionary of English Android app decided not to launch this morning. It's a conspiracy.

Just being reminded by Nintendo Today that Game & Watch devices were still being produced the year the Game Boy was released.

Switch 2 launch is the best opportunity to eventually complete Bayonetta Origins. A few more hours to play.

ALISIA DRAGOON GAME ARTS 1992 SEGA GENESIS

We got to play Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance at the new @sega-west.bsky.social office in London earlier this week! We captured video footage for screenshot purposes, but the stuff we pulled off looked so cool that we had to share some highlights. Look out for Shinobi series coverage in a future issue.

We’re sure everyone is excited about the Switch 2, but don’t forget Retro Gamer 273 also launches today. It features an excellent 32-page mag featuring the games of Shigeru Miyamoto so grab a copy today, in shops or online.

🇬🇧 The team of the exceptional Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will be at Japan Expo on Friday 4th July 🥖 Come and meet them at a conference and signing session 🌟 @expedition33.bsky.social

🇬🇧 Junji Itô is the manga guest of honor at Japan Expo 🌟 Present all 4 days, you can meet him for signing sessions and conferences! 👉 www.japan-expo-paris...

Saturday morning mood.

I took more than 600 (!) screenshots from the game I’m writing a making of about. Selecting the final pictures was actually quite fun, since it meant going through the entire game again and live some fun moments once more.

A production drawing made by Hideaki Anno for the film "Grave of the Fireflies" will be included in the new edition of the exhibition dedicated to Isao Takahata. natalie.mu/comic/news/6...

Currently reading. cc @patrickhellio.bsky.social

Origami morning 🤘

We've been adding a number of regular new features over the last couple of months, including Magazine Craft and Music Memories. We've another next issue called Covermount Corner, which will highlight some of the best disks, tapes and discs from gaming magazines. We're cooking something else up, too.

If you're a fan of the Magic Knight series you may be interested in this new Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pix...

I interviewed Tomonobu Itagaki for this issue. He gave me straightforward answers with a strong sense of humour. Please don’t miss it.

Ok.

WE’VE REACHED £25,000! Thanks to everyone who has backed my book C64 Dreams on Kickstarter so far. Campaign runs until the 8th of May, can we reach 1000 backers? New perks include the C64 Dreams mug and my previous book C64 Nightmares www.kickstarter.com/projects/zza...

Some Loco Roco-esque action.

I just dreamed about a Skies of Arcadia Gamecube version available for Switch 2 NSO, for some reason.

Despite this goal, Aston Villa is another team than last week. It should be an interesting match.

The new issue of Retro Gamer is in shops now. Be sure to pick it up as it’s full of fortune and glory 👍🏻

I’m not enough into football to realise how rare these two free kicks in a row can be. Very impressive Arsenal anyways.

Cut together some choice moments from a Capcom office tour VHS from 1996, including some wild looking arcade development cabinets

Me, this morning.

Jacques Audiard’s « The Beat that my Heart Skipped », the 2005 French remake of the 1978 American film « Fingers » is simply breathtaking. It also shows Paris under an interesting and realistic perspective, far from « Amélie » or « Moulin Rouge ».

The thing about all these pieces complaining about Marine Le Pen's conviction is that not a single one of them bothers to explain why someone found guilty of embezzling millions of Euros from public funds should be allowed to get away with it

@erwanhiguinen.bsky.social Très sympa ce showcase Evercade. Je vais finir par craquer pour une SuPo. (Taito ou SNK). Tu es content de tes Super Pockets ?

Currently reading :

Tails >>> Batman, obviously. Not so sure who’s the fastest though : Sonic or The Flash ?

I wrote the King Kong video game making of feature in this issue. An interesting one if you want to know more about the art direction and level design(s) of this film adaptation.

What's your favourite Master System game and why? Some answers will appear in the magazine. Darran would go for WonderBoy 3: The Dragon's Trap, Nick would probably pick a Sonic game. (Image Evan Amos).

Ludwig B, Osamu Tezuka’s answer to Milos Forman’s Amadeus, is one of the three pieces Tezuka was still working on at the hospital, before he passed in early 1989. It’s interesting in many respects, especially the way music and sounds are depicted, « drawn » over the pages. Unfinished work, sadly.

What's your favourite Dungeons & Dragons computer/console game? Some answers will appear in the magazine.

What's your favourite Indiana Jones game and why? Some answers will appear in the magazine.