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Giving Life to a League of Legends Champion: Inside Riot Games' Animation Process
Mike talks to Riot Games senior animator Rory Alderton about animating League of Legends' host of champions.
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The Year's Most Important Game? Inside the New Skylanders
The most potentially momentous game of 2014 is probably not the one you'd expect.
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Professor Sharkey's Bad Game Science: Exactly How Big Are Videogame Worlds?
How big are video game worlds, really? Professor Sharkey investigates.
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Staying Alive: How Obsidian, Robot, and Double Fine Have Defied the Decline of Mid-size Studios
Whereas some mid-size studios have struggled, these three have thrived. Here's how they're doing it.
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How Shigeru Miyamoto Changed the Course of Hyrule Warriors, and Other Insights into its Development
Insights into the collaboration between Nintendo and Tecmo Koei, and what Eiji Aonuma learned from the process. Plus, the story behind Female Link.
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Child of Light Devs Become a Core Team at Ubisoft
Ubisoft finds value in making games off the beaten AAA path.
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USstreamer: Mike Cruises in Forza Horizon 2 at 2:30pm PST/5:30pm EST [YouTube!]
Come hang out with USG editor Mike Williams while he plays Forza Horizon 2 and shares his thoughts.
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With Your Help, This Monkey Island LEGO Set Could Be Real
... Provided Disney's willing to sign off on it, of course.
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Archived Stream: Kat Takes a Tour of FIFA 15
It's FIFA day! Join Kat as she checks out the latest version of EA's soccer sim at 4pm PST.
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Who Makes the Best Final Fantasy Games?
We take an in-depth look at the men behind the long-running RPG franchise and ask, "Who does it best?"
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USgamer Community Question: What's Your All-Time Favorite Video Game Weapon?
When it comes to laying waste to all and sundry, what video game weapon would you most like to have in your hand? Swords? Guns? A large, wobbly dildo? We've listed our favorites below - now tell us yours.
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Devs Sound Off: The State of the Indie-stry, 2014
Some of gaming's greatest ideas in recent years have come from the old-school spirit of garage developers. But are they at risk of getting lost in an increasingly competitive space?
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The Art of the HD Remaster
A number of developers are revisiting past works with HD remasters, but the process of bringing an old game to a new platform is anything but easy.
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Game Dev Recipes: Axiom Verge
Metroid and Contra are obvious influences, but what else inspired the design of Axiom Verge? We asked its creator.
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TGS: With Lode Runner Creator Doug Smith's Passing, The World has Lost a Gaming Pioneer
A tribute to the creator of the first Western-designed game to become a smash hit in Japan.
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Assassin's Creed Unity's Customization May Be Its Killer Feature
A new trailer shows off the directions you can take your very own assassin.
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Surge is Back! Coca-Cola Re-Releases a Late-Night Gaming Staple
Coca-Cola has decided to re-release Surge in its original recipe. Thousands of thirty-somethings are transported back in time.
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The Stars His Destination: Chris Roberts from Origin to Star Citizen
We follow Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts from his days at Origin to Star Citizen. Oh, and we ask about a certain movie he made.
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Gaming Auteurs: Hideki Kamiya
From Devil May Cry to The Wonderful 101, Platinum Games' mastermind has always focused on making his audience feel as stylish as his outlandish heroes.
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What if Dreamcast Had Won?
15 years ago, Sega launched its final console, the short-lived Dreamcast. But what if it had survived?
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USstreamer: Prepare for Total Meltdown with Duke Nukem 3D Today at 2pm PST/5pm EST [Update: Archived!]
Bring your chips and get ready to always bet on Duke as Bob plays through Mr. Nukem's finest hour.
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Archived Stream: It's GamesRadar vs. USgamer in NHL 15
Take a break from Destiny and watch Kat take on GamesRadar freelancer Rich Grisham in a five game series.
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Join Us All Day Monday for Destiny Livestreams* [Update: Over!]
*(Unless the servers barf, which is how it usually goes on day one of an MMO.)
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USgamer Community Question: What Game Would you Love to see Remastered in HD?
Imagine you had a one-shot chance of giving an old game a modern-day HD makeover. What game would you choose, and why? We'd love to know!
