Rainbow Six Siege is under siege by hackers, Ubisoft forced to take all servers offline — players randomly received billions of credits, ultra-exclusive skins, and bans or unbans

Unknown entities have seemingly taken control of Rainbow Six Siege, giving away billions in credits and other rare goodies to random players. Ubisoft took down all online services, with servers still unavailable at the tim…

Extremely rare East German game console from the late 1970s tested — only such device produced by communist GDR, bought for $1,000 at auction

One of the rarest video games consoles has been acquired and tested by YouTube docu-channel Fern.

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Amiga A500 Mini user builds working scale-sized Commodore 1084 monitor with 3D printed components — 3D printer project details shared for all

A retro computing aficionado with a love of the classic mini releases has built a complementary, compact, and cute ‘Commodore 1084 Mini’ monitor.
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GameStop trolls Valve’s Gabe Newell for his ‘inability to count to three’ — playful jab for never releasing a third installment for blockbuster game franchises like Half-Life, Dota, or Counter-Strike

GameStop just released a press release saying that it will help Valve co-founder Gabe Newell learn how to count to three.
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Xbox Full-Screen Experience support come to Lenovo Legion Go devices in latest update, with native FSE toggle — Legion Space now available as a widget in Xbox Game Bar

Lenovo Legion Go devices that already have FSE support can now enjoy richer integration with Microsoft’s console-like UI, thanks to a new Legion Space update. Lenovo has added new shortcuts and a native Xbox Game Bar widge…

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Copy of Grand Theft Auto that runs in a web browser gets taken down by DMCA — Take Two says DOS Zone infringed company’s intellectual property rights despite disclaimers and requirement to own original copy of title for full game

Take-Two takes down the online demo of GTA: Vice City found on DOS Zone — says it violates its copyright.

Study shows playing Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi games fights burnout and can ‘enhance happiness in life’ — popular titles are proven to ‘instill childlike wonder’ among young adults

A study revealed that games like Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi can bring back good childhood memories.

Modder builds giant Game Boy featuring a dreamy electroluminescent screen driven by custom graphics adapter — DIY retro console is fully functional with working buttons

A passionate console modder has just built his own sized-up version of the Lego Game Boy, only this time it actually works and features a crazy impressive electroluminescent screen. The display has a CRT-like glow effect, …

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This $589 Lenovo Legion Go S is the ultimate Steam Deck LCD replacement right now — snag this 8-inch handheld gaming PC running SteamOS with a 1TB SSD and 16GB RAM

Priced at under $590 right now, Lenovo’s Legion Go S handheld with an AMD APU and running SteamOS is the best value alternative to the Steam Deck right now.
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You can own a piece of the first $124 million Atari Hotel in Phoenix for as little as $500 — Developer launches SEC-backed fundraiser with construction set to begin next year

The dreams of an Atari Hotel are alive and kicking after the project was initially announced back in 2020 — the first venue is set for Phoenix, Arizona. The developers have returned with an update, and they’re raising mone…

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