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UncategorizedFinal Fantasy X-2 Is All The Fun Of The Series Without The Self-Importance
Final Fantasy X has a happy ending, and it’s called Final Fantasy X-2. It’s a game that starts with a toe-tapping musical number and features a combat system built around magical girl-style outfit transformations. And yes, blonde rogue Rikku looks adorably ridiculous in it. This week sees the release of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster…
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UncategorizedXIII, the 2003 stealth first-person shooter based on a graphic novel of the same name, is getting a remake this fall The remake is being handled by PlayMagic who say it will retain the style of the original, with a targeted release date of November 13, 2019 on Xbox One, PS4, Switch, and PC.
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CultureSplitscreenThe Magic Of Muscle Memory For Games
I’ve been practicing my Street Fighter V combos lately, and I’ve found that the less I think about them, the easier it is to do them. On this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, my co-host Kirk Hamilton and I talked about muscle memory in games, and also music. Our third host Jason Schreier is on…
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UncategorizedThe Nintendo Switch Will Be Sold In China For The First Time
Officials in the Chinese province of Guangdong have given investment conglomerate Tencent permission to begin distributing Nintendo Switches containing a special “test version” of New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, according to a report by Reuters At one point, video game consoles were banned in China, but that policy was reversed in 2015. After that,…
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UncategorizedCastlevania Collection Will Bring The Adorable Kid Dracula To The U.S. For The First Time
When Konami releases its Castlevania Collection on May 16, it will include eight classic games from the venerable series, including one that has never been released before outside Japan: Kid Dracula, a comical action game in which you play as a pint-sized version of the vampire king. Released in 1990 for the Famicom (NES) in…
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