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Former Old School RuneScape Developer Sentenced For Stealing In-Game Gold From Players

Under investigation since 2019, Andrew ‘Mod Jed’ Lakeman could face three years in prison after crypto laundering half a million worth of in-game loot

By Zack Kotzer Published September 5, 2026

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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Says The Industry Is Crashing And AI Is Making It Worse

Usually playing the cheerleader for artificial intelligence, the Epic CEO seems to have cooled on the trend and regrets humoring NFTs

By Zack Kotzer Published September 5, 2026

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Following Pokémon, Stern Lets Fallout Pinball Machine Out Of The Vault

The largest pinball company delves further into the video game themes, albeit with one largely taking inspiration from its TV adaptation

By Zack Kotzer Published September 5, 2026

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Granblue Fantasy Relink Company Announces New Publishing Label Aimed At Releasing Smaller Games Faster

Their first game, Where the Seeds Fall, will release in November

By Alicia Haddick Published September 5, 2026

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It’s Curtains For Spider-Noir Season Two, See, The Big Rolled Up Newspaper

Despite picking up 11 Emmy nominations, the live action Nicolas Cage Spider-Man spinoff will be sleeping with the fishes after just one season

By Zack Kotzer Published September 5, 2026

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Bungie Is ‘Exploring’ Subleasing Parts Of Its Massive 210,984 Sq. Ft. Studio After Laying Off More Than 600 People In Just Three Years

Some see the big expansion as emblematic of the studio's mismanagement

By Ethan Gach Published September 5, 2026

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Beloved Evil Dead Star Bruce Campbell Says He Has Five Years Left To Live

The iconic cult movie actor gave an update on his earlier cancer prognosis, which prompted a startling retirement from film and the convention circuit earlier this year

By Zack Kotzer Published September 5, 2026

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Hideki Kamiya Wonders If He Should ‘Sue’ People Online For Implying He ‘Stole’ Money From Xbox During Scalebound’s Development (Which He’s Happy To Revive)

Kamiya has pushed back at claims he used Scalebound's development funds to bankroll other projects threatening to sue users on X

By Lewis Parker Published September 5, 2026

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Double Fine Boss Says ‘We Never Actively Tried To Make A Game We Thought Was Going To Lose Money’

Setting the record straight on making artsy games vs. ones that sell

By Ethan Gach Published September 4, 2026

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Tim Schafer Calls Double Fine Leaving Xbox A ‘Creative Awakening’: ‘Asha’s Not Going To Shoot My Dog’

The CEO said he had a bad feeling once Phil Spencer retired

By Ethan Gach Published September 4, 2026

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The 1001 Threads Of Mizan Director Avoids Answering A Simple Question At Gamescom

'This is a really decentralized company. We [are] completely decentralized'

Lex Luddy Published September 4, 2026

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Counter-Strike 2′s ‘Slurs Tracking’ Leaderboard Has Been Turned Into A Competition As Valve Does Nothing [Update: Valve Has Done Something]

CS2 Tracker's 'Slur Tracking' detection feature has only emboldened homophobes and racists, who are now competing to reach the top of Counter-Strike 2's slur-related leaderboards

By Lewis Parker Published September 4, 2026