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Video showing the making of new PlayStation game’s commercials goes behind the scenes, and under the water, of cosplay.
After an initial announcement in 2013, and then a scrapped alpha test, the Record of Lodoss War massively multiplayer online role-playing game, set in the world of the hit anime, has a 2016 release date.
Newly formed Kojima Productions is looking to hire a few good video game developers, plus find customers for its online store.
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He kept us waiting, but the internationally renowned video game director is finally ready to start work on his next project.
If you enjoyed YouTube hit Mario Warfare when it first streamed you can now watch it in its full, uncut version. And if you’ve never seen Mario Warfare before…boy are you in for a treat!
After 17 years of rigorous popping and music-ing, the franchise needed to make a change to keep from going stale. It’s just not the change that fans expected.
“Where’s the downloadable content beef?” is a valid question, but overlooks the fact that video games used to be like ham and cheese sandwiches.
If you’ve got the time and dedication, here’s one clever way to recycle your old analog TV monitor!
Companies collaborating to earn all of the disposable income from 20 and 30-something males in Japan.
Level-5 head Akihiro Hino, designer Yoshiyuki Momose, Miyazaki’s composer Joe Hisaishi return.
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