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The Sinking City Remastered is out now on GOG, and it's free for all existing owners!
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This amazing adventure-investigation game can now also be enjoyed fully rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, delivering the ultimate Lovecraftian experience.
👉 bit.ly/3S3GBPk
This amazing adventure-investigation game can now also be enjoyed fully rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, delivering the ultimate Lovecraftian experience.
May 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Sinking City Remastered is out now on GOG, and it's free for all existing owners!
👉 bit.ly/3S3GBPk
This amazing adventure-investigation game can now also be enjoyed fully rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, delivering the ultimate Lovecraftian experience.
👉 bit.ly/3S3GBPk
This amazing adventure-investigation game can now also be enjoyed fully rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, delivering the ultimate Lovecraftian experience.
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I saw another sword so I’m posting.
May 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I saw another sword so I’m posting.
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May 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I’m grateful for my small big friend
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First look at Nicolas Cage as Spider-Man Noir in the ‘SPIDER-NOIR’ series.
Coming soon to Prime Video.
Coming soon to Prime Video.
May 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
First look at Nicolas Cage as Spider-Man Noir in the ‘SPIDER-NOIR’ series.
Coming soon to Prime Video.
Coming soon to Prime Video.
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May 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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A large part of why Majima was chosen to be the protagonist of "Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii" is because RGG Studios felt a game like it could only be done with a character like him, as zany as he is!
A large part of why Majima was chosen to be the protagonist of "Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii" is because RGG Studios felt a game like it could only be done with a character like him, as zany as he is!
January 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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A large part of why Majima was chosen to be the protagonist of "Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii" is because RGG Studios felt a game like it could only be done with a character like him, as zany as he is!
A large part of why Majima was chosen to be the protagonist of "Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii" is because RGG Studios felt a game like it could only be done with a character like him, as zany as he is!
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In a Japanese guide for Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Bentley is given the surname "Wiseturtle".
In a Japanese guide for Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Bentley is given the surname "Wiseturtle".
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January 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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In a Japanese guide for Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Bentley is given the surname "Wiseturtle".
In a Japanese guide for Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Bentley is given the surname "Wiseturtle".
Gaming Fact!
Xenoblade Chronicles was originally going to possibly be a turn-based RPG before the team at MonolithSoft had difficulties incorporating the game's vision mechanic, which shows the player a glimpse of the future to hopefully avoid a devastating attack.
Xenoblade Chronicles was originally going to possibly be a turn-based RPG before the team at MonolithSoft had difficulties incorporating the game's vision mechanic, which shows the player a glimpse of the future to hopefully avoid a devastating attack.
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January 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Xenoblade Chronicles was originally going to possibly be a turn-based RPG before the team at MonolithSoft had difficulties incorporating the game's vision mechanic, which shows the player a glimpse of the future to hopefully avoid a devastating attack.
Xenoblade Chronicles was originally going to possibly be a turn-based RPG before the team at MonolithSoft had difficulties incorporating the game's vision mechanic, which shows the player a glimpse of the future to hopefully avoid a devastating attack.
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One of the main inspirations for Travis Touchdown in No More Heroes is that of Johnny Knoxville from Jackass.
One of the main inspirations for Travis Touchdown in No More Heroes is that of Johnny Knoxville from Jackass.
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January 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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One of the main inspirations for Travis Touchdown in No More Heroes is that of Johnny Knoxville from Jackass.
One of the main inspirations for Travis Touchdown in No More Heroes is that of Johnny Knoxville from Jackass.
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As seen in @nitrorad.bsky.social's video on the game, the Gamecube version of Tak and the Power of Juju lacks the bonus for collecting all 200 yorbels in the game, likely due to disc space.
As seen in @nitrorad.bsky.social's video on the game, the Gamecube version of Tak and the Power of Juju lacks the bonus for collecting all 200 yorbels in the game, likely due to disc space.
January 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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As seen in @nitrorad.bsky.social's video on the game, the Gamecube version of Tak and the Power of Juju lacks the bonus for collecting all 200 yorbels in the game, likely due to disc space.
As seen in @nitrorad.bsky.social's video on the game, the Gamecube version of Tak and the Power of Juju lacks the bonus for collecting all 200 yorbels in the game, likely due to disc space.
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In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, the Fierce Deity's Mask was originally intended to be a mask where Link would turn into Adult Link from Ocarina of Time. The idea was reworked since Link in MM could use the bow and hookshot this time around.
