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A Yakuza JRPG and Our Other Favorite Video Game April Fools Jokes From Today
Here are the good gags from this year's April Fool's.
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Devil May Cry 5 is Proof That We're in an Action Game Renaissance
From Bloodborne to God of War, it truly is a great time to be an action game fan.
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"It Felt More Like Hell Than Success:" A Nier: Automata Postmortem
From booze to canned ideas, we spoke to writer and director Yoko Taro and PlatinumGames designer Takahisa Taura about the creation of last year's surprise JRPG hit, Nier: Automata.
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Hideki Kamiya on Nier: Automata's Success: "Yoko-san Saved Platinum"
The Bayonetta creator credits Nier: Automata director for saving PlatinumGames.
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