STACK #256 February 2026

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What’s your earliest video gaming memory?

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Toy Story Racer on my original PlayStation. I remember thinking I would absolutely be able to drive a real car because I was so good at the game – keeping in mind I was like five at the time!

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What’s your all-time favourite game or game series?

It would probably have to be Grand Theft Auto . I remember convincing Mum to let me rent GTA 3 back in the day and ever since I’ve always enjoyed the games that Rockstar have brought out.

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What have you been playing most lately?

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Recently I’ve been playing a lot of Battlefield 6 . It captures the classic Battlefield chaos while feeling fresh and modern. There’s absolutely nothing better than jumping into multiplayer matches with a few mates and experiencing all the fast-paced action that it has to offer.

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You can only have one games console from any era – what would it be and why?

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What’s the best thing about working in games at JB?

It would have to be PS3. That was the console generation where I really discovered my love for games and the joy that I get from playing them. Also, there were so many fantastic games that released between 2008 and 2013 that made that generation of console grow so much – especially how popular playing your games online became.

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Selling the things I love! It’s always fun and exciting getting to talk to customers every day about the stuff I enjoy, and it’s the best feeling having customers come back and tell me they loved the game that I recommended to them.

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Are you up to answering all eight of this month’s game related posers?

1. Who were the two playable stars of the original PlayStation Resident Evil ? 2. What’s the name of the blue, blob-like enemy that’s appeared in every Dragon Quest game? 3. What was the name of the protagonist in the Western version of the first Nioh ? 4. What was the name of the first My Hero Academia game released outside of Japan? 5. The first Mario tennis game was released on the Virtual Boy – what was it called? 6. What’s the name of the other long-running motorcycling series from Ride developers Milestone? 7. What’s the name of the fictionalised version of Tokyo’s Kabukicho in the Yakuza games? 8. What’s the name of the horror-tinged platformer series that Reanimal developers Tarsier Studios originally created?

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ANSWERS on page 20

1 What’s the first game that you remember playing? I believe Donkey Kong Country on Super Nintendo is what I first played. 2 What was the last game that you finished? I don’t think it’s well known, but the last game that I played was the indie game Urban Myth Dissolution Center – and Silent Hill F . 3 What’s your favourite video game/series of all time? I do like Resident Evil , because I did play the game even before I joined Capcom. 4 What do you think is the most underrated video game of all time? It might be a horror game, Fatal Frame [aka Zero, Project Zero ]. 5 What’s the game that you most wish you’d worked on? Well, I guess, not exactly work on, but it would definitely be fun making a Nintendo game.

Producer on Resident Evil Requiem at Capcom MASATO KUMAZAWA

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