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  CultureNews

  Report: Mass Effect: Universe Devs Scrubbed Diversity From Demos To Avoid Negative Feedback From EA

  EA closed BioWare shortly after being acquired by a consortium that included the Saudi Arabian government

  By Kenneth Shepard Published October 28, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Fans Can’t Believe Walmart Canceled Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Switch 2 Pre-Orders The Day Before They Were Meant To Arrive

  The retailer seemingly oversold its pre-orders for the special-edition console coinciding with the Ocarina of Time remake

  By Kenneth Shepard Published October 28, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Xbox Says It Has To Fix Its Review Code System After Missing Modern Warfare 4 Metacritic Score

  The new shooter still barely has any critic reviews on Xbox

  By Ethan Gach Published October 28, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  Was Kingdom Hearts’ Gummi Ship That Bad, Or Were We All 12?

  Examining one of the series’ most maligned minigames

  By Kenneth Shepard Published October 28, 2026
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  Opinion

  Wuhu Island Is At Its Best In Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

  Wii are so back

  By Amelia Zollner Published October 28, 2026
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  Games

  GTA 6′s Expectedly Massive File Size Has Been Revealed

  Leonida needs its space

  By Rebekah Valentine Published October 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Some Discord Server Messages Are About To Show Up In Web Search Results

  Starting in December, discoverable Discord server messages will show up in search results unless administrators opt out

  By Ash Parrish Published October 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  It Took Mass Effect Fans Less Than 15 Minutes To Crowdfund Billboards Outside EA’s Offices And The Game Awards

  The #SaveMassEffect campaign is rallying to be heard in places EA can’t avoid

  By Kenneth Shepard Published October 27, 2026
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  Anime

  Toei Animation Tried To Cancel Its Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime, So Weekly Shonen Jump Threatened To Pull Its Dragon Ball License

  My grandpa's publishing company has no pathetic anime IPs, Kaiba!

  By Lewis Parker Published October 27, 2026
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  Games

  This Room In Dark Souls Is My Personal Waking Nightmare

  I get knocked down, but I get up again

  By Rebekah Valentine Published October 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  9 Limited-Time Halloween 2026 Events You Can Play Inside Great Video Games Right Now

  These games are getting festive for the spooky season

  By Ethan Gach Published October 27, 2026
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  Games

  You Can Reserve Your Character Name In World Of Warcraft: Forever Starting Today

  You don't need multiple umlauts in your name unless you want them

  By Rebekah Valentine Published October 27, 2026
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  Games

  You Don’t Know Jack Devs Say They Didn’t Plagiarize Board Game: ‘We Intentionally Don’t Share Submissions With Our Game Teams’

  Sam Greszes says that Jackbox Games went silent after requesting a demo of his board game Die on this Hill. A year later, it launches Debate and Switch.

  By Ash Parrish Published October 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Rockstar Games Devs In The UK Will Hold A Union Vote During The Launch Of GTA 6

  The voting period runs from November 12 through 26

  By Rebekah Valentine Published October 27, 2026
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  Opinion

  Shelley Duvall Is Still Horror Gaming’s Scream Queen

  The queen of the Overlook Hotel looks on

  Ashley Bardhan Published October 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  There’s No Way Your Video Game Halloween Costume Is As Good As This

  I hate gay Halloween, what do you mean you’re Pumpkin Hill from Sonic Adventure 2?

  By Kenneth Shepard Published October 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Resynced’s Final Patch Brings Something The Original Never Had: A New Game+ That Sounds Pretty Cool

  The game will get progressively harder each time you replay

  By Kenneth Shepard Published October 27, 2026
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  Games

  Call Of Duty Movie Director Promises Storytelling About ‘The Cost Of War’ That The Series Never Lives Up To

  You know, like all the other Call of Duty games

  By Rebekah Valentine Published October 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Researchers May Have Cracked The Science Of Falling In Love With Hot Anime Guys

  New paper finds U.S. players find emotional connection key to having fun In games like Love and Deepspace

  By Alicia Haddick Published October 27, 2026
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  The Bests

  The 12 Best Moments In Mass Effect

  As we mourn BioWare, let’s look back at some of the best moments from all four Mass Effect games

  Kenneth Shepard and Ash Parrish Published October 27, 2026