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  Culture

  Warren Spector’s Thick As Thieves Ends Support After Two Months

  After significant layoffs at the studio, the leaner Thief successor is hoping to continue with peer-to-peer servers

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 25, 2026
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  Culture

  The Tactical Tank Turns Splatoon Raiders Into Vampire Survivors

  Nothing sizzles quite like fashioning a biblically accurate balloon animal and watching it become a kill box

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Multiple Meccha Chameleon Steam Workshop Maps Got Infected With Malware And Its Discord Server Was Hacked

  While Meccha Chameleon's developers have already rolled out a fix, but the game's official Discord server seems to be a lost cause

  By Lewis Parker Published July 25, 2026
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  Culture

  Rare Nintendo Console Discovered Throughout Japanese Love Hotel

  Each room in an unnamed hourly establishment was outfitted with a fully functioning 'Famicombox,' resurrecting rumors that a former Nintendo president dabbled in some after hours assignments

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Bethesda Addresses Concerns That The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Be Impacted By Xbox Layoffs And Claims ‘The Roadmap Is Unaffected’

  Even after announcing four new Fallout games and firing hundreds of staff, Bethesda still seems confident that The Elder Scrolls 6's internal roadmap hasn't shifted

  By Lewis Parker Published July 25, 2026
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  Culture

  Conker, Charles Martinet’s Donkey Kong Voice, And The Other Irresistibly Weird Splendors Of E3 In The ’90s

  The Video Game History Foundation’s gigantic cache of old trade show footage and canceled games heralds back to an era where publishers put their whole ass into selling you Killer Instinct

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Marvel Tōkon’s Open Beta On PC Is A Mess

  Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls open beta players on PC are running into some nasty performance related issues, which isn't a great sign when the game is less than two weeks away from release

  By Lewis Parker Published July 25, 2026
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  CultureFeaturePreview

  Inside Insomniac Games’ Approach To An X-Men Icon: ‘Our Wolverine Is Cynical, He’s Candid, He Keeps People At A Distance’

  A San Diego Comic-Con panel laid out a new take on the X-Men favorite

  Myles Obenza Published July 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  God Of War Laufey Joins The Growing Pile Of February 2027 Game Releases

  The PS5 exclusive barely seven months away from launching

  By Ethan Gach Published July 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Next God Of War Is In Development, Stars Kratos, Will Tie Directly To Laufey

  Faye's story is connected to whatever's next for her husband

  By Kenneth Shepard Published July 24, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Dataminers Discover Xbox Backward Compatibility On PC Can Run Xbox 360 Games

  Turns out that Microsoft's new Xbox emulator is actually an Xbox 360 emulator in disguise

  By Lewis Parker Published July 24, 2026
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  CultureNewsIRL

  Johnny Depp Promoting A Christmas Carol Prequel In July At Comic-Con Is Incredibly Embarrassing

  Depp used to star in blockbuster movies, but now is reduced to shouting 'Humbug!' at a crowd of people while dressed like a public domain character

  By Zack Zwiezen Published July 24, 2026
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  Games

  It Is Always Morally Correct To Say ‘Booyah’ In Splatoon

  Say it back

  By Rebekah Valentine Published July 24, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  Three Fantastic Games You Can Play For Free This Weekend

  All you need is a PC or a smartphone

  By Ethan Gach Published July 24, 2026
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  Games

  Everything We Know About Grand Theft Auto 6

  When does Rockstar's big open world game come out, will it have online multiplayer, and how much does it cost?

  By Zack Zwiezen Published July 24, 2026
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  Games

  7 Splatoon Raiders Tips To Help You Get Your Sea Legs

  Woomy up

  By Rebekah Valentine Published July 24, 2026
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  OpinionImpressions

  Doom: The Dark Ages’ Big DLC Expansion Is A Fun But Flawed Finale For This Era Of The Series

  What comes next is hard to say due to Xbox laying off many id employees

  By Zack Zwiezen Published July 24, 2026
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  How Much Longer Can PlayStation Stay In The Bunker Hiding From ‘No Disc, No Buy?’

  Also: Emeril Lagasse ruled

  By Ethan Gach Published July 24, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  Everything We Know About Pokémon Winds And Waves

  The Switch 2 RPGs are kicking off the 10th generation of Pokémon

  By Kenneth Shepard Published July 24, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Tomb Raider: Catalyst Delayed To 2028 Which Means No Disc On PlayStation

  The game's prolonged development will drag it into the PS6 era

  By Ethan Gach Published July 24, 2026