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What does iOS 8 Metal Mean for Gaming?

Earlier this week, Apple announced Metal, a new API that enables developers to produce "console quality" games for iOS devices. Should Sony and Microsoft be worried?

June 4, 2014 Jaz Rignall

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JPgamer: Producing Perfection

The latest in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series sees the goddesses trading their swords for microphones. Does it really produce perfection?

June 4, 2014 Pete Davison

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E3 Precap: What's Left to Announce?

Publishers are starting to announce their games before E3 instead of at E3. What's going on here?

June 3, 2014 Mike Williams

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E3 Precap: Nintendo's Sisyphean Task

It's been a rough couple of years for Nintendo. We look at the root of their troubles (spoilers: It's Wii U) and contemplate how they can turn things around next week at E3.

June 2, 2014 Jeremy Parish

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Just What the Heck is Project Beast, Anyway?

We've seen some tantalizing footage of what could be From Software's next installment in the Souls series. Should we be freaking out right now?

June 2, 2014 Bob Mackey

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Mario's Orphans: The History of Nintendo's Abandoned Peripherals

The Wii U GameCube controller adapter sounds promising, right? And yet, here are 10 reasons it probably won't see much use beyond Smash Bros.

May 31, 2014 Jeremy Parish

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Watch Dogs Xbox One: The First Fifteen Minutes

Hacker Aiden Pierce is out for revenge. Here's the first fifteen minutes of his quest.

May 30, 2014 Mike Williams

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E3 Precap: Five Big Racers Set to Hit the Track

2014 is shaping up to be a vintage year for racing games, with the two major franchises being joined by three brand new ones.

May 30, 2014 Jaz Rignall

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If Project Beast is Demon's Souls 2, here's what must happen

May 30, 2014 Dave Cook

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Sonic's New Friend "Sticks" and the Flipside of Nostalgia

Gamers have a real complex about Sonic. It doesn't have to be that way though.

May 30, 2014 Kat Bailey

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Virtual Spotlight: Klonoa and the Comfort of the Familiar

Jeremy contemplates a personal connection to new Virtual Console release Empire of Dreams.

May 30, 2014 Jeremy Parish

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E3 Precap: Who Will Save Us from the Celebrity Menace?

It's been a longstanding E3 tradition to march famous people out on stage for their tenuous approval of a new product. But are we ever convinced they actually care?

May 29, 2014 Bob Mackey

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JPgamer: The Art of Penmanship

Is the perception that video games -- particularly those of Japanese origin -- have "bad writing" a particularly helpful or fair criticism? Pete ponders the matter, and manages to get a mention of Squid Girl in there in the process.

May 28, 2014 Pete Davison

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Why Sly Cooper 2 Remains Gaming's Greatest Heist

Funny animals and garish colors still add up to one of the best crime capers in video game history.

May 28, 2014 Jeremy Parish

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Double Dip: What Halo and Last of Us Can Learn from Persona 4 Golden

More remastered versions are on their way as the generation gets properly underway. Here's what they can learn from the best of the bunch.

May 24, 2014 Kat Bailey

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What We're Playing: Life After Dark Souls and the Delights of Mr. Wolfenstein

Wolfenstein, life after Dark Souls, and of course, fricking robots. Here's what the team at USgamer is playing this week.

May 23, 2014 USgamer Team

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Vita Slim Review: The Curse of the Handheld Revisions

Despite bringing some marked improvements to the table, Sony's revamped Vita model still falls to the pitfalls that ensnare most portable hardware updates.

May 23, 2014 Jeremy Parish

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Review: Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation

If you're interested in the early-'90s battle of Sega v. Nintendo, Blake Harris' tome is exhaustive, required reading.

May 22, 2014 Bob Mackey

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The Heartbreaking Casualties of Nintendo's Wi-Fi Connection Shutdown

We lament the most tragic losses to result from the end of Nintendo's Internet service for Wii and DS games.

May 22, 2014 Jeremy Parish

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Would you like to play a fully 3D Kirby game? So would his developers

May 22, 2014 Dave Cook

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Supplementary Souls: The Best Dark Souls Fan Content on the Web

Take a tour of ways to improve your Souls experience with the help of fellow obsessives.

May 22, 2014 Bob Mackey

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Unraveling the Strange Appeal of Drakengard

We explore the reasons behind the cult appeal of Taro Yoko's strange, nihilistic action series.

May 21, 2014 Kat Bailey

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What's the one thing Oculus Rift's creator feels can kill off VR?

