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Video Games Don’t Need To Be Made Into TV And Movies To Justify Their Existence Anymore

Also: the Crimson Desert hype train hasn't slowed down

By Ethan Gach Published April 27, 2026

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Amazon Punches Digital Book Lovers In The Face

Also: remember when people just played fighting games for fun?

By Ethan Gach Published April 9, 2026
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Forza Horizon 6′s Tokyo Is So Big It Has Its Own Development Team

Also: Someone from the Doom movie reminds us it sucked, Crimson Desert has pre-launch issues, and a new roguelike shooter looks good

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 13, 2026
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Xbox Quietly Erases The Worst Marketing Campaign It Ever Launched

Also: Teardown gets multiplayer, Silent Hill 2 hits five million players, and Valve reveals new Steam hardware info

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 12, 2026
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Former God Of War Writer Says Sex Mini-Games Were ‘Worked On By Women’ And Should Return In Remake

Also: A leaked Lego set, Fortnite's original mode goes free-to-play, a creepy crab game, and AI-generated guidebooks

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 11, 2026

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Runescape Monthly Membership Will Now Cost As Much As World Of Warcraft

Also: Luigi gets a new Lego set, Yoshi's next game is out in May, PS Plus games leak early, and more

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2026
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Marathon Is Already Trailing Behind Arc Raiders, Says Analyst

Also: Resident Evil Requiem is selling well and Atomic Heart's last DLC gets a release date

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 4, 2026
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Oh Look, The Vita’s Back

Also: Nintendo can't keep getting away with this

By Ethan Gach Published February 3, 2026
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Palworld Studio Has Devs Share Screenshots Of Steam Playtime To Prove They’re ‘True’ Gamers

Also: you'll be able to play Vampire Survivors' wild new spin-off pretty soon

By Ethan Gach Published January 23, 2026
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Metroid Prime‘s 40-Year Nintendo Veteran Is Reportedly Done With The Franchise

Also: Beyond Good & Evil 2 still lives

By Ethan Gach Published January 22, 2026

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Video Game God Of War Congratulates Live Action God Of War

Also: is Unreal Engine really to blame for modern VFX?

By Ethan Gach Published January 21, 2026
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Not-Pokémon With Guns Survival Sim Palworld Is Launching A Not-Pokémon Card Game

Also: don't throw away your PC gaming rig's old power supply just yet

By Ethan Gach Published January 12, 2026
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Would You Pay Over $1,000 For A Steam Machine?

Also: a mystery game is set to appear at the first Xbox showcase of the year

By Ethan Gach Published January 9, 2026
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Enjoy Discord While You Can

Also: Rockstar accuses fired GTA 6 devs of leaking game features to a journalist

By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2026
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I’m Begging For A Sequel After Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Ships 1 Million Copies

Also: an Arc Raiders TV show, in this economy?

By Ethan Gach Published January 6, 2026

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Xbox Just Set A Terrible New Record

Also: what if Cyberpunk 2077 took even longer to get started?

By Ethan Gach Published January 5, 2026
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Could Tears Of The Kingdom’s Best Ability Be The Key To The Next Zelda Game?

Also: the voice of Adam Jensen calls the people in charge of Deus Ex psychopaths

By Ethan Gach Published January 2, 2026
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ChatGPT Is Already Exploring Bold New Ways To Sell You Out

Also: a River City cult classic is about to disappear

By Ethan Gach Published December 31, 2025
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Witcher 3 DLC Would Make The Wait For Witcher 4 Slightly More Bearable

Also: when will we finally see Arkane's Blade?

By Ethan Gach Published December 29, 2025
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Stardew Valley Gets Free Upgrade For Switch 2 But There Are Some Issues

Also: the first Nicolas Cage Madden trailer has been unleashed

By Ethan Gach Published December 26, 2025

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