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The Story Of Mega Man And Why Keiji Inafune Made Him Blue

At PAX Prime, Keiji Inafune recounted his time with Capcom. He started as an artist, but since there weren't many people at the company he jumped right into being a lead artist.

Mad Max Senior Designer On Appealing To The Modern Audience

Siliconera caught up with Mad Max senior designer Peter Johansson, to ask about the challenges that lie ahead while making a game whose very name is synonymous with an entire genre.

Cloudberry Kingdom, The Randomly Generated Platformer That Learns From You

Nestled among all the big first-party releases that adorned Niintendo's E3 booth was a modest-looking little indie game called Cloudberry Kingdom.

Castle of Illusion HD Won’t Be Like Other Disney Games, It’s Still Really Hard

"I think how we kept to the original core content of the game, one of which is its high degree of challenge, which I believe is the most compelling element," says Sega's Omar Woodley.

Eidos Montreal Discuss Implementing Fan Feedback Into Thief Reboot

"If you just want to play a solid, ground-based, authentic Thief experience, you know what? Have fun," says Eidos Montreal's Daniel Windfeld Schmidt.

The Witcher 3 Hands-On: Everything Matters. Everything.

Everything is so vividly realized that it's all so inviting. You’ll want to believe the game's potential and promises.

Mad Max Impressions: Part Vehicular Combat, Part Brawler

Car combat in Mad Max is vaguely reminiscent of Twisted Metal, but dialed back a couple degrees, to be made less frantic and a tad bit more realistic. The game also looks gorgeous.

The Witcher 3 Developer Sticking To Their Guns On DRM

We asked John Mamais, the game's executive producer, about the studio's DRM policy, back when Microsoft's new console was still going to require always-on Internet.

Castle of Illusion HD Hands-On: Walt Would Be Proud

The makers of the high-def update not only spared no expense in the looks department, they didn't do away with the challenge either.

DuckTales Remastered Hands-On: Exploring The Amazon Stage

DuckTales Remastered was all over the place at E3. One could find it at Capcom's own booth, as well as Nintendo's booth, and even at Sony's booth tucked in with other third-party titles.