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I’ve spent more than 100 hours in The Witcher 3 over the past year. It’s become the background of my gaming life, a…

In the last couple of years, I’ve developed a strange relationship with JRPGs. I found myself tiring of their…

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Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s various add-on missions, given to those who preordered the game or who bought it on a…

Last week I flew to Los Angeles for E3, an annual event in which all sorts of video game people gather to complain…

Here at Kotaku, we don't spend nearly enough time talking about JRPGs.