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The Aku Aku Mask’s looking great on this heavily modified Playstation 2.
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Sixteen bosses in Shadow of the Colossus weren’t enough for artist Roberto Robert, so he drew two more. They’re both awesome, very similar to the fifth colossus Avion, and would fit perfectly in the setting of the game. Read more
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Happy 15th birthday, PlayStation 2! Sony launched their second home console in Japan on March 4, 2000, with games such as Street Fighter EX3 and Kessen. Eventually, the PS2 became not only the best-selling console of its generation, but the best-selling console overall, with over 155 million units sold worldwide.
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The PlayStation 2 was so beloved by its owners that a man in Britain legally changed his name to PlayStation 2 and…
Gaming Heads has announced the follow-up to their Jak and Daxter figurine from last year. The new figure, which is based on the Jak II version of Jak and Daxter, is priced at $210, and limited to 850 pieces. For an extra $10, you can also grab the exclusive version, which is "painted in a special bronze finish." Read more
Mangled bodies, pierced and tattooed newborns, panty sniffers and twisted mutations — this is how advertising agency…
Found by Redditor Hulk_Pants in Egypt, this GTA V bootleg has everything on its cover (even Patrick Brown's art and the helicopter on the top left side!). According to him, it is GTA: San Andreas for the Playstation 2, with modded Trevor, Franklin and Michael skins. That's just too much effort for a bad knockoff! Read more
China's game console ban might finally be lifted, so it's a good time to look back at the case study that was the…
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It's been 10 years since Drakengard (Called Drag On Dragoon in Japan) was released for the PlayStation 2 and 8 years…
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Having stopped shipping in Japan last year, The Guardian has confirmed with Sony that PlayStation 2 production has…