Hideo Kojima says Super Mario Bros. 'was the catalyst that brought me to the game industry', and made him realise 'this medium would one day surpass movies'

Hideo Kojima says Super Mario Bros. ‘was the catalyst that brought me to the game industry’, and made him realise ‘this medium would one day surpass movies’

Hideo Kojima has done a new interview with Wired Tokyo, as part of a series where participants answer quickfire questions submitted by the public. There’s a fair amount of familiar ground trodden, including some gushing over his favourite film directors, but one slightly unexpected answer came when Kojima was asked what game he’s played the…

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How to tame the Phoenix in Crimson Desert

Taming the legendary Phoenix in Crimson Desert is just one of the many new features that the most recent patch added to the game. While you can capture most birds using the Sotdae of Bond item, essentially a fancy bird feeder, this flame-feathered friend requires a rougher approach. Similar to the legendary Silver Fang and…

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Expelled! review

As a horrible person, I was delighted when I found out we were getting another Overboard game. Overboard was a delightfully nasty reverse-murder mystery, a timeloop adventure where each run began with you tossing your screaming husband off a cruise ship. You then had to cover up your crime by framing others, outsmarting a Poirot-wannabe,…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Saturday, March 22

Have yourself a relaxing Wordle weekend. Brush up on your letter-finding technique with our general tips. Use our March 22 (1372) hint whenever you feel you need it, whether that’s right at the start or at any point further down the board. Or click through to today’s answer if you like: we’re just happy to…

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Game developers are growing more opposed to major acquisitions: ‘Too much control in one company’s hands is never a good thing’

The last couple of years have seen some blockbusters deals in the games industry. Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is obviously the biggest of them all, but Sony’s buyout of Bungie is up there too, and even (relatively) smaller deals, like NetEase’s purchase of Quantic Dream or Nacon’s takeover of Daedalic, can’t be overlooked. And…

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