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Company: Luxoflux
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Luxoflux was originally to be called "Alpha Channel", but it was discovered that the name had already been taken. The latter chosen was formed by mixing different syllables on a white board with the name also meaning "movement of light".
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Development, Early Idea
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month October 4, 2013
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The Last of Us Part I
The Last of Us Part I (2022)
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The original pitch for the game was called Mankind. In this version, all of the infected would have been women. Ellie would have been the only female to be immune, and Joel was protecting her in order to bring her to a lab to develop a vaccine. The idea was scrapped after several female Naughty Dog employees voiced criticism and concerns over the concept. Neil Druckmann has said that "the reason it failed is because it was a misogynistic idea."
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Development, Early Idea
person Mass Distraction calendar_month October 3, 2013
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The Last of Us Part I
The Last of Us Part I (2022)
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Attachment Ellie's appearance was revised after the announcement trailer due to a resemblance with the actor Ellen Page.
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Development, Early Idea
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The Last of Us Part I
The Last of Us Part I (2022)
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At one point during the game's development, Naughty Dog was put under pressure to change Ellie's positioning from the front of the cover art to the background. It is suggested that this was because of the misconception that if you have a female character on the cover, the game will sell less. Naughty Dog refused.
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Development, Early Idea
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Final Fantasy Adventure
Final Fantasy Adventure (1991)
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Attachment The game started off as a project called "Seiken Densetsu: The Emergence of Excalibur" and was planned to be released in 1987 for the Famicom Disk System on 5 Disks, which would've been the biggest 8-bit game ever made. However resources were moved to focus on games for the Game Boy to which the project was canceled with Square giving refunds to all who had pre-ordered it. The Seiken Densetsu name was later reused for another game which was in development called Gemma Knights which would become Final Fantasy Adventure.
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Development, Early Idea
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month October 3, 2013
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Crash Bash
Crash Bash (2000)
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Demos of the game, found on demo discs and Spyro: Year of the Dragon, contain full versions of the game. The rest of the game besides the demo content is simply locked, but can be accessed through the use of a cheat code. There are many differences between the game's demo release and the final retail game.
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Debug, Development, Early Idea, General, Release Difference, Version Difference
person MaxFreeman calendar_month October 2, 2013
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Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006)
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If Naked Snake does not set off any alerts, his codename will be "Tsuchinoko". If the player beats Portable Ops Plus on any difficulty without setting off alert mode at all throughout the game, they will receive a feather for their picture, and Tsuchinoko for their codename.

The Tsuchinoko (ツチノコ) is a legendary snake-like cryptid from Japan. The name tsuchinoko is prevalent in Western Japan, including Kansai and Shikoku; the creature is known as bachi hebi in Northeastern Japan.
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Bonus Content, Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person Psychospacecow calendar_month October 2, 2013
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
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Attachment In Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, the Tsuchinoko is an invisible snake that is undetectable by Radar and Thermal Goggles. Capturing and keeping it until the end of the game unlocks a special face camo that gives the player unlimited ammo on their next play-through.

The Tsuchinoko (ツチノコ) is a legendary snake-like cryptid from Japan. The name tsuchinoko is prevalent in Western Japan, including Kansai and Shikoku; the creature is known as bachi hebi in Northeastern Japan.
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Bonus Content, Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person Psychospacecow calendar_month October 2, 2013
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Touhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom
Touhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom (2003)
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Yuyuko Saigyouji's theme, "Bloom Nobly, Ink-Black Cherry Blossom ~ Border of Life," is named after the story of Kamutsuke no Mineo, who is said to have written the following poem after a friend's death:

"Oh, cherry blossoms in the fields of Fukukusa: if you have a heart, bloom in dyed in ink just for this year."

Allegedy, after he finished writing the poem, the cherry blossoms near his friend's grave all bloomed ink-black
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Inspiration, Music, Reference
person TailsFiraga calendar_month October 2, 2013
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Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
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The second trailer for Team Fortress 2 shows gameplay footage of each class, except for the Medic. However, the Medic does make two appearances in the video; once at 1:47, on the left, and once again at 1:50, he can be seen behind a wall.

