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Five Divisive Video Game Sequels
Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, one thing is clear: These strange sequels really made a name for themselves.
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8 Games With Completely Broken Releases
There have been games with broken releases before 2014. Here's just a few games that played host to some horrible bugs.
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USstreamer Tuesday: Exploring Paris in Assassin's Creed Unity at 2:30pm PT/5:30pm ET
Mike boots up Assassin's Creed Unity to show off Ubisoft's latest.
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Dragon Age: Inquisition Review-in-Progress: Bob and Kat Enter the Breach
We'll have our full review ready on Thursday, but until then, check out our thoughts so far on BioWare's latest fantasy RPG.
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USgamer Community Question: You're Stuck on a Desert Island with Only One Game. What is it?
How you got there is irrelevant. Bottom line is that you've just washed up on the shore of a desert island with just one game - and a machine to play it. What is that game?
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Xbox One vs PlayStation 4 vs Wii U: Which One Would You Buy Right Now?
We asked each USgamer team member to reveal which current-generation console they'd buy right now - and why. The results surprised us all.
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Gaming Auteurs: Akitoshi Kawazu
No one in the world makes RPGs quite like those of Final Fantasy's quirkiest co-designer... for better, and for worse.
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Mix-and-Match: Developer-Franchise Pairings We'd Love to See
The USgamer crew free-associates to come up with unlikely but intriguing combos of creators and games.
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Thursday Stream: We Dive into Halo: The Master Chief Collection at 2pm PT/5pm ET
Kat plays through "Gravemind" and takes your questions.
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Retronauts: A Look at Capcom's 8- and 16-bit Eras
The story of Capcom is in many ways the story of two bygone eras of gaming as a whole.
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Archived USstreamer: Bob Takes on Steam Oddities Devil's Dare and Lovely Planet
These PC games might not have much to do with each other, but they'll at least keep you captivated for a solid hour.
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It's Official: The Retronauts Podcast is Coming to USgamer!
The most likely thing to happen has finally happened: Retronauts and USgamer are now BFFs.
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USgamer Halloween Community Question: What Game Gave you the Biggest Scare?
The most wonderful time of the year might be coming up soon, but for now, we're looking at the most frightening time of the year. And as we do, we're asking you this one simple question: What game scared you the most?
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Why We Still Play The Classics: Everquest, Unreal Tournament, and X-Wing
Mike talks to the communities of games the mainstream has long forgotten and asks, "why do you still play?"
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What Should You Buy in The Steam Halloween Sale?
We take you through a few of the deals in Steam's very short Halloween sale.
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Video Feature: A Brief History of Zombies in Video Games
Take a look at how the undead have changed over the years with our video tour of zombies through the generations.
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Freedom Wars: The Most Intense October Release No One is Talking About
Vita's ambitious new multiplayer game has largely slipped beneath the radar, but it's worth a look... if you don't mind a little pressure.
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Five Spooky Let's Plays to Watch this Halloween
If you'd rather be a bystander to terror than experience it yourself, check out these great guided tours of horror games.
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Marvel Phase 3 Video Games We'd Darn Well Better See
By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth! We'd better get some good games out of all these newly announced super hero flicks... or it'll be clobberin' time.
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Neo Geo Pocket Color: The Portable That Changed Everything
On the 16th anniversary of SNK's portable powerhouse, a look back at all that made it special.
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USstreamer: Tour Sunset Overdrive with Mike at 2:30pm PST/5:30pm EST
Mike revisits Sunset City for your enjoyment and edification.
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"We're not trying to create a game for everyone." PostMod's Blaine Bowen Talks Sightseeing in The Old City: Leviathan
If you enjoy storytelling by means of exploration, there's lots to love about this upcoming tour of the post apocalypse.
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Shantae's Inside Story
Pirate's Curse director Matt Bozon fields our questions about game design, sexy ladies, and how to build a better Metroid.
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10 Years Ago, San Andreas Closed the Curtain on Grand Theft Auto's Gleeful Mayhem
Rockstar's final installment in the GTA3 trilogy is huge, ambitious, and kind of a mess. But it sure knows how to have fun.
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Where Has All the Funny Gone?
Games made expressly for the purpose of comedy seem to be growing more endangered by the day. Why is that?
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Former Sega of America Marketing Director Al Nilsen Reveals How Tails Became Tails
This year's Portland Retro Gaming Expo revealed the high-stakes struggle to name Sonic the Hedgehog 2's co-star.
