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Kanye West says his new album is called Turbo Grafx 16 and coming this summer

Kanye West says his new album is called Turbo Grafx 16 and coming this summer

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You might be aware that Kanye West just released a new album, and you also might be aware that West publicly changed his mind over its name multiple times, so you may want to take this news with a balanced-diet-and-gym-three-times-a-week level of healthy skepticism, but here it is: Kanye West says his next album is going to be called Turbo Grafx 16. As of now, anyway. Oh, and it's apparently coming this summer.

If you don't get the reference, the TurboGrafx 16 was a video game console released by NEC and Hudson in the US in 1989; the 1987 Japanese version was called the PC Engine. Although it didn't sell well in the US and failed to attract much third-party support, it won a cult following for its shooter-heavy library; "Blazing Lazers was probably my favorite game on that console," Kanye tweeted.

So yeah, mark your diaries, everyone. Preferably in pencil.