In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, the Fierce Deity's Mask was originally intended to be a mask where Link would turn into Adult Link from Ocarina of Time. The idea was reworked since Link in MM could use the bow and hookshot this time around.
January 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, the Fierce Deity's Mask was originally intended to be a mask where Link would turn into Adult Link from Ocarina of Time. The idea was reworked since Link in MM could use the bow and hookshot this time around.
In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, the Fierce Deity's Mask was originally intended to be a mask where Link would turn into Adult Link from Ocarina of Time. The idea was reworked since Link in MM could use the bow and hookshot this time around.
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The NES game StarTropics, despite being developed by a Japanese studio, was never released in Japan when it initially came out!
The NES game StarTropics, despite being developed by a Japanese studio, was never released in Japan when it initially came out!
January 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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The NES game StarTropics, despite being developed by a Japanese studio, was never released in Japan when it initially came out!
The NES game StarTropics, despite being developed by a Japanese studio, was never released in Japan when it initially came out!
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The Dune franchise is credited for starting many trends across sci-fi, literature, and media as a whole. Most noteworthy to the gaming sphere is that the game, Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (or Battle for Arrakis in other regions) is often credited as the first ever RTS game!
The Dune franchise is credited for starting many trends across sci-fi, literature, and media as a whole. Most noteworthy to the gaming sphere is that the game, Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (or Battle for Arrakis in other regions) is often credited as the first ever RTS game!
January 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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The Dune franchise is credited for starting many trends across sci-fi, literature, and media as a whole. Most noteworthy to the gaming sphere is that the game, Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (or Battle for Arrakis in other regions) is often credited as the first ever RTS game!
The Dune franchise is credited for starting many trends across sci-fi, literature, and media as a whole. Most noteworthy to the gaming sphere is that the game, Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (or Battle for Arrakis in other regions) is often credited as the first ever RTS game!
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In Shenmue II, the character Izumi is based on a scrapped design for a female lead in the first Shenmue, a character who would later become Nozomi Harasaki!
She also appears in the "What's Shenmue?" demo as something of a roadblock to prevent players from entering a restricted area.
In Shenmue II, the character Izumi is based on a scrapped design for a female lead in the first Shenmue, a character who would later become Nozomi Harasaki!
She also appears in the "What's Shenmue?" demo as something of a roadblock to prevent players from entering a restricted area.
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January 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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In Shenmue II, the character Izumi is based on a scrapped design for a female lead in the first Shenmue, a character who would later become Nozomi Harasaki!
She also appears in the "What's Shenmue?" demo as something of a roadblock to prevent players from entering a restricted area.
In Shenmue II, the character Izumi is based on a scrapped design for a female lead in the first Shenmue, a character who would later become Nozomi Harasaki!
She also appears in the "What's Shenmue?" demo as something of a roadblock to prevent players from entering a restricted area.
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In the Sly series, the Driver-turned-Brawn of the Cooper gang Murray was actually intended to be bisexual. This was dropped at some point in the first game's development.
In the Sly series, the Driver-turned-Brawn of the Cooper gang Murray was actually intended to be bisexual. This was dropped at some point in the first game's development.
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January 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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In the Sly series, the Driver-turned-Brawn of the Cooper gang Murray was actually intended to be bisexual. This was dropped at some point in the first game's development.
In the Sly series, the Driver-turned-Brawn of the Cooper gang Murray was actually intended to be bisexual. This was dropped at some point in the first game's development.
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In Resident Evil 2, in Laboratory B5 there's a computer which requires a password. If you're playing the Nintendo 64 version, the password was changed from 'GUEST' to 'NEMESIS' to better tie the game into Resident Evil 3...
...Which ironically enough did not see release on the N64.
In Resident Evil 2, in Laboratory B5 there's a computer which requires a password. If you're playing the Nintendo 64 version, the password was changed from 'GUEST' to 'NEMESIS' to better tie the game into Resident Evil 3...
...Which ironically enough did not see release on the N64.
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January 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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In Resident Evil 2, in Laboratory B5 there's a computer which requires a password. If you're playing the Nintendo 64 version, the password was changed from 'GUEST' to 'NEMESIS' to better tie the game into Resident Evil 3...
...Which ironically enough did not see release on the N64.
In Resident Evil 2, in Laboratory B5 there's a computer which requires a password. If you're playing the Nintendo 64 version, the password was changed from 'GUEST' to 'NEMESIS' to better tie the game into Resident Evil 3...
...Which ironically enough did not see release on the N64.
Gaming Fact!
