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TINGED WITH STEAM AND REBELLION, FINAL FANTASY’S LAST SUPER NES FORAY IS A CLASSIC THAT DOES THINGS, AND GOES PLACES FEW OTHER GAMES AT THE TIME (OR SINCE) WERE WILLING TO TRY. FROM ITS ENORMOUS CAST, EMPHASIS ON PLAYER AGENCY, AND A TRULY SHOCKING MID-GAME TWIST, FINAL FANTASY VI HAS IT ALL

WHEN NINJAS RULED THE POP CULTURE LANDSCAPE, SHINOBI AMAZED ARCADE-GOERS AND BLEW MINDS ON THE MEGA DRIVE. WITH JOE MUSASHI COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT, WE LOOK BACK AT HOW THIS CLASSIC ACTION SERIES HAS CHANGED OVER NEARLY FOUR DECADES

FIRST LOOK WHICH BUTTON FOR THE CHLOE KELLY KNEE-LIFT?

AFTER HELPING TO DEFINE PLAYSTATION GAMING WITH CRASH BANDICOOT, NAUGHTY DOG PERFORMED THE SAME FEAT ON THE PS2 WITH JAK AND DAXTER BEFORE TRUSTING THE DUO TO OTHER STUDIOS. FORMER NAUGHTY DOG DESIGNER/WRITER DAN AREY LOOKS BACK AT THE POPULAR SERIES

Modern games you’ll still be playing in years to come

THE SEQUEL TO ELITE WAS ANOTHER GIANT LEAP FOR GAMING-KIND, INTRODUCING PROCEDURALLY GENERATED STAR SYSTEMS AND AN ACCURATE RECREATION OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. JOIN US AS WE LAUNCH INTO HYPERSPACE WITH DAVID BRABEN TO EXPLORE THE COSMOS OF FRONTIER: ELITE II