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Some heroes are born great. Others have greatness thrust upon them. And then there’s Sir Daniel Fortesque, who managed to become a legend despite getting killed almost immediately in his first big battle. On 21 October* 1998, MediEvil arrived on the original PlayStation in North America, introducing gamers to one of the most unlikely heroes of the 32-bit era: a one-eyed, jawless, undead knight with a reputation he hadn’t actually earned. I… Read more

Twenty years ago, Rockstar proved you didn’t need carjackings and organized crime to create an entire world of trouble. Sometimes a boarding school was enough. On 17 October 2006, Rockstar Games released Bully for the PlayStation 2, trading the criminal underworld of Grand Theft Auto for the equally treacherous hallways of Bullworth Academy. I’ll admit, I wasn’t sold on Bully at first. I’d enjoyed Rockstar’s previous open-world games, particularly Grand Theft Auto,… Read more

Wild Arms 3: Where the Wild West Meets the JRPG I’ve been a fan of Westerns and cowboy culture since I was a kid, and I’ve loved Japanese RPGs since the NES days. So when somebody decided to smash those two things together, I took to the Wild Arms games on the original PlayStation like horseshoes to hooves! On 15 October 2002, Wild Arms 3 rode into North America for the PlayStation… Read more