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Ask Us Anything: Nintendo in NYC (June 25)
We're headed behind-closed-doors (spooky) and want your Nintendo-related questions!
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The Rap Game[r]
"Xenogears, that's the type of game that relieves my fears." We're right there with you, Del.
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EVE Online: If You Love It, CCP Has You Covered
We talk to CCP CEO Hilmar Petursson about not screwing up EVE Online
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The Deleted Scenes of Deus Ex
Dissecting a masterpiece with the original designers, and the original design document.
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How Mega Man and Mario Inspired Skylanders: Swap Force
The old-school inspiration behind the latest Skylanders ensures it'll have some teeth despite its family-friendly nature.
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Prison Architect Dev Introversion Explains Indies' Trouble with Retail
Eurogamer's Tom Phillips reports on an eye-opening talk at the recent PC and indie games show Rezzed.
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Dreamfall Chapters Dev Disagrees with George Lucas on Storytelling
Lucas claims games are still waiting for a Titanic-style storytelling success; Tornquist isn't so sure. Eurogamer's Tom Phillips reports.
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Zeboyd Games Talks Penny Arcade and the Future
The indie RPG developer has some interesting plans up its sleeve now the Penny Arcade Adventures series is completed: a new, original RPG project inspired by Lunar and Prydain Chronicles.
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Call of Duty's House Divided
Ghosts' executive producer Mark Rubin discusses the tension and conflict between the series' single- and multiplayer components. Not only how the two aspects of the best-selling series are premiered, but also the fundamental philosophical difference between them.
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The Complicated Legacy of Penny Arcade
Whether you love or hate Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, you've probably got good reasons for it.
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Making Fans of Every Man With Lost Planet 3's Everyman
Producer Andrew Szymanski talks about LP3's conventional Call of Duty similarities, and its unconventional protagonist.
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Dance Yourself to Death With Crypt of the Necrodancer
Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight? We talk with programmer Ryan Clark about his music-based roguelike.
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Why Did Atari Fail in Japan?
30 years ago, Atari made its official debut in Japan, hoping to go toe-to-toe with upstarts like Nintendo and Sega. It bombed hard.
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Greenlight, Genetic Flatulence and "Roguelites"
Indie developer Cellar Door Games is releasing the promising-looking Rogue Legacy soon, so we tracked down founder Teddy Lee for a chat.
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A Chat with Location Services' Owl Cave Games
Richard & Alice developer Owl Cave has a new adventure coming soon, so what better time to sit down for a chat?
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I Wish Microsoft Kept Its Awful Xbox One Policies
The quick reversal of anti-consumer policies is nice, but Microsoft and other companies are now likely to take the wrong lessons away from the debacle.
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Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Mario?
Jeremy and Brendan attempt to disagree without resorting to personal attacks in USgamer's first Point/Counterpoint column.
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Microsoft Restores Game Ownership and Expects Us to Smile
Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell believes that for Microsoft's reversal to have meaning, it must be matched by deeper change.
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Does Animal Crossing Stress Anyone Else Out?
Not sure if she's doing it wrong, Olivia questions whether or not Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a management sim blessing or a holy-crap-there-so-much-to-do-and-I-want-the-best-town-ever-right-now time-sink curse.
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Gender is Carefully Balanced in The Last of Us
Gender equality in video games is an important talking point in our community. With this in mind, Olivia takes a look at how well Naughty Dog handles gender roles in The Last of Us. Warning, this article contains spoilers.
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The Tetris Effect
Some games have a habit of inserting themselves into your waking life; which ones have consumed you?
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I Shall Give You Endless Earth: An Ar Tonelico Retrospective
JRPG developer Gust may be best-known for its Atelier series, but as Pete discovers, its other franchise Ar Tonelico is well worth exploring too.
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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Full E3 Interview
Our in-depth conversation with director Motomu Toriyama and producer Yoshinori Kitase digs into the details and mechanics of the grand finale of the tumultuous Final Fantasy XIII saga.
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What We Liked and Didn't Like at E3
Channeling the powers of Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator, we've each got one thumb up and one thumb down for what we saw at E3.
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Need for Speed: Rivals vs The Crew
The next-gen car combat genre is heating up, with a familiar name and a brand new one ready to go wheel to wheel.
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Essential Famicom Games from the Pre-NES Days
Seven games that made Nintendo's first console a juggernaut before it ever reached America.
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The E3 2013 Prospectus
Do you invest in gaming trends? Let our team of seasoned professionals tell you where to place your bets coming out of the big show.
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Bleszinski's Attack on Used Games is Flawed Logic
Cliff Bleszinski claims that triple-A can't function with used and rental games around. Does he have a point?
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How I Was Made to Like Batman: Arkham Origins
At E3, Warner Brothers went to great lengths to showcase a game that looks and feels too much like its predecessors.
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Next-Generation Graphics: It's All in the Details
Screenshots and grainy YouTube videos don't paint the best picture of some great-looking games.
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How Final Fantasy V is Saving the World, Four Jobs at a Time
We talk to the man behind the FFV Four Job Fiesta that's sweeping the Internet (again).
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That Difficult Second Screen
Eurogamer's Christian Donlan ponders the prevalence of second screen interactivity at E3.
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Suda51 Answers Your Questions, Likes Wreck it Ralph
The creator of Killer is Dead answers a few questions, including his favorite American kids movie.
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Shigeru Miyamoto is Still Donkey Kong's Papa
Even though it's in Retro's hands these days, Donkey Kong's creator continues to influence the series.
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The Stylish Apocalypse of Shin Megami Tensei IV
SMT4 designer Masayuki Doi wants to take SMT fans to school... fashion school, that is.
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"Gritty" and "Mature" Aren't Synonyms
We saw quite a few games at E3 obviously shooting for adult audiences, but making something dark isn't the only way to be mature.
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Why The Last of Us is the Opposite of Uncharted
Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell gives us a timely reminder not to judge games by their E3 clichés.
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Three Companies, Three Philosophies
We're well and truly in the next generation of console gaming now, and it's the first where Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are doing things markedly differently.
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25 Years Later, The Spirit of Super Mario 2 Looms at E3
Between Donkey Kong Country and Super Mario 3D World, Mario's most oddball adventure is seeing a modest revival.
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Do You Have a Question for Suda51?
I'll be sitting down with Goichi Suda on Thursday, and I want to bring along a question from you.
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Square Wants to Know: Do Gamers Want a Modern Turn-Based Final Fantasy?
An interview with the creators of Lightning Returns yields an unexpected (but intriguing) turnabout.
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War Never Changes
As we enter the next generation and are still confronted with an endless barrage of guns and cars, are we handing over money for old rope?
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E3 Press Conferences Aren't for Everyone
Did you watch any of the E3 press conferences hoping for something a little different to what you saw? You're not alone.
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Our E3 2013 Hopes and Dreams
The team here at USgamer let you in on our most anticipated titles of E3 2013.
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Welcome to USgamer
What is this place? Who are we? What are we all about? Find that out and more as we welcome you to USgamer, a brand new video game site from the makers of Eurogamer.net
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Flying Laser Jesus and Gaming's Citizen Kane
What does Florentine Renaissance art have to do with cultural acceptance and the industry's creative stagnation?