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4:08PM AJ Glasser | Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation. More »
Father Knows Best: Best And Worst Fathers In Video Games
4:08PM AJ Glasser | Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation. More » 
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Shenmue Creator Yu Suzuki ‘Retires’ From Sega
11:40AM Michael McWhertor | The creator of titles like Virtua Fighter, OutRun and Shenmue has retired from his Creative Officer position at Sega of Japan, Sega announced this week. But the company isn’t done with Yu Suzuki just yet. More »
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Shenmue Creator Yu Suzuki No Longer At Sega
6:40AM Michael McWhertor | The hopes of a Yu Suzuki led Shenmue III have just become ground into ever finer particles, as Sega of America president Simon Jeffery tells Gamasutra in a new interview that the legendary developer is no longer at the company. Jeffery says of Suzuki’s status that “Last I heard, he was doing some online stuff in China”, saying that the Space Harrier and Virtua Fighter creator is “kind of his own man right now”. Suzuki’s recent projects, the arcade game Psy Phi and MMO Shenmue Online never made it to final production stages. There’s obviously much more to the Jeffery Q&A and, as you may be aware, we’re fans of the frank Sega exec — and not just because he kept hope alive for a System 16 compilation. The entirety of the interview is worth your while. The Evolution Of Sega: A Conversation With Simon Jeffery [Gamasutra - thanks, Jay!] More »
A DIY Sega Arcade Cabinet To Die For
4:30PM Luke Plunkett | VFDS poster L_A_Akira recently got home from Japan, where he was smitten by Sega’s latest Lindberg arcade cabinets. Guy – naturally – wanted one of his own. Deciding wisely that trying to import one was a bit silly, he instead took the road more awesome and built himself one, which will house his 360, PS3, PC and even a car amp. Above, the initial concept art. The finished product – after the clicky clicky – may surprise/delight you. More »
