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Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works - The Definitive History of Sega's 16 Bit Console

In November 2013, Darren Wall began a Kickstarter to fund the ultimate documentary art book to celebrate 25 years of the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. In less than 48 hours, he had reached his goal of  £30,000 ($47,000). By the time the Kickstarter ended on December 9th, over 2,000 backers had pledged £98,000 ($154,000) to the project. Published by Read Only Memory, this collected works is not only the definitive history of the Mega Drive/Genesis, but the best book about video games I have ever seen.

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After 15 Years the Dreamcast is Still Alive and Well

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the SEGA Dreamcast in the US and EU. The Dreamcast scene over the past few years has seen a resurgence of sorts. With new independent games coming out and advancements in modes for the system it has helped make the Dreamcast a desirable system to have again. Who could have thought that a system that with such a short production life would still be around and kicking for so long. 

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Destiny: One Month In

It has been a month since Destiny launched with great success. Has this new franchise lived up to the hype or is it just another first person shooter? Most of us here at The Gamers Lounge have logged some time with the game and here is our thoughts.

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Natural Doctrine Review

Natural Doctrine is an interesting strategy RPG. It takes a very different approach to the SRPG genre and in some ways it's good and in some ways its bad. But don't take the game to lightly because even if you are a seasoned SRPG player this game will chew you up and spit you out before you ever know what happened. 

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