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Sega Decides To Quietly Kill Its Mysterious ‘Super Game’ After Seeing So Many Live Services Tank

Thankfully, Sega's planned revivals of classic titles such as Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi are unaffected by the Super Game project's cancellation

By Lewis Parker Published May 12, 2026

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PlayStation 3 Emulator Devs Politely Ask That People Stop Flooding It With AI Code Pull Requests

The team behind RPCS3 suggests that vibe-coders "learn how to debug and code" instead of "generating slop that you don't understand"

By Lewis Parker Published May 10, 2026

Anime

The 10 Best New Anime You Should Be Watching Right Now In Spring 2026

If you're feeling overwhelmed with the quality of this season's anime line-up, trust me, you're not alone

By Lewis Parker Published May 10, 2026

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Newly Discovered Exploit For Rockstar’s Bully Lets You Finally Unlock BB Rifle 20 Years Later

It's imperative that we not let this news reach Jack Thompson

By Lewis Parker Published May 10, 2026

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Sony Is Emailing PS4 Owners And Telling Them To Buy A PS5 For GTA 6 And Fans Think It’s The Start Of Something

It sure does seem like Take-Two and Sony are ramping up for some sort of big Grand Theft Auto 6 marketing push

By Lewis Parker Published May 9, 2026

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The Helldivers 2 Community Is Melting Down And Attempts To Quell the Outrage Have Only Pissed Them Off More

A Q&A post from Arrowhead about lingering concerns has, ironically, just upset fans even more

By Lewis Parker Published May 8, 2026

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Neverness To Everness Accused Of Replacing GenAI Art With Different GenAI Art

Eagle-eyed fans think the AI art on an in-game billboard has been swapped with an AI slop image of a soda can

By Lewis Parker Published May 8, 2026

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Slay The Spire 2′s Latest Update Completely Removes Controversial Doormaker Boss

As one Doormaker closes, another one opens

By Lewis Parker Published May 8, 2026

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Slay The Spire 2 Is Getting Review Bombed Again, This Time Because Of Chuds

An influx of new players are using Steam reviews to relitigate Gamegate

By Lewis Parker Published May 7, 2026

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Fan Project To Save LittleBigPlanet Shuts Down As Allegations Of DDoS Attacks And Bigotry Fly

If you were waiting to try out LBPOnline, the fan made project for LittleBigPlanet 3 that added private servers to the 12-year-old game, I have some bad news for you

By Lewis Parker Published May 7, 2026

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Ironmouse Cancels Neverness To Everness Sponsorship After Devs Allegedly Lied To Her About ‘Blatant’ GenAI Use

The team behind the newly released open-world gacha game apparently promised the VTuber that the AI slop would be removed before launch

By Lewis Parker Published May 6, 2026

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Official Assassin’s Creed Account Roasts YouTuber For Posting AI-Altered Leak

Now, like Elon Musk, leaker j0nathan knows how it feels to get ratio'd by the official Assassin's Creed account

By Lewis Parker Published May 6, 2026

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MindsEye Studio Hit With More Mass Layoffs Just As It Was Promising A Turnaround

Roughly 170 members of Build a Rocket Boy's 250-person staff have been affected

By Lewis Parker Published May 5, 2026

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Resident Evil Requiem Producer Says The Negative Reaction To Grace’s DLSS 5 AI Slop Filter Proves Capcom ‘Got The Design Right’

Capcom producer Masato Kumazawa believes that fans' 'strong opinions' on Grace's DLSS 5 makeover were an overall positive for the team

By Lewis Parker Published May 4, 2026

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One Ring Magic: The Gathering Artist Apologizes After Fans Discover Plagiarism: ‘I Made A Mistake And I Feel Awful’

Wizards of the Coast noted that they plan to compensate the original artist of The One Ring card, and credit them on its digital artwork

By Lewis Parker Published May 3, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Ex-GTA Producer Takes A Break From MindsEye Mess To Help Someone Vibe-Code A Game

The Build a Rocket Boy co-CEOs could really do with a new PR manager, because they've even managed to upset the die-hard MindsEye community this time

By Lewis Parker Published May 3, 2026

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Sony Set To Pay $7.8 Million To PlayStation Users After Judge Approves Preliminary Settlement In PSN Digital Games Class Action Lawsuit

The $7.8 million will be distributed as "credits" to the PSN accounts of those who are eligible

By Lewis Parker Published May 2, 2026

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The Metal Gear Solid 2 HD Source Code Has Reportedly Leaked 15 Years Later

Strangely enough, the leak apparently contains data from a Nintendo Wii port of Metal Gear Solid 2 HD

By Lewis Parker Published May 1, 2026

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 AMA On Reddit Turns Into A Disaster Over AI Allegations

Warhorse Studios developers were bombarded with questions about a fired translator's claims

By Lewis Parker Published May 1, 2026

Official Still From Zach Cregger's Resident Evil Trailer Sony

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Every Detail We Noticed In The Resident Evil Trailer That Lines Up With The Leaked Script

The script that leaked for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie last month was seemingly authentic, based on the teaser trailer that just dropped

By Lewis Parker Published April 30, 2026