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PAX Prime 2014: 10 Bone-Chilling Facts About Grim Fandango Remastered
Tim Schafer's panel on his 1998 classic's re-release leaked plenty of tantalizing details about the game's past and present development.
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USstreamer: Mike Looks for a Hatoful Boyfriend at 2pm PST/5pm EST [Now with YouTube!]
Come hang out with USG's editors while they play through and share their thoughts.
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USstreamer: Jeremy Grapples with Bionic Commando [Update: Archived!]
Watch as a man who can't jump attempts to save the world from Adolf Hitler's explosive schemes.
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USgamer Community Question: What is the Greatest Year in Gaming History?
After a week of looking back through video gaming's first five decades, it's now down to you to decide which year is the greatest of them all.
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Dispatches from PAX Prime 2014: The Game Industry Rumble Drops Playful Antagonism into the Squared Circle
If you can stand seeing an N64 game projected to a gargantuan size, you're in for one of the goofiest events PAX has to offer.
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Dispatches from PAX Prime 2014: In the Audience at the League of Legends Semi-Finals
Kat attended her first League of Legends event at PAX, and she was surprised by what she found.
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PAX Prime 2014: Bob and Kat Pick the Best of the Indie Megabooth
What indie games have our heroes the most excited? Bob and Kat share their favorites.
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Dispatches from PAX Prime 2014: On the Glory of Faded Heroes
Some things only get better with age, even if they risk deteriorating out of existence.
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Dispatches from PAX Prime 2014: Alright! Kat Got a Gym Badge!
Our resident Pokemon Master engages in a time-honored PAX tradition and earns her first gym badge of the show.
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Video Archive: Mike Illuminates the Darkness in Infamous First Light
Come hang out with USG's editor Mike Williams while he plays through some of Infamous First Light.
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Greatest Years in Gaming History: 1995
One of the industry's most tumultuous years saw the decline of gaming's old guard and the rise of vintage classics like Chrono Trigger.
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Five Critical, Historic FPS Milestones Every Gamer Should Know
Which game was the first true FPS? Which FPS went retro before we even knew what retro was? Which FPS is the real thinking-man's shooter? Jeremy looks at five key moments in the evolution of the genre.
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Is PSN ready for Destiny?
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Streaming Archive: Watch as Kat Tries to Beat Super Mario Bros. 3 in the Course of an Hour
Kat did her best to finish Super Mario Bros. 3 in an hour. Watch the archived stream here!
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USgamer Community Question: What Game Do You Regret Buying the Most?
How many games have you bought over the years? Tens? Hundreds? Maybe even more? We're sure you have plenty of favorites. But which one do you regret buying the most?
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Which of the Other Metroid-style Castlevanias Are Worth Revisiting?
We look back at Circle of the Moon, Dawn of the Sorrow, and the rest and render our verdict.
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Daily Classic: The Final Fantasy Legend, Portable Role-Playing's Esoteric Start
25 years ago, the world's first handheld RPG was also Squaresoft's most daring creation.
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Video Archive: Kat and EA's Donny Moore Play Madden NFL 15
Kat sits down with Madden NFL live content producer & ratings czar Donny Moore to take a look at EA Sports' latest football title!
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Video Archive: We Press Our Luck in Symphony of the Night (Again) [Archived!]
By popular request, Jeremy revisits his Luck Code playthrough of this Castlevania classic.
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Gaming's Greatest Flops: Daikatana
id Software's wunderkind promised the world, but his ambitious FPS died on the table. Did the rise of rock star developers crush John Romero's dream?
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Daily Classic: 25 Years Ago, Mother (aka EarthBound Zero) Skewered JRPGs, and America
While lacking the polish of its sequel EarthBound, Nintendo's first true RPG still marched to its own beat.
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Harvesting My Attention Span: Harvest Moon and ADD
How Harvest Moon helped one gamer overcome her struggles with ADD.
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Daily Classic: The Black Onyx, Japan's Role-Playing Game Missionary
30 years ago, a Dutch designer brought Canadian RPG design into Japan and launched a revolution.
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LittleBigPlanet 3: Vague Jumping Out. Gravity In
Sackboy's back, and he's brought three new chums with him. He's also developed a closer relationship to gravity, resulting in some surprisingly precise jumping skills.