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Loop Hero‘s Developers Tell Russian Players To Pirate Their Game

The invitation to pirate came after digital storefronts like Steam froze all payments to Russia

By Isaiah Colbert Published March 29, 2022

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Crypto Gaming’s Biggest Success Story Scammed Out Of $600 Million

NFT-based battler Axie Infinity just suffered a major hack

By Ethan Gach Published March 29, 2022
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PlayStation Boss Explains Why New Subscription Service Won’t Have Game Pass’ Biggest Feature

CEO Jim Ryan says that adding first-party games to the revamped PS Plus would diminish the quality of PlayStation’s marquee titles

By Levi Winslow Published March 29, 2022
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Activision Blizzard Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $18 Million

The sexual harassment suit against the Call of Duty maker is the second largest in EEOC history

By Sisi Jiang Published March 29, 2022
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Pokemon GO’s Creators Want Players Back Outside, Despite The Outcry

We speak to Niantic's live game director about the recent controversial changes to the mobile game

By John Walker Published March 29, 2022

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Breath Of The Wild Sequel Delayed To 2023, Nintendo Apologizes

Producer Eiji Aonuma notes the team is trying to make BotW 2 something 'special' for Switch fans

By Ari Notis Published March 29, 2022
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PlayStation Unveils Game Pass Competitor That Will Let You Play Old Games

Here’s everything we know about Sony’s answer to Microsoft’s games-on-demand service

Ari Notis & John Walker Published March 29, 2022
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Our Favorite Cosplay From Japan Expo 2022

Thailand's Japan Expo always knows how to put on a show

By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2022
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Smash Bros Champion Gets Twitter Hacked By NFT Dipshits

A tease for a 'big announcement' turned out to be a scam

By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2022
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Hell Yes, Kairosoft’s Classic Management Games Are Now On Steam

From Game Dev Story to Station Manager , I can't believe it took until 2022 for this to happen

By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2022

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Developers Fighting & Fleeing Russians Somehow Releasing Switch Game Next Month

Some members of the Ukrainian team 'have joined the defense forces'

By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2022
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Games Industry Mourns Coffee Talk Creator, Who Passed Away At 32

Developer Toge Productions confirmed on Twitter that designer and writer Mohammad Fahmi tragically passed away this week

By Levi Winslow Published March 28, 2022
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This Cyberpunk Game’s Simmering Lesbian Romance Has Me Hook, Line, And Sinker

Anno: Mutationem had me cheering ‘Go for it, Ayane’ whenever she’d dote on its stoic protagonist

By Isaiah Colbert Published March 28, 2022
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Internet Angrily Descends On Wrong Will Smith And Chris Rock After Oscars Slap

Social media mistaken identity reached new heights during the 2022 Oscars

By Ethan Gach Published March 28, 2022
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I Wish Kirby Still Kissed His Homies In Forgotten Land

Nintendo, I’m calling you out: Let Kirby and his friends share a little kiss

By Ian Walker Published March 28, 2022

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Call of Duty: Warzone Can’t Get More Maps Because Install Size Is ‘Fucking Crazy’

Unlike other popular battle royales, Warzone has only one map, and that’s unlikely to change

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 28, 2022
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Genshin Impact‘s Latest Character Reveals Clouded By Ongoing Leak War

Yelan and Shinobu are the next Hydro and Electro additions to Hoyoverse’s RPG

By Sisi Jiang Published March 28, 2022
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One Piece Odyssey Promises To Be A ‘Full-Blown’ JRPG Experience

The Straw Hat Pirates finally get the JRPG treatment, with new designs from creator Eiichiro Oda

By Isaiah Colbert Published March 28, 2022
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Elden Ring Beaten In 20 Minutes With Ridiculous Teleporting Glitch

Dark Souls speedrunner Distortion2 has beaten FromSoftware’s latest in record time again

By Levi Winslow Published March 28, 2022
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Destiny 2 Maker Blasts YouTube’s Takedown System In Wild Lawsuit

Bungie isn’t backing off the YouTube DMCA strike fiasco

By Ethan Gach Published March 28, 2022

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