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Kratos, Ezio Auditore and Arthur Morgan standing on old books in front of a historical map.

Feature Aug 09, 2026

When History Becomes a Game: Wars, Civilisations and Myths in the Player’s Hands

What happens when the past becomes playable? From Civilization and North & South to Assassin’s Creed, Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War.

History Aug 09, 2026 Marco Finelli

When History Becomes a Game: Wars, Civilisations and Myths in the Player’s Hands

What happens when the past becomes playable? From Civilization and North & South to Assassin’s Creed, Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War.

Cover artwork for Star Wars: Rebel Assault showing Rebel starfighters in combat over a canyon landscape

Feature Aug 08, 2026

Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game

Rebel Assault helped sell the multimedia PC by turning CD-ROM storage, sound, digitised footage and pre-rendered spectacle into the experience itself.

History Aug 08, 2026 Søren Kamper

Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game

Rebel Assault helped sell the multimedia PC by turning CD-ROM storage, sound, digitised footage and pre-rendered spectacle into the experience itself.

Tony Warriner at a computer during the early years of Revolution Software

Interview Aug 02, 2026

Tony Warriner: from Lure of the Temptress to Broken Sword, inside Revolution Software

Dagli esperimenti di Lure of the Temptress alla costruzione di Broken Sword: Tony Warriner racconta la storia tecnica e umana di Revolution Software.

History Aug 02, 2026 Marco Finelli

Tony Warriner: from Lure of the Temptress to Broken Sword, inside Revolution Software

Dagli esperimenti di Lure of the Temptress alla costruzione di Broken Sword: Tony Warriner racconta la storia tecnica e umana di Revolution Software.

Cover image showing the CD32 against 3DO, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn and PlayStation.

Feature Jul 18, 2026

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End

In 1993, Commodore turned the Amiga 1200 into a console. CD32 had CD-ROM, AGA and Akiko, but it was born old in the face of the new generation.

Gaming culture Jul 18, 2026 Marco Finelli

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End

In 1993, Commodore turned the Amiga 1200 into a console. CD32 had CD-ROM, AGA and Akiko, but it was born old in the face of the new generation.

Cover image for the Amiga vs the Rest of the World feature comparing the Amiga 500 and Amiga 1200.

Feature Jul 12, 2026

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Amiga 500 versus Amiga 1200, when being the best was no longer enough

Faster, more colourful and more expandable, the Amiga 1200 surpassed the 500 in almost every respect. But in 1992, a better Amiga was no longer enough.

History Jul 12, 2026 Marco Finelli

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Amiga 500 versus Amiga 1200, when being the best was no longer enough

Faster, more colourful and more expandable, the Amiga 1200 surpassed the 500 in almost every respect. But in 1992, a better Amiga was no longer enough.

Interview Jul 06, 2026

Dynabyte, Nippon Safes and the Italian Adventure Game Years: An Interview with Massimo Magnasciutti

A direct, ironic and sometimes bitter conversation with Massimo Magnasciutti about Dynabyte, Nippon Safes Inc., Deluxe Paint, Donna Fatale and the difficult but unforgettable years of Italian adventure games.

Gaming culture Jul 06, 2026 Marco Finelli

Dynabyte, Nippon Safes and the Italian Adventure Game Years: An Interview with Massimo Magnasciutti

Cover image for the Amiga vs the Rest of the World feature, showing the Amiga 500 and Atari ST.

Feature Jul 04, 2026

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival

The Atari ST was the Amiga’s closest rival: same Motorola 68000, same European market, but two very different hardware philosophies.

History Jul 04, 2026 Marco Finelli

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival

The Atari ST was the Amiga’s closest rival: same Motorola 68000, same European market, but two very different hardware philosophies.

Graphic cover featuring screenshots from OutRun, Street Fighter II, Pang, Rainbow Islands and Snow Bros/Liquid Kids.

Feature Jul 01, 2026

Amiga arcade ports: when they hurt, and when they worked miracles

Arcade conversions on Amiga were often painful, but not always. From Capcom disasters to successful ports, all the way to the unreleased Snow Bros.

History Jul 01, 2026 Marco Finelli

Amiga arcade ports: when they hurt, and when they worked miracles

Arcade conversions on Amiga were often painful, but not always. From Capcom disasters to successful ports, all the way to the unreleased Snow Bros.

Pixel-art cover with Amiga 500 and Sharp X68000, between Amiga creativity and Japanese arcade atmosphere.

Feature Jun 27, 2026

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: why the Sharp X68000 was not the Japanese Amiga

The third chapter of Amiga vs the Rest of the World looks at the myth of the Sharp X68000 as “the Japanese Amiga”: Capcom arcade ports, U.S. Gold, Workbench, Human68k, demo scene and two very different computer cultures.

History Jun 27, 2026 Marco Finelli 2

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: why the Sharp X68000 was not the Japanese Amiga

Pixel-art cover with Amiga 500 and PC DOS computers, Guybrush, Doom, VGA and Sound Blaster.

Feature Jun 20, 2026

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: the day PC DOS stopped chasing

The second chapter of “Amiga vs the Rest of the World” tells the moment when PC DOS stopped chasing: VGA, Sound Blaster, hard drives, 386, 486, LucasArts, arcade conversions and Doom changed the balance.

