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The new game, out Oct. 20, will be Nintendo's first new side-scrolling game in over 10 years Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is the ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Later this year, Bitmap Bureau is revisiting the classic sci-fi action film Terminator 2: Judgment Day with a throwback side-scrolling game, ...