This is a transcript of my interview with Grant Kirkhope. If you would like to listen to it, please visit my podcast show, ARGcast – Another Retro Gaming Podcast. Very few music composers in gaming are…
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Once-prominent Nintendo second party developer Rare Ltd. has announced it’s opening an online storefront. The news comes via Twitter, in which the company teased a few store items. Rare will be offering two figurines by…
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There are certain rules when gaming with your friends that go unsaid. You don’t pick Bo Jackson in Tecmo Super Bowl. You don’t pick Meta Knight in Super Smash Bros Brawl. And you certainly never,…
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King K. Rool is not a character who has been lighting up headlines for many years, but that’s all changed now that he’s joined the roster for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Adding to the excitement,…
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Christmas Day 1997. My parents and I are finishing up opening presents when my mom pulls out a box behind the tree I somehow did not see. As I tore open the wrapping paper, there…
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Fans of the 1998 Rare classic Banjo-Kazooie can now own their own resin statue of the famed protagonists. Released by First 4 Figures, and created by Artist Leo B. Dolon, both the exclusive and regular editions are…
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Playtonic Games is discounting Yooka-Laylee on Nintendo Switch for a limited time, per the company’s official Twitter. Nintendo Switch fans: #YookaLaylee is 25% off on the Nintendo eShop until July 13! @NintendoEuropehttps://t.co/GfXFMAmvvJ pic.twitter.com/ILbbA2NXvK — Playtonic…
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With over 20 million daily users and more than $268 million in revenue, Niantic’s Pokemon Go is still thriving. Before the game’s Community Day event on July 8, Niantic revealed the famed Squirtle Squad will be part…
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Back in 2015, Xbox Head Phil Spencer mentioned that he wanted to see Banjo from Banjo-Kazooie in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. “I think it would be cool if Banjo was in the next…
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Grant Kirkhope, composer of Yooka-Laylee, tweeted about the game on Nintendo Switch. After the initial post, he was pressed by a seemingly skeptical fan. Yooka Laylee on Switch, see for yourself! https://t.co/mSDcS82Shk — Grant Kirkhope…
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