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The Latest Steam Sale Just Invented A Cool New Genre Of Games That Reimagine Screentime

Put your phones away

By Rebekah Valentine Published April 27, 2026

CultureOdds and Ends

Here Is Sephiroth Knocking Back A Cold One

Did Sephiroth do this?

By Ethan Gach Published April 27, 2026

CultureNews

Call Of Duty Movie Director Previously Called Playing Video Games ‘Weak’ And ‘Pathetic’

Peter Berg, who is directing the upcoming CoD movie, didn't seem like a fan of video games a decade ago

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 27, 2026

Games

Magic: The Gathering Arena Developers Unionize For Better Layoff, Remote Work, and GenAI Protections

'Recent decisions by WOTC and Hasbro leadership have not aligned with the values of their employees'

By Rebekah Valentine Published April 27, 2026

CultureNews

Nintendo’s Cinematic Universe Could Be Another ‘Everyone Is Here’ Moment With Kirby, Star Fox, Luigi’s Mansion, And More

Okay nevermind, I'm tired just thinking about it

By Rebekah Valentine Published April 27, 2026

CultureNews

New Avatar Fighting Game Gives Sokka A Speed Boost For Being A Wife Guy

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game is pitting characters from across the franchise against one another

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 27, 2026

CultureNews

Why Valve’s New $100 Controller Rings Like A Phone, Lacks A 3.5 Jack, And Isn’t Called The Steam Controller 2

We sat down with two Valve employees and asked a lot of questions about the new controller, Steam, reparability, and more

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 27, 2026

A Steam Controller appears in front of a keyboard.

CultureNews

Valve Says Its New Controller Is Shipping Before The Steam Machine Because It’s Unaffected By RAM Shortage And Is ‘Ready Now’

As for the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame, those have been affected by increased memory costs

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 27, 2026

CultureMorning Checkpoint

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

CulturePokemon

Pokémon Champions Dev Responds To Technical Criticism: ‘We’ve Truly Tried To Do Our Best’

The battle sim launched on Switch earlier this month, with a mobile version on the way

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 27, 2026

CultureNews

An All-Time Classic SNES Emulator Returns With Plans To Change Everything

Super ZSNES is a revival of the 90s Nintendo emulator that shifts processing to the GPU

By John Walker Published April 27, 2026

Enter The Gungeon A Farewell To Arms Offical Art Dodge Roll

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Enter The Gungeon’s Creators Think The Roguelike Genre Has Lost Its Way And Become ‘A Little Cash-Grabby’

Dodge Roll's co-founder believes the 'slot machine' aspect of Balatro and Vampire Survivors has led to a shift in the design of roguelikes

By Lewis Parker Published April 27, 2026

CultureNews

Fortnite Gives Refunds But Won’t Remove D4vd’s Music After Arrest In Investigation Of Murder Of 14-Year-Old Girl

The song 'Feel It' is featured in an emote

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 27, 2026

CultureNews

Sony Jacks Up The Price Of The PS5 In Even More Countries Amid ‘Continued Pressures In The Global Economic Landscape’

The cheapest PS5 will hit 43 percent above its launch price in South Korea

By Ethan Gach Published April 27, 2026

CultureNews

Alleged Trump Shooter’s Steam Game Pulled From Sale Following Review Bombing

A wealth of incredibly unfunny reviews were added over the weekend until the game was yoinked

By John Walker Published April 27, 2026

CultureNews

A Surprise Teaser For Alien: Isolation 2 Gives Fans Fresh Hope For The Sequel 12 Years Later

We still know almost nothing about the upcoming game from Creative Assembly

Bee Wertheimer Published April 26, 2026

Anime

My Hero Academia Voice Actor Dubs Streamer’s Apology For Cheating On His Girlfriend And It Doesn’t Go Well

The voice of Deku later deleted his reenactment of Sykkuno's apology

Bee Wertheimer Published April 26, 2026

CultureNews

Ultimate Drummer Turns Rock Band Into A Surprisingly Cool Action-RPG Soulslike

Illustrious animation duo’s Ultimate Drummer proves that music has the power to move mountains

By Zack Kotzer Published April 26, 2026

Final Fantasy Xiv Fan Festival 2026 Livestream Image Square Enix

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Square Enix’s Koji Fox Criticized For Using AI Art During Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest Panel

The long-serving Square Enix localizer and lyricist revealed that the Final Fantasy maker's CEO "has been keen on incorporating AI tools into our daily work"

By Lewis Parker Published April 26, 2026

CultureNews

Alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooter Was An Indie Games Developer

Cole Tomas Allen had released one game on Steam, and was developing another

By John Walker Published April 26, 2026