Team Asobi's made a wonderful PS5 platformer, but its corporate core does it no favors
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The third issue of the beautiful A Profound Waste Of Time is ready to order
The further I get from my childhood, the closer I come to articulating what I miss about it. Through the confusing…
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On this day 25 years ago, the Sony PlayStation released in Japan. A lot of us here at Kotaku have pretty fond…
This week, hackers discovered that the PlayStation 4's “remastered” version of of Parappa The Rapper is actually the…
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Parappa the Rapper creator Masaya Matsuura and Keiichi Yano of Gitaroo Man and the Ouendan are teaming up for a new…
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Parappa the Rapper was one of the defining titles of the original PlayStation, not to mention one of the games that…
Here’s a look at official Parappa The Rapper food, which will be at an upcoming Parappa The Rapper anniversary cafe in Tokyo that will run from April 20 to May 31.
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Besides the RPG reboots, Sony also announced that Hot Shots Golf, What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord?, and PaRappaTheRapper were all getting mobile games. Plus, Yomawari and Disgaea mobile titles are also in development! No word about Western releases.
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Announced this weekend at the PlayStation Experience event, PSOne rhythm classic Parappa the Rapper is getting a…
Three Japanese PlayStation classics, Parappa The Rapper, Patapon and Loco Roco, are getting high resolution PS4 remasters. The first had been on PlayStation console but the latter two were originally for PSP.
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Masaya Matsuura, of Parappa the Rapper fame, uploaded a video yesterday of the launch party—complete with live…
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PaRappa the Rapper designer Masaya Matsuura has been called the father of music games. Thing is, he doesn't believe…
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Haunt is the latest title from Masaya Matsuura, the designer best known for Parappa the Rapper.
That's right, Marvin Gaye is getting a video game.
The DS has been a juggernaut in Japan, racking up amazing sales. But nothing lasts forever, not even strong…
PaRappa the Rapper creator Masaya Matsuura is an international dude. Heck, he worked with American artist Rodney…