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Old Games Really WERE Harder But Not for the Reason You Think

Old games often were harder than modern games, but difficulty wasn't always the goal. Economics, storage limits and design conventions had a lot to do with it.

We Used to Write Save Passwords on Paper. Now Your Game Follows You Around the World

From passwords scribbled in notebooks to memory cards, hard drives and Steam Cloud, here's how saving a game evolved over four decades.

Nintendo Switch 2 Sold 23.68 Million Units. So Why Does Its First Year Still Feel Weird?

Switch 2 has sold 23.68 million units, yet its first year has produced surprisingly mixed reactions. Here is what Nintendo got right and what still feels unresolved.