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The Feds Reportedly Want Discord, Reddit, And Others To Doxx Users Who Criticize ICE

Companies are being subpoenaed for personal info

By Ethan Gach Published February 18, 2026

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Local Dog Crashes Olympics, Chases Camera, Is Best Boy

Nazgul just wanted to hang out with people, and he found some during a cross-country skiing event

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 18, 2026
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Jacksepticeye Apologizes For Criticizing Life Is Strange 2’s Political Message: ‘I’ve Learned A Great Deal In The Last 8 Years’

Don’t Nod’s adventure game tackles everything from racism to homophobia

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 18, 2026
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Highguard Dev Says Broken Website Is ‘Low Priority’ And The ‘Reputational Damage Already Done’

The game's website being down is 'low priority'

By Ethan Gach Published February 18, 2026
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Nintendo Tells Pokémon Store That Got Robbed To Change Its Name

The Poké Court will now be known as the Trainer Court

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 17, 2026

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3D Platformer Become Asks, What If Finding Nemo But The Fish Was A Sperm?

In indie developer Valentin Wirth's upcoming 3D platformer/adventure game, you play as a sperm racing to fertilize an egg

By Jen Lennon Published February 17, 2026
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Magic: The Gathering Cards Are Winning Me Over With Their Big-Time Video Game Vibes

The latest Nickelodeon Universes Beyond expansion has some neat tricks

By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2026
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Skyrim On Switch 2 Less Of A Mess After New Update Adds 60FPS Option And Fixes

The aging Elder Scrolls RPG looks and plays better after the 1.2 update

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 17, 2026
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The Source Of Highguard‘s Mysterious Funding Was Reportedly Chinese Tech Giant Tencent

The struggling hero shooter recently suffered mass layoffs

By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2026
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Stardew Valley Player Sleeps For 1,000 Years And Wakes Up To Something Completely Unexpected

Honk shoo mimimi

Amelia Zollner Published February 17, 2026

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Report: Escapist And Other Gaming Sites Slash Staff As Gambling Firm ‘Pivots To AI’

The peculiarly shy company has been buying up gaming sites and turning them into gambling sites for years

By John Walker Published February 17, 2026
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Indie Game Engine Manager Says Getting Bombarded With AI Slop Is ‘Increasingly Draining And Demoralizing’

Godot is a competitor to Unity that's open source

Lewis Parker Published February 17, 2026
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The Highguard Website Is Down As Players Brace For The Worst

The free-to-play raid shooter found itself at the center of endless online discourse the moment it was announced less than 70 days ago

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 17, 2026
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This Is The Ultimate Trick Shot Of Pokémon Shiny Hunting

Shiny hunting is usually a long process, then you see people pull off something like this

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 17, 2026
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Kingdom Come Deliverance II And The Witcher 3 Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass

It's a busy month, with High on Life 2 and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora as well

By John Walker Published February 17, 2026

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Surprise! Konami Just Quietly Delisted Old Metal Gear Solid Games Ahead Of The Newest Remasters

Also: Project Windless's publisher confirms its genAI-friendly development cycle

By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2026
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Pokémon Pokopia Has The Best Approach To Multiplayer Possible, With One Caveat

The life sim will allow anyone to access an island regardless of who owns it

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 17, 2026
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Discord Rival Gets Overwhelmed By Mass Exodus Of Players Fleeing Age-Verification Crackdown

TeamSpeak seems to be rather enjoying the technical issues

By John Walker Published February 17, 2026
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Unity Promises Deluge Of New Games Prompted Into Existence By AI As Its Stock Tanks

If you love shovelware just wait

Bee Wertheimer Published February 17, 2026
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The Steam Deck Is Still Out Of Stock And Valve Says Get Used To It

Great, just great

By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2026

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