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Nights of Azure PlayStation 4 Review: The Last Dinosaur, In Lingerie
Gust's new action RPG resembles a relic of the PS2 era... one dressed for her wedding night.
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Last of the Line: Game Boy Advance Ended One Legacy as It Began Another
15 years after its debut, Nintendo's final single-screen handheld stands out as a herald of transition.
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Shadow Complex Remastered Xbox One Review: Shadow Complex Reconsidered
How does Chair's trendsetting action game hold up seven years after its original debut?
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A Trip to the Graveyard of Lost Game Technology
They say the medium's the message, but let's hope that's not true of these dead formats. The good and bad of video game tools that have fallen into obsolescence.
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Far Cry: Primal PlayStation 4 Review: High Evolutionary
Paleolithic Europe is about to E-X-P-L-O-D-E. Does this this primordial reskinning of Far Cry 4 make us want to take up the cause of Cro-Magnon man?
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Virtual Spotlight: The Super NES Launch Line-Up Revisited on 3DS, 25 Years Later
Nintendo celebrates a landmark anniversary by being frustratingly Nintendo-ish.
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For Great Justice: A Partial Origin Story of Gaming's Original Internet Meme
A look back at our collective fascination with a threat in broken English, as an alien took possession of all our base.
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Inside Data Discs, the M2 of Video Game Vinyl
As the vinyl resurgence overtakes video game soundtracks, a small UK-based label aims to set the standard with classic SEGA music, much as developer M2 has done with classic SEGA games.
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On Discovering the Famicom Disk System: Nintendo's Alternate Reality Version of the NES
On the occasion of the Japan-only peripheral's 30th anniversary, Jeremy takes a journey through its twisted rendition of the familiar NES experience.
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Gravity Rush Remastered PlayStation 4 Review: Better Daze
Bluepoint's crisp HD conversion of the Vita masterpiece helps realize Gravity Rush's true potential, yet also reveals its design flaws.
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Manami Matsumae, the Maestro of Mega Man
COVER STORY: We wrap up our Brave Wave profile with this conversation with one of the label's biggest draws: Mega Man and Shovel Knight composer Manami Matsumae.
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Keiji Yamagishi on His Past and Future in Game Music
COVER STORY: The artist behind Ninja Gaiden's NES soundtrack opens up about returning to composing, and his future plans.
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Game Music's New Canon: The How and Why of Brave Wave
COVER STORY: A small, fan-driven music label is bringing newfound respect to game music by offering veteran composers a safe haven for the classic tunes they love making.
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Legend of Love: The Making of The Battle of Olympus
Infinity's Yukio Horimoto explains how his NES cult classic was a literal labor of love.
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The Quest for the Perfect Retro Game Experience
Jeremy looks back on a decade-long mission to relive the classics amidst changing technology, and explores what drives other like-minded enthusiasts.
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Inside the Greatest Game Gadget That Never Was
Alex Bahr's homemade SD Card Drive perfected the iconic Game Boy Camera — but it never evolved beyond the prototype stage.
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Every Final Fantasy is Star Wars
It doesn't matter how much a Star Wars nerd you think you are — you've got nothing on the creators of Final Fantasy, who have built a career (and a video game empire) on borrowing liberally from George Lucas.
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Companions Through Life and Death: The Story of Inti Creates and Mega Man
The Mega Man franchise may be on ice these days, but long-time developer Inti Creates has a deep and abiding love for the series that continues to live on — even if the character himself doesn't.
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Satoru Iwata's 10 Greatest Achievements
Why do so many people care about the untimely death of Nintendo's president? Because he was far more than just an executive.
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The Long Journey West: 8 Japanese Games that Took Their Time Making it to America
Final Fantasy Type-0 isn't the only game to linger for years in a state of uncertainty. Now with video!
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Rise of the Tomb Raider Xbox One Review: Slow Rise
The long-running series continues to search for its place in the modern gaming world, with mostly great results.
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LEGO Dimensions Wii U Review: Everything is Awesome (Except the Actual Game)
A towering achievement in fanservice, wrapped around something that barely qualifies as a video game.
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The Failure and Fortunes of Red Ash
In part two of our interview, Keiji Inafune speaks about the Mega Man Legends successor's Kickstarter failure and its second lease on life.
