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Plus Alpha: When Japanese snacks and pop culture collide

Plus Alpha is a weekly column that explores life in Japan from the perspective of American expatriate and game-industry veteran Jarik Sikat. Having worked in numerous areas of the game industry since 1994, Sikat relocated to Japan in 2010. Most of you know Japan as the land of videogames and …

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Ask GR Anything: What is pausing, anyway?

Save for online games, arcade games and Dark Souls, just about every game that’s ever existed has included a truly brilliant feature that we all take for granted every single day. The ability to freeze the action in place seems like a given at this point, but do most gamers …

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High Horse: Save Our Internet

High Horse is a rotating opinion column in which GamesRadar editors and guest writers are invited to express their personal thoughts on games, the people who play them and the industry at large. By now, chances are you’ve heard some of the uproar surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act, or …

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Plus Alpha: 24 hours in Japan

Plus Alpha is a weekly column that explores life in Japan from the perspective of American expatriate and game-industry veteran Jarik Sikat. Having worked in numerous areas of the game industry since 1994, Sikat relocated to Japan in 2010. Think fast: If you had 24 hours in Japan, what do …

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