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Commodore is back

Commodore Gaming today announces that CeBIT 2007 will see the launch of a new breed of gaming PC as the legendary Commodore brand returns to the world of computer and video games hardware with the highest specifications available for gamers.

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Torch7028d ago (Edited 7028d ago )

Woo-hoo!!!

Caveman-ughlympics, here I come!!!!

I reckon it's gonna be a bytch to compile GTA4 in Basic.

(Awww man, I sure hope I can find my 1541 single-density 5-1/4" floppy drive to accommodate the new computer.)

SYS64738!!!!

power0919997028d ago

The next gen war is over.... end of story.

All hail the mighty C64`

Anyone have the cassette drive that you could get for the C64? Man that thing was so slow. :)

I wrote my first game on the C64, it was my stepping stone to my career.

Torch7028d ago

I was too hyperactive to maintain enough focus to limit my interest strictly to programming <SIGH>...but the almightly C-64 is hands down, the first product which single-handedly got me hooked on computers to this day and forever.

What was that computer magazine (Computer Gazzette??)...that monthly publication that included loads of games and applications compilable in both basic and machine language?

I recall spending countless hours as a wee twelve-year-old, entering lines upon lines of machine laguage code - which was nothing more than gibberish to me - late into the night.

Ah, good times, good times!

videogamenews7028d ago

I'm not sure if you guys are being sarcastic or something but the C64 isn't coming back, Commodore (the company) are going to be making PC's that are specificaly designed for gaming.

Torch7028d ago

But, if there's any truth to the notion that history does repeat itself, then the new Commodores are going to absolutely dominate!...that is until the "new and improved" Amiga 500 comes along. :)

This is of course all tongue-in-cheek; things are very different this time around, as it ain't just the Apple IIC that they have to worry about.

But in it's time, it was THE gaming PC...bar none!...with an ultra-rich pallette of 16 colours at your disposal! On a serious note, the C-64 is a stellar early example of how a machine needn't be technically superior than its competitors to be the most popular, accepted, or supported.

"I ADORE MY 64!"

Bullseye7028d ago (Edited 7028d ago )

What do ya mean C64. Those new fangled computers with their fancy names and games with tens of colours! Back in my day we programmed on proper computers like the ATARI400, so back off youngsters, ya don't know ya born :) ?"THE END"

Memo pad

Torch7028d ago

...for making me feel young again.

BTW: I never could afford a real square hole-punch; sufficed just as well with the lowly round paper punch though. Yup, Dysan was all the rage, back then.

...and don't accidentally drop that stack of punch cards!

power0919997028d ago

Does this mean the return of 512k disc's :).

Or even punch cards for that matter. The true storage media.

Honestly though given my history with Commodore I would be inclined to purchase something from them. I am pretty excited about this actually.

Bullseye7028d ago

Got unopened box of SSSD if your'e interested. Also got the hole punch,so you can use both sides of disk :)

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio33d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing33d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9233d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit33d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing33d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9233d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."