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Opinion: Metroid II Doesn’t Care If Samus Lives Or Dies

An existential crisis courtesy of the Game Boy.I recently started playing Metroid II: Return of Samus for the first time. I’m not sure why. Maybe it was a way of staving off my intense cravings for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, which as of writing still doesn’t have a launch date ...
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The Best Deals Today: Doom: The Dark Ages, Stellar Blade Complete Edition, and More

We've rounded up the best deals for Saturday, August 9, below, so don't miss out on these limited-time offers.The Best Deals for August 9, 2025Doom: The Dark Ages for $44.99Doom: The Dark Ages is on a major sale for the first time, and you can save $25 off a PlayStation ...
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The 10 Best Video Game Prequels

In the world of movies, prequels have a somewhat mixed reputation. There's the ones that enrich their existing worlds and stories, like X-Men: First Class. There's the ones that ruin the mystery, like the heinous Hannibal Rising. And then there's the ones no one can actually agree on, like the ...
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Review: Chillin’ By The Fire (Switch 2) – Novel Camera Integration, But Won’t Set Your World Alight

RV there yet?There's usually a number of a certain type of game that drops when a brand new console arrives on the scene. You know the ones, the quirky ones, the ones that utilise new tech and features — such as the Switch 2's camera and game-sharing abilities — to ...
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Nintendo’s Share Price Is Now Double The Height Of The Wii Era

Huge gainz.Nintendo's share price is continuing to skyrocket following the early success of the Switch 2.According to the latest data from Google Finance, the company's share price currently sits at a staggering ¥14,355. For context, this is now double Nintendo's value at the height of the Wii era.Read the full ...
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Street Fighter 6’s Next Wave Of amiibo Cards Surface Online, Here’s A Look

Including fighters from the Year 2 and 3 DLC.When Capcom released Street Fighter 6 on the Switch 2 in June, it also launched three new amiibo as well as an amiibo card starter set containing 22 cards.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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PSA: Shoot Some Hoops With Drag x Drive’s Dev Team This Weekend

The 'Global Jam' online demo gets underway.The Drag x Drive 'Global Jam' demo event gets underway for Switch Online subscribers this weekend, and as part of this, Nintendo has announced the developers will be joining in on the fun.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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SNK Announces ACA NEOGEO Selection Vol. 7 And Vol. 8 For Switch

Vol. 5 and 6 launched this week.Alongside the release of SNK's ACA NEOGEO Selection Vol. 5 and 6 in Japan this week, Vol. 7 and Vol. 8 have now been announced for the Switch.Read the full article on nintendolife.com ...
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Here’s the 10 Most Valuable Prismatic Evolution Pokémon Cards That I’m Still Chasing in Sealed Boosters

Prismatic Evolutions is still one of the most valuable Pokémon TCG sets out of the whole Scarlet and Violet era. Its main chase card (Umbreon ex-161/131) is commanding over $800, with lower-end SIR cards still pulling well over $100.The difference between now and a couple of months ago is getting ...
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Tron: Catalyst & John Wick Hex Dev ‘Bithell Games’ Makes “Majority” Of Staff Redundant

"Today we are less".Bithell Games, the developer behind John Wick Hex, TRON: Identity, and TRON: Catalyst, is sadly making "eleven jobs" at the studio redundant.Studio founder Mike Bithell shared a message on Bluesky earlier today stating that his studio — which he founded in 2013 following the release and critical ...
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