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CultureCultureThe Designer Of The NES Dishes The Dirt On Nintendo's Early DaysWhen discussing Nintendo’s rise as a digital dreamsmith in the ‘80s, game designers like Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei…ByMatt AltPublishedJuly 7, 2020
4/7/20Metal Gear Solid 2 Retrospective: Be Careful What You Wish ForThe initial technological threat in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is Metal Gear RAY. It is an “anti-Metal…ByHeather AlexandraPublishedApril 7, 2020
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CultureCultureHow Over 25 People Got Scammed Into Working At A Nonexistent Game CompanyBrooke Holden had all but given up on breaking into the video game business.ByCecilia D'AnastasioPublishedJuly 30, 2019