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Forza Horizon 6 Drivatar Bowie Knife99 Has Become So Infamous That Even The Official Xbox Account Is Smack-Talking It

Let Me Solo Her's evil twin Bowie Knife99's is turning players' Forza Horizon 6 races into battlegrounds

By Lewis Parker Published May 25, 2026

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AI Crashing Out While Dubbing A Fake WWE News Channel May Genuinely Be The Funniest Thing I’ve Seen In 2026

Can you smell what The Rock is cooking, and why does it smell like burnt toast?

By Lewis Parker Published May 25, 2026

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One Of The Biggest Networks Of Gaming Sites Reveals New Plan To Only Pay Writers Per Click

Editors and writers at the Valnet-owned site TheGamer are in 'open revolt' over new payment rules

By Lewis Parker Published May 23, 2026

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EU Parliament Member Rants About How ‘Woke Ideology’ Is ‘Destroying Video Games’ During Stop Killing Games Debate

A far-right Slovakian party Republic Movement went off about Assassin's Creed Shadows and games where you 'play as a queer character'

By Lewis Parker Published May 22, 2026

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Slay The Spire 2′s Latest Patch Is A Terrifying Mix Of Card Nerfs And Elite Buffs

Unsurprisingly, some of the changes have upset the reviewers on Steam

By Lewis Parker Published May 22, 2026

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Here’s Seemingly Our First Good Look At Virtua Fighter 6 Thanks To A Leaked Trailer

Based on the leaked footage, Virtua Fighter Crossroads already looks like a lot of fun

By Lewis Parker Published May 21, 2026

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Fans Hated The Expanse RPG Protagonist So Much He’s Being Recast

Owlcat Games stated that the unnamed voice actor 'felt less expressive than we wanted'

By Lewis Parker Published May 21, 2026

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An 81-Year-Old Minecraft Streamer Just Got Swatted During Cancer Fundraiser For Her Teenage Grandson

'It was kinda fun,' according to GrammaCrackers

By Lewis Parker Published May 20, 2026

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Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Features A Limmy Show Deep Cut Most People Probably Won’t Understand

I'm the Yoker, baby

By Lewis Parker Published May 20, 2026

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Kickstarter Reverts Controversial Ban On ‘NSFW’ Projects But Says Stripe ‘Can Still Suspend’ Approved Campaigns

Kickstarter's COO stated that the now-reverted NSFW guidelines were put in place due to campaigns being 'suspended by Stripe mid-funding'

By Lewis Parker Published May 19, 2026

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Steam Players Rejoice As Lords Of The Fallen 2 Exclusivity Deal With Epic Games Store Goes In The Trash [Update]

CI Games' CEO previously stated that Epic had been 'an incredible partner' in helping to develop Lords Of The Fallen 2

By Lewis Parker Published May 19, 2026

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu Reviews Say It’s Bringing Little Screen Energy And Lacking Anything Special

Reviewers say The Mandalorian and Grogu is putting the 'mid' in midi-chlorians

By Lewis Parker Published May 19, 2026

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Isekai Is Basically The Live-Service Gaming Of Manga And Anime As Publisher Blames It For Swallowing Up Profits

The publisher saw a massive plummet in its operating profits, and it attributes that to an overreliance on the isekai genre

By Lewis Parker Published May 19, 2026

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Sony Is Being Sued For Allegedly Retaining ‘Substantial Windfall’ Generated By ‘Illegal’ Tariffs

The class action lawsuit argues that Sony will obtain 'a double recovery windfall' following the Trump administration’s IEEPA tariff refunds, which it argues should be passed on to consumers

By Lewis Parker Published May 18, 2026

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Ghost of Yōtei Legends’ Already Received Its ‘Last Major Planned Update’

Two months after launch, Sucker Punch has announced that it's already moving on from Ghost of Yōtei Legends

By Lewis Parker Published May 17, 2026

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The Entire Nintendo 64 Library Now Has Rollback Netcode

The noise you just heard was from thousands of Super Smash Bros. players shouting with glee in unison

By Lewis Parker Published May 17, 2026

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Prolific Repacker Of Pirated Games Announces They’re Stepping Back To Focus On Law Degree

You wouldn't download a law degree

By Lewis Parker Published May 16, 2026

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The Internet Reacts To Xbox Trying To Rebrand As XBOX

This is no longer an Xbox, it's now an XBOX

By Lewis Parker Published May 16, 2026

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Director Infamous For Terrible Video Game Movies Announces ‘Unofficial Sequel’ To House Of The Dead 23 Years Later

I heard the original working title was "Bungalow of Recently Departed"

By Lewis Parker Published May 15, 2026

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Horror Romance Visual Novel With 24,000 Wishlists Gets Rejected By Steam For ‘Not Meeting Platform Criteria’

While both Steam and developers Viv have been vague about the reason behind This Game Is Not Real's removal, the culprit appears to be the "non-consensual" content listed on its new store page

By Lewis Parker Published May 15, 2026