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18 Jul
Preservation PlayStation 2 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy hits PS Plus Premium with full trophy support

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, the cult PS2 action game, will be re-released on PS5 and PS4 via PS Plus Premium on July 21, complete with a full trophy set and a Platinum.

18 Jul
Hardware Nintendo 64
Hyperkin Captain+ N64 Controller with Hall Effect Stick Now Up for Pre-Order

Hyperkin's upgraded Captain+ N64 controller adds a Hall Effect analog stick, priced at $30 and shipping August 18 in four transparent colors.

18 Jul
Preservation
Fallout 3 and New Vegas Remasters Confirmed by Bethesda

Bethesda has officially announced remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, with no release dates yet. Obsidian is also working on a new Fallout project.

17 Jul
Industry Xbox Series X|S
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Got Pulled From Game Pass at the Last Minute, and It’s the Music

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 was pulled from Game Pass days before launch. Microsoft confirms a licensing snag, and the likely culprit is the legendary soundtrack.

17 Jul
Preservation PlayStation Vita
Wipeout 2048’s Online Campaign Is Playable Again, Thanks to Fan Servers

The AG Racing Foundation has revived WipEout 2048's online Campaign on PS Vita with fan servers. No hacking needed, only a network tweak and the game's Online Pass.

17 Jul
Preservation Arcade Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S
Syvalion, Taito’s 1988 Dragon Shooter From the Bubble Bobble Creator, Joins Arcade Archives

Hamster's Arcade Archives has revived Syvalion, Taito's 1988 dragon shooter from Bubble Bobble creator Fukio Mitsuji, its first re-release in about 20 years.

17 Jul
New Release NES / Famicom Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4
Cathedral: Crow’s Curse, a Prequel to the NES-Style Metroidvania, Gets a New Trailer and Demo

Cathedral: Crow's Curse, a standalone prequel to Decemberborn's NES-inspired Metroidvania, showed a new trailer at the Convergence Showcase, with a demo on Steam now.

17 Jul
New Release Arcade Neo Geo
Capcom’s Midnight Wanderers Is Getting a Neo Geo Version It Never Had, and There’s a Demo

Homebrew dev Domkid is porting Capcom's 1991 arcade gem Midnight Wanderers to the Neo Geo, a system it never officially reached. A free two-stage demo is out now.

17 Jul
Preservation Linux PC
One PC Gamer Turned Cheap SSDs Into Working Steam Cartridges, and It Struck a Nerve

A Redditor turned €7 SSDs into working Steam 'cartridges' that auto-launch when docked, and has now open-sourced the 3D files and code so anyone can build their own.