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Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D Physical Prices Jump As eShop Closure Looms

Game still ‘temporarily’ unavailable to download due to license issues. Hideo Kojima games not only feature the creator’s name a few hundred times, they’re also well known for being loaded with licensed content. This can be in the form of iconic music or even video clips to tie games into real history, a clever bit […]

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Video: Wii Sports – What Makes It Iconic?

The legacy of a lovely family game. Wii Sports has a heck of a legacy behind it. Packaged with the Wii console at launch, it’s the best-selling single-platform game of all time, as well as the fourth best-selling game ever, behind only Tetris, Gran Theft Auto V, and Minecraft. Wrap your head around that. It’s […]

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UK Charts: Kirby Crashes Out Of The Top Ten As LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Retains Top Spot

No need to use the Force. It’s a familiar story with this week’s UK chart; LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is still sitting comfortably at the top, and given that it’s set records to become the biggest LEGO game launch ever, we’re not surprised. The Nintendo Switch version is also the best-selling version of […]

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Review: Blast Brigade Vs. The Evil Legion Of Dr. Cread – Fabulous But Formulaic Metroidvania-ing

Approach this With Arms Wide Open. Hello, Nintendo fans, and welcome to a review of another Metroidvania. You’ll be thrilled to know that this one is good, and if you enjoy the Metroidvania genre, you’ll enjoy playing Blast Brigade. Alright, cheers. What?? You want more?!? Oh, god. Okay. It’s just that there are so many […]

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Talking Point: WATA And The Grey Areas Of Game Preservation – Is There Any Better Way?

WATAAARGH. The game industry is youthful compared to other areas of entertainment and recorded culture – younger than film and TV, and of course a baby compared to printed works. Yet we’re now decades into the history of gaming, especially if you go back to the systems of the 1970s, perhaps even a little earlier. […]

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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #93 – Kirby’s Dream Land

Celebrating Kirby’s anniversary with a fight. Hello everyone, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl *cue stadium-sized cheer*! Last week, we looked at the classic, the incomparable, the ruddy good video game that is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Pitting the US box art against the Japanese box art, you […]

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Will Reveal Some Skin, Unsurprisingly

It wouldn’t be the first time… Monolith Soft’s JRPG series Xenoblade Chronicles is known for revealing a bit of skin from time to time, and it seems the third entry will be no different. According to a recent ESRB rating for the upcoming Nintendo Switch release, players will need to be prepared for an adventure […]

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Video: MVG Investigates The Switch Online GBA Emulator Leak

Is it the real deal? Earlier this week, a new Nintendo leak supposedly surfaced online – suggesting a Game Boy Advance emulator was in the works for the Switch Online service. If you’re still not entirely convinced, Modern Vintage Gamer has now taken a look in his latest YouTube video. In brief, he’s also convinced […]

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Random: Another Look At The Super Mario Galaxy DS Fan Project

A “short public demo” has also been released. Super Mario Galaxy is easily one of the best 3D Mario games and was a hit when it was originally released on the Wii in 2007. Have you ever wondered what it would look like if this game was made available on the Nintendo DS instead? While […]