May 21, 2014 Dave Cook

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Farewell, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection

In a few hours, Nintendo DS and Wii games go offline forever. But should we eulogize the service? Or do we spit on its grave?

May 19, 2014 Jeremy Parish

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Atari's boss wants to move back into hardware, but don't get too excited

May 19, 2014 Dave Cook

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The Wii U Pokemon RPG: can we have it now, Nintendo?

May 19, 2014 Dave Cook

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What to Play this Weekend: Child of Light, Super TIME Force, and Nazi Zombies

Stumped on what to play this weekend? Here are a few ideas for you.

May 16, 2014 Kat Bailey

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Borderlands 2 PS Vita Review: Lost in Translation

Save that precious Vita memory space for something else.

May 16, 2014 Kat Bailey

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Discuss! What Has the Kinect Meant for Gaming?

In the end, has it changed much at all? Share your thoughts!

May 16, 2014 USgamer Team

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How Road Redemption is Reviving a Lost Genre

Eurogamer's Martin Robinson is on the road again.

May 16, 2014 Pete Davison

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Kat's Quest: Child of Light as the Quiet Successor to Grandia

How Child of Light took a great RPG battle system and made it even better.

May 15, 2014 Kat Bailey

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What are the Best PSP Games to Play on Vita?

We've picked out 10 of them. Load up your shiny new Vita slim with these last-gen greats!

May 15, 2014 Jeremy Parish

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JPgamer: Do Not Pursue Lu Bu

Omega Force and Koei's tactical action hack-and-slash series Dynasty Warriors has hit Steam in the form of Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition. Pete, a lapsed Dynasty Warriors addict from the PS2 era, checks it out.

May 14, 2014 Pete Davison

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Are microtransactions making you lazy?

May 14, 2014 Dave Cook

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Better Without Kinect

Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell explores how Microsoft is making the best of a bad situation and expects us to smile.

May 14, 2014 Pete Davison

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Why Kinect-free Xbox One is playing catch-ups with PS4

May 14, 2014 Brenna Hillier

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The Game Boy's First-Person Shooter (And Other Stories From an Ill-Starred Sub-Genre)

Handheld platforms may not be particularly well-suited for first-person shooters, but it's not for want of trying.

May 14, 2014 Kat Bailey

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Korea's Fighting Passion

Eurogamer's Tom Massey explores the rise and rise of Korea's fighting game community CafeId.

May 13, 2014 Pete Davison

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Grand theft audio: 14 lessons video games can take from rap music

May 13, 2014 Matt Martin

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Eidos Montreal general manager Stephane D'Astous explains why he quit the company

May 13, 2014 Dave Cook

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Epic tells us why the new Unreal Tournament is totally free and "fundamentally generous"

May 13, 2014 Dave Cook

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Local Multiplayer is Gaming's Holy Grail

And, until recently, argues Eurogamer's Jeffrey Matulef, the industry had completely forgotten about it.

May 12, 2014 Pete Davison

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Dark Souls 2 Unplugged: the invisible effects of good sound design

May 12, 2014 Brenna Hillier

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It's Not Just Tomodachi Life

Nintendo isn't the first to shy away from LGBT relationships in their games, but they should be the last.

May 9, 2014 Kat Bailey

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BOARDgamer: The Perfect Party Games

In this installment of our board gaming column, we take a look at three games that are super-simple to learn, heavy on the interaction and ideal for social gatherings.

May 9, 2014 Pete Davison

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How Insomniac's Sunset Overdrive Mixes Gunplay with Rail-Grinds

Eurogamer contributor Stace Harman discovers why the Xbox One exclusive is more Jet Set Radio than Gears of War.

May 9, 2014 Pete Davison

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Nintendo: no longer a leader, just a follower

May 9, 2014 Matt Martin

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Unreal Tournament's Free, Mod-Friendly Return is Great for the Fans and Epic

Unreal Tournament is coming back and Epic Games is looking for the community to help. Mike muses about what this means for the publisher and the players.

May 9, 2014 Mike Williams

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Exploring Game Boy's True Successor, Bandai WonderSwan

10 years after Game Boy revolutionized portable games, its creator took a swing at creating a faithful follow-up.

May 8, 2014 Jeremy Parish

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Meet the Man Who Made 12 Games in 12 Weeks

And he wants you to get in on the fun, too. Eurogamer's Chris Donlan investigates.

May 8, 2014 Pete Davison