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KONAMI FINDS ITS ROOTS

Almost three decades on, the defining survival horror game has much more to offer than scares

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PUZZLE FUSION

BEFORE GEARS OF WAR CEMENTED COVER-SHOOTING AS THE INDUSTRY’S STANDARD, THERE WAS KILL.SWITCH – A BOLD EXPERIMENT THAT MADE DUCKING BEHIND WALLS AS VITAL AS PULLING THE TRIGGER. DEVELOPED FAST AND ON A TIGHT BUDGET, IT QUIETLY BIRTHED MECHANICS THAT WOULD GO ON TO DEFINE MODERN SHOOTERS