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Portable post-Black Friday deals take off from Nintendo, PlayStation and Evercade

 While there's no sign of a discount on the PlayStation Portal or Xbox Ally, portable gamers can still get in on the Black Friday action. From handheld PC gaming devices to Nintendo, there's plenty on offer.  Update: Valve has jumped in with 20% off the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model (down to £279 in the UK) Update: PlayStation Portal has £20 off the range, bringing the white and black models down to £179, and 30th Anniversary Edition to £189. (Look out for another 5% off at checkout!)  First up is  Evercade offering a clutch of offers on hardware and games on Amazon and across other stores in Europe and US markets.  Not all deals have kicked in yet, but the official list is:  Up to 30% off all cartridges released before September 2025 20% off all hardware released before September 2025 US and Canada to receive 20% off all lines released before Sep 2025 Big names, including Evercade Alpha Street Fighter and Mega Man bartop arcade, Tomb Raider, all Super Pocke...
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Go Rogueing with new Mega Drive release Astebros

Check out the cheesy teaser, then fire up your Mega Drive/Genesis or Switch and enjoy some Astebros from Neofid Studios. A roguelite with procedurally-generated dungeons, you choose one of three heroes; knight, mage or ranger, and battle through scrolling levels to upgrade their gear to tackle the ever tougher denizens. 

Update: Wow, got my wish, Astebros and its predecessor Demons of Asteborg are arriving on Evercade as a dual-game cart, in December!

 

Asterbros' developers raised over €100,000 on Kickstarter for the project. A solid mix of old-school ninja-platformer and modern rogue, Astebros packs in lots of bright scenery, background detail, plenty of hidden secrets, chunky chests to base open, with solid-looking characters, smartly animated enemies and a great chiptune soundtrack. 


Since not many of us have 16-bit consoles hanging around, the Switch or Steam option is most likely. I'm not sure when the Switch releases goes live, but keep an eye out. Also, this looks like a great candidate for an Evercade release! 

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