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  CultureNews

  Valve’s Loot Boxes Are Gambling And Illegal, Says New York In New Lawsuit

  Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2 were directly referenced by New York state's Attorney General

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureYouTube

  DrDisrespect Pretends He’s Sponsored By Marathon, Forcing Bungie To Reassure Fans That No, He’s Definitely Not

  The streamer keeps owning the brands by making them disavow him all over again

  By Ethan Gach Published February 25, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  AOC Accuses Stephen Miller Of Sounding Like A World Of Warcraft NPC

  Show me the lie

  By Ethan Gach Published February 25, 2026
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  The Bests

  The Best And Worst Parts Of Each Pokémon Game

  With Legends: Z-A out and changing things up, here’s the best and worst aspect of each Pokémon RPG

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Skate Studio Says It’s Laying Devs Off In Order To ‘Better Support’ The Game

  Full Circle says it is still committed to updating the online skating game

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  Publisher Behind One Of 2025’s Most Underrated Soulslikes Files For Bankruptcy

  Also: Amazon cuts another game publishing deal

  By Ethan Gach Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Fallout 4 Is Shockingly Solid On Switch 2 Unlike Skyrim

  Bethesda's port of its 10-year-old open-world RPG is better than folks expected, even if it is missing some features

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  It’s Not Just You, Everyone Is Getting Xbox Spam Messages Right Now

  "This is a dummy message sent via Braze...."

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 25, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  Leon Scott Kennedy, I’m On PrEP

  Whoever designed Leon in Resident Evil Requiem deserves a handshake and a raise

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Next Month’s PS Plus Free Games Include Elder Scrolls And Monster Hunter

  Fans of golfing or slime ranching will also find some games worth checking out in March

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Assassin’s Creed Hexe Loses Director As Clint Hocking Quietly Exits A Tumultuous Ubisoft

  The director on Origins will reportedly take over

  By Ethan Gach Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Marvel Rivals Players Are Using A Bounty Website To Ratchet Up The War On Griefers: ‘Now Every Game Is People Throwing Each Other’s Games’

  Intlist lets users post bounties 'on griefers & throwers,' and its founders say NetEase is to blame for making it necessary

  Lewis Parker Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  YouTuber Spends 77 Days Building One Piece’s Marineford In Minecraft On Hardcore And It Looks Awesome

  stan616's 77-day build could have ended in disaster at any time

  By John Walker Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  In Overwatch, Mercy Is Winning In Skins And Losing In Everything Else

  The hero shooter’s soft reboot is making healbotting a pain in the ass

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Resident Evil Requiem Is The Best-Reviewed Main Entry In Over 20 Years

  The last time a mainline Resident Evil game did this well according to Metacritic was in 2004

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Some Sims 4 Players Are Quitting After A Mysterious Bug Turns All Their Family Photos Black

  “EA killed this franchise.”

  Amelia Zollner Published February 25, 2026
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  ReviewsMultiplatform

  Resident Evil Requiem: The Kotaku Review

  Capcom’s horror series has perfected its shooting and scares, but fumbles in taking the next step forward

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Never Accidentally Play Steam AI Slop Again Thanks To This New Browser Extension

  Even with Valve’s mandatory AI disclosures, the information is typically buried on a Steam page

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Fans Call New Steam Version Of Final Fantasy VII A Disaster: ‘Avoid It At All Costs’

  Player complaints include stuttering sound effects, a mandatory launcher, and blurry visuals

  Lewis Parker Published February 25, 2026
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  CultureFeature

  10 Extraordinary Demos You’d Otherwise Miss In February’s Next Fest

  We've scraped through the avalanche to rescue these fantastic games

  By John Walker Published February 25, 2026