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  Games

  10 Hours With Jonathan Blow’s New Puzzle Game Order Of The Sinking Star

  Order of the Sinking Star is game of twists and turns

  By Rebekah Valentine Published October 7, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Artist Falsely Accused Of Using GenAI Gives The Perfect Response, ‘Don’t Forget What Makes Us Human!’

  Loish took to Instagram to explain why such accusations matter, and how to spot original creativity

  By John Walker Published October 2, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  Witcher 3 Fans Are Divided Over Whether The Remaster Graphics Are Peak Or Lifeless

  Some players are so turned off they want to go back to the 'pre-master' version

  By Ethan Gach Published September 30, 2026
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  Deals

  GMKtec M6 Ultra Gaming Mini PC Hits Its Lowest Price, Saving Enough Over a Mac Mini to Upgrade the Rest of Your Setup

  This compact PC fits in the palm of your hand, but it's powerful enough to handle demanding tasks with ease.

  By Zainab Falak Published September 24, 2026
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  Games

  Someone Gifted The Pope A Giant Hunk Of Materia

  I regret to inform you that the Materia is cursed

  By Rebekah Valentine Published September 18, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Level-5 Promises To Fix Yo-Kai Watch 2 And Professor Layton Presentation In The Wake Of AI Backlash And Explains That Many Of Its Artwork Mistakes Were Simply Down To Human Error

  According to Level-5, many of the perceived 'AI slop' elements in its recent presentation were due to the rushed nature of the Nintendo Direct, and were not AI-generated

  By Lewis Parker Published September 16, 2026
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  Culture

  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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  ReviewsMultiplatform

  Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots: The Kotaku Review

  The Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 brings one of the series' most polarizing entries to modern platforms

  Cole Kronman Published August 21, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Twitch Is Now Using Your Content To Train Amazon AI Models And Has Hidden The Option To Opt Out

  "If it was opt in, nobody would opt in," admitted the streaming site's chief product officer during a livestream

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 12, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North Re-Release Promises To Be The First Of Many From The Tolkien Catalog

  Aspyr Media says it will have a bunch more LOTR games to come in the future

  By John Walker Published August 12, 2026