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Mainstream games that I played in 2007

I didn’t play many mainstream games in 2007, and by mainstream I mean PC, console and handheld titles. However, I did play a ton of casual games (mainly as “research” because I write casual games for a living). I was also crazy busy making my last game and …

Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3

The Tokyo Xtreme Racer has always been a rather unappreciated game series, due to the direct comparisons that people make with other racing titles and the repetitiveness that it has. But as each iteration was released, Genki fine-tuned some of the worst aspects of the game and created a challenging, …

Capcom Announces Okami For Wii

Okami was one of the best PS2 games out during the last year of the system’s life before the new generation of consoles appeared. Unfortunately, even glowing reviews from every publication couldn’t save it. The ink block style and calligraphy required to play the game seemed like it was …

Creator of Playstation retires

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He may have gone off on the deep end during his tenure with Sony Playstation, but love him or hate him, he played a pivotal role in redefining what console gaming looks like today.

Of course I’m talking about Ken Kutaragi, or as I affectionately call him, “Kuta-Kuta.” This man was …

New Tomb Raider game - article

Found this article and video on the BBC news website about the new Tomb Raider game which will be using and enhanced version of the Tomb Raider: Legends engine to remake the original Tomb Raider story. I’m pretty excited about this because I played the original years ago …

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