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Tuesday Stream: Walking Through the Early Turns of Civilization: Beyond Earth
Want to know how to get off to a good start in Civilization: Beyond Earth? Watch this stream.
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USgamer Community Question: What is Your Comfort Game?
This week, we're asking you about your favorite comfort games - titles you keep going back to time and time again, because there's something about them you deeply enjoy.
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Can Japan's Games Industry Overcome Last Gen's Slump?
This year's Tokyo Game Show was the strongest in years. Is it a sign of better things to come? Anecdotally speaking, yes.
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How You Helped Design Persona Q
Artist Shigenori Soejima talks about the role fans had in creating Atlus' upcoming dungeon crawler.
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Retro Thursday Stream: Let's Play Resident Evil 4 at 3pm PST/6pm EST
Kat returns to the Shinji Mikami horror classic that preceded The Evil Within.
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Monster Hunter: Still No Substitute for the Real Thing
Imitators are popping up everywhere, but Monster Hunter stands apart in its desire to make you proud to become a better player.
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The Lost Promises of Shadow of the Colossus
If Fumito Ueda's masterpiece hinted at the possibilities of gaming's future, why did we take an alternate path?
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Turtlevania: On the Non-Linear Design of TMNT: Danger of the Ooze
A chat with the director of WayForward's upcoming Ninja Turtle platformer regarding the dark science of capturing metroidvania magic.
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Galactic Civilizations III: The Return of Diplomacy and the Religious Alien Mafia
As Beta 2 for Galactic Civilizations III launches, we talk to lead designer Paul Boyer about the game's new additions.
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USstreamer Tuesday: Mike Gets His Groove Back with Bayonetta 2 at 2pm PT/5pm ET
You can't play it for another week or so, so Mike gives you a look at Bayonetta 2.
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The Greatest Games for NES: 1985-87
Back when the Nintendo Entertainment System was new and untested, these amazing releases helped make it the console every kid wanted to own.
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Dragon Age Inquisition's PC Requirements Are Solid, PS4 Runs at 1080p
Ready to pick up Bioware's Dragon Age Inquisition on PC? Here's what you'll need under the hood to run it.
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Final Fantasy XIII's Uninvolving First Half Makes Its Beautiful PC Port a Hard Sell
Freed from the limitations of consoles, Final Fantasy XIII has never looked better—but it's certainly played better.
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USstreamer: Groove Along With Vib Ribbon Today at 2pm PT/5pm ET [Update: Archived on YouTube!]
Bob plays the rhythm game Americans have been waiting 14 years to get their grubby hands on... and maybe a few other surprises.
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USstreamer: Brave the Frozen North with Bob in The Long Dark [Update: Now Archived]
Bring your parkas, gloves, and untainted cans of pork and beans—you'll need them to survive our guided journey through this harrowing open-world game.
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Comfort Food Games: Dragon Quest IX
Sometimes, the journey is so pleasant you stop caring about the destination. Jeremy talks about the game he'll probably never finish no matter how long he plays it, and why that's just fine.
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Comfort Food Games: Super Robot Wars
Our resident mecha nut does her best to unpack the appeal of Japan's ultimate robot crossover series.
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Comfort Food Games: Theme Hospital
Bob revisits one of his favorite CMS (construction and management simulation) games and wonders why this addictive little genre didn't get much love after the go-go '90s.
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Comfort Food Games: Final Fantasy Tactics
USgamer's Tactics RPG fan holds a Square Enix cult classic close to his heart. A look at Final Fantasy Tactics.
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Hironobu Sakaguchi on the Download-Driven Inspiration Behind Terra Battle
The new mobile game from the creator of Final Fantasy debuts tomorrow, and we look into its unconventional promotional plan.
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USstreamer Tuesday: Never Stop Running with Ranko Tsukigime [Now with YouTube!]
Mike takes a look at Grasshopper's endless runner-style action game.
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Alien: Isolation's Al Hope on Recapturing the Creeping Terror of Ridley Scott's Sci-Fi Classic
"... We didn't really want to start sticking exclamation marks above the alien's head."
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The Long Wait for an American Release of Vib-Ribbon is Over
Masaya Matsuura's pioneering rhythm game is finally coming to the U.S., and fans couldn't be happier.
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USgamer Community Question: What was the Last Game you Rushed Home to Play?
This week's community question asks for a confession: When was the last time you just couldn't wait to get home to play a game. And just what was it that you were so damn keen to play?