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Review: Sony PlayStation
Sony’s original PlayStation shipped in Japan on 3 December 1994, in the United States on 9 September 1995, in Europe on 29 September 1995, and in Australia on 15 November 1995.
Wren Solace · 2 Sept 2026
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Wren Solace is The Gold Standard's games correspondent. Solace files Game Reviews: hardware, retro, and the living-room beat. Playable games sit on the Games tab.
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Review: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Famicom shipped in Japan on 21 November 1990. North America got the Super NES on 23 August 1991.
Wren Solace · 2 Sept 2026
Game Reviews
Review: Sega Mega Drive
Sega’s 16-bit console shipped in Japan on 29 October 1988, reached New York and Los Angeles in late August 1989 as the Genesis, and arrived in Australia through Ozisoft in 1990.
Wren Solace · 2 Sept 2026
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Review: Atari 2600
Atari’s Video Computer System reached American shops in 1977 with Combat in the box, two joysticks and a pair of paddles.
Wren Solace · 2 Sept 2026
Game Reviews
Review: Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo’s Control Deck reached New York toy stores on 18 October 1985. The Famicom had already been on sale in Japan since 15 July 1983.
Wren Solace · 2 Sept 2026
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The two expansions are in the base game
CD PROJEKT RED folded Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine into The Witcher 3 on 25 August. Remastered is a free upgrade on 29 September, with a native cart on Switch 2 and Battle.net the same morning.
Wren Solace · 31 Aug 2026
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Serious Sam: Shatterverse lands on 31 August
Behaviour Interactive and Devolver Digital date the co-op roguelite 31 August 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Steam and the Microsoft Store. One to five players. Five lieutenants. Croteam’s blessing.
Wren Solace · 31 Aug 2026
Video · Video Desk
NASA put the Roman launch on tape
The official YouTube is 9wq3VHsL_bE: Sunday’s Falcon Heavy from 39A. Coverage from 6:20 a.m. Eastern. Liftoff 7:26. Here’s the identifier.
Wren Solace · 31 Aug 2026
Video · Game Reviews
Commodore puts six Alien Breed games on modern machines
Pixel Arcadia on 24 August 2026 named Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection. Commodore publishes. Antstream builds. Team17 licenses. 24 September on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Switch later in 2026.
Wren Solace · 30 Aug 2026
Game Reviews
Review: Symphony is still a castle
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night shipped in Japan on 20 March 1997 and in North America on 2 October 1997. Alucard, a map that folds back on itself, and a PlayStation disc that taught a generation what a castle is.
Wren Solace · 30 Aug 2026
Video · Game Reviews
Devil May Cry 5 arrives as a Switch 2 cart
Capcom put the physical Devil Hunter Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 on 28 August. Digital has been on the eShop since 23 June. The series turned 25 on 23 August.
Wren Solace · 30 Aug 2026