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Three webcasts covered SpaceX's Starlink Group 15-23 launch
SpaceX, Spaceflight Now and NASASpaceflight all webcast Starlink Group 15-23 from Vandenberg, with the landing burn at T+8:01 on SpaceX's clock.
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Wren Solace
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Wren Solace writes the Games and Video desks, with 48 stories so far. On Games that means release news, Switch 2 ports like Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and reviews of classic consoles from the Atari 2600 to the original PlayStation. On Video, each story is built around a piece of footage, from the new Ebenezer trailer to ESA's Juice filming Earth on its flyby.
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Review: Sony PlayStation
Sony's original PlayStation shipped in Japan on 3 December 1994, in the US on 9 September 1995 and in Australia on 15 November 1995.
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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.
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Review: Sega Mega Drive
Sega's Mega Drive shipped in Japan on 29 October 1988, reached the US as the Genesis in August 1989, and came to Australia through Ozisoft in 1990.
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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.
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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.
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The Witcher 3 now includes both expansions in the base game
CD PROJEKT RED has folded the Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions into The Witcher 3. The remaster is a free upgrade from 29 September.
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Serious Sam: Shatterverse lands on 31 August
Serious Sam: Shatterverse, a co-op roguelite for one to five players, launches 31 August 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series, Steam and the Microsoft Store.
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NASA put the Roman launch on tape
NASA's official YouTube video 9wq3VHsL_bE shows the Roman Space Telescope's Falcon Heavy launch from 39A at 7:26 a.m. Eastern on 30 August.
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Commodore puts six Alien Breed games on modern machines
Commodore's Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection brings six Amiga games to PC, PlayStation and Xbox on 24 September, with Switch later in 2026.
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Review: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is still a castle
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night hit North America on 2 October 1997. Alucard and a map that folds back on itself taught a generation what a castle is.