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What Are the Best Board Games That Play in 30 Minutes or Less?
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What Are the Best Board Games That Play in 30 Minutes or Less?

Want to get together with friends and play something, but don't have the hours required for a game of Arkham Horror or Mage Knight? USgamer to the rescue with a list of quick-hit board and card games you can get to the table super-quickly.
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What Ian Livingstone Did Next
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What Ian Livingstone Did Next

He's done Fighting Fantasy, Games Workshop and Tomb Raider. Now, it's time to teach. Eurogamer's Wesley Yin-Poole reports.
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JPgamer: Games You Thought Would Never Make it West #1
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JPgamer: Games You Thought Would Never Make it West #1

Although an official announcement is yet to appear, it looks very much like Compile Heart's Monster Monpiece is coming to the West. But what on Earth is this crazy game that some thought we'd never see in English?
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Can An AI Win a Game Jam?
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Can An AI Win a Game Jam?

Eurogamer's Chris Donlan investigates the progress of AI game designer ANGELINA as it enters Ludum Dare.
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Valve Plays the Long Game Again
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Valve Plays the Long Game Again

Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell argues Steam Machines are about protecting the PC, not beating consoles.
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JPgamer: About the Bravo Bikini...
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JPgamer: About the Bravo Bikini...

The rather good upcoming JRPG for 3DS Bravely Default has had a few changes for its Western release. But were Nintendo and Square Enix right to make those changes?
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Is 2014 the Year of Virtual Reality?
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Is 2014 the Year of Virtual Reality?

Come on in, Luigi, your time is up. Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead explains why Oculus Rift is the true next-gen experience.
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Rediscovering Half-Life 2 Deathmatch
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Rediscovering Half-Life 2 Deathmatch

Pete dodges flying toilets and exploding barrels as he revisits Valve's underappreciated multiplayer spinoff to Half-Life 2.
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2013 in Review: The Year SimCity Died
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2013 in Review: The Year SimCity Died

Hopes were high for this year's SimCity reboot, but things didn't quite go according to plan. What went wrong -- and can the once-great brand ever recover?
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2013 in Review: Luigi's Mansion and the Best of Two Worlds
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2013 in Review: Luigi's Mansion and the Best of Two Worlds

The 3DS-based sequel to Luigi's Mansion shone brightly in both single- and multiplayer -- despite the two modes being markedly different from one another. Pete looks back on one of the year's best 3DS games.
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JPgamer: Victory, After a Hundred Hours
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JPgamer: Victory, After a Hundred Hours

Some eight months after its original release -- and 112 hours of gameplay later -- Gamindustri is safe once again. Pete shares some final thoughts on Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory.
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Overachiever for a Day
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Overachiever for a Day

From the Eurogamer archives: John Teti attempts to earn 10,000 Gamerscore in 24 hours.
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Ludum Dare Explores the Theme "You Only Get One"
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Ludum Dare Explores the Theme "You Only Get One"

We've just seen the back of Ludum Dare 28, in which solo developers and developer teams alike from all over the world came together to explore a common theme and unleash their creativity under strict time constraints. Here's some of the most interesting results.
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Beyonce's Onto Something, You Know
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Beyonce's Onto Something, You Know

Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell argues her new album-out-of-the-blue is a cool idea that would work brilliantly for games.
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JPgamer: Another Number Nine
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JPgamer: Another Number Nine

This week on JPgamer, Pete gives some first impressions on 999's follow-up, the 3DS- and Vita-based visual novel-cum-adventure game Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward.
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The Truth Behind "The Survivor 2299"
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The Truth Behind "The Survivor 2299"

As some people correctly predicted, the site wasn't a Fallout 4 teaser at all; it was an elaborate hoax. The person behind it speaks up.
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In Praise of Early Adopters
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In Praise of Early Adopters

Eurogamer's Christian Donlan raises a glass to friends who splash out on day one.
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Did Video Games Change the World?
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Did Video Games Change the World?

Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead checks out How Video Games Changed the World, a game-centric TV documentary from UK critic Charlie Brooker.
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JPgamer: 2014 is the Year of the Chibi Spinoff
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JPgamer: 2014 is the Year of the Chibi Spinoff

Next year, two very different series are getting two very different games... with one very similar art style between them. Behold, chibi Persona and chibi Neptunia. Warning: extreme cuteness ahead.
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Taking Games Seriously
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Taking Games Seriously

Eurogamer's Daniel Starkey explores the new academia that's growing around games.
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How Final Fantasy XIV Cost Me a Good Night's Sleep
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How Final Fantasy XIV Cost Me a Good Night's Sleep

Where do you go after you save A Realm Reborn from the Empire's evil machinations? Pete checks out the end of Final Fantasy XIV's road to the level cap, and where Eorzea's heroes go from there.
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What Happened to Gaikai?
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What Happened to Gaikai?

Sony hasn't forgotten about Gaikai, the streaming service it's been planning to implement in PS4 and beyond.
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What Should I Buy in the Steam Autumn Sale?
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What Should I Buy in the Steam Autumn Sale?

We all know that Skyrim is worth buying, but what about all the other games in the Steam sale? Pete and Cassandra dive in and pick out some personal favorites you should watch out for.
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