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Summary Nintendois undoubtedly the most beloved of the big three gaming companies. Many of us fell in love with video games thanks to its titles, likeMarioandZelda, and it’s safe to say that the industry wouldn’t be where it is if it wasn’t for Nintendo. But, it’s not the games themselves that have made the impact, it’s the people behind the games. The likes of Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, and Yoshio Sakamoto shaped the company into the one we know and love, and have also had a profound impact on the industry as a whole....

Summary Magic: The Gatheringannounced a wave of unbans for its popular Commander format yesterday, and the secondary market is already reacting strongly to the cards allowed back into your decks. Some cards have exploded in price, being worth over 20 times more now than they were merely a few days before the unbanning. If you’ve been sat on a pile of Gifts Ungiven, you could have a little gold mine on your hands....

Surprise! You can play games you already own on theNintendo Switch 2. You can do this in a native sense, or cough up a few extra pennies for the enhanced editions. Judging from all we’ve seen from enhanced titles likeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,Metroid Prime 4, andSuper Mario Party Jamboree, it just might be worth the price of admission. Much like the approachSonyhas taken with re-releases likeHorizon Zero Dawn,The Last of Us Part 2, and the upcomingDays Gone Remastered; it seems you may pay $10 - 15 to gain access to new versions of existing games, otherwise they will be available through the Nintendo Switch Online service which I imagine most players will be paying for anyway....

Summary The recent Nintendo Direct was expected to play second fiddle to next week’s Switch 2-focused Direct. Though this will likely end up being the case, we did get a couple of cool reveals from the event, namelyMetroid Prime 4: BeyondandTomodachi Life: Living the Dream. The latter is sure to delight Tomodachi fans, who have waited twelve long years for a sequel to Tomodachi Life, which was released in 2013 on the Nintendo 3DS....

When I was a kid, I woke up one Christmas morning to unwrap my very first PS3. It was an exciting step towards games I could have only ever dreamed of, now sitting in the palm of my hands. The console would go on to give me fond memories inLittleBigPlanet’shand-crafted universe,Skate’sSan Vanelona and Port Carverton, andJust Cause 2’sPanau, among many, many others. But that Christmas morning, I particularly rememberThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion....

Summary After months (arguably years) of speculation and leaks,The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredwas suddenly released during a reveal stream from Bethesda. Naturally, players immediately flocked to Cyrodill to relive the moments they experienced nineteen years ago, or perhaps to see what all the fuss was about. The remaster has had thesecond-biggest launchthis year of single-player games on Steam, peaking at over180,000 concurrent playerson the platform. The reception to Oblivion Remastered has been largely positive....

Summary Pigs are known for their charm, toughness, and the meanings they carry. Depending on culture and mythology, they can symbolize abundance, peace, or even war. Sometimes they stand out for their intelligence, closeness to humans, or playful behaviors. In the world ofPokemon, there may not be as many pig-inspired creatures, but there are a few wild boar and pig-themed Pokemon scattered around. Many are known for their big size, but some are surprisingly cute....

Quick Links InSchedule 1, you cannot sell your drugs to customers without packing them properly. To prepare them to be sold, you can pack them in either a Baggie or a Jar. There are benefits to using both kinds of packaging in certain situations. So, using them alternately will let you get a high profit. A bag holds a single drug, but you’re able to sell it for a higher price, while a jar holding many products may already be too costly to have a good profit margin....

Summary Silent Hill f’s ESRB rating has just gone live and, beyond spoiling some of the ways that its characters are going to die, it also confirms that guns aren’t going to be a part of combat. After spending the last few yearswondering what the heck was going on with the next big Silent Hill game, the strangely-titled Silent Hill f, our questions were finally answered earlier this week. As part of a Silent Hill Transmission,Konami shared a new trailer for the game that showed off much more than ever before....

Summary Like many games of this generation,South of Midnightguides players by covering the environment in paint, although its blue version of the idea does at least have an in-universe explanation. As games get bigger and more ambitious while trying to attract wider audiences, developers have to come up with ways to make sure that most players know what they’re doing most of the time.One of the most prevalent ways this in-game guidance has been done in recent years is with yellow paint, which is often splattered around the world to show the right path....

Summary If you’re a fan ofDonkey Kong— orKong Dong, as he was once nearly called— then you’ve been eating good as of late. In early January,Donkey Kong Country Returns HD was released on Switch, andquickly became that month’s best-selling Switch game despite a late launch. Then, last week,during Nintendo’s highly-anticipated Switch 2 Direct, it was revealedthat DK would be starring in a new 3D platformer, aptly titledDonkey Kong Bananza. He’ll also be inthe new Mario Kart, but that was almost a given....

Mostanimevillains have committed unspeakable atrocities that have led to many lives being taken. Even among countless villains, some characters have such an unfathomably high kill count that it’s almost impossible to perceive. These types of villains are often motivated by a strong ambition to achieve their goals. However, some anomalies do take lives just for the sake of fun. Small villages, civilizations, and even entire planets have been wiped out simply to fulfill a single person’s goal or desire....

Pokemonhas never really been a series sold solely on its visuals. Sure, it’s hard to imagine how popular it would have been without Ken Sugimori’s iconic original character artwork. But contrary to what terrible dating coaches say, looks don’t matter all that much. Still, there are some games in this legendary monster-catching series that stand out from the others visually, whether from art direction or just great graphics. Pokemon fans have been down on the series' look lately, but there are definitely a few entries that remain eye-catching....