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Why ADAC Nordrhein’s new Nurburgring-based racing series is a high-risk game

After the latest Nurburgring power struggle, fans may lose NLS or the ADAC Nordrhein the right to the 24-Hour race

Motorsport

Inside Nurburgring turf war: The conflict from different perspectives

In the final part of our series on the power struggle at the Nurburgring, we look at the situation from different angles

Motorsport

Inside the Nurburgring turf war: Why a new series?

The second part of our series shows the two major contributors to the renewed endurance racing mess around the Nurburgring

Motorsport

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The ‘Houston Miracle’ Shell Game

How Houston ISD’s takeover regime inflated school accountability ratings by systematically holding back certain students

Texas Observer

Inside the Nurburgring turf war: Introducing the players and what's at stake

What is behind the new racing series by ADAC Nordrhein? These are the key players behind the programme

Motorsport

97 untouched Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros. cartridges worth thousands discovered in retro shop storage room — never-before-seen version of popular NES games include five perfect 10 PSA items

A retro gaming shop in Wisconsin finds a box of unopened, never-before-seen versions of Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros. in its storage room. These items are probably worth four to five digits, and the first three carts are going up for auction starting August 12.

Tom’s Hardware

97 Super Mario Bros NES cartridges set to be "melted down" turn out to be a lot more valuable than the gold they contain

"An undocumented, never before seen variant" of Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt has emerged out of nowhere

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Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto says PCs were once "held in higher regard than consoles," so the NES was made to bridge "the gap" – "It wasn't just a toy"

"PCs were held in higher regard than consoles, which were 'just toys,'" Miyamoto says

GamesRadar

New Nurburgring bombshell as ADAC Nordrhein launches NLS rival Nordschleife series

The political turf war quietly simmering in the Eifel region since 2023 has taken another bizarre turn

Motorsport

"The NES is basically held together with chewing gum and paperclips – it was a brutal experience": Emo band release chiptune remix album that’s only available on a retro video games console

Daydream Plus reprogrammed their entire album using 8-bit tracker software and released it on a NES cartridge

MusicRadar

Nintendo of America was so poor in the '80s that it was "bartering" for 2am TV commercials while employees had to dodge "snakes and rats in the bathroom"

"We didn't have a lot of money at Nintendo"

GamesRadar

77 Unsettling Yet Fascinating Pictures Of Trees Eating Things People Left Behind

Trees provide us with lots of things: oxygen, shade, fruit, beauty, and sometimes even, unexpected entertainment. They're known to "eat" almost anything in site if given have a chance and enough time. Road signs, bicycles, telephones and even entire houses aren't off limits to these leafy predators.

Bored Panda

I've played countless Doom engine games, so believe me when I say this one that combines the FPS with JRPG combat might be the coolest one in 30 years

Free Doom total conversion End of Starchild is part bullet hell, part surprise RPG, all enigma.

PC Gamer

The Super Pocket Rare edition reeled me in with Banjo-Kazooie goodness, but the retro handheld also boasts one of my favorite NES games

The Super Pocket Rare Edition offers up a remarkably solid way to play Banjo-Kazooie for $70, but you're also getting one of my favorite quirky NES outings.

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I ditched my $54 JBL Go 5 to listen to music on the $49 8BitDo Retro Cube 2 speaker — and 8BitDo does something JBL doesn't

I've been testing the 8BitDo Retro Cube 2 speaker and though it doesn't sound as full-bodied as the JBL Go 5, its cute looks and long battery life have won me over.

Tom’s Guide

I’ve never seen a speaker as cute and quirky as the NES-inspired 8BitDo Retro Cube 2 — and it boasts surprisingly good sound for just $49

The 8BitDo Retro Cube 2 is an NES-inspired speaker with D-pad controls, and it boasts crisp treble and a refined midrange for $49. It has some flaws though.

Axios

Nashville Electric Service's tech slowed down ice storm response, report finds

A consultant hired by the NES board found flaws in the agency's ice storm response.

GamesRadar

After spending $45,000 on an "unheard of" first-party Nintendo prototype, anonymous collector pulls the ultimate good guy move and releases the ROM for preservationists to study for free

"The prototype cartridge allegedly belonged to a former Nintendo of America employee who had sold it in a garage sale"

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Creative Bloq

Marvel MaXimum Collection review: the arcade hits shine, but one game surprised me

Heroes, a couple of duds, and one hidden gem.

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After 37 years, cult classic NES Friday the 13th game has a fan remake made "from scratch" for Game Boy Color, and this time around you can actually take down Jason Voorhees

The fan-made Friday the 13th remake gives Jason a health bar and adds a whole new trading system

The Independent UK

Republicans blame ‘woke’ policies as Nashville residents fume about power outages

Power outages in Tennessee stretched into a second week following the ‘historic’ weather events

The Guardian - US

Snow and blizzards move into US east coast as 85 dead from last week’s storm

About 190,000 are still without power in the south-east as states scramble to prepare for more winter weather

Tom’s Guide

Dear Nespresso machines, this is an apology — from a coffee snob and ex-barista

I hated Nespresso and Keurig machines... until I went on vacation and the Airbnb had one. Nespresso, this is an apology: you're better than I thought.

Operation Sports

What Was the Hottest Sports Video Game of Every Holiday in the 1980s?

Since 1973, video games controlled with hand-held devices have captured global attention, with sports games taking center stage right from the start thanks to an early, simple tennis-inspired classic. For countless gamers, their love of gaming began on Christmas morning, unwrapping packages that matched the size of those coveted titles…

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Historians recovered the source code for this never-before-seen NES shooter, finished the game themselves, and are now selling it as a charity fundraiser

Xcavator 2025 was rebuilt "using the tools and environments" it would've been developed with in the first place

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