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Does Anybody Really Like Microtransactions?
The next generation of games consoles seems to be forcing more and more microtransactions upon us. Is this what gamers really want?
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Rolling Rocks: The Digital Translation of Tabletop Gaming
Eurogamer's Stace Harman explores the growing trend of digital board games.
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Wii Fit U vs. Plain Ol' Fitness, Week 1
Is Wii Fit U a viable alternative to conventional fitness? Pete and Cassandra investigate.
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Dear Next-Gen, There's a World Outside America
American gamers are enjoying their new next-gen consoles and the benefits they offer, but how is the rest of the world getting on? Not quite so great, as it happens.
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Wings of Desire: My Favorite Hearthstone Card
Eurogamer's Christian Donlan explores Hearthstone's Onyxia card, and why he's never going to use it again.
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Rockstar Files New "Bully" Trademark; Here's Why That's Great
Now that Grand Theft Auto V is on the market, what's next for Rockstar? Potentially a return to Bullworth Academy, that's what. Get out your catapults, light the firecrackers and prepare for the worst wedgie of your life.
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What Happens When Free-to-Play Games Aren't Free?
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson argues Microsoft's misappropriation of free-to-play mechanics is at the head of a broader problem.
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Zoo Tycoon: An Unlikely Treat from Xbox One's Launch Lineup
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson investigates Frontier's claims that they've made the "prettiest animals in gaming."
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Powerstar Golf is an Xbox One Launch Title You May Have Missed
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson gives us a quick look at Zoe Mode's day-one download.
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JPgamer: Love for the Fans
In this week's exploration of Japanese gaming and game culture, we take a look at the phenomenon of games specifically designed to allow fans to engage and interact with their favorite characters and properties like never before.
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Xbox One Resolutiongate: The 720p Fallout
Digital Foundry's Richard Leadbetter explores how Call of Duty and Battlefield changed the console war.
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AquaPazza PS3 Review: Battling with the Power of Moe
Atlus brings us a fighting game based on a series of visual novels from Aquaplus' Leaf label, in the process creating possibly the most specialized, niche game of all time. Is it a dream match or a fighting game nightmare?
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Hearthstone: Blizzard's Secret Weapon
Eurogamer's Richard Cobbett asks what's in the cards for Warcraft's new cousin, and the future it predicts?
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The Lost Art of "What the Hell is That?"
Eurogamer's Chris Donlan ponders whether or not the PS4 launch line-up is a victim of the shifting nature of video game spectacle.
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Craig Sullivan's Need for Speed
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson talks to the former Criterion creative director on the challenge of Rivals and the series' annualization.
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The Humble Rise of Humble Bundle
Eurogamer's David Owen tells the modest story of an indie icon.
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JPgamer: "Better Than Persona?"
In this week's Japanese gaming column, we discuss the recent crop of Japanese role-playing games -- and whether any have truly bettered Atlus' slice-of-life-with-monsters classic.
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Why Heroes of the Storm is the MOBA That You'll Love or Hate
Blizzard's move for accessibility is a boon for those new to the genre - but how will it go down with existing MOBA diehards? Eurogamer's Richard Cobbett investigates.
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The Re-Making of XCOM
From the Eurogamer archives, Wesley Yin-Poole looks back at how Jake Solomon completed his 10-year mission.
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The Fall and Rise of the Franchise Titans
With Assassin's Creed and CoD sales slowing, Eurogamer's Martin Robinson looks to the next-gen successors waiting in the wings.
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The Story of PlayStation Home
Eurogamer's James Nouch follows PlayStation Home through the years, and asks what's next for Sony's strange service.
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Beyond: Two Souls is Better with Two
How David Cage's latest experiment in interactive drama excels when played with a friend.
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Seeing Red: The Story of CD Projekt
Eurogamer's Robert Purchese explores how the Witcher dev went from a Polish parking lot to open world glory.
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JPgamer: I've Poured Too Many Tears
In this week's roundup of all things Japanese gaming, we take a look at Narcissu, a free indie visual novel hoping to get on Steam, plus Idea Factory International's site launches, there's an Atelier anime on the way, and Sega has a pleasing announcement for Hatsune Miku fans.
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Touring the World with Miyamoto
Eurogamer's Simon Parkin joins Nintendo's finest designers on a tour around Super Mario 3D World.
