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6 Surprising Facts About Nintendo's Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing is one of the video game giant's quirkier franchises, but that hasn't stopped it from becoming a worldwide hit.
The Strange Hidden Link Between Silent Hill and Kindergarten Cop
Though the two could not be more opposite, there are some surprising connections between 'Silent Hill' and 'Kindergarten Cop.'
8 Surprising Facts About Bubble Bobble
There's a lot more to this early arcade hit than just the colorful platform gameplay.
Sally Died of Dysentery: A History of The Oregon Trail
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Game Boy Will Be the Latest Classic Nintendo Console to Receive an Upgrade
The "Ultra Game Boy" will play all your favorite cartridges from the '90s.
Excessive Gaming Might Soon Be Recognized as an Official Disorder
The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering adding gaming addiction to its list of mental health conditions for the first time.
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Brain Training Could Help Combat Hearing Loss, Study Suggests
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This Game About Soup Highlights How Tricky Language Is
Defining soup is harder than it sounds.
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The Commodore 64 Will Return as a Mini Console With Dozens of Games
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10 Game-Changing Facts About the Super Nintendo
The console had a rudimentary version of downloadable content, gave birth to basic 3D graphics, inadvertently created the PlayStation, and probably turned yellow.
Bit by Bit: Inside the Rise of Retro Gaming
The NES Classic helped take the veil off a subculture of retro gamers who make their own classics, buy clone consoles, and know when a vintage side-scroller has the wrong frame rate.
10 Fast Facts About Pac-Man
As we now know, 'Pac-Man' was a massive hit, and its grip on pop culture is still strong today. But 'Pac-Man's success was far from certain; its designer initially had no interest in games, and the public reaction to it was initially mixed.
Nintendo Is Reviving the NES Classic for 2018
The miniature NES is coming back—again.
This Virtual Reality Game Is Designed to Help Scientists Spot Dementia
Sea Hero Quest can generate the same amount of data in two minutes as they'd get from five hours of lab-based tests, its creators say.
'Street Fighter II' Gets a 30th Anniversary Re-Release
It's not actually the game's 30th anniversary, and it might catch fire, but at least it's only $100.
The Only Point of This Video Game Is to Pet Dogs at a Party
Because finding good pups to pet is the best part of any house party.
This Universal Game Controller Could Be the Only One You'll Ever Need
The ALL Controller is compatible with almost any productivity-killing machine imaginable.
Super Mario Bros. Cartridge in Original Packaging Sells for More Than $30,000
The rare, early version of the game had been sitting in someone's office for years.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Recruits George R.R. Martin to Work on His New Video Game
Bill Nye and Neil Gaiman are also involved in the project.