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*30/01/14: A CPC homebrew dedicated website is born: [http://homebrew.amstradtoday.com/index_uk.htm Homebrew.AT]
*16/12/13: [[Cyber Huhn|Cyber Chicken]] released on disc. Only 111 unique boxes available.
*16/12/13: [[Cyber Huhn|Cyber Chicken]] released on disc. Only 111 unique boxes available.
*06/12/13: '''Relentless''' now [http://www.binaryzone.org/retrostore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=87_99&products_id=622&zenid=aocogo14j25nkoh191et40mqv7 available on tape] from Psytronik! Only 100 copies available.
*06/12/13: '''Relentless''' now [http://www.binaryzone.org/retrostore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=87_99&products_id=622&zenid=aocogo14j25nkoh191et40mqv7 available on tape] from Psytronik! Only 100 copies available.
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*01/07/13: '''16KB ROM competition ended. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/cpcwiki-rom-game-competition-voting/ Vote here!]'''.
*01/07/13: '''16KB ROM competition ended. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/cpcwiki-rom-game-competition-voting/ Vote here!]'''.
*08/06/13: '''[http://www.norecess.net/ Phortem]''', the new Condense demo is here.
*08/06/13: '''[http://www.norecess.net/ Phortem]''', the new Condense demo is here.
*31/03/13: '''Revision 2013: [http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=61177 Still Rising]''', the Vanity's answer to Batman Forever.
*07/01/13: '''[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/news-events/'teodoro-no-sabe-volar'-for-amstrad-cpc-is-here!!!!/ Teodoro No Sabe Volar] '''released!
*01/01/13: Announcing the first '''[[Amstrad_CPC_16KBs_ROM_Game_Development_Competition_2013|Amstrad CPC 16KBs ROM Game Development Competition]].'''
*01/12/12: Major CPCWiki software upgrade; please report any bugs in the forum.
*28/10/12: [http://www.futureos.de Update] available of '''[[FutureOS]]'''.
*03/10/12: '''Australian magazines''' ('89 & '91) [http://cpcwiki.eu/index.php/The_Amstrad_User here] & '''New Zealand''' ones ('''Bits & Bytes''') [http://cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Bits_and_Bytes here].
*27/04/12: [http://cpcrulez.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4852 Interview] with '''Marc Maulin''', co-author of legendary '''[[Discology]]'''.
*07/04/12: '''[http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=59073 Wake Up!]''' by '''[http://bnd.pushnpop.net Benediction]''' (and associates) reached the 3rd place in Olschool demo compo at the '''[http://www.revision-party.net/ Revision Party 2012]''' in Germany.


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