If I’d played Dragon Quest XI S before playing the original Dragon Quest XI, my review probably would not mention any of these “Definitive Edition” alterations.
I’d be too busy talking about how Drag…

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Screenshot: NintendoThe controversy surrounding Super Smash Bros.
Originally announced back in January, the European Team Cup is a series of Nintendo-backed tournaments that lead up to an eventual gr…

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s newest character, the Hero from Dragon Quest, might be the weirdest cast member in the game.
Hocus Pocus produces a random effect, anything from a super powerful attack t…

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Over the past few months, there have been many rumblings about the future of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ.
Will Toyota continue to work with Subaru?
The answers are: Yes, we don't know yet, we don't …

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At the forefront of the so-called global "sex recession" is Japan, which has one of the lowest fertility rates on Earth, and it could serve as a cautionary tale for the U.S. and other industrialized …

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Japan Airlines is rolling out a new feature for its online booking tool that shows users where potentially crying babies will be sitting on their next flight.
"Passengers traveling with children betw…

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Fumihiko Sano Studio has created a cafe and shop for San Francisco chocolatier Dandelion Chocolate, which occupies a century-old house in Kyoto, Japan.
Dandelion Chocolate is a small-batch bean-to-ba…

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There's a lot more to sound design than special effects, says Yuri Suzuki.
The London-based designer talks Dezeen through seven projects that show how he is using design to improve our relationship w…

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This week on Dezeen, installations by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and British architect and designer Sam Jacobs opened at the V&A museum as part of the London Design Festival.
As part of London…

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It's because of the association between tattoos and a mafia-like group called the yakuza - which has operated in Japan for hundreds of years.
"The tattoos are crucial to yakuza members," according to…

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