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Nerd & Dev Special - Exploration in Hollow Knight

Hollow Knight, the first game developed by Team Cherry is an excellent example of modern Metroidvania. Let's try to understand how and why he redefined the Carrot and Stick approach in 2D platformers. Hollow Knight is a game that blends together hand-animated […]

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Special The 10 Game Directors of the moment

Now become real rock stars, i Game Director of the most famous development houses influence the entire videogame panorama with their innovative (sometimes even crazy) style. Creators of real subgenres, they got one creative freedom unprecedented, being able […]

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Policenauts Special: Hideo Kojima in space - Relegation

All those who have played at least one Metal Gear Solid they know and do not know they know Policenauts. Let me explain: various references to this graphic adventure of 1994 are constant throughout the saga of the great master Hideo Kojima. I am among those […]

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Special God of War and the culture of the Quick Time Event

That is how one of the most well-known and controversial game design tricks can become a merit or a defect. Ah, bullfighting. Ah, the Quick Time Events (from now QTE, which is done earlier). A long-standing, thorny, tedious, often cross and rarely delighted […]

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Special Red Dead Redemption 2 and politically correct: thank you Rockstar

Rockstar between suffragette, KKK and controversy. That is: Red Dead Redemption 2 and politically correct Anyone who even occasionally inquires about the national news (I know you only read Holygamerz, but follow me) will have realized that the Racism e Woman rights […]

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Ars Ludica Special in: Okami and Oriental Culture

Have you ever dreamed of holding a brush and painting your game world? To create your own experience, immersed in the Art of the Video Game? Okami does this too; but he is not satisfied with being a picture in motion. It has been a month full of wonders for […]

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Heavy Rain's Deadly Sins Special - Plot Hole and Suspension of Disbelief

Eight years ago, David Cage's Quantic Dream promised a narrative revolution in the gaming market, and Heavy Rain would be the prophet. Today we explore what went wrong, what could have been better… and why. In February 2010, Quantic Dream released […]

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Special The future of Hollywood also passes through game engines

We have all seen what wonders there expect with Unreal Engine 5. Instant changes of global illumination, mass import of asset from the very high polygonal count, loading times practically non-existent (SSD permitting). We were completely dazzled by the tech […]

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Special Semiotics in video games

Let's try to do something crazy: let's talk di semiotics and videogames, all together. Let's see if, without going into too much technical insights, we can observe video games with a new eye, thanks to semiotics. Ready? First of all, what is semiotics? La […]

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Special Koji Kondo: video game on staff

You don't know who he is Koji Kondo? What if I told you instead that you have all come into contact with his art at least once? It is known, often and willingly Nintendo he manages to enclose something magical in the code strings of his games. Very often this […]

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Special Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links - Beginner's Guide: How to start playing?

Leave all hope you who download it. Because I doubt there is more salvation for you. You have signed a deal with the devil, and now you'll have to live with the King of the Games. The puzzle of the millennium, however, is your cell phone; not some cheap […]

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Special Sonic's 10 Most Embarrassing Moments

Sonic, The fastest porcupine in the world has been the protagonist of many games that have made history. With more than 150 titles released between the main series and spin-offs, it has become an icon of the videogame world ... ... But even our heroes have […]

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Special Galeotta fu: the "Soulslike" label

From Software has undeniably made school: but does it even deserve a sub-genre? Does it make sense to talk about Soulslike? Several months ago, at the release of Nioh, we had in the review phase already touched the topic. A review, however - although the position […]

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Special One Piece Treasure Cruise, guide to the new update

One Piece Treasure Cruise, guide to the biggest update ever. To learn more:One Piece Pirate Warriors 4, review of a story One Piece Treasure Cruise updates to version 10, so big that a guidebook would only serve as a reminder of what's new. We obviously […]

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Guides Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem build guide

This Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem build guide is the result of collaboration with DLCompare, who kindly provided us with the review code. For more information on the service and our ethical purchasing guidelines, refer to the dedicated News +. For an […]

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Special The secrets (and lies) of Game Design

Today I want to shed some light on the game design secrets of your favorite games. Why do the Game Designer it's a hard job. If you have done your job well no one notices it, if you make a mistake something stands out like a nun at a bachelorette party. Those […]

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Racing Arcade Special - From 80s Miami to British moorland

An endless road, a Ferrari and the pure pleasure of driving. A timeless and timeless journey, today as then. The second of the two examples of Ferrari Testarossa Spider, after the one built specifically for the lawyer Gianni Agnelli, it was the one donated […]

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Special The Doom Phenomenon: the Saga that changed the first-person shooter

We tackled the DOOM saga (ahead of DOOM Eternal release) thanks to our collaboration with DLCompare, who provided the game's review code for our PC review.As usual, our guidelines for the ethical purchase of video games in the dedicated News +. Doom […]

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Life is Strange Special: What I noticed while replaying it

I usually don't want to replay purely narrative titles (especially those with multiple scenes): unless you get rewards for making different choices, I prefer to keep my story intact. So it had to go with too Life is Strange, the title of DontNod that I played […]

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Special Dragon Ball Z Vol. 5 - Satan is our savior

