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Square-Enix thrills old-school fans with ‘Final Fantasy XV’ and ‘Kingdom Hearts III’ on PS4

Square-Enix brought two long-awaited, long-delayed sequels to Sony's PlayStation 4 at E3 2013. Final Fantasy XV is joined by Kingdom Hearts III on Sony's new console.

Hands-on with ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds’: A familiar world reinvented

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is a direct sequel to the legendary Super Nintendo game A Link to the Past, but despite a similar look it's very different.

‘Pac-man and the Ghostly Adventures’ preview: Wakka wakka wakka

Pac-man returned to form in Pac-man Championship, but now Namco's getting experimental again with the 3D platformer 'Pac-man and the Ghostly Adventures.'

‘Super Mario 3D World’ preview: Princess Peach rejoins the party

Super Mario 3D World seeks to save the Nintendo Wii U in the same way that Super Mario 3D Land rescued the Nintendo 3DS.

‘DayZ’ preview: The great hope of zombie games shambles to life as a standalone

DayZ, the new zombie survival simulator based on the popular ArmA 2 mod from 2012, came to E3 2013 in a rough early build, but even now the game shows promise.

‘Sonic Lost World’ preview: Sega’s blue mascot is the unlikely savior of Nintendo’s E3

Sonic's been appearing on Nintendo consoles for over a decade now but Sonic Lost World may be the first time Sega's old mascot is looking better than Nintendo's own titles.

So ‘Diablo III’ apparently drove our writer insane

The PlayStation 3 version of Diablo 3 proves to be brilliantly immediate, feeling like it was meant for the speed and maneuverability of a controller all along.

E3 2012: Electronic Arts brings new engine and story-centric career mode to Madden NFL 2013

With a slow-growing, disgruntled fan base, EA's Madden NFL has never needed a shake up more. The publisher talked change at E3 2012, but can it deliver?

Jetsetter E3 edition: The PlayStation 4 may not hit Japan in 2013

This week in Jetsetter, Sony's Shuhei Yoshida says that the PlayStation 4's 2013 world tour may not make it all the way around the globe, with the new console skipping Japan.

E3 2012: Injustice: Gods Among Us brings NetherRealm’s rock solid style but not its humor to the DC Universe

NetherRealm follows up Mortal Kombat 9 with Injustice: Gods Among Us at E3 2012. The game looks good, but its lacking the satirical flair that made the last NetherRealm fighter so memorable.

‘Ground Zeroes’ and ‘The Phantom Pain’ are one and the same; Kojima debuts ‘Metal Gear Solid V’

Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain are the same Kojima Productions game, the newly announced Metal Gear Solid V that debuted at GDC 2013.

Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes may not release due to “risky” themes

Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid series is no stranger to controversy but Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes may be so risque that it won't see release.

Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes could herald a new way of making games

Hideo Kojima thinks that television-style pilots could change the economics of game development. What does that mean for Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes?

‘Dark Souls II’ preview: You will die in several new, and very pretty ways

Director Yui Tanemura guided Digital Trends through a short demo of Dark Souls II and discussed how he wants players to enjoy dying again and again.

Human Head: Pester Bethesda if you want to play Prey 2

Bethesda finally published a hit outside The Elder Scrolls series this year when it released Dishonored. Now people are wondering what happened to its other promising original, Prey 2. Developer Human Head says to ask the publisher for news.
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South Park: The Stick of Truth rights go up for auction in THQ’s fire sale

THQ is selling off its remaining assets on Tuesday, including the publishing rights to South Park: The Stick of Truth. South Park's creators are none too happy about it and are looking to block the sale.

The 10 best import games coming in 2014

The year 2014 has gotten off to a slow start in the world of video games, but there's plenty of greatness on the horizon, including a number of killer games not likely to hit the US this year.
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Jetsetter: Microsoft refuses to give up on Japan, even after Japan gave up on it

This week in Jetsetter, we look back on Microsoft's history in the Japanese console market. The company's only sold around 3 million consoles in the country over 12 years, but it just keeps trying.

