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December 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Advertisement for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite on PSP.
Taken from GamesMaster 214 - August 2009 (UK)

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https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/GamesMaster.html

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December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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i've just been made aware there's a java mobile port of the first lumines and this is such a deeply goofy and unserious way to listen to Shake Ya Body (doesn't midi have a whistle why the god awful whistle replacement???)
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Got a #PlayStation Portal over Black Friday? One puzzle game series has a legacy on @playstation.com handhelds... #LuminesArise

PS5: store.playstation.com/concept/10011885
lumines.game
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Popeye.mp4 (Reupload)
November 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Very, very much still enjoying Lumines Arise this week. Getting to enjoy it on a comfy gamepad & an 120hz screen is such a treat.

Very grateful to the folks behind the game & the folks behind Crossover on macOS. Cheers, folks!
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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By 2028 we're all just going to be like "well yeah that's what it costs I don't get why this was supposed to be funny"
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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They used the equivalent energy consumption of the entire 19th century melting stadiums full of the world's most advanced processing chips in order to make a computer that cant do math
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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is the vengabus still running
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Did something I haven't done in awhile & shared some thoughts while playing the new Lumines game : www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQmq...
Some early commentary on Lumines Arise
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November 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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there's no use case and it makes games both look and feel worse. dumpster.

bsky.app/profile/nesb...
Frame generation: yes or no?
www.resetera.com/threads/13...
November 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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tetsuya mizuguchi truly, earnestly believes, with his whole heart and whole mind, that generic vocal trance from 2003 has the power to awaken humanity's shared consciousness and guide us to universal peace. The strength of his conviction is so powerful that it might actually cause this to be true
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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The new Lumines has absolutely killer art direction precisely because it has zero fear of being perceived as corny. It will just throw every idea it has at you and maybe not all will land but at some point you WILL cry about how all humans are connected while matching broccoli and tomatoes onscreen
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Fun fact: Q Entertainment approached Daft Punk about making a Lumines game, and they were interested, but it fell through because of their work on Tron: Legacy.

It was even going to feature NEW music made for the game itself!

Can you imagine how cool that would have been?
Daft Punk Wanted to Work on a Lumines Music Game, but Tron Got in the Way - IGN
Daft Punk came close to working with Tetsuya Mizuguchi on a Lumines sequel, but it wasn't meant to be.
www.ign.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Happy Lumines Day, y'all!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiXB...

Just a delightful game. :)
Lumines Arise — Yum!
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November 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Found one more.

Review for the Japanese import version of Gunpey DS: Oto wo tsunagou! Gunpey Rebirth for the Nintendo DS.
Taken from NGamer 5 - January 2007 (UK)

This issue can be downloaded here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/ngamer.html

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November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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(part 2/2)
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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And a massive 11 page featuring on Sega Rally 1995 for the Sega Saturn, including an interview with Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Atsuhiko Nakamura from the Sega CS Team.
Taken from MAXIMUM The Video Game Magazine Issue 2 - November 1995 (UK)

(part 1/2)

This magazine […]

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November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Review for Space Channel 5 on Dreamcast from Dreamcast Magazine 14 - October 2000 (UK)

This magazine can be found here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/dreamcastmagazine.html

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November 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Review for Rez on Dreamcast from Dreamcast Magazine 31 - January 2001 (UK)

This magazine can be found here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/dreamcastmagazine.html

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#dreamcast
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM