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🎮 The guts behind the glory
- Anbernic RG Vita/Vita Pro: Anbernic has announced the RG Vita and RG Vita Pro, two handhelds that are seemingly ready to pick up the mantle left by the now-discontinued Odin 2 Mini.
- MANGMI Pocket MAX Launch: The long-anticipated wait is over, as MANGMI's latest handheld, the Pocket MAX is now available. It features a 7-inch OLED display, swappable control modules, and is just $199 until February 12.
- You Can Pre-order Anbernic’s Weird ‘Health Tracking’ Controller: A couple of weeks after first making its debut, you can officially pre-order the Anbernic RG G01. Pricing for the RG G01 starts at $39.99, but if you pre-order one between now and February 10, you can get one for $35.99.
More Hardware News
🕹️ Your gateway to pixel-perfect worlds
- GameNative 0.7.1 Adds Epic Store Support: The latest release, v0.7.1, adds Epic library integration on top of its existing Steam support, turning your favorite Android handheld into even more of a PC-backlog guilt machine.
- SUMEE! Wants To Be iiSU For iOS: SUMEE! is a slick new iOS frontend that focuses on doing pretty much everything, and it is already out in public testing via TestFlight.
- AYN Odin 3 Soon to Get a Massive Update: If you've been dealing with some quirky bugs on your Odin 3, chances are they're about to get fixed. AYN detailed a massive list of updates slated to arrive to Odin 3 owners as part of an "update forecast."
More Software News
👾 Emulation: Relive. Replay. Rewind.
💾 Custom Firmware
👾 Game of the Month: FebZuary Hands the Reins to Zu
Game(s) of the Week
🕹️ #203 (2/7 - 2/14) - Star Fox 2
🕹️ #202 (1/31 - 2/7) - Metroid Prime Pinball
RPG of the Quarter (1/1 - 3/31)
🗓️ Upcoming Releases
- Anbernic RG Vita and RG Vita Pro - TBD
- AYANEO NEXT 2 - IGG Campaign Begins Next Week
- AYANEO Pocket S Mini - February 7
- AYANEO Pocket Vert - Shipping to begin "End of January"
- KTR2 - February 5 (Magnesium Alloy) / March 20 (Plastic)
- OneXFly Apex - February 10
- KinHank K59 - February 28
✍ Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Write, Watch
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📺On the YouTubes
💸 Achievement Unlocked: Big Savings
- Anbernic Spring Festival Sale - Save Up to 55%
- RG Slide -
$189.99$147.79 - RG35XXSP -
$64.99$50.52 - RG34XX -
$69.99$55.19 - RG CubeXX -
$66.99$55.19
- RG Slide -
- AliExpress Valentine's Sale: 2/9 - 2/14
- 2RHH - $2 off $15+
- 4RHH - $4 off $29+
- 6RHH - $6 off $49+
- 10RHH - $10 off $79+
- 20RHH - $20 off $159+
- 30RHH - $30 off $249+
- 45RHH - $45 off $369+
- Retroid Pocket 5:
$249$209 at Amazon - AYN Odin 2 Portal
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