The Unity engine continues it march towards world domination, this time via the next-gen consoles

The Unity Engine is becoming the development platform of choice for many indie studios, as the tech spreads to new platforms like Sony's PS Vita and PlayStation 4.

Jetsetter: Have we learned nothing from Final Fantasy’s terrible numbering?

This week in Jetsetter, we look at Inazuma Eleven and the double-edged sword of when a traditionally import-only series finally makes the jump to the US.

Jetsetter: Another British racing dev fades as Burnout Paradise studio loses founders

This week in Jetsetter, we mourn the erosion of one of Britain's greatest racing game developers. Criterion Games, the developer of Burnout Paradise, isn't dead but it's close.

Jetsetter: Resident Evil is dead, long live Resident Evil

This week in Jetsetter, we look at how one of Japan's most storied developers can keep one of its longest-running series thriving long into the future.

Jetsetter: Can PS4 replace the PS2 in India?

This week in Jetsetter, we look back at the PlayStation 2's impressive history in India on the eve of PlayStation 4's release in the country this winter.
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Jetsetter: Rayman and the French New Wave

This week in Jetsetter, we consider what role the limbless hero Rayman and his creator Michel Ancel fill in the pantheon of video game history.

Jetsetter: Microsoft backs away from Canada, making the UK the home of Xbox One

This week in Jetsetter, we look at how the deeply American Microsoft continues to expand and contract its game development operations abroad.
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Jetsetter: Nintendo’s import future lies in the arts rather than games

This week in Jetsetter, we find Nintendo easing down on its across the board region-locking of the Nintendo 3DS.

Jetsetter: Forget the Xbox One, ‘Persona 5’ is here!

This week in Jetsetter, we celebrate the biggest event in the gaming year that was 2013! No, not the release of Xbox One! It's the countdown to Persona 5.
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Jetsetter: Japan still wins when it comes to console launches

This week in Jetsetter, the launches of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One get us all misty eyed and look backward on the biggest launches in the old gaming days of Japan.
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Jetsetter: Could Nintendo go back to being a Japan-only game maker?

Jetsetter casts its gaze back towards Nintendo again as the company reports disappointing Wii U sales in the third quarter. Could Nintendo survive purely on domestic business?

Jetsetter: Sony teases the return of the PocketStation, proving weird never dies

This week in Jetsetter, we look at how the international gaming market in countries like India, Russia, and China are keeping devoted gaming consoles alive.
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Jetsetter: Britannia, the golden land of Nintendo import games

This week in Jetsetter, we turn our eyes to Great Britain. While the UK doesn't seem like a mine for import gamers, it's become a treasure trove for Nintendo fans.

Prom dresses and weird fantasy: Hands-on with ‘Lightning Returns’

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is as weird as the series has ever been with its prom dresses and multi-mouthed boulders, but it's also a return to longtime series staples with its heavier focus on exploration and discovery.
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Jetsetter: Angry Birds go Bollywood as Rovio tries to take India

This week in Jetsetter, we talk about how games change when they cross cultures and look at how the maker of Angry Birds is thinking about changing its game in India.
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Jetsetter: Wii U sales jump 685-percent in the UK

This week in Jetsetter, Nintendo manages to get a little Wii U love in the United Kingdom thanks to The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD.
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Jetsetter: Japanese retailers keep PlayStation 4 pre-orders tight

This week in Jetsetter, we take a look at how Japanese retailers are prepping for the PlayStation 4 on the weekend that pre-orders open in Sony's homeland.

Jetsetter: Sega keeps its most promising games locked up in Japan

This week Jetsetter casts its wandering gaming eye to Sega. The once great console contender has fallen on hard times, and its keeping its best games, like Yakuza 5, locked up.
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Jetsetter: Without Hiroshi Yamauchi we wouldn’t have Mario, Doom, or Halo

This week in Jetsetter, we explore a video game world without Hiroshi Yamauchi. Without the one-time president of Nintendo, we would live in a very different world.

Jetsetter: Sony’s PS Vita TV may not make it way to the West

This week in Jetsetter, Sony announces that its new PS Vita TV console won't be making it to the US or Europe any time soon, as it's an Asia exclusive for now.