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Infinity Ward Responds to Xbox One "Resolutiongate"
Eurogamer's Wesley Yin-Poole talks to the Ghosts devs, who are hoping for 1080p native in future Xbox One Call of Duties.
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Chess 2: The Sequel
Eurogamer's Christian Donlan investigates how a street-fightin' man fixed the world's most famous game.
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Saints Row IV: A Fun Game that Makes Serious Points
Eurogamer's Jeffrey Matulef discovers a brilliant game about friendship, sex and strong women.
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Ex-Valve Engineers Explain the CastAR's Benefits Over the Competition
Eurogamer's Jeffrey Matulef talks to Technical Illusions about its augmented reality headset.
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JPgamer: Deadly Resolution
This week on JPgamer, we ask why console-to-PC ports so often suck from a technical perspective, plus news on Ys, Legend of Heroes, trapformer Eryi's Action and not one but two dating sims.
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The Man You've Killed the Most
Eurogamer's Kirk McKeand meets Yuri Lowenthal, the man who knows a thousand ways to die.
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Something Horrible This Way Comes: Eldritch Review
Another day, another roguelike-like. What does Minor Key Games' Lovecraftian effort have to set it apart from its rivals?
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Friends in High Places
Eurogamer's Simon Parkin tells the story of Xbox Indie Game phenomenon Mount Your Friends.
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The Hero Factory
From the Eurogamer archives, a chat between Oli Welsh and Blizzard's lead writer Chris Metzen, from back in 2011.
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The Strongest Next-Gen Lineup from the Unlikeliest Source
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson argues why Nintendo's machine might just be the best choice this holiday season.
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Why Killzone: Shadow Fall is Almost 40GB
Eurogamer's Oli Welsh talks to Guerrilla's technical director about the next-gen fight between fidelity and file size.
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How Microsoft's Scientist of Speed Turned a Business Strategy into a Great Series
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson tells the story of Forza Motorsport and the man behind it.
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JPgamer: A Real Page-Turner
With the Steam release of Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos, the first pure visual novel to hit Valve's platform, we explore this quintessentially Japanese means of interactive storytelling and what gaming at large could learn from it.
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The Stanley Parable Review
This is a review about a man called Stanley. This is not a review about a man called Stanley.
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The Secrets of Chroma
Eurogamer's Martin Robinson explores Mark Foster's mysterious gem, and why it was a highlight of the Eurogamer Expo.
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A Look Back on Heavy Rain
Shortly after the release of Beyond: Two Souls, Eurogamer's John Teti looks back on David Cage's miserablist marvel from 2010.
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JPgamer: The Third Wave
This week in our roundup of all things Japanese, we discuss Nyu Media's "third wave" of doujin titles for PC, a great value bundle of Japanese indie games, some new footage from the Atelier Rorona remake, Tales of Smartphones... plus pigeons and ponies.
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BMX Bandits: The Joy of Grand Theft Auto V's Bikes
Eurogamer's Tony Coles turns up the pedal power and bikes around San Andreas.
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Original GTA Creator Remaking GTA1 in 3D
Michael Dailly, creator of Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings, is proving the power of GameMaker.
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I Wish More Games Imitated Bad Television
Eurogamer's Chris Donlan reveals a worryingly comprehensive knowledge of Storage Hunters.
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Dark Souls II: The Difficult Second Game
Eurogamer's Simon Parkin sits down for a fireside chat with director Yui Tanimura.
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Happy Birthday, Gabriel Knight
As Jane Jensen celebrates the 20th birthday of one of her most beloved creations with an all-new remake, we look back on a game that helped bring the medium into a new era of mature, thoughtful interactive entertainment.
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JPgamer: Dragons in Your Pocket
This week in our roundup of all things Japanese, we talk the Dragon Quest I-VIII iOS ports and what Idea Factory International are up to, plus news on Drakengard 3, that Dengeki Bunko fighting game and a Kickstarter that may be of interest to dating sim fans.
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JPgamer: What's Nyu with You?
This week in our roundup of all things Japanese, a spotlight on doujin publisher Nyu Media, plus news from Gust, Compile Heart, Sega and Square Enix -- including a Final Fantasy XIV announcement sure to please long-serving classic JRPG fans.
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Indies and the Next Generation of Consoles
Eurogamer's Wes Yin-Poole looks at Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony's fight for the future.