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The Whys & Wherefores of Mighty No. 9
Comcept's outspoken boss Keiji Inafune on delays, partnerships, and knowing when enough's enough.
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The Super Mario Maker Team Speaks on the Game's Update, and the Future
The creators talk about the new material, the prospect of future updates, and what they think about the idea of a Zelda Maker.
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Infinity, Beyond: A Small Japanese Studio Braces for the Future
How the developer behind 8-bit cult classic The Battle of Olympus has survived nearly 30 years of industry upheavals, and what's next for the company.
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Disney Infinity 3.0 Wii U Review: Chewbacca-Sized Fun, Han Solo-Sized Debt
Disney's latest toys-to-life endeavor is a messy, awkward, glorious nostalgia trip. But what price fond memories?
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Cover Story: 30 Years of NES, 30 Interesting NES Facts
Big historic developer interviews a little tl;dr for your caffeine-addled mind? Try these 30 easy, bite-sized tidbits about the NES instead.
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How Marty McFly Saved Video Games
Wild Gunman may be a relic today, but it had a vital role to play in the past, present, and future.
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Skylanders Superchargers Wii U Review: It's About Ethics in Toy-Based Games
Activision's latest toys-to-life creation goes heavy on quality, light on opportunism.
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Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash 3DS Review: Lashadaisical
Despite a solid premise, Chibi-Robo's latest adventure lacks the refinement it needs to become a classic.
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Before Amiibo Cards, Nintendo Gave Us e-Reader
The notion of transmitting video game data via trading cards may seem strange, but with Amiibo Cards are simply another instance of Nintendo repurposing an old idea.
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Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer Review: Curb Appeal Your Enthusiasm
Nintendo's latest creation is limited, specific, and as laid back as a video game can be.
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Lashing Out: A Chibi-Robo Zip Lash Q&A
Assistant producer Risa Tabata fields our questions about the tiniest robot's latest escapades.
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Super Mario Maker Wii U Review: Infinite Fundiscovery
There's never been a more "Nintendo" creation than this 2D Mario construction kit.
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3D Gunstar Heroes 3DS Review: Sega's Pride and Joy, Now Nintendo's Shining Star
M2 and Sega recreate Treasure's chaotic action masterpiece as a handheld essential.
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Mega Man Legacy Collection Xbox One Review: The Robot Museum
Finally, six NES classics get the treatment they deserve. But is less truly more?
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The Most In-Depth Mega Man Legacy Collection Interview You'll Read Today
We discuss the philosophy and tech behind the anthology with Capcom and Digital Eclipse.
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RETRO VGS, the Flip Side of the Quest for Classic Game Fidelity
While some wrestle to make old games work on modern equipment, this upcoming console strives to make modern games work like old equipment.
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Before There Were Indies, There Was Ambrosia
This day in video game history: A venerable little game maker celebrates its 22nd anniversary.
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Futurama, a Reminder That Comedy is Hard to Translate into Game Form
On this day in video game history: We shut up and they took our money.
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Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 3DS Review: Conquering the White Whale
Jeremy finds lots to love in Atlus' latest (and biggest) portable dungeon-crawler.
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The Greatest Game Gadget That Never Was Gets Even Better
How do you improve on a unproduced masterpiece? Make it even more refined... and a reality.
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System Shock 2 Proved the FPS Could be More Than Doom Clones
The day in video game history: The ultimate RPG-shooter debuted.
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Cloak & Dagger, the Video Game Movie That Wasn't About Video Games
This day in video game history: A junior thriller that turned out to be a spy flick first and foremost, despite its video game connections.
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"I was quite surprised by the backlash": Kensuke Tanabe on Metroid Prime Federation Force
The producer of Nintendo's controversial new Metroid game lays out his vision for us.
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Craving Castlevania? Check Out Konami's Own Official "Bootleg"
It's not a true Castlevania game, but this forgotten handheld adventure makes a decent substitute.
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DOOM 3 and the Challenge of Living up to Your Own Legacy
How do you top the achievement of changing video games forever? For id Software, the answer was to change directions entirely.
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For Some Games, the Trick to Enduring is Simply Finding the Right Platform
Occasionally, great games like Lode Runner find greater success by making the leap to new hardware.
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Carmageddon, the Mad Max Racer That Never Was
When their licensing plans fell through, Stainless Software decided to throw social responsibility to the wind and double down on bad behavior.