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Vectrex Mini interview - David Oghia talks up the nostalgic vector powerhouse

Having been wowed by the news of the Vectrex Mini at Gamescom , I rushed off some questions to VectrexOn's main man  David Oghia . After a post-event, well earned, break, he's kindly given us a lot of detail about the project and some new images of the unit to share.  His story mirrors mine somewhat, Vectrex represents a glowing, unaffordable, obelisk of gaming power from our youth! But he's had the energy and drive to do something about it, and met the right people to get the job done!  What first got you interested in Vectrex and what spawned the idea of a Mini version? I’ve always been passionate about retro-gaming, but my first love was computers rather than consoles — the ZX81, then the Commodore 128. I only really discovered the console world in the late 90s, which is when I got my very first Vectrex. Of course, I had seen it in stores back in 1983, but at that time it was far too expensive for me.  Today, I own five Vectrex systems at home. Vector-based games ...
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Ragnarok developer still losing money

Korean developer Gravity, behind Ragnarok Online, Odyssey and Ragnarok Odyssey Ace has been losing millions of Korean won a quarter for some time now. Not sure how long it can keep this up, but it does have a parent company to absorb the loses, we have to hope that Ace can turn things around. Read the grim detail in its report here.

The company says of its Vita output, The decrease QoQ was mostly due to decreased revenues from Ragnarok Odyssey, a PS Vita game. Suggesting that interest is dying out on the older game. While it says of Ace...

Ragnarok Odyssey Ace, a PS Vita game based on the universe of Ragnarok Online and expansion pack of Ragnarok Odyssey, is slated to be launched in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia on August 29, 2013. The game will be rolled out in North America and Europe in the first quarter of 2014.

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