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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  Wall Street Raced To Sell Junk Bond Debt For EA Buyout Before U.S. Potentially Invades Iran

  Also: will Marathon really be around for years to come?

  By Ethan Gach Published March 30, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Voice Behind Crimson Desert’s Hero Describes A Chaotic Recording Journey

  ‘It’s very, very hard to play 150 hours with somebody who doesn’t give anything away ever,’ said actor Alec Newman

  By Kenneth Shepard Published March 30, 2026
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  CultureNewsPatch Notes

  Fresh Crimson Desert Update Is Filled With New Quality-Of-Life Improvements

  The patch is surprisingly robust, bringing fixes for everything from flight stamina cost to wonky controls

  By Jen Lennon Published March 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Crimson Desert Could Be Coming To Switch 2, Although ‘There Are Aspects We Have To Give Up On’

  It seems it'd take a lot of downscaling to get the RPG running on Nintendo's hybrid console

  By John Walker Published March 27, 2026
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  91-Year-Old ‘Game Grandpa’ Crushes Resident Evil 9 Without A Walkthrough

  Also: Sony walks away from its cool PlayStation concept car

  By Ethan Gach Published March 25, 2026
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  Crimson Desert Can’t Stop Selling New Copies As The Open-World Vibes Rebound

  Also: Dragon's Dogma 2's journey might not be over

  By Ethan Gach Published March 24, 2026
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  OpinionImpressions

  Crimson Desert Has Pretty Rocks, But After 12 Hours Playing It, I Don’t Want To Go On

  Gorgeous vistas aren't enough when the rest of game is such a boring, annoying slog

  By Zack Zwiezen Published March 23, 2026
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Game Devs Reveal All Their Ugly Placeholder Assets Made Without AI

  Crimson Desert's AI placeholder art controversy has led to many devs sharing sillier temp assets made by humans and MS Paint

  By Zack Zwiezen Published March 23, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Ex-Blizzard Boss Who Now Runs Gambling Company Tells Crimson Desert Devs To ‘Man Up’ About AI Complaints Since One Day It Will ‘Be In Every Single Video Game’

  I can't believe Microsoft didn't keep this guy around

  By Ethan Gach Published March 23, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Crimson Desert’s Latest Patch Starts Fixing Keyboard Controls, But Controllers Remain As Bad

  This is just the beginning of the improvements we are promised, and it's still pretty poor

  By John Walker Published March 23, 2026