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polygon.com - Jason Venter - 40 Years Ago, Konami Changed the Video Game Industry Forever
40 Years Ago, Konami Changed the Video Game Industry Forever
Polygon.com

New video games released in recent years might sell well, but they rarely transform the industry as a whole. We've played too many games across too many genres to believe there's much left to explore that's genuinely new. Thanks to the diverse…

polygon.com - Giovanni Colantonio - Onimusha: Way of the Sword Has the Best Parry in Video Games
Onimusha: Way of the Sword Has the Best Parry in Video Games
Polygon.com

I'll be honest: I'm sick of parrying in video games. What once was a unique combat mechanic has become as standard as jumping in action games. Even James Bond can parry in 007 First Light, as if he's a Tarnished warrior taking down Radahn. (You're…

chron.com - Gwen Howerton - Finally, you can play as Ken Paxton in a video game about Texas politics
Finally, you can play as Ken Paxton in a video game about Texas politics
Chron

Of the genres that would best convey the drama of Texas politics, video games seem like the least equipped. That hasn't stopped one man from trying anyway. Enter: Biblical Grounds — A Texas Political RPG, released this week. Biblical Grounds…

polygon.com - Elijah Gonzalez - White House Posts Racist Video Game Knockoffs on Its Website
White House Posts Racist Video Game Knockoffs on Its Website
Polygon.com

The Trump administration has a strange obsession with stealing from video games to push its gross agenda. In the latest case of that trend, the official White House website has added an “arcade” section featuring xenophobic knock-offs…

tomshardware.com - Mark Tyson - 'World's first fully transparent video game console' is on its way to Kickstarter - Arduview handheld's shell, PCB, and display are all transparent
'World's first fully transparent video game console' is on its way to Kickstarter - Arduview handheld's shell, PCB, and display are all transparent
Tom's Hardware

The first units of the ‘world's first fully transparent video game console' are shipping to founders, and now the project is on its way to Kickstarter. Above and below you can see images of the new Arduview. As you can see, it isn't just…

polygon.com - Patricia Hernandez - Tetris Maker Officially Responds to White House's Hateful Tetris Clone
Tetris Maker Officially Responds to White House's Hateful Tetris Clone
Polygon.com

The White House's penchant for using video games to peddle hate has largely been met with silence or inaction in the video game industry, even when it involves companies that are notoriously litigious about their intellectual property. Tetris, it…

ign.com - Virginia Glaze - Resident Evil 2 Director Hideki Kamiya Says Game Preservation Matters More Than Worries of an All-Digital Future
Resident Evil 2 Director Hideki Kamiya Says Game Preservation Matters More Than Worries of an All-Digital Future
IGN

Hideki Kamiya, creator of Bayonetta and director of Resident Evil 2, said he isn't too fussed about physical vs digital games; instead, he's more concerned with preserving games for players to enjoy in the future. Hideki Kamiya is behind some of…

kotaku.com - Lex Luddy - The 1001 Threads Of Mizan Director Avoids Answering A Simple Question At Gamescom - Kotaku
The 1001 Threads Of Mizan Director Avoids Answering A Simple Question At Gamescom - Kotaku
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

Previewing 1001 Threads of Mizan at Gamescom 2026 was bizarre. It is not totally uncommon to attend a preview at a conference not knowing what you are getting into. To protect from leaks, sometimes you'll get invites for appointments mysteriously…

collider.com - David Caballero - 7 PS2 Games That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
7 PS2 Games That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
Collider

When it comes to nostalgic video game consoles, few beat the PlayStation 2. Released at the dawn of the millennium, the console signalled the next step in the video game industry, continuing the highly successful run of its predecessor while…

screenrant.com - Bruno Yonezawa - 40 Years Later, This NES Masterpiece Still Has Gaming's Best Twist Ending
40 Years Later, This NES Masterpiece Still Has Gaming's Best Twist Ending
ScreenRant

There's no underselling how much of a revolution the Nintendo Entertainment System, best known as the NES, was during its lifespan. On top of all the technical improvements it brought, consolidating the era of home consoles, it also served as a…

polygon.com - Francesco Cacciatore - PAX Is Officially Coming to the 'Dork Population' Capital of Texas With New Tabletop Show
PAX Is Officially Coming to the 'Dork Population' Capital of Texas With New Tabletop Show
Polygon.com

For the first time in approximately six years, PAX is heading to the southern U.S. for an exciting new event. PAX Unplugged Houston, the latest iteration of the tabletop gaming convention from Penny Arcade, co-organized by ReedPop, will host its…

windowscentral.com - Jez Corden - Microsoft's latest moves suggest Xbox Cloud Gaming is slipping out of the spotlight - and the strategy shift feels impossible to ignore
Microsoft's latest moves suggest Xbox Cloud Gaming is slipping out of the spotlight - and the strategy shift feels impossible to ignore
Windows Central

Xbox Cloud Gaming has essentially been put out to pasture, with Microsoft intent on including hourly limits on the service. From November 2026, Microsoft will impose a 15-hour cap on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate users playing cloud games, as well as a…

rappler.com - Juno Reyes - FULL INTERVIEW: Ylona Garcia on sonic growth, celebrating 10 years in music
FULL INTERVIEW: Ylona Garcia on sonic growth, celebrating 10 years in music
RAPPLER

MANILA, Philippines – Ever since she first began releasing her own songs in 2016, Ylona Garcia has become a voice to watch out for in the global music scene. She had first made waves with the single “O Pag-ibig,” which she sang…

gamerant.com - Mohsen Baqery - Depressing, but Solvable' Former PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Has an Idea for Console's Discless Future
Depressing, but Solvable' Former PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Has an Idea for Console's Discless Future
GameRant

Former Sony Interactive Entertainment America CEO Shawn Layden has given an official statement on PlayStation 's decision to discontinue physical discs, hinting that the brand could avoid it if it copied Xbox. Layden, who previously served as the…

ign.com - Logan Plant - Is it Finally Time for 3D Mario? 14 Predictions for the September 2026 Nintendo Direct and Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct
Is it Finally Time for 3D Mario? 14 Predictions for the September 2026 Nintendo Direct and Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct
IGN

Nintendo is hosting two Directs in the coming days, and it's pretty much all I've been thinking about since the announcement. On Tuesday, September 8, it's The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, followed by a more general Nintendo Direct on…

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