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Classic RPGs You May Not Have Played (But Definitely Need To)
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Classic RPGs You May Not Have Played (But Definitely Need To)

The RPG genre has always been home to gaming’s heaviest hitters: Zelda, Final Fantasy, The Elder Scrolls,…

Was Castlevania’s Creator Man or Myth? - What We Know of Hitoshi Akamatsu
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Was Castlevania’s Creator Man or Myth? – What We Know of Hitoshi Akamatsu

Castlevania is one of the longest-“lived” and most beloved video game series of all time, and thanks…

That Time Nintendo Made A Love Detector Device And It Became A Cult Classic
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That Time Nintendo Made A Love Detector Device And It Became A Cult Classic

Nintendo is probably best known for its legendary home consoles: the Super Nintendo, the N64 and perhaps…

Rise of the Starmen: How a Dedicated Gaming Community is Keeping the Spirit of Earthbound Alive
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Rise of the Starmen: How a Dedicated Gaming Community is Keeping the Spirit of Earthbound Alive

Though it only consists of three games, the Mother series (Earthbound in the west) has left a…

Forgotten Realms©, Faraway Galaxies and Far East Empires - The Very Best of Bioware
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Forgotten Realms©, Faraway Galaxies and Far East Empires: The Very Best of Bioware

Although it has lost much of the renown it garnered over the course of its nearly three…

Child of Light - The Greatest Indie Game That Wasn’t Indie
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Child of Light: The Greatest Indie Game That Wasn’t Indie

Nearly a decade has passed since Ubisoft’s Child of Light was first released. While the 2014 unique…

Whatever Happened to Mistwalker, and What is it Making Now?
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Whatever Happened to Mistwalker, and What is it Making Now?

Mistwalker’s Origins The origins of development studio Mistwalker are ultimately rooted in the “demise” of Square –…

Sakaguchi’s Radical Dream: A Brief History of the Chrono Series
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Sakaguchi’s Radical Dream: A Brief History of the Chrono Series

“Something No One Had Done Before” It all started with a road trip and three brilliant men…