History Jun 20, 2026 Marco Finelli 1

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: the day PC DOS stopped chasing

Feature May 07, 2026

The end of Commodore: how a giant lost the future it had already invented

Commodore’s decline was not a sudden collapse, but a slow loss of direction, made of missed opportunities and choices that were never truly decisive — while the Amiga continued to be loved.

History May 07, 2026 Marco Finelli

The end of Commodore: how a giant lost the future it had already invented

Commodore’s decline was not a sudden collapse, but a slow loss of direction, made of missed opportunities and choices that were never truly decisive — while the Amiga continued to be loved.

Commodore PET VIC 20 commodore 16 commodore 128

Feature May 07, 2026

Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 16 and 128: the lesser-known siblings that made history

The less celebrated Commodore machines that helped build the foundations of home computing.

History May 07, 2026 Marco Finelli

Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 16 and 128: the lesser-known siblings that made history

The less celebrated Commodore machines that helped build the foundations of home computing.

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When History Becomes a Game: Wars, Civilisations and Myths in the Player’s Hands

When History Becomes a Game: Wars, Civilisations and Myths in the Player’s Hands

Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game

Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game

Tony Warriner: from Lure of the Temptress to Broken Sword, inside Revolution Software

Tony Warriner: from Lure of the Temptress to Broken Sword, inside Revolution Software

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Amiga 500 versus Amiga 1200, when being the best was no longer enough

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Amiga 500 versus Amiga 1200, when being the best was no longer enough

Dynabyte, Nippon Safes and the Italian Adventure Game Years: An Interview with Massimo Magnasciutti

Dynabyte, Nippon Safes and the Italian Adventure Game Years: An Interview with Massimo Magnasciutti

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival

Amiga arcade ports: when they hurt, and when they worked miracles

Amiga arcade ports: when they hurt, and when they worked miracles

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: why the Sharp X68000 was not the Japanese Amiga

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: why the Sharp X68000 was not the Japanese Amiga

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: the day PC DOS stopped chasing

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: the day PC DOS stopped chasing

The end of Commodore: how a giant lost the future it had already invented

The end of Commodore: how a giant lost the future it had already invented

Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 16 and 128: the lesser-known siblings that made history

Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 16 and 128: the lesser-known siblings that made history

The Amiga AAA chipset and the Hombre project

The Amiga AAA chipset and the Hombre project

Amiga: the computer that was already in the future — and that the world did not understand at first

Amiga: the computer that was already in the future — and that the world did not understand at first

Commodore 64: the computer that changed the way we played and learned

Commodore 64: the computer that changed the way we played and learned

Commodore: from typewriters to the home computer revolution

Commodore: from typewriters to the home computer revolution

The Addams Family: the pinball machine in the haze of Bar Acquario

The Addams Family: the pinball machine in the haze of Bar Acquario

The lost Sega Channel ROMs: when the Genesis imagined the digital future

The lost Sega Channel ROMs: when the Genesis imagined the digital future

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History

When History Becomes a Game: Wars, Civilisations and Myths in the Player’s Hands

When History Becomes a Game: Wars, Civilisations and Myths in the Player’s Hands

Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game

Star Wars: Rebel Assault, When CD-ROM Spectacle Became the Game

Tony Warriner: from Lure of the Temptress to Broken Sword, inside Revolution Software

Tony Warriner: from Lure of the Temptress to Broken Sword, inside Revolution Software

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: CD32 against the New Generation, the Beginning of the End

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Amiga 500 versus Amiga 1200, when being the best was no longer enough

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Amiga 500 versus Amiga 1200, when being the best was no longer enough

Dynabyte, Nippon Safes and the Italian Adventure Game Years: An Interview with Massimo Magnasciutti

Dynabyte, Nippon Safes and the Italian Adventure Game Years: An Interview with Massimo Magnasciutti

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: Atari ST, the closest rival

Amiga arcade ports: when they hurt, and when they worked miracles

Amiga arcade ports: when they hurt, and when they worked miracles

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: why the Sharp X68000 was not the Japanese Amiga

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: why the Sharp X68000 was not the Japanese Amiga

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: the day PC DOS stopped chasing

Amiga vs the Rest of the World: the day PC DOS stopped chasing

The end of Commodore: how a giant lost the future it had already invented

The end of Commodore: how a giant lost the future it had already invented

Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 16 and 128: the lesser-known siblings that made history

Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 16 and 128: the lesser-known siblings that made history

The Amiga AAA chipset and the Hombre project

The Amiga AAA chipset and the Hombre project

Amiga: the computer that was already in the future — and that the world did not understand at first

Amiga: the computer that was already in the future — and that the world did not understand at first

Commodore 64: the computer that changed the way we played and learned

Commodore 64: the computer that changed the way we played and learned

Commodore: from typewriters to the home computer revolution

Commodore: from typewriters to the home computer revolution

The Addams Family: the pinball machine in the haze of Bar Acquario

The Addams Family: the pinball machine in the haze of Bar Acquario

The lost Sega Channel ROMs: when the Genesis imagined the digital future

The lost Sega Channel ROMs: when the Genesis imagined the digital future

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