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Delve into the recent Steam release of Muv-Luv and you won’t immediately understand why the 2003 visual novel is often considered one of the medium’s most prodigious efforts. Split into two parts, this Steam release ...

Beyond a trio of eShop releases from Nintendo’s golden era, and an entry from Konami’s beloved horizontal shooter, there are a number of notable titles among week’s new releases. Among the more interesting offerings is ...

As the American arcade steadily faded from the recreational landscape, fighting games migrated to dedicated hardware. Consoles, and later portables, offered an outlet for pugilism that would endure for generations of hardware. But steadily, a ...

Many people think they’re capable multitaskers, but the cold hard truth is we’re pretty awful at undertaking simultaneous duties. In fact, studies have shown that the more concurrent tasks we attempt, the worse we are ...

Progress, as the old adage states, doesn’t take place in a vacuum. Impressionism wasn’t the innovation of a single painter, but a group of interconnected artists riffing off each other’s techniques and styles, gradually advancing ...

As the game’s moniker indicates, Lost Sea’s protagonist is marooned on a cluster of islands located near the Bermuda Triangle. After choosing from one of eight character skins, players begin their journey across the sprawling ...

Most E3 demos follow a predictable pattern. You sit down, listen to a long-winded debriefing that highlights key features, all before getting a taut-leashed, fleeting taste of gameplay. Pleasingly, that wasn’t the case with Rebellion ...

From the third re-appearance of Resident Evil 5, Insomniac’s latest title, and even a Kinect-focused game, it’s an interesting week for new games releases. For those who aren’t into battling bioterrorism or struggling with motion ...

For the media savvy, there’s a strong chance of familiarity with Luo Guanzhong’s fourteenth-century historical novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Thanks to Koei-Tecmo’s prolific Dynasty Warriors franchise, John Woo’s 2008 film, Red Cliff, and ...

Not long ago, message boards were proclaiming that the death of the Japanese role-playing game was imminent. Stagnancy seemed to be the genre’s unassailable final boss, and developers had run out of creativity-restoring potions. But ...