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The Story Behind Solomon’s Key, One Of The Most Challenging NES Games

Constellations, block puzzles, magic, and a Taoist monk collide in this odd but extremely difficult puzzle game called Solomon’s Key. Published by Tecmo as an arcade game in 1986, it was ported to the NES in 1987. Michitaka Tsuruta was the main designer and he explained over email how he drew the original inspiration for…

By Peter Tieryas Published December 31, 2019

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Modern Warfare Players Are Being Killed By… A Chair

There are plenty of ways to die in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, but nobody ever suspects the office chair. A few days back, aReddit user discovered that they could melee the two chairs inside the hotel of the St. Petrograd map, spinning the office chairs until the furniture struck back. It seems that either…

S.E. Doster Published December 30, 2019

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Syd Mead Has Died

Legendary concept artist and futurist Syd Mead, famous for his work on movies like Blade Runner and Tron, has died. He was 86 years old. Mead had only announced his retirement in September. His career as a concept artist saw him work on projects like the aforementioned Blade Runner (and its sequel, Blade Runner 2049)…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2019

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Should I Replace My Damaged Nintendo Switch?

There is a hole on the top of my Nintendo Switch where the vent grill used to be. It’s been growing for the past year and a half and It is very concerning. A replacement console may be in order. What do you think? I’m pretty sure the gaping hole is my fault. It started…

By Mike Fahey Published December 30, 2019

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The Week In Games: It’s A Bit Of A Ghost Town…

The last days of 2019 are here and the first days of 2020 are coming. And there aren’t new games coming out during the transition to a new year. Seriously, if you thought last week was a quiet week, look down below this paragraph and see how short the list is this week. I had…