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Knack PS4 Review: Sure, It's a Kids' Game... if You Hate Kids

Sony's PlayStation 4 adventure aims to be simple and accessible, but it overshoots the mark to land at simplistic and uninteresting.

Nov. 17, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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The Year of Luigi is Almost Over. So Who's Next?

Now that Luigi's time in the limelight is winding down, who should Nintendo pimp out in 2014?

Nov. 6, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Crop-Top Chronicles: The Strange History of Konami Ads

In the '80s, Konami loved great music, Moai heads, and one very specific shirt.

Nov. 4, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Virtual Spotlight: Super Castlevania IV

An entertaining glimpse into what might have been for the Castlevania series.

Nov. 1, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Remembering Sega's First Console, the SG-1000

Remembering the SG-1000, the Japan-only console that served as the first tentative step in Sega's console dynasty.

Nov. 1, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Virtual Spotlight: Milon's Secret Castle

Your weekly reminder that old video games didn't care about your happiness.

Nov. 1, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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The 10 Best Genesis/Mega Drive and Top 5 Sega CD Games

Sega's Genesis turns 25 today, and we're marking the occasion by celebrating the USgamer community's 10 favorite Genesis and top 5 Sega CD games.

Oct. 30, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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How Does PlayStation 4's Launch Stack Up Against History?

Is the PlayStation 4 too expensive? How's its lineup? We compare Sony's latest console to its older siblings.

Oct. 29, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Indie Before It was Cool: The Umihara Kawase Story

The creator of cult classic action game Umihara Kawase discusses the inspiration and design behind one of Japan's most legendary independent action games.

Oct. 22, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Virtual Spotlight: Final Fight 3

The secret best Capcom brawler? It just might be.

Oct. 10, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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The Classic Gamer's Tokyo Shopping Guide

Headed to Japan soon on vacation? Business? Looking to buy while the exchange rate is still tilted in your favor? Here's where to find the best selection and deals on retro games.

Oct. 6, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Breaking Bad is Over. So Where's the Video Game?

Despite its emphasis on crime, conflict, and violent means to ends, television's most critically acclaimed show doesn't lend itself to a game adaptation.

Oct. 4, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Virtual Spotlight: Solomon's Key

A classic puzzle platformer that simply begs for conquest in the new age of save states.

Sept. 28, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Etrian Odyssey Untold Review

Atlus' dungeon crawler series goes back to its roots for a second, friendlier attempt at winning over RPG enthusiasts.

Sept. 24, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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TGS: Secrets of the New Final Fantasy Sound

How The World Ends With you and Final Fantasy Type-0 composer Takeharu Ishimoto is pushing RPG soundtracks into a new frontier.

Sept. 23, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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TGS: Mighty No. 9, the "First McDonald's in Japan" of Games

We catch up with Comcept's Keiji Inafune to discuss his project's reception back home, fearlessness of failure, and more of those hamburger metaphors he loves so much.

Sept. 21, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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TGS: Defender Has Its Tempest 2000 Equivalent, and It's Called Resogun

Housemarque's PS4 shooter feels pleasantly familiar as it destroys you.

Sept. 21, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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TGS: An Exclusive First Look at La Mulana 2

NIGORO has begun working on a sequel to their crushingly (yet charmingly!) difficult indie platformer.

Sept. 21, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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TGS: Xbox One Pays Fealty to Our New Smartphone Overlords

Microsoft shows the new console's interface and its influences from other modern technology... but the underlying message may not quite be the one it's trying to communicate.

Sept. 20, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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TGS: Yasumi Matsuno's New World

The eclectic creator of Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy Tactics discusses his new ventures: a whole new setting, with its games designed in collaboration with digital board game specialist Playdek.

Sept. 19, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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TGS: Agito, Type 0, Fan Support, and the Intimacy of Portables

Our chat with Square Enix's Hajime Tabata explores his Final Fantasy projects and the importance of fan enthusiasm.

Sept. 18, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD Review

This remake isn't as good as you remember the original being -- it's better.

Sept. 18, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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TGS: Final Fantasy Agito "Will Definitely be Localized"

Square hasn't promised a U.S. release, but there's hope -- and FF Type 0 isn't out of the question, either.

Sept. 17, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Virtual Spotlight: Zelda II

Beneath its flawed surface, this ambitious 8-bit action RPG offers strengths worth reevaluating.

Sept. 13, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Virtual Spotlight: Recca Summer Carnival '92

My NES can do what!? Another interesting rarity makes its way to Virtual Console.

Sept. 10, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Wonderful 101 and a World Without Genres

Hideki Kamiya talks about creating action games that don't fit into neat boxes, and the Nintendo-flavored origins of Wonderful 101.

Sept. 9, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Wind Waker HD: Remaking a Classic

We talk to Zelda boss Eiji Aonuma about revisiting a 10-year-old project and the unreliability of memory.

Sept. 9, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Remembering Nintendo Power, the Pravda of Video Games

25 years ago, Nintendo dressed naked sales pitches in the trappings of journalism, and millions of children rejoiced.

Sept. 7, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Rayman Legends Review

Rayman's newest adventure proves that looks aren't everything... unfortunately.

Sept. 3, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Keiji Inafune: "My Artistic Style is What It Is"

The outspoken designer on Mighty No. 9, innovation, Kickstarter, and certain remarkable robotic resemblances.

Sept. 2, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Virtual Spotlight: Wario Land 3

Proving once again that innovation is the most sincere form of flatulence.

Aug. 29, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Oh, So That's Nintendo's Next Move

Nintendo's price cuts and new hardware announcements offer some surprises, but certainly nothing out of character.

Aug. 29, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Spelunky Review

Derek Yu's roguelike platformer reveals two essential truths: Death is constant, and Vita makes a fantastic format for this kind of game.

Aug. 27, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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With Metroid, Indies Do What Nintendon't

Even though the people behind the Metroid series seem content to let their beloved creation lie dormant, independent developers are picking up the slack.

Aug. 26, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Virtual Spotlight: Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos

Ryu's most excellent adventure comes to 3DS.

Aug. 23, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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The New Dark Age of Dragon Quest

As the classic RPG series marches on in Japan with no sign of overseas versions, fans need to face facts: Dragon Quest may be dead in America.

Aug. 21, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Virtual Spotlight: Galaga

Sure, it's an all-time arcade classic, but is the Virtual Console version of this great worth bothering with?

Aug. 16, 2013 Jeremy Parish

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Making Bad Hardware Design Fun: Remembering Boktai

Hideo Kojima's cult classic brought Metal Gear's sophistication to bear as he attempted to solve the problem of the Game Boy Advance's terrible screen.

Aug. 15, 2013 Jeremy Parish