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Knack PS4 Review: Sure, It's a Kids' Game... if You Hate Kids
Sony's PlayStation 4 adventure aims to be simple and accessible, but it overshoots the mark to land at simplistic and uninteresting.
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The Year of Luigi is Almost Over. So Who's Next?
Now that Luigi's time in the limelight is winding down, who should Nintendo pimp out in 2014?
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Crop-Top Chronicles: The Strange History of Konami Ads
In the '80s, Konami loved great music, Moai heads, and one very specific shirt.
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Virtual Spotlight: Super Castlevania IV
An entertaining glimpse into what might have been for the Castlevania series.
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Remembering Sega's First Console, the SG-1000
Remembering the SG-1000, the Japan-only console that served as the first tentative step in Sega's console dynasty.
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Virtual Spotlight: Milon's Secret Castle
Your weekly reminder that old video games didn't care about your happiness.
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The 10 Best Genesis/Mega Drive and Top 5 Sega CD Games
Sega's Genesis turns 25 today, and we're marking the occasion by celebrating the USgamer community's 10 favorite Genesis and top 5 Sega CD games.
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How Does PlayStation 4's Launch Stack Up Against History?
Is the PlayStation 4 too expensive? How's its lineup? We compare Sony's latest console to its older siblings.
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Indie Before It was Cool: The Umihara Kawase Story
The creator of cult classic action game Umihara Kawase discusses the inspiration and design behind one of Japan's most legendary independent action games.
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The Classic Gamer's Tokyo Shopping Guide
Headed to Japan soon on vacation? Business? Looking to buy while the exchange rate is still tilted in your favor? Here's where to find the best selection and deals on retro games.
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Breaking Bad is Over. So Where's the Video Game?
Despite its emphasis on crime, conflict, and violent means to ends, television's most critically acclaimed show doesn't lend itself to a game adaptation.
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Virtual Spotlight: Solomon's Key
A classic puzzle platformer that simply begs for conquest in the new age of save states.
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Etrian Odyssey Untold Review
Atlus' dungeon crawler series goes back to its roots for a second, friendlier attempt at winning over RPG enthusiasts.
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TGS: Secrets of the New Final Fantasy Sound
How The World Ends With you and Final Fantasy Type-0 composer Takeharu Ishimoto is pushing RPG soundtracks into a new frontier.
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TGS: Mighty No. 9, the "First McDonald's in Japan" of Games
We catch up with Comcept's Keiji Inafune to discuss his project's reception back home, fearlessness of failure, and more of those hamburger metaphors he loves so much.
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TGS: Defender Has Its Tempest 2000 Equivalent, and It's Called Resogun
Housemarque's PS4 shooter feels pleasantly familiar as it destroys you.
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TGS: An Exclusive First Look at La Mulana 2
NIGORO has begun working on a sequel to their crushingly (yet charmingly!) difficult indie platformer.
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TGS: Xbox One Pays Fealty to Our New Smartphone Overlords
Microsoft shows the new console's interface and its influences from other modern technology... but the underlying message may not quite be the one it's trying to communicate.
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TGS: Yasumi Matsuno's New World
The eclectic creator of Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy Tactics discusses his new ventures: a whole new setting, with its games designed in collaboration with digital board game specialist Playdek.
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TGS: Agito, Type 0, Fan Support, and the Intimacy of Portables
Our chat with Square Enix's Hajime Tabata explores his Final Fantasy projects and the importance of fan enthusiasm.
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The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD Review
This remake isn't as good as you remember the original being -- it's better.
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TGS: Final Fantasy Agito "Will Definitely be Localized"
Square hasn't promised a U.S. release, but there's hope -- and FF Type 0 isn't out of the question, either.
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Virtual Spotlight: Zelda II
Beneath its flawed surface, this ambitious 8-bit action RPG offers strengths worth reevaluating.
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Virtual Spotlight: Recca Summer Carnival '92
My NES can do what!? Another interesting rarity makes its way to Virtual Console.
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Wonderful 101 and a World Without Genres
Hideki Kamiya talks about creating action games that don't fit into neat boxes, and the Nintendo-flavored origins of Wonderful 101.
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Wind Waker HD: Remaking a Classic
We talk to Zelda boss Eiji Aonuma about revisiting a 10-year-old project and the unreliability of memory.
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Remembering Nintendo Power, the Pravda of Video Games
25 years ago, Nintendo dressed naked sales pitches in the trappings of journalism, and millions of children rejoiced.
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Rayman Legends Review
Rayman's newest adventure proves that looks aren't everything... unfortunately.
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Keiji Inafune: "My Artistic Style is What It Is"
The outspoken designer on Mighty No. 9, innovation, Kickstarter, and certain remarkable robotic resemblances.
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Virtual Spotlight: Wario Land 3
Proving once again that innovation is the most sincere form of flatulence.
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Oh, So That's Nintendo's Next Move
Nintendo's price cuts and new hardware announcements offer some surprises, but certainly nothing out of character.
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Spelunky Review
Derek Yu's roguelike platformer reveals two essential truths: Death is constant, and Vita makes a fantastic format for this kind of game.
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With Metroid, Indies Do What Nintendon't
Even though the people behind the Metroid series seem content to let their beloved creation lie dormant, independent developers are picking up the slack.
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Virtual Spotlight: Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos
Ryu's most excellent adventure comes to 3DS.
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The New Dark Age of Dragon Quest
As the classic RPG series marches on in Japan with no sign of overseas versions, fans need to face facts: Dragon Quest may be dead in America.
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Virtual Spotlight: Galaga
Sure, it's an all-time arcade classic, but is the Virtual Console version of this great worth bothering with?
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Making Bad Hardware Design Fun: Remembering Boktai
Hideo Kojima's cult classic brought Metal Gear's sophistication to bear as he attempted to solve the problem of the Game Boy Advance's terrible screen.
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SteamWorld Dig Review
Like the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park, this eShop action game recombines ancient DNA to create something completely cool.
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Where Does The Elder Scrolls Go From Here?
Now that Skyrim seems to be a done deal, what's next for Bethesda's juggernaut?
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Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Review
The same reliable Mario & Luigi role-playing action, but this time with a dogged refusal to shut up long enough to let you enjoy the game.
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Virtual Spotlight: Kirby's Dreamland 2
Give this charming but largely forgotten Kirby tale a second chance.
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Virtual Spotlight: Kid Icarus
If life's a bowl of cherries, then what am I doing in the Pits?
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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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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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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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Virtual Spotlight: Shantae
EarthBound, SchmearthBound. Today's other rare, expensive classic deserves love, too.
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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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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.