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  CultureNews

  Highguard Dev Bullied By Toxic Gamers Into Deleting Post About Toxic Gamers

  People have only gotten more unhinged about Highguard after its studio's layoffs

  By Ethan Gach Published February 16, 2026
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Guy Deletes His Fiance’s Red Dead Redemption 2 Save, Begs Arthur Morgan For Help

  Actor Roger Clark describes one of his favorite Cameo requests

  By John Walker Published February 16, 2026
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  I Really Hope We Aren’t Actually Getting A New Resident Evil Game Every Year

  Also: when are we getting a Dragon Ball racing game?

  By Ethan Gach Published February 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Features A Deep-Dive Character From 1985

  R.O.B. the robot appears in some of the already-revealed movie merch

  By John Walker Published February 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  One Switch Emulation Dev Is Fighting Back Against Nintendo’s New Takedowns: ‘We Want To Keep Continuing The Work In The Preservation Of Video Games’

  The crackdown continues despite the launch of the Switch 2

  Lewis Parker Published February 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The ROG Xbox Ally X Price Shoots Up Nearly $200 In Japan

  The PC gaming handheld seems poised for potential price hikes around the globe

  By Ethan Gach Published February 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  McDonald’s Just Announced Its Own TCG, And Ronald McDonald Is The Chase [Update]

  Featuring your favorite characters, Grimace, um, Fry Girl, and, er, Cheeseburger Chair?

  By John Walker Published February 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The PS6 Launch Could Be Delayed Multiple Years By AI Hyperscalers

  Rising memory costs could torpedo a "carefully orchestrated strategy"

  By Ethan Gach Published February 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Mewgenics’ Astonishing Success Means Its Kittens Are Going To Spread Far Further

  More people are playing the single-player RPG than Hades 2 and Overwatch

  By John Walker Published February 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Logan Paul Sells A Single Pokémon Card For Over $16 Million

  The Illustrator Pikachu was bought for $5.3 million in 2022, and wasn't worth that then

  By John Walker Published February 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Billionaires Found The Next Dumb Thing To Gamble The Economy On And It’s The Moon

  A space race is kicking off between our brightest billionaires

  Zack Kotzer Published February 15, 2026
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  CultureNews

  David Hayter Voices Metal Gear Solid’s Snake As He Bros Out With Splinter Cell’s Sam Fisher In Rainbow Six Siege Reveal

  Snake is the latest new operator to come to Ubisoft's tactical multiplayer shooter

  By Ethan Gach Published February 15, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Cult-Classic ’90s PC Game Comes To Steam Under A Bizarre New Name

  It was Shakespeare who said ‘a rose by any other name’ but it’s Edgar Allan Poe who’s going to find out if there’s any truth to that

  Zack Kotzer Published February 15, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Silent Hill 2 Remake Studio Bloober Team’s Big Surprise Reveal Is Layers of Fear 3

  The horror team is returning to their first major franchise

  Zack Kotzer Published February 15, 2026
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Mad Bus Is A Bonkers Driving Sim That Let’s You Go Full Mad Max On Traffic Jams

  We could have had a cross-town railway by now, instead we’re turning the streets into a battleground

  Zack Kotzer Published February 15, 2026
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  OpinionImpressionsIndie of the Week

  Balatro Meets Luck Be A Landlord In Chaotic Cooking Roguelike That Can’t Stop Winning New Fans

  Omelet You Cook is finally out of Early Access on Steam

  By Ethan Gach Published February 15, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Games Keep Nerfing Their PC Requirements As RAM Prices Skyrocket

  Lego Batman just cleaved its recommended RAM in half

  By Ethan Gach Published February 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  WarioWare Captcha Tests Your Speed And Your Humanity

  Maybe the secret to making the internet fun is making it incomprehensibly fast

  Zack Kotzer Published February 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Legendary ‘Father Of Sega Hardware’ Hideki Sato Has Passed Away [Update]

  Sato and his team were behind everything from the SG-1000 up through the Dreamcast

  Zack Kotzer Published February 14, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Saudi Arabia Looks To Extend Death Grip Over Game Industry With New $6 Billion Acquisition

  ByteDance might sell the maker of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang to Savvy Games

  By Ethan Gach Published February 14, 2026