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Everything Continues To Get More Expensive, Including Anime On Crunchyroll

The popular anime streaming service announced a series of price increase that will go live in March

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 2, 2026

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MindsEye CEO Threatens YouTuber With Legal Action Following Epstein Video

Build a Rocket Boy's boss issued a bizarre cease and desist demand in Discord

Lewis Parker Published February 2, 2026
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Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed Dev Fired Less Than Two Weeks After Criticizing Company’s Plans To End Work From Home

David Michaud-Cromp was previously punished with an unpaid suspension for publicly pushing back

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 2, 2026
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GOG Says Game Banner Ad Was Made With AI But Claims It Was Shared By Mistake

The retro game store told paying patrons that it hears their 'disappointment'

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 2, 2026
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Someone Beat Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Without Getting Hit

Sandfall Interactive’s punishing dodge and parry windows are brutal, but you can master them

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 2, 2026

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Devs Behind Steam Game With Over 300,000 Reviews Hit The Panic Button After A Malicious Mod Starts Deleting Fans’ Data

People Playground players are being urged to wipe their Steam Workshop mod lists

Lewis Parker Published February 2, 2026
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Steam MMO That Raised $3.2 Million On Kickstarter Implodes Just Two Months After Launch As Devs Resign In Protest

Ashes of Creation is currently getting review-bombed as allegations fly

By Ethan Gach Published February 2, 2026
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Jeffrey Epstein Sent Five Nights At Freddy’s Porn Via 4Chan Links, Emails Show

One email from Epstein included the subject line 'amazing animations'

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2026
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Emails Reveal Jeffrey Epstein Was Banned From Xbox Live

Microsoft blocked Epstein's Xbox account after it discovered he was a registered sex offender

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2026
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Highguard: The Kotaku Review

Boring visuals and too many ideas make it hard to enjoy this free-to-play shooter's excellent combat

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2026

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Fallout 76 Cashes In On Season 2 Hype With $30 NCR Power Armor

Fans can't use their hard-earned Atoms to buy it either

Lewis Parker Published January 30, 2026
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Highguard Devs Make A Big Change As Player Count Nosedives

Wildlight Entertainment's free-to-play shooter is adding a limited time 5v5 mode over the weekend

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2026
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Pokémon Ascended Heroes Is Out And One Card Is Already Going For Over $1,000

Also: meet John Dragon Ball

By Ethan Gach Published January 30, 2026
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A Bunch Of Big Video Game Company Stocks Just Tanked For A Very Dumb Reason

Google's reveal of its new AI game world making tool, Project Genie, has seemingly spooked some investors

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2026
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10 Amazing Games To Play On Your Phone Instead Of Doomscrolling

There are so many great ways to spend your screen time that aren't pure horror

By John Walker Published January 30, 2026

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Legendary Persona ‘Demon Designer’ Will Port 3,600 AI-Generated Cards To His New Switch Game

Kazuma Kaneko’s Tsukuyomi, in which the artist appears as a character, will cost $25

Lewis Parker Published January 30, 2026
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Battlefield 6 Fixes Cosmetics A Month After AI Slop Allegations

The emblem featured a M4A1 with two barrels

By Ethan Gach Published January 30, 2026
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Report: Hitman Is No Longer Coming To 2025’s Biggest Flop

MindsEye has apparently canceled it's big Agent 47 crossover

Lewis Parker Published January 30, 2026
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Developers Hate AI, Want Unions, And Are Abandoning Xbox According To This New Survey

The GDC 2026 survey offers a grim snapshot of the current video game industry

By Ethan Gach Published January 30, 2026
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The Pokémon Company Apologizes For Listing Fan Meet-Up At One Of Japan’s Most Controversial Sites

The Yasukuni Shrine is a site of great consternation in the country

By John Walker Published January 30, 2026

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