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Finding Someone to Thank for the Good Stuff
We all know the key people that gave us Ghostbusters, but who's responsible for our favourite moments in games? Eurogamer's Chris Donlan investigates.
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Loren the Amazon Princess PC Review: A Bite-Sized Piece of High Fantasy
Pete and Cass are back from their adventures with Loren the Amazon Princess - a sometimes predictable but mostly enjoyable visual novel/turn-based RPG hybrid.
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Chuck's Challenge 3D PC Review: Just Like Chuck Used to Make
Atari Lynx fans rejoice! The classic-ish puzzler Chip's Challenge has a sort-of-official follow-up.
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My Heart is Breaking: Inside the Dark Souls Café
Eurogamer's Jeffrey Matulef explores Namco's Tokyo café. Alone. On Valentine's Day.
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JPgamer: Dating Sim Month: Go! Go! Nippon!
In the last of our Dating Sim Month posts, Pete checks out Overdrive's interactive travelogue/visual novel/dating sim hybrid Go! Go! Nippon! My First Trip to Japan, a recent release on Steam.
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Steam Launches Game Notifications
Now your Steam games will be able to bug you when it's your turn to play.
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How World of Warcraft Plans to Welcome You Back
Streamlined yet familiar, Warlords of Draenor is built on a decade of experience. Eurogamer's Chris Donlan investigates.
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Twitch is the Gaming Revolution That Can't be Owned
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson looks at how gaming video is a game in itself.
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Down the Replay Rabbit Hole
Eurogamer's Richard Cobbett explores why Ken Levine's plan for endlessly replayable narrative could be a risk not worth taking.
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How Hackers Reinvented Street Fighter 2
Eurogamer's Joel Snape looks at how a bunch of '90s bootleggers influenced the development of Capcom's classic fighter.
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How roll7 Made a Game That was Nearly Impossible to Beat
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson talks to OlliOlli's developers on its console debut, and what's next for the London studio.
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JPgamer: Dating Sim Month: Kira Kira
In the third installment of Dating Sim Month, Pete looks at a coming-of-age visual novel that is full of surprisingly emotional moments -- it's Overdrive's Kira Kira.
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How The Order Reinvents QTEs and the Cinematic Game
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson explores how the PS4 exclusive combines the methods of Quantic Dream and Naughty Dog.
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Win Me Over, Titanfall
Can Titanfall get its claws into a hardened shooter cynic like Pete? After ten matches, he has an answer.
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We No Longer Have to be Space Marines
We can be goats instead. Eurogamer's Chris Donlan is happy.
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What Do Developers Think of Steam Tags?
While a good idea in principle, the Steam Tags system has had some teething troubles since launch. But what do the devs think?
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Tiny vs Big: In Praise of Titanfall's Smart Pistol
Eurogamer's Chris Donlan reports live from the fro-- FFTUNK
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Bravely Default Guide: How to Rebuild Norende - And Why You Need to Do It
A big part of Bravely Default's early game involves rebuilding Tiz's hometown of Norende. But why should you bother? Lots of reasons, as it happens.
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Infamous: Second Son is Likeable, Not Yet Loveable
An hour with Second Son suggests this could be the best yet, but, Eurogamer's Chris Donlan asks, can it push the series towards greatness?
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It's Time to Admit Final Fantasy XIII Wasn't Actually That Bad
A series that was once the defining name in RPGs is now often the target of scorn. Why?
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The Lost Worlds of Lionhead and Bullfrog
From the Eurogamer archives: Chris Donlan looks back at some of these two studios' more ambitious cancelled projects.
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JPGamer: Dating Sim Month: Magical Diary
It may not be a Japanese game in itself, but Hanako Games' Magical Diary is a great example of not only a traditional dating sim model, but also of "otome games" aimed specifically at female players.
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From Secret of Mana to King Kong: Evolve Changes the FPS
Turtle Rock's co-op shooter is a monster movie played out by your friends. Eurogamer's Martin Robinson investigates.
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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Vita Review: Don't Despair
Pete and Cassandra delve into Spike Chunsoft's latest adventure for Vita -- a compelling, bleak and fascinating adventure through the darkness in human hearts, and whether everyone really does have a "price."
