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When Dance Dance Revolution pads were made widely available for at-home gaming, gamers everywhere rejoiced. Not only could they play their favorite rhythm game/cardio workout at home, but they could also plug their dance mats into their system of choice and do crazy challenge runs from the comfort of their living rooms. Streamer PeekingBoo has done
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Nintendo on December 18 opened a new special site for open-air adventure The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The special site shares players’ memories of the game and is very heartwarming. The site is articulated around multiple keywords, such as “You can go anywhere”. “Challenging nature”. “Challenging monsters”.  “Unrestrained”. “All for survival”. “In
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According to Japanese publication Friday (via Hachima, summarized and translated by Doug Dinsdale), voice actress Rika Matsumoto — who voices Satoshi (Ash) from the Pokemon anime — allegedly took advantage of Japanese government covid-19 relief grants relief. Due to the global pandemic, the Japanese government offered to help support artists suffering from the impact of
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Kadokawa and railway operator Tokyu Corporation announced a Persona 5 Royal (PS4, PS5) riddle game rally taking place in the train stations of the the Tokyu Toyoko Line. The game is titled the Tokyu Line Riddle Game Rally x Persona 5 The Royal Mysterious Railway QQQ. It’s pronounced “three Q” and probably a reference to
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On December 9, Japanese and Chinese studio PeroPeroGames sent its staff a message notifying them they all have December 10 as a day off to play Cyberpunk 2077 . The PeroPeroGames Twitter account shared a comical tweet explaining the situation. 明日は時空乱流が発生し、一部の地域では短期間で2077年に飛び込む現象が発生する見込みでございます。社員の安全を保証するため、弊社では明日中臨時休暇とさせていただきます。 中の人も2077年に出かけますので、ご承知おきください。 明後日からは通常営業となります。 pic.twitter.com/mQozC5oIQ2 — PeroPeroGames (@PeroPeroGuys) December 9, 2020 The tweet from the PeroPeroGames
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Etsy shop Pigminted features some truly gorgeous works that celebrate several Nintendo IPs. The shop features beautifully detailed wood carvings of box art and in-game screens from such titles as The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, Super Mario, and Super Smash Bros. Check out some of the pieces in the gallery below: If you’re interested
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Hades has been a smash hit for gamers ever since it went live on early access in 2018 and then officially launched earlier this year. Cosplayers and fan artists, however, have had a field day with the game because of it’s well designed and, frankly, super hot characters. Adding to the pantheon of Hades fan art, Rachel
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Every year it seems like more and more people are playing games in ways that their developers never intended. Just this year, streamer SuperLouis64 beat Dark Souls 3 again using a controller he created using bananas. Yesterday, Twitch streamer TheStevieP finally got a kill in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer using a Guitar Hero controller.
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One of the biggest aspects of a Japan stylized game like Genshin Impact (PC, PS4, PS5, Mobile, Switch soon), is its appealing characters like Zhongli. Some people romantically fall in love with these 2D characters. They are otaku, always pursuing how imaginative and different anime-stylized characters are compared from real people, and would do anything
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