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  CultureNews

  Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Reported As Unplayable When Ubisoft Connect Was Down, Despite Promises This Shouldn’t Happen

  Ubisoft's infuriating DRM prevented many of its games from booting Saturday morning

  By John Walker Published July 13, 2026
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  Games

  Games Done Quick Cancels SNK Sponsorship Live On Stream Following ‘Human Rights Concerns’ Raised By Fans

  GDQ's sponsored Metal Slug event was cut short live on stream due to outcry from fans

  By Lewis Parker Published July 13, 2026
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  CultureNews

  UK Retail Group Slams PlayStation Killing Discs As The ‘Triumph Of Corporate Convenience Over Consumer Choice’

  The move is coming even as many still buy games physically

  By Ethan Gach Published July 13, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Actor Sam Neill, One Of The Good Ones, Has Died Aged 78

  The Jurassic Park and Hunt for the Wilderpeople star is being remembered fondly

  By John Walker Published July 13, 2026
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  Culture

  Phoebe Bridgers Launches Itch.io Page With An Infinite Runner

  The indie superstar breaks her hiatus with a RuneScape inspired single and a Subway Surfers style micro game

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 12, 2026
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  Culture

  Expensive Games Are Fueling Steam’s Most Lucrative Year Despite Players Trending Towards Older Releases

  While the industry crumbles around it, the leading PC gaming portal is seeing its highest gross revenues off surprise hits, new demographics and higher priced blockbusters

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 12, 2026
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  Culture

  Ubisoft Drops Claim That Monetization Makes Games ‘More Fun’ From Annual Report

  Unclear if they can hear themselves talk, the new internal report also cautions against game development cycles taking too long

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 12, 2026
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  Culture

  Brazilian Court Forces Xbox To Restore Hacked Account And Pay Damages As Players Grapple With An All-Digital Future

  Microsoft reportedly assigned 12 lawyers to argue over $400 and some video games

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 12, 2026
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  Culture

  Vanillaware Artist Moved Into The Mountains For Six Years To Create Lush Love Letter To Old School RPGs

  Yoshio Nishimura’s Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle is a delightfully quirky love letter to the likes of Grailquest and Deathtrap Dungeon

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 12, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Warframe Dev Calls The Sudden Death Of Destiny 2 Horrible News And Says It’s Terrifying To Not Be In Charge Of Your Own ‘Goodbye’

  Business realities remain an existential threat to live service art

  By Ethan Gach Published July 12, 2026
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  Culture

  Minecraft Adds The Ability To Sit 17 Years Later And It’s Reinventing Everything

  Mojang, please don't nerf the cushion

  By Amelia Zollner Published July 12, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Christopher Nolan Says Young People Absolutely Hate AI: ‘In Filmmaking It’s Hitting At Exactly The Wrong Time’

  The Odyssey director says it's hitting at the wrong time for Hollywood

  By Ethan Gach Published July 12, 2026
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  Culture

  Official Avengers: Doomsday Art Gives Clearest Look At Returning X-Men, Mystique’s Awful New Haircut

  Raven, Magneto is a fake friend he should not have let you leave the house looking like that

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 11, 2026
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  Culture

  Meta Removes Latest AI Integration On Instagram Following SAG-AFTRA Backlash

  Designed to feed its new ‘Muse Image’ tool, Meta opted in users' their posts used for training material without permission

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 11, 2026
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  Culture

  Microsoft Responds To Racist Conspiracy Theories About Layoffs: ‘They Were Not Made To Replace Employees With Foreign Workers’

  After a miserable week at the company, Microsoft's communications lead makes time to address the least legitimate criticism of its CEO

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 11, 2026
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  CultureNews

  EA Reverses Course On College Football 27 Microtransactions Following Player Revolt

  The latest scandal between EA and student athletics stems from previously free progression features in the Road to Glory and Dynasty modes being paywalled

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 11, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Obsidian Game Director Hits Back At ‘Cold Take Artists’ ‘Running Their Mouths’ About The Studio In The Wake Of Layoffs

  Obsidian is reportedly still working on Avowed 2 as it spins up a new Fallout

  By Ethan Gach Published July 11, 2026
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  Games

  Palworld’s Massively Popular 1.0 Update Has Altered Several Designs To Make Them Less Pokémon-Like

  Early access isn't the only thing that Palworld's is leaving behind in its 1.0 release, as several Pokémon-esque designs have been changed in the new update

  By Lewis Parker Published July 11, 2026
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  Games

  Former PlayStation Boss Says Sony Getting Rid Of Game Discs Makes Him ‘Kind Of Sad, As A Fan’

  'I think there's probably a whole lot of financial analysis that went behind this decision'

  By Rebekah Valentine Published July 11, 2026
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  CultureNewsIRL

  Rotta The Hutt Is Ready To Be The Hottest Halloween Costume Of The Year

  Everyone, please stop calling me Jabba the Hutt, okay? I spent like $80 on this thing

  By Zack Zwiezen Published July 10, 2026