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  CultureNews

  Developers Hate AI, Want Unions, And Are Abandoning Xbox According To This New Survey

  The GDC 2026 survey offers a grim snapshot of the current video game industry

  By Ethan Gach Published January 30, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  The Pokémon Company Apologizes For Listing Fan Meet-Up At One Of Japan’s Most Controversial Sites

  The Yasukuni Shrine is a site of great consternation in the country

  By John Walker Published January 30, 2026
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  CultureNews

  New Nintendo Direct Rumors Point To An Incoming Flood Of Switch 2 Ports

  February will reportedly kick off with a new Partner Showcase

  By Ethan Gach Published January 30, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  Today’s The Last Chance To Buy The Nintendo Switch’s Best Deal

  The Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers go off sale from tomorrow, goddammit

  By John Walker Published January 30, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Stardew Valley Creator Busts 4 Myths About His Upcoming Haunted Chocolatier Game

  Everyone just needs to chill

  By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Borderlands 4 Reminds Fans It’s Alive In 2026

  Gearbox's open-world sci-fi looter shooter is set to have a big year according to a new roadmap and blog

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  No Rest For The Wicked Will Cost As Much As Baldur’s Gate 3 When It Leaves Early Access: ‘I’m Not Trying To Do Any FOMO Marketing Here’

  The action-RPG is currently on sale after a breakout free-to-play weekend

  By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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  OpinionImpressionsIndie of the Week

  Save Kittens And Blast Away Demons In This New $15 FPS

  MeowGun: Hell Denizen is a boomer shooter that understands why people play these games

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Darren Aronofsky’s AI Movie Is As Bad As It Sounds: ‘Slop About The Forming Of The Country That Is About To Crumble’

  More unwatchable than the ending of Requiem for a Dream

  By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Google’s New AI Tool Had No Problem Making Bad Rip-Offs Of Mario And Zelda

  Project Genie whipped up an obvious Breath of the Wild clone, complete with paragliding

  Lewis Parker Published January 29, 2026
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  The BestsBest Way To Play

  The Best Way To Play Fallout: New Vegas In 2026

  There are some great and not-so-great ways to hop into this classic RPG from Bethesda and Obsidian

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Highguard’s First Patch Brings Much-Requested Fixes, But PC Optimization Is Still Being Worked On

  New settings options aim to help with framerates on PC

  By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  Mega Man Designer Keiji Inafune’s Studio Behind The Mighty No.9 Kickstarter Debacle Is No More

  Also: a fan-favorite mode returns to Call of Duty after a seven year wait

  By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Nintendo Is Going To Make It Really Hard To Share Screenshots In Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

  It sounds like the company is worried about people sharing images of 'unpredictable moments' online

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Idle Game From Arc Raiders Publisher Offering Full Refunds After Players Discover ‘Systematic Deception’

  MapleStory: Idle RPG publisher Nexon told players that someone has been fired for the issue and that it's working to 'regain the trust' of players

  Lewis Parker Published January 29, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  These Final Fantasy Games Are Really Cheap And DRM-Free

  Square Enix's RPG series comes to GOG with four entries from 'different eras'

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Miis Can Finally Be Gay (And Nonbinary)

  The breakthrough follows almost twelve years of controversy and wacky workarounds

  Amelia Zollner Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Fans Hate Switch 2 Game Key Cards But A New Survey Suggests They’re Buying Them Anyway

  For most games it's the only 'physical' option available

  By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  8 Things We Just Learned From Nintendo’s Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Direct

  The Switch and Switch 2 game is out April 16

  By John Walker Published January 29, 2026
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  OpinionImpressions

  This Chill Climbing Game Is So Frustrating It Sent Me Into A Mini-Crisis

  Cairn is probably a relaxing, methodical game for someone with more patience

  By Kenneth Shepard Published January 29, 2026