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  CultureNews

  Civilization 7’s Biggest Free Update Yet Will Finally Take It To The Atomic Age Over Two Years Later

  Arc of Tomorrow will arrive in 2027

  By Ethan Gach Published September 6, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Halloween: The Game Devs Seemingly Patch Out Sex Mini-Game In Emergency Pre-Release Fix

  Halloween: The Game's sex minigame has been swiftly removed in under 24 hours, after players realised that a character with the likeness of deceased actor Donald Pleasence could sleep with 17-year-old teens

  By Lewis Parker Published September 6, 2026
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  Culture

  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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  Culture

  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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  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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  CultureNews

  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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  Culture

  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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  CultureNews

  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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  Culture

  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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  CultureNews

  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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  CultureNews

  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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  CultureNews

  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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  Reviews

  Star Wars Zero Company: The Kotaku Review

  EA’s latest Star Wars game is more than just an XCOM clone, but it's a bit rough around the edges

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 4, 2026
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  CultureFeatureInterview

  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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  Tips & Guides

  You Can Get 5 Excellent 90+ Rated Steam Games For Under $25 Right Now

  Tomb Raider and Guardians of the Galaxy belong in any big Steam library

  By Ethan Gach Published September 4, 2026
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  CultureNews

  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
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  Games

  Anne Rice’s Vampires Comment On My First 7 Hours Of The Blood Of Dawnwalker

  The Brat Prince and his various situationships have a lot of opinions on Rebel Wolves' new vampire video game

  By Ash Parrish Published September 4, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Tetris Distances Itself From Racist White House Clone: ‘We Take Copyright Infringement Very Seriously’

  So far, no game company has sued the White House for infringement

  By Ethan Gach Published September 4, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Blood Of Dawnwalker‘s Most Popular Mod Changes The Story Timer As Players Try To Remove Friction From The RPG

  A lot of PC players want more time and more storage in the new open-world RPG

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 4, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Cult Steam Hit Fortune’s Run Might Be Cancelled After Developer Loses Control Over The Game

  A complex situation with accusations of abuse has left the project in a very precarious position

  By John Walker Published September 4, 2026