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  CultureNews

  Overwatch’s ‘Same Face Syndrome’ Has Claimed Another Victim

  Anran sure didn’t look like Kiriko and Juno in her earlier appearances

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  Nintendo Covers Up Violence With Hilariously Bad Gameplay

  Leon Kennedy needs to get his eyes checked

  Amelia Zollner Published February 5, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  Pokémon Accidentally Finds The Perfect Way To Troll Scalpers

  If you tried to buy up all of today's Surging Sparks restock, you got an irritating extra

  By John Walker Published February 5, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  Sony’s New Live-Service Game Is Coming At Just The Worst Possible Time

  Horizon Hunters Gathering looks neat, but not many people are excited about yet another live-service online multiplayer thing

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Resident Evil Requiem Amiibo Does The Impossible: Makes Leon Ugly

  I know amiibo are cheap, but who is this man?

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Xbox Has Big Plans In 2026, But Is Also Trying To Avoid GTA 6‘s Launch

  Halo is summer, Gears and Fable in fall, and the Fallout 3 remaster is still in development, according to a new report

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureFeature

  DropShot Is A Hyper-Stylized Shooter Whose Developer Isn’t Taking The Easy Way Out

  Aerial_Knight's upcoming game, a tribute to a late friend and collaborator, is a shooter that decenters guns

  Jeffrey Rousseau Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Blizzard Is Open To GenAI But The Overwatch Devs Don’t Want It: ‘We Want This To Feel Like A Handcrafted Universe’

  The company may have one stance, but Aaron Keller says the Overwatch team feels differently

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Today’s Nintendo Direct Was A Damning Display Of The State Of Switch 2

  Without a single original big-name reveal, the Switch 2 feels like the home of the afterthought

  By John Walker Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Starfield‘s PS5 Release Date Might Have Just Leaked And It’s Not Far Away

  Rumors have been bubbling about a 2.0 overhaul

  Lewis Parker Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Next Horizon Game Is A Colorful Three-Player Co-Op Game

  Horizon Hunters Gathering will launch on PS5 and PC

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Is Coming To Switch 2…Eventually

  The 20-year-old game has no release date for Nintendo's console

  By John Walker Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Everything We Saw At Today’s Nintendo Partner Direct

  The partner showcase focused on third-party games

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Wastes No Time Coming To Switch 2

  It's out in June with a new 'boost' mode

  By Ethan Gach Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  One Of 2025’s Biggest Flops Is Trying To Engineer A Big Comeback Almost No One Asked For

  MindsEye is teasing a fresh 2026 content roadmap

  Lewis Parker Published February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Five Years In The PS5 Is Still Kicking Everyone’s Ass

  The sale coup came amid aggressive price-cutting over the holidays

  By Ethan Gach Updated February 5, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Valve Says Its New Console Plays The ‘Majority’ Of Steam Games At 4K 60FPS With FSR

  It sounds too good to be true

  By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The AI-Fueled PC Gaming Shortage Just Delayed Valve’s Steam Machine

  The console-like gaming PCs won't be coming in early 2026 as originally planned

  By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Why Blizzard Says It’s Been Making Overwatch Heroes Hotter

  Blizzard says that it’s hoping for more character diversity moving forward

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 4, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Terminally Ill Fan Spending Final Days Playing Doom And The Devs Want Him To Know He’s Not Alone

  'You are not alone in that hospital room' replied series co-creator John Romero to the dying fan on Reddit

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 4, 2026