Join Ocean Software and look like Morten Harket on the red carpet at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party. Wonder how many bedroom programmers started dreaming big when this ad appeared in mags in 1987?

Nice little time capsule I spotted today in the one-screen cinema in Aberystwyth

Britsoft’s finest Rare was incorporated as a company on this date 40 years ago. According to the doc on Companies House, it was called Chameleon, then The Stamper Group, before they finally settled on Rare. Here is the firm’s very first logo.

I'll see your Metroid Prime 4 and raise you...

Did you know that Stephen King’s novella The Mist inspired Half-Life? You did? But did you know that there was an actual computer game based on The Mist, released in 1985? I wrote about it for a magazine article published a few years back, which you can read online.

I've written a few pages about PS1 classic Dino Crisis and its big-ass lizards in this issue. On sale now

> GO EBAY > GET TREASURE A 'holy grail', awarded as a competition prize to promote the 1988 Level 9 adventure game Lancelot, has surfaced on eBay. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26717938...

The PlayStation 2 is 25 years old today! Sony's highly anticipated second system launched on 4th March 2000 in Japan, and eventually became the best-selling home console of all time. Retro Gamer 270 will be available next week, and we'll be celebrating the PS2 and its fantastic library of games.

Sad news: programmer Don Priestley, best known for his cartoon-style games like Trap Door and Popeye, passed away late last year after a short illness. One of Don’s friends shared the news on a Facebook comment. RIP Don (1940-2024), your games shine on.

Alien, the Italian edition 👍

Your Sinclair, Amiga Power Legend And "Funniest Living Englishman" Jonathan Nash Has Died.

Well this is rather lovely Readly has awarded us for being the most-read gaming publication of 2024. Thanks to everyone that enjoys the mag.

Just before 2024 ends, we thought we'd take a look back at our covers for the year. Which was your favourite, and what would you like to see on future covers? Let us know, and we'll see you in 2025!

"This looks like the sad lad of the pack..." As PlayStation turns 30 today, let's remind ourselves of this bold prediction by C&VG in 1992. We may laugh, but the mag was talking about an early prototype PlayStation. Still, it's clear to see that NO-ONE saw Sony coming #PlayStation