The trailer also shows many sound and weapon changes. Some of these include the Scout using a weapon called the Nailgun, which was replaced by the Scattergun, and the Demoman can be seen throwing an pack of Dynamite, which was later replaced by his Stickybombs. Every class, including the Pyro, uses generic scream sounds for taking damage and dying, including the infamous Wilhelm scream.
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Development, Early Idea
person Elderlolz calendar_month October 2, 2013
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Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly (2002)
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The game was originally going to feature over 25 levels, fast loading times and would have included Spyro's original foe, Gnasty Gnorc.
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Development, Early Idea
person RadSpyro calendar_month October 2, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
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One of Steven Ogg's influences when he was portraying Treavor Philips in the game was actor Tom Hardy; specifically Hardy's performance in the 2008 film Bronson.

"He was able to walk that line of psychopath and entertainer while maintaining his sense of humor in some pretty dark places. I'm always inspired by intensity and those that take great pride in what they do - be it an actor, painter, musician, writer, or arborist."

As well as some music which Ogg would listen to, to help imagine Treavor.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month October 1, 2013
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The Last of Us Part I
The Last of Us Part I (2022)
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There was an alternate ending that was cut from the game, but developers showed it at PAX Prime 2013. During filming of the scene, an impromptu song was made to fit the scene, which was played out in full by the actors.
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Bonus Content, Development, Early Idea, General, Music, Unused Content
person Funland47 calendar_month October 1, 2013
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Fallout 3
Fallout 3 (2008)
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Originally, President John Eden was meant to be voiced by former president Bill Clinton, but the team was unable to get him for the role.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Real Life
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month October 1, 2013
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Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins (2005)
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The achievements in the game only add up to 970 points, whereas most games have a total of 1000. Apparently extra content was planned as DLC, including additional achievements, but it was never released.
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Bonus Content, Development, Early Idea, General
person Funland47 calendar_month October 1, 2013
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Silent Hill: Homecoming
Silent Hill: Homecoming (2008)
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Attachment Originally Alex Sheperd was meant to have a blonde look with a more militaristic appearance, however he was later re-designed to look younger and more "average". His original "blonde" look was left in some of the game's loading screens as a mistake.
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Development, Early Idea
person Hipserious calendar_month September 30, 2013
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Mortal Kombat: Deception
Mortal Kombat: Deception (2004)
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Attachment In Ermac and Sindel's endings, Kitana is shown as looking like Mileena's primary costume, but pallette-swapped with blue instead of pink. The reason Kitana has a blue version of Mileena's outfit is because she was originally going to be playable in the game, but was replaced by Jade because the creators wanted to bring back older characters.
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Development, Early Idea
person DeerBoarDude calendar_month September 30, 2013
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Touhou Shinreibyou: Ten Desires
Touhou Shinreibyou: Ten Desires (2011)
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The game's final boss, Toyosatomimi no Miko, is based on the legends of Prince Shoutoku, a political figure who lived during the Asuka period in Japan. Most notably, Miko shares the exact same birthday, is stated in supplementary materials to have lived in the world outside Gensokyo, and even shares the ability to understand ten conversations at once.

Miko's identity as Prince Shoutoku is also referenced in the name of her leitmotif, "Shoutoku Legend ~ True Administrator."
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Development, Inspiration
person TailsFiraga calendar_month September 29, 2013
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The Wonderful 101
The Wonderful 101 (2013)
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Attachment In Operation 005-C, the boss battle is designed to play similarly to the Punch-Out series. The Gah-Goojin that the team pilots has two attacks, one obtained by collecting stars, the other by landing hits. These are references to the Star Punch in the NES Punch-Out!!, and the Knock-Out Punch in the SNES Super Punch-Out!!.
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Development, Easter Egg, General, Inspiration, Reference
person Frank Jaeger calendar_month September 29, 2013
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Tekken 3
Tekken 3 (1997)
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Harada, the producer of Tekken, originally designed "Tekken Ball" as a simulator to help people practice air juggles. Initially, a player had to hit the ball and juggle it to a basket, somewhat similar to basketball. However, Harada found the original version of "Tekken Ball" to be frustrating and decided to make it a competitive game.
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Development, Early Idea
person ShadowOfTheServer calendar_month September 29, 2013
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