The firmware v1.0.4 of the Imperium Solo by Duke is available. It's an adaptator to use USB joysticks (PS4, Xbox One...) on a standard joystick port of an Amstrad CPC (and later ZX Spectrum, C64, Amiga and Atari ST).

• Added support for iNNEXT SNES WIRELESS
• Added support for Microsoft XBOX 360 Wired
• Added support for Power A Batarang Wired Controller

Roudoudou did two videos about the creation of his non official invitro on Amstrad GX4000 and CPC+ for the demo party Alchimie 13 where Amstrad users will be present :

• first video
• second video

RetroGamerNation has released an Amstrad Gamers Choice Award 2018 on Youtube.

CPC Game Reviews has 6 new reviews.

The results of the Basic 10 liners contest 2019 are out, Amstrad CPC programs are :

• Shielding Color, 6th place category extrem 256
• Nano Hexagon par Logiker, 10th place category PUR-80
• CPCanabalt par Logiker, 5th place category PUR-120
• OVO, 3rd place category extrem 256
• Tanks Alot par Amsdos, 14th place category extrem 256
• Logipics par Logiker, 2nd place catégory PUR-80

You can download all Amstrad CPC programs of the Basic 10 liners contest 2019.

Alchimie 13 will take place on the 1st to 3rd November 2019. Roudoudou has written a small Amstrad GX4000 and CPC+ invitro not official Rouleau de printemps for this demo party where Amstrad users will be present.

Octopus Pocus by Pulpo Corrosivo has been released at the Revision 2019 for the oldskool contest where it got the 6th place. It needs 128 Kb, a CRTC 0 or 1. The code was written by Toms, music by Targhan, graphics by Rexbeng, Beb and Barjack, with help by Hicks (link on Pouet).

The third Kind by Vanity has been released at the Revision 2019 for the 4k intro where it got the 3rd place (link on Pouet). The code is written by Hicks, graphics by Beb and music by Targhan

Gloire à Piou by Overlanders has been released at the Revision 2019 for the oldskool contest where it got the 11th place. The demo was programmed entirerly on an Amstrad CPC first with DAMS then with Dorgams. The music is written by Jess with Starkos.

There are two versions of the demo :

• Gloire à Piou, version shown at the Revision 2019 (1. DSK)
• Gloire à Piou, finale version (1 .HFE)

There is now an english version of the spanish adventure game written by Pablo Martínez Merino.

The spanish version of La Casa al otro lado de la tormenta has been updated to v1.1.

You have some problems with your two hands and a joystick ? Then why not using your feet instead with a Footpedal SV-129 :

• on le Bon Coin (1 photo of the package)
• on Ebay (english seller with several photos)

Crownland was released on Atari 8 bit by the group LaResistance in 2007. It's a platform game which won 2nd place at ABBUC Software. The game is being converted on Amstrad CPC by Ivan Duchauffour. There are two videos available :

• first preview
• second preview

After the windows remake and android remake of West Bank and a windows remake of Oh Mummy, Adolfito is working at the moment on a remake of Ghost'n'Goblins.

Adventuron (on Twitter) lets you create an adventure game on PC, tablet and mobile phone (and more later).

Excalibur: Sword of Kings is a game created with Adventuron. Original version was by Ian Smith and Shaun McClure, the Adventuron remake is by Chris Ainsley.

Gareth Pitchford is the author of adventure games, a book about them (see first link) which can be bought printed, as a kindle book or downloaded as a PDF. His site also gives informations about creating adventure games.