For the next two weeks, you can buy one of the best sagas in video games at a massive 70% discount. GOG has a DRM-free bundle featuring the first seven games in the Yakuza (Like a Dragon) series for just $33.59. You have until September 10 at 12 AM PT …
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In 2016, Konami released a pachinko machine based on Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater that featured remakes of the game’s iconic cutscenes. For series fans that had been hoping for full remakes of the classics–especially in a post-Kojima Konami–this amounted to a gut punch. It was the slightest hint …
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is preparing to formally accept the Democratic party nomination for Vice President this week at the Democratic National Convention. And just before that happens, we may have learned more about his classic gaming habits. Following his selection as the running-mate for presumptive nominee Kamala Harris, a …
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From 1999 to 2015, Backyard Sports was a beloved kid-friendly sports game franchise with colorful graphics, easy gameplay, and one of the most dominant athletes in video game history in Pablo Sanchez. Today, Playground Productions has announced that Backyard Sports is coming back, and it’s doing so as more than …
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For nearly three years, gamers have awaited any word about Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR. It was originally announced in 2021 as a title for the Meta Quest 2. But as Meta moved on to the Meta Quest 3, further updates about the game were scarce. Now, Meta has …
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Shin Megami Tensei – The Roleplaying Game: Tokyo Conception is finally available to preorder for $45 at Amazon and Walmart ahead of its September 10 release. The tabletop RPG originally released in Japan in 1993 and has seen numerous editions and revisions in the years since, but this marks the …
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Sure, the market for pocket-sized collectibles might be fierce, but Nendoroid has made a name for itself as it continues to add to its customizable lineup of posable figures. The company might have just outdone itself with its upcoming Solid Snake and Raiden Metal Gear Solid collectibles. Not only are …
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Japanese director Suda51 said that he would like to revisit the killer7 series one day, either in the form of a “definitive edition,” a sequel, or both. In the second Grasshopper Direct 2024, Goichi “Suda51” Suda and Shinji Mikami gave a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Shadows of the Damned: …
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Abubakar Salim is on a roll. Following his BAFTA-nominated performance of Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins, he has starred in two critically acclaimed HBO series–House of the Dragon and Raised by Wolves–voiced characters in World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, and Stray Gods, and has even shipped his own game at …
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A live-action TV series based on Sega’s Yakuza and Like a Dragon video games will begin airing on October 25, and at San Diego Comic-Con, more casting details for the show were revealed. Japanese actor and model Ryoma Takeuchi’s casting as Kazuma Kiryu, the legendary Dragon of Dojima, was first …
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