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4 Things Even Metroid Fans Didn’t Know About Samus Aran

Leading the Metroid franchise since its inception in 1986, Samus Aran is the subject of one of the most well-known surprise endings in video gaming. The reveal of her gender at the conclusion of the original game was a landmark moment in the medium, paving the way for other female protagonists afterward, and each subsequent Metroid game revealed more about her character and backstory, little by little.

5 Xbox and 5 PlayStation Games That Would Fit Great on Nintendo Switch 2

We’re living in a strange time in the gaming space, with Xbox games on PlayStation and PlayStation games on Xbox — essentially, cats and dogs are living together. But when will Nintendo get a slice of the action? While pigs will have to fly for Mario to be on a competing console, it’s evident that the Switch 2 is making a sales splash in the industry, and it could behoove Sony and Microsoft to consider the portable console’s install base for their own products.

The bestselling video game consoles of all time—and dramas behind them

These figures provide video game enthusiasts with a snapshot of a fast-moving industry. You might see one console succeed over its contemporaries due to its stronger software library, or perhaps because it had an innovative feature that attracted nongamers into purchasing it. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have each had triumphant successes and very public failures—and their sales numbers show it.

Best 'Star Trek' episodes

It's hard to think of a more everlasting and impactful science fiction property than "Star Trek." In 1966, what is now known as "Star Trek: The Original Series" premiered on NBC, the brainchild of creator, writer, and executive producer Gene Roddenberry. What made "Star Trek" unique for its time was its devotion to an optimistic vision of society, one where human civilization has moved past war and poverty, boldly going "where no man has gone before."
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