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GTA Online Players Keep Making Charlie Kirk Assassination Missions And Rockstar Keeps Deleting Them

It seems Rockstar is trying to stop people from spreading these missions online

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 12, 2026

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Dude Will Delete AI-Generated Game From Steam After New Girlfriend Convinces Him AI Sucks

Hardest, a roguelike card game developed using AI, will be removed from Valve's storefront at the end of the month

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 12, 2026
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The Last of Us Part 2 Multiplayer Mod Is A Busted But Beautiful Look At What Might Have Been

The fan project might never work but it's cool that someone's trying

Bee Wertheimer Published January 12, 2026
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Rockstar Wins Initial Ruling Against Fired GTA 6 Devs: ‘We Regret That We Were Put In A Position Where Dismissals Were Necessary’

The union accused Rockstar of spying on employees' private communications

By Ethan Gach Published January 12, 2026
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A Steam Sale’s Background Art Was Filled With Hidden Free Game Codes

Publisher Team 17's Hidden Treasures sale included some sneaky freebies if you looked carefully

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 12, 2026

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10 Mysterious Games To Check Out In Steam’s Detective Fest

Some coming soon, some out now, here are some investigative games you've yet to discover

By John Walker Published January 12, 2026
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Kojima Tries To Describe The Nightmare Fuel Haunting His Sleep, Including Creature Bites And ‘Voluptuous Nude Women’

The Death Stranding 2 director thought a dream diary would help him sleep better

Bee Wertheimer Published January 12, 2026
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Oh, Thank Goodness Arc Raiders Isn’t A First-Person Game

A hack to tweak the game to first-person makes it far too scary

By John Walker Published January 12, 2026
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Nintendo Asked About Spiraling RAM Costs As Fans Worry About A Switch 2 Price Increase

Nintendo isn't ready to comment on hypotheticals

Jeffrey Rousseau Published January 12, 2026
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Comparing Pokémon’s New $200 Lego Pikachu With Mega Bloks’ $50 Version

What does that extra $150 get you? Not much, actually...

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 12, 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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Fortnite‘s Steal The Brainrot Will Now Subject Millions Of Kids To Grim Microtransactions And Gambling

Player-created Islands can now make income through V-Bucks sales

By John Walker Published January 12, 2026
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Looks Like 2026 Just Got Its First Stinker

Code Violet is a cross between Resident Evil and Dino Crisis and it’s nowhere near as cool as that sounds

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 12, 2026
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The Pokémon Lego Sets Are Incredible And Expensive

The collaboration was teased almost a full year ago

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 12, 2026
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Peak Dev Explains The Completely Bonkers Psychology Behind Game Prices

Sometimes 1+1 does equal 3 in the minds of Steam users

By Ethan Gach Published January 12, 2026

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2026 RPG That Lets You Ride Dragons Promises A Map Twice The Size of Skyrim

Devs are still gloating about giant worlds without telling us what you can do in them

Justin Clark Published January 9, 2026
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GameStop CEO Aims For $35 Billion Payout As Stores Close By The Hundreds

There's a good chance your local GameStop has closed, but don't worry, CEO Ryan Cohen should be just fine

Luis Gutierrez Published January 9, 2026
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AI-Fueled PC Gaming Crisis Has One Store Begging For People’s Old Rigs

A large shop in Japan has barren shelves and is running low on gaming PCs as hardware around the world gets more expensive

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 9, 2026
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Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Boss Says Only ‘Terminally Online Culture Warriors’ Care About Controversies

People online spent a lot of time arguing about representation in the first and second games, but Warhorse's co-founder isn't too concerned

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 9, 2026
CultureMorning Checkpoint

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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