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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.
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It was midnight and I was alone in my room, talking with the Seaman on my Dreamcast. Seaman was asking about my love…
Child of Light is a beautiful game and a mesmerizing experience that crafts a perfect fusion between RPGs and…
Happy Thanksgiving Kotaku! My name’s Peter Tieryas and I’m your guest editor for the next two days. Last time I was…
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Eternal Darkness is a 2002 GameCube game featuring an epically dark story that takes place over thousands of years.…
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Hideo Kojima's 1988 game is a cult classic for good reason
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My love for survival horror games began with the first Resident Evil. As a kid I hated everything related to horror,…
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When I first heard the original Silent Hill was getting a “reimagining” from Climax Studios, I groaned, thinking it…
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms (ROTK) is my Civilization, the tactical strategy game I poured hours of my life into…
Traveling the alien landscape of Xenoblade Chronicles X (Chronicles X) is sublime. You really feel like you’ve…
Most survival horror games give you weapons to improve your chances for survival. In the original Clock Tower on…
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It was E3 2000 when I nearly lost my shit. The sequel to one of the best games I’d played on the PS1, Metal Gear…
I love origin stories, especially when they’re related to games.
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The Grand Theft Auto series is the modern epic, encompassing American culture in all its decadence and corrupted…
Hail Kotaku Readers! My name is Peter Tieryas and I’ll be your guest editor today. That means lots of retrogames,…