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Kickstarter, for gaming, has been a revelation in driving down the barrier of entry for games. Gamers can invest small amounts of cash for nice rewards in video games. One such game is “Waking Amy”, a fun little video 2.5D platformer inspired by Playstation’s platformers. With 20 days to go until the funding deadline, I take a look at an early alpha build, and what to expect.

We have a little competition this week on Retro Garden, the chance to win epic shooter Firefly Vegas for the Xbox 360! The competition is simple to enter and one lucky winner will win a copy of the game! To find out how to enter and the rules, read this post!

This past weeken, I attended my second ever retro convention – r3play in Blackpool. Could a town that had so much arcade history host a great retro event? Well, what do you think? Find out about the games, see the photos & experience the geekiness aura that can only be obtained with 2 days in Blackpool. Check out the review here!

This year is the 30th anniversary of Pac Man, and the Museum of Modern Computing in Swindon, UK is having a day of celebration on Saturday 22nd of May. Check out what’s happening here.

The World of Goo was one of the best games of last year, and it’s brand of puzzle craziness is a must for anybody. Now you have no excuse, as for three days, this bad boy is Donationware. Check it out.

Retro Reunited will be in Huddersfield on the 12th and 13th of September in a 2 day event dedicated to all things gaming, specifically video gaming. Retro Garden will be there, find out more on what is going on, and where to get tickets for this fabulous event!

Retro Garden now has a Twitter account! For those of you who don’t know, Twitter is a microblogging service that allows you to network with people, as well as provide insights in whatever you’re interested in. In my case, games. So if you want to see what links I look at, and what I think about old (and current games). My username is http://www.twitter.com/retrogarden, feel free to follow me and message me yours so I can follow you!

Apologies for the lack of update, that will be coming tomorrow. In the meantime, why not take a look at our latest sponsor. It’ll get me writing quicker, I guarentee you that much!

Retro Garden has been a little quiet recently, I admit. Computer failure with all my articles on it meant I have been unable to review games, or post up one of my pre-written articles. As a way of saying sorry, I have created a Forum, enjoy!

Wii gamers will now get an added treat shortly from their Virtual Console. Interplay games – who’s classics include Earthworm Jim and not so classics include Boogerman – have announced four of their games are coming out for the Wii, but are they any good? We find out.