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Among the trove of games was an original version of the cult hit Chrono Trigger. Screenshot from NPR hide caption

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A forgotten trove of rare video games could now be worth six figures

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Life is like a video game now, says author Max Brooks — it's constantly updating. Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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This author says Minecraft helps prepare kids for our world

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Detective Pikachu Returns, a kid-friendly mystery game from Nintendo, releases the same week as Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Mirage. Nintendo/Ubisoft hide caption

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In 'Starfield', human destiny is written in the stars

Starfield is one of the biggest and most anticipated video game releases of the year. It's a massive open world game set in humanity's future, when we've settled on star systems throughout the galaxy. There's over 1000 planets to explore, multiple factions to join, spaceships to pilot and quests to go on. But does Starfield live up to the hype?

In 'Starfield', human destiny is written in the stars

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