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Limited Run Games opens pre-orders July 2 for a physical Switch 2 edition of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, with a standard ($49.99) and collector's ($79.99) version that includes a steelcase and soundtrack CD.
Ed Annunziata says his Ecco the Dolphin remaster, Ecco the Dolphin Complete, will get standard and deluxe physical editions, and he wants Sega to fold in the Dreamcast game.
Atari Legacy, a new quarterly about Atari history, went on sale June 23. The catch: it's typeset on an accelerated Atari Falcon030 using period design software.
Two specialist retailers say they won't carry GTA 6 because its physical edition is a download code in a box, not a disc, reviving the physical media fight.
iam8bit's new $99.99 physical Genesis cartridges of Sonic 1 and Sonic 2 have drawn heavy fan backlash, since the originals are among the cheapest, most common carts around.
BitBeamCannon's Metro Siege is a new 16-bit co-op beat 'em up for Amiga, Neo Geo, and PC, with physical MVS and AES cartridge pledges. Its Kickstarter closes July 4.
Lizardcube's hand-drawn Shinobi revival is dated for Switch 2 on September 24 in digital and physical editions, starting at $29.99.
Lethal Wedding, a new Genesis co-op shooter from Mega Cat Studios, hit its Kickstarter goal in 90 minutes. Bill Tiller and Team Fat are stretch goal targets.
Studio MDHR announced Mighty Cuphead Adventure, an 8-bit platformer programmed in Assembly for the Sega Master System, with a confirmed physical cartridge release alongside modern platforms.
Reel.com is auctioning its last out-of-print Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition tapes June 24–29, with all proceeds going to the Starlight Children's Foundation.