On to Prime 2, though I suspect I’ll have to pause my backtrack into the past on Thursday in order to play something brand new.

As I replayed I was also struck by how strong the writing is at not just establishing the world Samus explores but in conveying off-screen action that occurs as you play (namely, the space pirates discovering your presence, cloning your weapons from afar and preparing a counter attack)

The spider ball is one of the all-time great video game upgrades

The visor modes remain some of the coolest visual effects in gaming history

Isn’t the Switch after all. It’s my TV that needed a reset. Thanks, everyone!

Okay fine. If 25 people send me proof of purchase of a game file annual subscription….i will post a selfie in the Mario costume my stupid friends got me. I am posting this late in the hopes no one does this

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Not sure how my play clock hit 54 hours.

And don’t know why it has such a big prominent blacklist option!

Probably nine years since I last booted it up.

This is exciting!

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Given that they did it for Pikmin, yes, I agree. Seems like 2 could at least have been added to the Switch's GameCube library. 3 seems trickier, given the Wii-specific controls

In October, I noted that Microsoft had cut the word "diversity" from 2025 versions of multiple annual filings

For this story, MS head of comms, Frank Shaw, told me: "Our mission and commitment to our culture and values remain unchanged: empowering every person and organization to achieve more"

Microsoft, like many companies, has pulled back from talking publicly about diversity since the start of a U.S. presidential administration that has threatened to investigate corporations over their diversity initiatives