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Ayaneo has released the Konkr Pocket Advance, a Game Boy Advance-style handheld running Android. The $109 base model includes 3GB RAM and 32GB expandable storage, while a $129 version offers 4GB RAM and 64GB built-in storage, both powered by a MediaTek Helio G90T chip with a cooling fan and 4,000mAh battery.
A developer has released Pyxel, a retro-style game engine for Python that limits output to 16 colors and 4 simultaneous sound channels to mimic old gaming consoles. The project includes built-in art and sound editors, is licensed under MIT, and is free to use. It is maintained by a single developer who relies on GitHub stars to keep the project active.
Sony announced that PlayStation Plus subscribers will get access to three games starting Oct. 6 through Nov. 2: extraction shooter Hunt: Showdown 1896, racing title F1 25, and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2. The games are included at no extra cost across all PlayStation Plus membership tiers, which start at $11 a month.
Analogue will reopen pre-orders for its Pocket handheld and Dock accessory on October 2 at 11am ET. Units are expected to ship within two weeks of purchase, and the console still carries the $240 price following a $20 tariff-related increase applied at its last restock in March.
Teardown of Google Play Store version 53.3.21-34 uncovered code strings referencing a new 'playlist' feature that would let users group at least three games into a custom collection. The strings suggest users could name, describe, and color-code these playlists, plus add, remove, or delete games from them later. Google has not confirmed the feature publicly.
Nintendo has officially ended service for Mario Kart Tour, the free-to-play mobile racer launched in 2019, with servers going offline on Sept. 29. The app will remain installable but will only display player stats, and unlike Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, it is not being converted into an offline title.
A 2008 blog post presented a series of parody images that riff on the exaggerated, often misleading cover art used for Atari 2600 video games. The post included reader reactions praising the blog's humor, sourced from Popcrunch.com and a commenter named Jenn.
Google announced a partnership with actor Henry Cavill, who has been using one of the company's new Googlebook laptops for personal projects ahead of their public launch. Starting this November, Google says it will work with Cavill to develop a video game built using the device, and has set up a landing page for updates on the project.
Google is partnering with actor Henry Cavill to create a video game showcasing its new Googlebook laptops, which run Android rather than ChromeOS. The companies are targeting a November release, though Google has not disclosed the game's genre or other creative partners involved.
The Interim Computer Museum has taken on a new restoration of Galaxy Game, the 1971 Stanford coin-op version of Spacewar! built by Bill Pitts and Hugh Tuck on a PDP-11/20. The project, prompted by Pitts along with Josh Dersch and Robert Schmuck, has already rebuilt the machine's power supply and gotten the PDP-11 running again, with work now shifting to refurbishing its HP 1300A electrostatic X-Y displays.
Microsoft has restructured Xbox Game Pass into four tiers—Essential ($9.99/month), Premium ($14.99/month), PC Game Pass ($13.99/month) and Ultimate ($22.99/month)—each offering different game libraries and features. Throughout 2026, Microsoft adjusted subscription prices and altered cloud gaming access, including new streaming limits, changing what subscribers get at each price point.
Design engineer Hugo Duprez has released Destroy Any Website, a free browser game where a stickman armed with weapons like a shotgun, rocket launcher and flamethrower demolishes any webpage entered by URL. Players use simple keyboard and mouse controls to blow apart text and interface elements until a destruction meter reaches 100%, with a multiplayer mode allowing groups to race toward a kill target. The game, published under Duprez's Sprite Fusion label, also showcases the company's pixel-art generator.