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Tutorial: Setting up a cross-compiler for AmigaOS 4 (02. Aug. 2024)
Around three months ago, Hans De Ruiter announced a membership programme in which software and electronics tasks are to be discussed and solved (amiga-news.de reported). He has now launched this programme with Kea Campus and, as promised, has also set up ...

Beat'em Up: Demo version of "Metro Siege" (29. Jul. 2024)
The side-scrolling beat 'em up "Metro Siege" was announced at the end of 2019. Following various status updates and further preview videos, a playable demo version is now available, which contains three playable levels with a choice of two characters (You...

Event: Guest list for the "ZZAP! Live 2024" in Kenilworth (England) (25. Jul. 2024)
On 17 August 2024, The Holiday Inn in Kenilworth (England) will host the second "ZZAP! Live" event, organised by Fusion Retro Books, the South West Amiga Group and Retro Computer Museum, will take place (amiga-news.de reported). Only 100 tickets are still...

Time travel at gamescom 2024: Retro Area invites you to play games and reminisce (23. Jul. 2024)
There is one thing that cannot be missed at gamescom 2024, which takes place in Cologne from 21 to 25 August 2024: the popular Retro Area! In Hall 10.2, visitors will embark on a nostalgic journey through 50 years of video game history. Numerous exhi...

Print magazine: Amiga Future now with 68 pages (11. Jul. 2024)
The publisher of "Amiga Future" has announced that the size of the print magazine has steadily increased in recent months - starting with the most recent issue, the magazine has 68 pages. It is hoped that the increased size will attract more subscribers....

Free/Libre hardware: SMD2000 "Bushfire", an A2000 in Mini-DTX form factor (09. Jul. 2024)
SMD2000 "Bushfire" is a version of the A2000 motherboard in mini-DTX format (170 mm × 203 mm). The computer has a modular design: In order to be able to work with different Agnus revisions, the Agnus and chip RAM are located on a separate daughterboard. T...

Video: Review of A600GS (05. Jul. 2024)
In a detailed video, the YouTube channel "Toohey's Tech & Gaming" presents the announced A600GS computer (amiga-news.de reported)....

Game: Gorky 17 for AmigaOS 3.x (68k) released (30. Jun. 2024)
Press release: We are pleased to announce that we have been appointed by Hyperion Entertainment as distributor of another game, Gorky 17 for AmigaOS 3.x (68k). Gorky 17 is a horror conspiracy game that combines strategy and RPG elements....

Book: AmigaOS 3.2 Reference Manual - Limited print run, pre-orders being taken (12. Jun. 2024)
Press release: Following the successful release of the German edition, Look Behind You is delighted to announce the English version of "AmigaOS 3.2 Reference Manual". This comprehensive guide is essential for anyone using the AmigaOS in its latest and gre...

Amiga Kit: Final Writer 7 pre-installed on A600GS (02. Jun. 2024)
Press release: Final Writer has been in put back into active development over recent years (amiga-news.de reported). Version 7 will soon will make it's debut pre-installed on the A600GS computer. Final Writer is a famous word processor for the Amig...

Programming competition: AmiGameJam 2024 launched (02. Jun. 2024)
Following the 2022/2023 competition on the topic of "Sword and Sorcery", the next AmiGameJam has now been launched. In this year's edition, the task for the game programmers is: "The Sequel That Never Was". If you want to take part, you have to submit a s...

Music: CD "Bleakwave" by Vogue Renege announced (02. Jun. 2024)
As part of the "Kickstart 02" event in Nottingham on June 29/30, also Vogue Renege alias Paulee Alex Bow will be performing. The new CD "Bleakwave" is to be released there, and international sales as a physical and digital product will start a few da...

Amiga Games That Weren't: Der Schatz im Silbersee (The Treasure of Silver Lake) (26. May. 2024)
On Amiga Games That Weren't, information, including a demo version, was compiled in English about the game "Der Schatz im Silbersee" (The Treasure of Silver Lake), an adventure about the fictional American Native Winnetou. Originally also announced for th...

ACube Systems: UBoot 2015.c for Sam460EX, Sam460CR and Sam460LE boards (18. May. 2024)
Press release: Bassano del Grappa, Italy - 18 May 2024 ACube Systems is pleased to announce a new release of the U-Boot firmware for its Sam460 line of motherboards. New in this version: added support for Radeon RX cards updated x86 emulator fi...

Interview: Announcement of a cost-reduced MiSTer FPGA board (08. May. 2024)
Taki Udon recently presented the prototype of a cost-reduced version of the FPGA Amiga clone "MiSTer" in a video. Wes Fenlon has now interviewed him at the title link, so that details of the new board are now also available in writing. After the price ...

A-EON announces new version of Personal Paint for A600GS (27. Apr. 2024)
Press rekease: Cardiff, 27 April 2024 A-EON Technology Ltd is pleased to announce further development of Personal Paint. Latest version 7.4 will be pre-installed on the forthcoming A600GS Computer. A-EON Technology purchased rights to Personal Paint f...

Game: Quake 2 as download version for AmigaOS 4 available (17. Apr. 2024)
Press release: Alinea Computer is pleased to announce that it has taken over the distribution of Quake 2 for AmigaOS 4. The first Amiga version of Quake 2 was released in 2002 by Hyperion Entertainment and has been continued and greatly imp...

Grind: Progress in development of a new Doom clone (16. Apr. 2024)
Grind is a first-person shooter (FPS) currently in development for the Amiga, which should even be able to run on small Amigas, appears extremely smooth in the preview videos shown and makes you want to try out more. The game is being developed with the s...

History of technology: The Rise and Fall of 3M's Floppy Disc (05. Apr. 2024)
IEEE, an online magazine specialising in technology topics, has published a background report on the storage medium floppy disk and the company 3M that is well worth reading. Floppy discs had an amazingly long life - it was only in January 2024 that ...

Hyperion: Bankruptcy proceedings reopened against Ben Hermans B.V. (Update) (29. Mar. 2024)
Since a restructuring in 2019, the Belgian lawyer Ben Hermans has owned around 97% of all shares in Hyperion (Heretic 2, AmigaOS 4, AmigaOS 3.2), which he transferred to his company "Ben Hermans B.V." a few months later. Since then, this very company also...