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Peter Tieryas is the author of Mecha Samurai Empire & Cyber Shogun Revolution (Penguin RH). He's written for Kotaku, IGN, & Verge. He was an artist at Sony Pictures & Technical Writer for LucasArts.
The weekend is for regretting the fact that you made oatmeal raisin cookies the other night and instead making the…
When Victoria Rosenthal started replicating dishes from eat-what-you-kill game Battle Chef Brigade, she had a little…
Sorry, Peter. I haven’t had a chance to log in to reply, but what S1D said sums it up. Both Nier and Nier Automata present you with situations where nothing is what it seems at first. As you delve further into the game or replay it (new game+ effects), you get to see that just about everything you knew was wrong.… Read more
From the limited findings based on a recent experiment, researchers at Brandeis University found that sounds can…
Following the controversy surrounding this year’s voice-acting strike, Hannah Telle and Ashly Burch will be returning to Life is Strange via the prequel Before The Storm, Deck Nine Games says. The pair will reprise their roles solely for a bonus episode available in Before The Storm’s Deluxe Edition, which releases in… Read more
Nicely written article Peter, this is the game that gave me the god-like gaming skills I have today. Read more
I’ve read several of your analytical golden age JRPG articles and really appreciate the enthusiasm and appreciation you have for these landmark, genre-defining games. The games of which you speak capture some depth of human philosophy yet remain simplistic enough to make a decades-long impact on videogame… Read more
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Here’s a Kotaku.com cosplay rule: if there’s good Persona 5 cosplay, it goes on the website.
Brutal Legend all the way!! I want to live in that beautiful Metal drenched open world! Read more
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There’s a range of games in December’s PlayStation Plus lineup, from the bloody action of Darksiders II to visual…
It’s the one-year anniversary of Final Fantasy XV’s launch, which means it’s nearly time for Square Enix to finish…
Sorry if that came across harshly, it was meant more teasingly than aggressively. Thank you for acknowledging the point and changing the article! I didn’t expect that, really above and beyond response. It’s very appreciated.
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Hey. I commented on this post a few days ago. Read more
This week, 2012's Resident Evil Revelations and its 2015 sequel come to the Nintendo Switch. Both remasters are…
I never knew what happened if you DIDN’T input the commands to stop the thresher in time! How like Chrono Trigger to make the result of that a poignant character moment rather than just a game over screen or something trite. There’s a reason it’s considered one of the best RPGs of all time. Read more
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For all its flaws, Brütal Legend has one of the most beautiful worlds ever created. That game is full of jaw dropping beauty and is as pure a love letter to heavy metal as has ever existed.
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To be honest, I’d say the world of Lunar Silver Star Story. I’ve played just about every version of this game, from the Sega CD, Sega Saturn and the PSX Complete, to the GBA (Lunar Legend) and PSP (Silver Star Harmony).
My favorite gaming “world” is a galaxy - Mass Effect. I felt like that series brought together the best parts of Star Wars, Star Trek, and Battlestar Gallactica into one perfect dish. Read more