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Monopoly's Community Chest Is Getting a 21st-Century Makeover

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The Auto Industry Is Recruiting Video-Game Designers to Usher in Its Next Wave of Innovations

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"Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Legendary CEO" will be out later this year

MLB All-Stars Carlos Beltran & Evan Longoria Open Topps Baseball Series 1 Cards

Law Student Explores Late Father's Baseball Card Collection, Finds Rarities

Where Baltimore sports and rack packs converge

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Super Nintendo World Opening at Universal Studios Japan in 2021

The opening kicks off with an AR-enhanced "Mario Kart" roller coaster inside Bowser's castle

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