gaming
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19 Of The Best JRPGs You Can Play On Modern Consoles
Working on my book Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the rise of Japanese RPGs in the West took me back through the annals of JRPG history. Along the way, I was reintroduced to many of the classic titles that defined the genre — from its earliest days on the NES,…
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Here’s Why I Was Gone Last Week, And What I Played To Get Me Through
Hello, gamers and ghouls! I’m back from a much-needed week off from Kotaku Australia, and I played a few games in the process. If it wasn’t already obvious from my general demeanour, I’ve been struggling a bit with mental health issues. To be completely honest, I am an anxiety-riddled mess most of the time. However,…
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I Tried Gaming for 24 Hours and Realised 24-Hour Challenges Are Dumb
I like to do stupid things. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s a character flaw, or maybe it’s what got me into the career I’m in now (read: entertainment monkey, for you, the reader). Maybe it’s both. So, when ErgoTune, a company that makes ergonomic chairs, sent me a chair to try out, I thought…
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Honda’s Latest Esports Push Is For Gamers, Not Car Enthusiasts
Honda partnered with Yahoo for a series of tournaments on Game Pass. Also, Yahoo is apparently still around.