Wednesday’s Inbox celebrates a banner year for Commodore Amiga nostalgia, as a reader is glad about the sudden influx of quality Star Wars games.
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Global eventReading about this US Army thing of giving people four days off to play GTA 6, it gives a hint of how much the game is going to disrupt the whole of the Western world when it comes out. Us gamers can imagine, but I think the closest comparison is going to be the first few weeks of Pokémon Go, when it seemed like everyone on the planet was playing it.
Of course, the difference here is that GTA 6 is hyper violent and costs £70, so not only will Rockstar be absolutely raking it in, but we are going to have non-stop stories about how playing the game turns you into a murderous monster. We got all that with the previous games anyway, so now it’s just going to be that turned to 11.
I’m looking forward to the game as much as anyone, but I have to echo the hope that its success will make more companies try and create clones. The Simpsons Hit & Run really isn’t good enough, but I’d love to see something similar to Sleeping Dogs or The Getaway again.Mortim
Peaks and troughsSo what you’re telling me is that 2026 has seen the biggest Star Wars flop ever at the movies and two of the best games? I’m very happy to hear about the games but couldn’t they have spread them out a bit more? A strategy game and a racer aren’t exactly the same thing but still, we’ve only got so much time and money to spare.
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What worries me though is that they won’t sell because they’re Star Wars, rather than it being a help. The franchise is not what it was and if these games are hits, I think it will be in spite of the licence, not because of it.Cobalt84
Welcome competitionI kind of like to see publishers get into a harmless bit of trolling, in a funny way it shows they care. Activision and EA just seem like faceless monoliths most of the time but at least when they make Battlefield 6 free at the same time as the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta you know there’s a bit of competition still in them, it’s not just gentlemen’s agreements carving up the audience between them.
Personally, I’m not interested in either of them. I find online multiplayer to competitive for shooters nowadays and even if the Call Of Duty campaign gets good again I’d basically be buying only a third of a game for full price. But good luck to those that are still into it.Karg
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Amiga renaissanceIt seemed to be a quiet one, but Worms released in late 1995 and its 30th anniversary came and went.
The Director’s Cut came even later in 1997, as a final hurrah for the Amiga. Sadly, with the market in severe decline it didn’t sell well.
The developer of the game has released a free expansion pack to celebrate containing 40 new levels, new samples, new teams, and enhancements to the game.
The free pack can be found here, where a copy of the director’s cut is required.