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Final Fantasy XIV Guide: The "Lightning Strikes" Event
Want to know how to meet Lightning in Square Enix's sprawling MMO? Read on.
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Pillars of Eternity: What is a "Mundane Fantasy" RPG?
Eurogamer's Robert Purchese chats with Obsidian about romance, maturity and more.
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The Hearthstone You Didn't Get
Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell looks back at the way Blizzard's collectible card game has changed since closed beta.
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Bravely Default Salve-Maker Guide: What are the Best Compound Recipes?
So you want to be a Salve-Maker in Bravely Default? Here's a comprehensive list of all the recipes you can cook up with your items.
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Bravely Default 3DS Review: The Final Fantasy That Never Was
Silicon Studio and Square Enix's latest makes no attempt to hide its roots. Is this a firm foundation for a new game, or has the world moved on since Final Fantasy's PlayStation 1 era?
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Is This Dark Souls?
From Software's sequel adds to the original's formula, but questions remain about how much it takes away. Eurogamer's Martin Robinson investigates.
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JPgamer: Dating Sim Month: Aselia the Eternal
February! The month of love! What better time to indulge yourself with some virtual romance courtesy of Japan's fine selection of relationship-centric titles? Snuggle up and get cozy -- this week we take a look at visual novel/dating sim/strategy game/RPG hybrid Aselia the Eternal.
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JPgamer: Bullet Heaven
With shmup specialists Cave seemingly pulling out of the West, what better time to have a look back at some of their best work? Three, two, one, go!
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A Fantastic Voyage: The Making of Microcosm
Eurogamer's Damien McFerran looks at the shooter that marked the birth of CD gaming.
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Surge Deluxe Vita Review: Electrifying
Remember when puzzle games weren't 30-second disposable affairs? Velocity dev FuturLab does.
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Savor the Wii U and Vita – They're Our New Dreamcasts
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson argues that despite commercial success evading them, these ailing consoles are future classics.
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Flappy Bird iOS Review: 18 Million Players Can't Be Wrong, Right?
Need an excuse to fling your expensive piece of consumer electronics at the nearest wall? Enter Flappy Bird.
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Dungeon Keeper: A Symptom of a Wider Problem
How EA and Mythic's reimagining of Bullfrog's classic strategy series is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Battlefield 4: Disaster Report
Eurogamer contributor Jon Denton charts the collateral damage of EA and DICE's catastrophic launch.
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What Are the Best Board Game Adaptations of Video Games?
Some board games become video games... and some video games become board games. Pete investigates the world of the licensed tabletop video game adaptation.
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The Story of Rust
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson investigates how Garry Newman's team went from mod success to early-access phenomenon.
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Free-to-Play Gets Regulated
The UK's Office of Fair Trading has published a list of principles that free-to-play games and mobile apps must adhere to.
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Ten Moments that Made World of Warcraft
From the Eurogamer archives: Oli Welsh looks back at some of the defining moments from Blizzard's MMO.
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The Case of the Disappearing Video Games
Eurogamer's Simon Parkin asks: does it matter when a medium's past begins to disappear?
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Iwata Isn't Nintendo's Problem. It's Miyamoto
Eurogamer's Oli Welsh argues a lack of new game ideas is what's holding Nintendo back.
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Final Fantasy XIV Guide: Dragon Quest and FF XI Event Walkthroughs
You got your Dragon Quest in my Final Fantasy! Find out how to score yourself some puff-puff in Square Enix's rebooted MMO.
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So What is King's Contribution to the Games Industry, Anyway?
With King in the news over its ongoing trademark disputes, we take a look at its five most popular games so you don't have to.
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Looking for Porkface: A Just Cause 2 Multiplayer Adventure
Eurogamer's Chris Donlan and Martin Robinson enjoy 30 seconds of glory before being plunged into chaos.
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Halo 4 Playlist Update Celebrates Community Creations
Game customization isn't the sole preserve of PC gamers -- well-designed titles like Halo offer huge scope to play in new ways.
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Definitely Not on Rails
Eurogamer's Wesley Yin-Poole on Lionhead's post-Molyneux era. And Fable, of course.
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Stories with Dice: The Thrill of Old-School D&D
Eurogamer's Oli Welsh rediscovers the joy of real role-playing.