In Sonic Adventure 2, originally the only playable characters were going to be Sonic, Knuckles, and Dr. Eggman. You can sort of see this in an old trailer which shows Sonic in Sky Rail, a level for Shadow.
In Sonic Adventure 2, originally the only playable characters were going to be Sonic, Knuckles, and Dr. Eggman. You can sort of see this in an old trailer which shows Sonic in Sky Rail, a level for Shadow.
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January 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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In Sonic Adventure 2, originally the only playable characters were going to be Sonic, Knuckles, and Dr. Eggman. You can sort of see this in an old trailer which shows Sonic in Sky Rail, a level for Shadow.
In Sonic Adventure 2, originally the only playable characters were going to be Sonic, Knuckles, and Dr. Eggman. You can sort of see this in an old trailer which shows Sonic in Sky Rail, a level for Shadow.
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The protagonist of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Ichiban Kasuga, was born on New Year's Day 1977!
Happy birthday, Ichiban, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The protagonist of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Ichiban Kasuga, was born on New Year's Day 1977!
Happy birthday, Ichiban, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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January 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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The protagonist of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Ichiban Kasuga, was born on New Year's Day 1977!
Happy birthday, Ichiban, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The protagonist of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Ichiban Kasuga, was born on New Year's Day 1977!
Happy birthday, Ichiban, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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In the Japanese version of Tales of Symphonia, who English speaking audiences know as Raine Sage is named Refil Sage. This is a pun on her being the party's medic, i.e. I'll 'refill' your health!
In the Japanese version of Tales of Symphonia, who English speaking audiences know as Raine Sage is named Refil Sage. This is a pun on her being the party's medic, i.e. I'll 'refill' your health!
December 30, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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In the Japanese version of Tales of Symphonia, who English speaking audiences know as Raine Sage is named Refil Sage. This is a pun on her being the party's medic, i.e. I'll 'refill' your health!
In the Japanese version of Tales of Symphonia, who English speaking audiences know as Raine Sage is named Refil Sage. This is a pun on her being the party's medic, i.e. I'll 'refill' your health!
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Did you know the protagonist of Metaphor: Refantazio has different "default names" in different regions?
In many regions, his name is Will.
In Spain and Italy, his name is Victor.
In Brazil, his name is Pedro.
In French, his name is Eric.
In Russian, his name is Alexander.
Did you know the protagonist of Metaphor: Refantazio has different "default names" in different regions?
In many regions, his name is Will.
In Spain and Italy, his name is Victor.
In Brazil, his name is Pedro.
In French, his name is Eric.
In Russian, his name is Alexander.
December 28, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Gaming Fact!
Did you know the protagonist of Metaphor: Refantazio has different "default names" in different regions?
In many regions, his name is Will.
In Spain and Italy, his name is Victor.
In Brazil, his name is Pedro.
In French, his name is Eric.
In Russian, his name is Alexander.
Did you know the protagonist of Metaphor: Refantazio has different "default names" in different regions?
In many regions, his name is Will.
In Spain and Italy, his name is Victor.
In Brazil, his name is Pedro.
In French, his name is Eric.
In Russian, his name is Alexander.
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December 27, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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LocalThunk, the creator of Balatro, thought he was only going to sell six copies of the now Game of the Year contender!
LocalThunk, the creator of Balatro, thought he was only going to sell six copies of the now Game of the Year contender!
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December 27, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Fact of the Day!
LocalThunk, the creator of Balatro, thought he was only going to sell six copies of the now Game of the Year contender!
LocalThunk, the creator of Balatro, thought he was only going to sell six copies of the now Game of the Year contender!
Fact of the Day!
In the Batman Arkham series, one of Batman's most iconic gadgets is that of the explosive gel. According to WB Games, the sound effect of the gel exiting the gadget is actually whipped cream coming out of a can!
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In the Batman Arkham series, one of Batman's most iconic gadgets is that of the explosive gel. According to WB Games, the sound effect of the gel exiting the gadget is actually whipped cream coming out of a can!
#BatmanArkham
December 26, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Fact of the Day!
In the Batman Arkham series, one of Batman's most iconic gadgets is that of the explosive gel. According to WB Games, the sound effect of the gel exiting the gadget is actually whipped cream coming out of a can!
#BatmanArkham
In the Batman Arkham series, one of Batman's most iconic gadgets is that of the explosive gel. According to WB Games, the sound effect of the gel exiting the gadget is actually whipped cream coming out of a can!
#BatmanArkham