Giant Bomb Presents

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Giant Bomb Presents: Danganronpa Was Translated Before It Was Translated Apr 01, 2014

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Oren Ronen wanted to share the visual novel Danganronpa with people, so he started translating it on Something Awful, long before the game "officially" came out. He, uh, doesn't natively speak English or Japanese.

Giant Bomb Presents: Hyper Light Drifter's Old School Inspirations Mar 27, 2014

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The Legend of Zelda, Secret of Mana, and others are a huge part of what the team behind the ridiculously good looking (and playing!) Hyper Light Drifter is aiming for.

Giant Bomb Presents: Making a Dating Sim for Everyone Mar 20, 2014

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Home designer Benjamin Rivers is tackling something altogether different with Alone With You, a dating sim-inspired adventure with a gender ambiguous main character meant to attract a wider audience.

Giant Bomb Presents: Why Majesco's Heading to Midnight City Mar 20, 2014

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The publisher you're surprised is still around hopes to help smaller developers make a bunch of cool stuff. You know, like Costume Quest 2. VP of publishing Casey Lynch laid out the company's vision to me this week at GDC.

Giant Bomb Presents: Lorne Lanning Isn't Giving Up on Oddworld Mar 19, 2014

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A graphical overhaul of Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey is only the first step in the designer's big plans for the future of the beloved series. If people buy it, of course.

Giant Bomb Presents: The Surprising History of Frog Fractions Mar 19, 2014

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The only thing stranger than Frog Fractions itself is the story of how the game came to be, as told by developer Jim Crawford.

Giant Bomb Presents: Learning the Language of Players Mar 17, 2014

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Microsoft user researcher Deborah Hendersen explains how her team works with developers to make better games by talking to players early in the design process.

Giant Bomb Presents: Assassin's Creed's Developers Want to Go "Beyond Fun" Mar 17, 2014

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GDC begins as mission designer Hugo Giard and director of narrative design Jill Murray discuss the challenges of making a game about slavery, and expanding the scope of game stories.

Giant Bomb Presents: Monday Mornin' Dark Souls II Chat Mar 12, 2014

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Vinny, Brad, and Rorie chat off the cuff about their first weekend with From's new RPG. Warning! Contains tons of random info about the game's first dozen hours.

Giant Bomb Presents: It's Never Enough for Bananasaurus Rex Mar 06, 2014

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The prolific Spelunky player keeps setting world records, and it just might be enough to let him quit his job.