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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  The Slow Collapse Of Embracer Continues As It Sells More Studios

  Also: Nintendo Classics gets some great new retro games, Black Ops 7's best mode is improved, and NBA Jam's announcer reveals what he was paid

  By Zack Zwiezen Published November 26, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  Retro Games Are Coming To Animal Crossing: New Horizons But You Have To Pay To Play Them

  A callback to the GameCube game gets an unfortunate paywall

  By Ethan Gach Published October 30, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Nintendo Music App Gets 20+ Game Soundtracks, Including Some Of The Worst Songs Yet

  Y'all ready to rock out to 'Bogey / Double Bogey' from NES classic Golf ?

  By Zack Zwiezen Published July 22, 2025
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  The Bests

  The Best And Worst Things About The Super Mario Games

  From the first NES adventure to the Switch’s Wonder , we take a look at the best and worst parts of the Super Mario games

  Kenneth Shepard, Carolyn Petit, and Alexandra Hall Published March 10, 2025
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  CultureNews

  NES Tetris Is Being Re-Released For The First Time Ever

  The game is coming to Switch Online, the first release of the classic version since 1989

  By John Walker Published December 3, 2024
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  Tips & Guides

  UFO 50‘s Retro Gaming Masterpieces, As Told By Steam Reviews

  The faux-collection of lost classics proves hugely popular among the patient

  Brandon Morgan Published October 23, 2024
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  OpinionImpressions

  This Collection Of 50 ‘Fictional’ Retro Classics Is One Of The Year’s Best Games

  UFO 50 is an incredible ode to one of the most exciting eras in gaming history

  By Carolyn Petit Published September 17, 2024
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  Opinion

  Overwatch 2‘s Identity Crisis, The Hate Driving The Assassin’s Creed ‘Controversy,’ And More Opinions For The Week

  Also, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is missing the one thing it needed to make it great

  Kotaku Staff Published July 28, 2024
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  OpinionImpressions

  Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Would Be Terrific If Not For This One Colossal Flaw

  Please, Nintendo, just let me compete with my friends in all these silly challenges

  By Carolyn Petit Published July 23, 2024
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  CultureNews

  Switch Gets 7 More Random NES Games, Including One Programmed By Nintendo’s Former President

  Donkey Kong Jr. Math and more got added in a surprise update

  By Ethan Gach Published July 5, 2024