Every journey has an end: that of Dragon Ball Z is full of Power Ups, Fusions and Absorbs. We left at the end of October with a relentless Majin Buu, still under the game of Babidi, with Vegeta who sacrificed himself in vain and Goku who has a new technique […]

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Special Super Mario Odyssey under the microscope: the game world

After analyzing the trailer far and wide last Wednesday, let's close the circle on what we've seen of Super Mario Odyssey during the different gameplay videos of Treehouse 2017. New Donk, New Donk New Donk City is perhaps the strangest world Mario has ever […]

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Special Final Fantasy XV: The Dawn Of The Future - the summary

Final Fantasy XV The Dawn Of The Future is the latest "effort" of Square Enix, released in Japan on April 25 and coming to the West. The Dawn Of The Future is a novel written by Emi Nagashime which tells the story of the canceled second season pass (which […]

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Assassin's Creed Special: the last great gaming phenomenon

Who are we, blessed enough to share our stories like this?To talk to us through the centuries? The words spoken by Ezio Auditore in one of the most exciting sequences of the saga perfectly describe the phenomenon Assassin's Creed. Because like Desmond, […]

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Death Stranding Special: God, Faith and Video Games.

Understanding Death Stranding: Mamoru Oshii, Andrej Tarkovskij, the loneliness of man and the adversity of nature. Death Stranding highlights a profound relationship between video games and faith.It does so by taking up the aesthetics, metaphors and messages […]

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Ars Ludica Special in: Hellblade and Germanic Culture

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has already conquered critics and players in just two weeks. But the Ninja Theory masterpiece hides more under the surface than you think, in an incredible dialogue between artistic elements and cultural references. Few cases […]

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Special The Influence of Globalization on the Videogame: a panorama.

"A very broad set of phenomena, connected with the growth of economic, social and cultural integration between the different areas of the world" The Treccani encyclopedia thus defines the globalization, a term that, since 1990, has spread to become one […]

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Special Sekiro is an easy game for masochists

NB: On this page there will be numerous spoilers on bosses, prosthetic tools and other aspects of Sekiro's story, including the ending. With the release of the latest title From Software, the debate on difficulty and accessibility has rekindled, not only […]

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Special Understanding Death Stranding: the multiplayer version of Evangelion

Sam and Shinji, Fragile and the Porcupine Paradox, Kojima and Anno.Death Stranding and Evangelion After the spoiler article on the ending of Death Stranding, perhaps the time has come to deepen what were the works, authors and ideas that may have influenced […]

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Halo Special: Combat evolves in FPS history

If I were to place Halo in the birth of modern FPS, I would propose a picture like this: Thesis: Doom Antithesis: Half-Life Summary: Halo Below I will analyze the synthesis - Halo: Combat Evolved - cornerstone of one of the most lucrative […]

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Thor Special: Ragnarok - Asgardian Holidays

Asgard must fall. After Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 and collaboration with Sony for Spider-Man Homecoming, Marvel Studios concludes its 2017 with Thor: Ragnarok, the third film dedicated to the thundering to be released on October 25th under the direction […]

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Special Miyazaki and the unbearable lightness of storytelling

We gamers rarely find ourselves discussing the art of storytelling. A topic often considered secondary in a videogame work, subservient to fields much more relevant to the media such as graphics and gameplay. There history which is the background to our virtual […]

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Netflix Death Note Special - If it's poop you can't call it chocolate

Special Gacha game and Gachapon - What do they mean and why are they talked about?

Steam vs Epic Games special, but why?

Special How to access the Nintendo Switch hidden browser

Nerd & Dev Special - Exploration in Hollow Knight

Special The 10 Game Directors of the moment

Policenauts Special: Hideo Kojima in space - Relegation

Special God of War and the culture of the Quick Time Event

Special Red Dead Redemption 2 and politically correct: thank you Rockstar

Ars Ludica Special in: Okami and Oriental Culture

Heavy Rain's Deadly Sins Special - Plot Hole and Suspension of Disbelief

Special The future of Hollywood also passes through game engines

Special Semiotics in video games

Special Koji Kondo: video game on staff

Special Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links - Beginner's Guide: How to start playing?

Special Sonic's 10 Most Embarrassing Moments

Special Galeotta fu: the "Soulslike" label

Special One Piece Treasure Cruise, guide to the new update

Guides Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem build guide

Special The secrets (and lies) of Game Design

Racing Arcade Special - From 80s Miami to British moorland

Special The Doom Phenomenon: the Saga that changed the first-person shooter

Life is Strange Special: What I noticed while replaying it

Special Dragon Ball Z Vol. 5 - Satan is our savior

Special Super Mario Odyssey under the microscope: the game world

Special Final Fantasy XV: The Dawn Of The Future - the summary

Assassin's Creed Special: the last great gaming phenomenon

Death Stranding Special: God, Faith and Video Games.

Ars Ludica Special in: Hellblade and Germanic Culture

Special The Influence of Globalization on the Videogame: a panorama.

Special Sekiro is an easy game for masochists

Special Understanding Death Stranding: the multiplayer version of Evangelion

Halo Special: Combat evolves in FPS history

Thor Special: Ragnarok - Asgardian Holidays

Special Miyazaki and the unbearable lightness of storytelling