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Vagrant Story Is Getting Bring Arts Figures for Its 20th Anniversary, but Will Ashley Riot Still Forego Pants?
Vagrant Story is a great game, but it shouldn't be excused from hard-hitting questions.
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From PS1 to PS5: A Brief History of the PlayStation Logo
The PS5's new logo isn't groundbreaking, but there's value in sticking to what works.
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2020 Will Blur the Lines Between Console Generations
The days of rigid console generations looks like it might be behind us.
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New Mortal Kombat 11 Update Will Add Krossplay For PS4 and Xbox One [Update]
The Kombat arena seems to be expanding.
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Tekken Wasn't Supposed to Be a Fighting Game, But 25 Years Later It Stands Tall
Devs recall how a tech test and late nights led to the king of 3D fighters.
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What's Your Favorite PlayStation Memory?
COMMUNITY QUESTION | This week is the 25th anniversary of the PlayStation, so let's look back on our fondest memories of Sony's first consoles.
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The Owner of the Legendary Nintendo PlayStation Prototype Wants to Put It Up For Sale
Seems like you can just email him about it.
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Final Fantasy 8 Was Always Good
Reexamining one of the most divisive games in the series on its 20th anniversary.
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Downhill Jam: The Game Industry Reflects on 20 Years of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater turns 20 in September, so we spoke to people across the industry who remember the series fondly.
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What's Your Favorite Fighting Game of All-Time?
COMMUNITY QUESTION | Let's celebrate Evo 2019 by talking about our favorite fighting games.
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Best Retro Video Game Consoles 2019
From the NES Classic to the Sega Genesis Classic, we break down the best retro video game consoles you should buy—and which ones you should avoid.
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What's the First Game You Ever Finished?
COMMUNITY QUESTION | What is the first video game Mt. Everest you have successfully climbed?
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How That Amazing Dreams Metal Gear Solid Remake is Trying to Avoid a Copyright Takedown
Fears of DMCA takedowns will result in a different endgame.
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How a Resident Evil 3 Remake Could Be Even Better Than Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2 is just feeding our hunger for more.
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How Crash Team Racing Challenged Mario Kart and Made Naughty Dog What It Is Today
We look back on the kart racing hit with Naughty Dog's co-founders and Crash Team Racing's lead artist.
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From Super Fan to Producer: An Insider's Perspective on Silent Hill
GUEST POST | A Silent Hill producer reflects on what drew him to the perennially haunted series, and what it was like to work on it during its troubled years.
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Chicago Gamers Will Have to Pay an Extra Tax on PlayStation Store Purchases Soon
The Amusement Tax rolls over to PlayStation.
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All 20 PlayStation Classic Games, Ranked From Worst to Best
We help you decide which PlayStation Classic games are worth going back to.
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The PlayStation Classic's Game Lineup Misses Out on Capturing What Made PS1 So Great
STARTING SCREEN | Licensing issues and questionable choices keep PS1 from reaching its potential.
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PlayStation Classic Wishlist: The Games We Want for the Final 15 Spots (And Then Some)
Sony's revealed the first five games on the PlayStation Classic, so we dreamed up our own expanded line-up of what should join it.
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The PlayStation Classic is Going to Have a Much Harder Time Selling its Nostalgia Next to the SNES Classic
But if Sony remembers the power of the PlayStation's RPGs, it should be fine.
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Koji Igarashi is Begrudgingly Appreciative of the "Die, Monster" Line from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Symphony of the Night's Western success took Konami by surprise, and Richter's infamous quip might've played a small part in it.
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The Vita Deserves to be Remembered as More Than a Failure
STARTING SCREEN | An ode to Sony's handheld, this week's releases, and more.
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Dark Souls Needs to Die: My Complicated Relationship With the Series That Helped Me Beat Cancer
How a quest to master Dark Souls and cope with cancer became a personal curse.
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Why Xenogears Remains Enduringly Popular on its 20th Anniversary
Looking back on a crazy but enduring entry in the RPG canon.
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Rick & Morty Co-Creator Justin Roiland Wants to Make Traditional Console Games, Too
"Holy s**t I have a f***ing game studio and this is insane."
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The Game Awards 2017 News Recap: Bayonetta 3, New FROM Software Game, Soulcalibur VI, and the Rest of the Reveals
It was a packed night of reveals at The Game Awards. Here are all the announcements!
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PlayStation Live from Paris Games Week 2017 Starts at 9 AM PT / 12 PM PT. Here's Where to Watch the Stream
Games unveiled in France are extra fancy.
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Check Out These Amazing Mega Man 8 Animation Cels a Fan Found at a Swap Meet
Get equipped with an awesome example of game preservation.
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What Final Fantasy VII Taught Me
Some of us are only capable of learning lessons the hard way.
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Let's Remember the Wacky Crash Bandicoot Commercials from the 1990s
Now that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is out, it's time to take a stroll down memory lane.
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Why There Aren't More Big-Budget Games Starring Superheroes like Wonder Woman
STARTING SCREEN | Superheroes dominate the movie screen, but they almost never star in big-budget games. Why?
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My Ill-Conceived Dream: To Play Secret of Mana for the Nintendo PlayStation
Much as I'd love to play a SNES CD-add on prototype of Secret of Mana, I acknowledge it'd be a bad move.
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Nintendo PlayStation Prototype's CD Drive Finally Reads Data
Hardware hacker Ben Heck gets the Nintendo PlayStation in working order after months of work.
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USgamer Community Question: What's Your Most Memorable Console Launch?
Which console debut occupies the most space in your memory banks?
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USgamer's RPG Podcast: An In-Depth Look at the Oral History of Final Fantasy VII
AXE OF THE BLOOD GOD: Kat and Nadia welcome Polygon's Matt Leone to discuss his massive oral history of Final Fantasy VII.