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The scandal over SEGA’s involvement in a controversial police raid has escalated, with claims that the courts themselves are now participating in a cover-up. More than 150 consoles were seized from a collector’s flat earlier this year. Under UK law (PACE), police must provide a proper inventory and inspection rights. Instead, the only list produced was hidden inside a “disclaimer of ownership” form, which would have forced the owner to disown the property. The list itself used SEGA’s own asset numbers. Even the court that issued the warrant has now stonewalled, supplying only the applicant’s copy rather than the sealed judicial record, raising fears that no valid sealed warrant exists. Campaigners say this points to a wider...

Martyn Brown 1967-2024 Martyn 'Spadge' Brown has died aged 57. He co-founded Wakefield-based 17Bit Software in 1986 with Microbyte owner Mick Robinson, having been the manager of the Leeds shop himself. This was initially an extension of Microbyte, focusing on 16-bit home micro (Amiga and Atari ST) PD sales, with Martyn keen to see better 1MB games, rather than 512K "half-arsed ST ports". This led to Mick and Martyn forming Team17 in 1990, with Martyn taking on the role of Creative Director. By 1994, Martyn had project managed several successful titles including Project-X, Alien Breed, Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues, Assassin and Body Blows, even helping design some of them - notably Arcade Pool, Alien Breed Special Edition...

Hi, OG members! In celebration of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy turning 20 years this December, I'm going to hold a very special Jak and Daxter stream! No spoilers, but there will be a surprise... So, this is not just your average playthrough! Oh, and my English sucks ass. Sorry in advance. We aim to go live on Saturday 11th at 8pm (GMT+1) or 11am (PST). Feel free to spread the word, set your alarms, and hit the Youtube reminder! SEE YOU SATURDAY!

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Below is a video of the unreleased PS1 game Manhattan Project dated 6.12.97. Special thank you to @Andrew for sharing footage.