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The Importance of Fresh Perspectives
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson explores how when engineers and filmmakers turn their attention to games, the results can often be enlightening.
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Screenshot Saturday #4: Pretty Indie Games to Covet
Here's our weekly round-up of some of the most interesting items on Screenshot Saturday.
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Blast from the Past II: Doom, Duke and Deathmatch
Pete continues his exploration of '90s first-person shooters with a look at the genre's first tentative moves towards "true" 3D.
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Interview: Guild Wars 2 Game Director Talks Dungeons, Dragons and Chairs
We asked you for questions. Now Guild Wars 2's Game Director Colin Johanson, gives you the answers.
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The Universal Systems of Tom Francis
Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell chats with the Gunpoint developer about how his game was always building inside him, even as he continued life as a critic.
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You Should Play Fortune Summoners
While it was Recettear that put localization specialist Carpe Fulgur on the map, the team's third project is an underappreciated gem well worth checking out.
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Flipping Out Over Pinball Machines
At California Extreme last month, we investigate how and why pinball is coming back.
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When It's OK to Say "It's Like Call of Duty"
Developers could do well to borrow ideas from Infinity Ward... if it's the right idea.
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Looking for Trade
Let's talk about Steam Trading Cards. Is it a fun little metagame or just a means to make you spend more money?
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The Highs and Lows of Firefall's Open Beta
Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead checks out Red 5 Studios' upcoming free-to-play massively multiplayer online shooter.
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5 Lives Has Five Days to Kickstart Satellite Reign
We talk to 5 Lives Studios' Mike Diskett and Chris Conte about bypassing corporations to make a game about attacking corporations.
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Ghost Song: When Metroid Meets Dark Souls
We talk to Matt White about divergent combat and a moon that is also a necromancer.
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Remembering Pac & Pal, Pac-Man's Strangest Arcade Adventure
The oddest and most obscure Pac-Man sequel ever celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, but should anyone care?
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Before Shin Megami Tensei IV, There was Strange Journey
Why this SMT spinoff is still worth your time.
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Indies Did This: Space Janitors and Survival Roguelikes
Also, Loom-inspired games. We take a look at what indies were up to last week.
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Can Tomb Raider Overcome Its Troubled Past (and Present)?
Ten years ago, Lara Croft hit her low point with the disastrous Angel of Darkness. A decade later, the series continues to struggle. The USgamer team debates whether or not there's still hope for Lara.
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No Sleep Till Düsseldorf
The recent Steam sale causes Pete to become enraptured with Euro Truck Simulator 2's heavyweight charms.
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Inside the Toy Box
Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead rediscovers the joy of play on a father-and-son visit to the home of the Skylanders.
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Lunch Freebie: Synermous
Our free game of the day is a weirdly beautiful multiplayer exploration of life, color and death.
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Screenshot Saturday #3: Pretty Indie Games to Covet
We've got a round-up of some of the coolest stuff you can find on Screenshot Saturday this week.
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Strider's Uphill Battle
The future's coolest ninja is making his comeback via a stylish high-definition reboot. But can he escape the unfortunate gravity of history?
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What's the Deal With Earthbound?
Brendan Sinclair never played it, but yesterday's Wii U release gave him a good reason to fix that
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The Strange Origins of Flashback
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson explores how Flashback began as a Godfather tie-in, and how over 20 years later it's making a comeback.
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Lunch Freebie: Blocks & Lots
Today's free web game will have you testing your mettle as a city planner.
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What the Delay has Done for Rayman Legends
Eurogamer's Tom Phillips explores how Ubisoft Montpellier has used the extra six months to build a better game.
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Tokyo, Our Favorite Punching Bag
Shin Megami Tensei IV demonstrates once again that blowing up Tokyo is one of science fiction's favorite apocalyptic gimmicks.
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Lunch Freebie: Treasure Trap
Today on Lunch Freebie, we've got a browser-based title that let you play as the soul of a displaced monarch, one who wants nothing more than to keep his tomb safe.
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Blast from the Past: The Dawn of the First-Person Shooter
With several remakes of classic 1990s first-person shooters on the horizon, Pete kicks off a detailed exploration of this most prolific of game types with an exploration of the genre's genesis.
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The Story of Net Yaroze, Sony's First Indie Push
Eurogamer's David Owen explores how, 15 years ago, Sony's original PlayStation ushered in a new generation of independent talent.
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The Human Slingshot Game May Be Worst Idea Yet
Four human beings. A giant rubber band. Rapid, repetitive and violent motion. If this isn't a bad idea, we don't know what is.
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Lunch Freebie: Berserk Ball 2
For today's 'free game you can play RIGHT THIS MINUTE', we have an old favorite: Berserk Ball 2. How far can you hit a nerd? (No, really.)
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How Plants vs. Zombies 2 Works as a Free-to-Play Game
Eurogamer's Chris Donlan casts a critical eye over the highly anticipated sequel's controversial free-to-play mechanics.
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Love for the Middle Child: Mario Bros. Turns 30
Mario and Luigi leapt into their first starring roles in an arcade adventure its creators seem oddly eager to forget.
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On Video Games, Kids and Outdoor Fun
A provocative editorial from The Times sparks some debate -- do kids really want to play video games, or are our Xboxes and PlayStations being used as babysitters?
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Apples and Oranges
Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell looks at why Apple's recently-released controller designs don't necessarily point towards a consoley future.
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Lunch Break Special: Second Chance
With the Monday blues weighing on your shoulders, do you think you have what it takes to save the world? Today's Lunch Break Special wants to know.
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Lunch Break Special: Megaman Unlimited, Nostalgia Imminent
Have some nostalgia with your Sunday brunch. After five years, Megaman Unlimited is finally, finally released.
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Screenshot Saturday #2: Pretty Indie Things to Covet
It's that time again! We've picked the best of Screenshot Saturday for our, er, Screenshot Saturday column so you don't have to do it yourself.
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Lunch Break Special: Zero Summer, the Cowboy with No Name
Howdy, partner! You better saddle up and come wit' me. Watch yo' back, 'cause Zero Summer's ain't no Wild West you've ever seen before.
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Indies Did This: Grumpy Cats, Gatling Gun-Tusked Elephants and More
Wanna prove to your friends you know cool indie games better than they do? Indies Did This, a weekly take on what everyone is working on, has you covered.
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The Story Behind Japan Studio's Most Personal Project
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson takes a look inside the family theater of Puppeteer.
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Choose Your Own Significance
The Novelist will mean different things to different people; former AAA dev Kent Hudson is hoping it means creative freedom
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Lunch Break Special: Ending, Minimalist Puzzler-Meets-Roguelike
Today's Lunch Break Special is a minimalist puzzle-game-meets-roguelike-like called Ending. Prepare to die. Lots.
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Origins of the Open World: Mercenary
We're looking at an impending "year of open world games," but the concept has been around since some innovative games as far back as 1985.
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DotA, You've Grown Up: A Look Back
With Dota 2 released, Cassandra spends some time reminiscing about how far this community-made mod has come.
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Why Grand Theft Auto V Has to Be a Comedy
Eurogamer's Chris Donlan channels Martin Amis' assertion that "comedy is the only genre left standing" and examines GTAV through that lens.
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Origins of the Open World: Alternate Reality
The coming year looks set to be "the year of open-world" -- but the concept is quite a bit older than you might think.
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Nintendo's Magic Trick
Turning a nondescript conference room into a gamer's paradise through their 2013 lineup. John gets updated hands-on with Nintendo's big releases and tells us why you can never count out the big N.