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The 10 Best Sonic Games

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Few video game characters are as iconic as Sonic the Hedgehog. The speedy little blue blur has been around for over three decades, touching every corner of pop culture along the way, from games, to comics, to TV, to blockbuster movies. But we’re here specifically to celebrate the mainline Sonic game series and pick the best of them. Before we start, let’s quickly touch upon our criteria. We tried to rank these games based on a combination of historical significance, innovation, and how well these games stand the test of time. Some games, like Sonic Adventure 1 and the original Sonic the Hedgehog, for instance, are obviously super important to the Sonic series and set the foundation for both 2D and 3D Sonic games to follow, but we felt like they both didn’t quite hold up as well as their sequels when judged by a modern standard, which was why they just missed this list. The 10 games on this list are the ones we feel are the best examples of both classic and modern Sonic style. So w...
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Baldur's Gate 3 Interactive Map and Locations for Acts 1, 2, and 3

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Baldur's Gate 3 is a game full of intricate detail. With so many dialogue options, characters, classes, and quests, everyone's experience is a little bit different. Discoveries are around every corner, and the only thing seemingly separating you from success or tragedy is a dice roll. That being said, it's a lot easier to somewhat plot your destiny when you know where you're going. IGN's Baldur's Gate 3 interactive map can help guide you on your quest through Act 1, 2 and 3. See the full Baldur's Gate 3 Map for all locations We have the most updated Baldur's Gate 3 map with the location of every item, chest, enemies, NPC, and more throughout the prologue, Act 1, Act 2, and Act 3. You can also check out our Baldur's Gate 3 walktrough for quests guides and details. Baldur's Gate 3 Interactive Map Currently, our Baldur's Gate 3 map features locations for the Prologue, Act 1, Act 2, and Act 3. This include a Nautiloid map, a map of t...
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Nintendo Works to Fix Game-Breaking Paper Mario Issue

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Nintendo has promised to fix a game-breaking issue in Paper Mario: The Origami King that can keep players from progressing through the story. Light location spoilers for Paper Mario: The Origami King follow. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/14/paper-mario-the-origami-king-announcement-trailer"] On Mario and Olivia's journey to the last streamer in The Origami King, players have to collect four stamps for their Spring of Rainbows VIP card in the Shangri-Spa area. After you collect all four stamps from four different hot springs, you gain access to a secret fifth hot spring. However, once you enter the fifth hot spring, the Spring of Rainbows, you lose your VIP pass. And, the other four hot springs will not give Mario a second stamp, meaning it's impossible to regain the VIP pass after you've already used it. If you try to re-enter the Spring of Rainbows, Mario will once again be asked to show his VIP pass. So, if you leave the Spring of Rainbows b...
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How PS5, Xbox Series X Prices Compare to Past Consoles

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Update 2 (September 2020): Now that Sony and Microsoft have revealed the prices of their respective next-gen consoles, we've updated the chart below to reflect how PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S compare to past console launches when adjusted for inflation. (The figures were determined using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' inflation calculator.) Click through the gallery below for the full list of adjusted console launch prices from the past five decades, or scroll down to the chart for a full overview. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=console-launch-prices-with-inflation&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Update: The Nintendo Switch's launch price and date have been officially unveiled, and the chart below has been updated to reflect that. After the announcement of Switch's launch price, recent Nintendo numbers to note are the price of the Wii U, which launched at $299 and $349 price points, which would run about $313.66 and $366.11 today, while the Wii launched in 2006 at $249.99 and would now cost about $297.48. With that in mind, check out IGN's look at the historical list of console prices at the year of their launch and what that would equate to at a 2016 price point due to inflation. Read on for a wider look at console prices throughout the last few decades and stay tuned to IGN for more on the Switch. Original story follows: [poilib element="accentDivider"] IGN took a look at over 30 consoles, their launch years, prices, and what their current day price would be, adjusted for inflation. Take a look at the table below which compares console prices starting with the 1972 launch of the Magnavox Odyssey through the launch of the PlayStation 5.
Console Year Original Price 2020 Price
Magnavox Odyssey 1972 $99 $611.21
Atari 2600 1977 $199 $842.41
Intellivision 1980 $299 $916.46
ColecoVision 1982 $175 $465.56
Atari 5200 1982 $269 $713.45
NES 1985 $199 $478.92
Sega Master System 1986 $199 $469.36
TurboGrafx-16 1989 $199 $415.12
Sega Genesis 1989 $189 $394.26
Neo-Geo 1991 $649 $1,238.52
SNES 1991 $199 $376.99
3DO 1993 $699 $1,246.96
Atari Jaguar 1993 $249 $443.89
PlayStation 1995 $299 $507.28
Sega Saturn 1995 $399 $681.39
Nintendo 64 1996 $199 $327.78
Dreamcast 1999 $199 $308.06
PlayStation 2 2000 $299 $446.64
GameCube 2001 $199 $291.57
Xbox 2001 $299 $438.08
Xbox 360 2005 $299/$399 $393.30/$524.83
Wii 2006 $249 $321.19
PlayStation 3 2006 $499/$599 $643.67/$772.66
Wii U 2012 $299/$349 $337.57/$394.02
PlayStation 4 2013 $399 $444.96
Xbox One 2013 $499 $556.48
PlayStation 4 Pro 2016 $399 $429.69
Nintendo Switch 2017 $299 $318.77
Xbox One X 2017 $499 $525.80
Nintendo Switch Lite 2019 $199 $201.45
Xbox Series S/X 2020 $299/$499 $299/$499
PlayStation 5 Digital/Disc 2020 $399/$499 $399/$499
The most common launch price point among the systems included in the above graph is $199, with nine consoles having debuted at that number. (Eight consoles launched at $299). Adjusted for inflation, however, most of those systems, including the NES, Sega Master System, and Nintendo 64, would almost all retail today for between $300 and $500. (A notable exception is the Atari 2600 — released in the 70's, the console would now command around a $840 price point when adjusted for inflation.) [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/17/ps5-price-release-date-launch-games-and-more-beyond-episode-666"] Those numbers line up largely within the price range of the last few systems that have been released — the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One's original price points would come to around $450 and $550, respectively, today, while the Switch would now cost over $300 when adjusted for inflation. Noting groups of consoles released roughly within two to three years of each other, the price differences rarely have varied outside of $100 to $200. (Notable exceptions include systems like the 3DO and Neo-Geo, which, adjusted for inflation, would cost well over $1,000.) For more on the upcoming pieces of hardware, check out IGN's PS5 and Xbox Series X comparison chart. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/09/reacting-to-xbox-series-xs-price-and-release-date-unlocked-460"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush. Jordan Sirani is a freelance writer for IGN.

source https://www.ign.com/articles/comparing-the-price-of-every-game-console-with-inflation

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