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VR Chat Community Protests An Influx Of AI Slop Onto Platform, Hurting Discoverability

As one of its prominent community members starts protest, developers begin consultation by asking: how much is too much slop?

By Alicia Haddick Published October 12, 2026

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Ben Affleck Calls Justice League ‘The Low Point’ Of His Career, Criticizes Warner Bros. For Using Zack Snyder’s Bereavement ‘As An Excuse’

Affleck referred to Warner Bros.'s treatment of Snyder during Justice League's production as 'one of the shittiest things' he's 'ever seen'

By Lewis Parker Published October 12, 2026

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GTA 6 Leaker Promises Escalating Mayhem As Meme Coin Crashes

Cyberleek is promoting escalating chaos in the month before launch

By Ethan Gach Published October 12, 2026

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Fans Accuse Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Of Breaking Deluxe Edition Promise After Revealing FF7 DLC: ‘Paid $100 For This Sh*t, Guess I Learned My Lesson’

Players thought they'd be entitled to all of the year two racers as well

By Ethan Gach Published October 12, 2026

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Epic Games Forces Shocked Developers Into ‘AI-First’ Mode For Delayed Shooter Featuring Marvel And Star Wars Characters

Even artwork will be generated with AI

By Ethan Gach Published October 12, 2026

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The Physical Revolution on Jailbroken PS5s Now Has People Emulating PS3 Discs

Coder Swordpdf has released a video showing a physical PS3 copy of Gran Turismo 5 being used to boot the game on PS5s, only three days after dropping the PS5SX2 emulator

By Lewis Parker Published October 12, 2026

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Cut Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Epilogue Seemingly Teases Assassin’s Creed 3 Prequel

Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry's protagonist Adéwalé also makes an appearance in the scrapped scene, which appears to be set two years after the birth of Assassin's Creed III's antagonist Haytham Kenway

By Lewis Parker Published October 12, 2026

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No Man’s Sky Is Coming To iOS, And It’s Looking Utterly Extraordinary

It's somehow been reduced to 3.8GB, but apparently the only compromise is the loss of multiplayer

By John Walker Published October 12, 2026

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Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Thinks AI Is Amazing As He No Longer Needs To Code Or Draw To Make A Game

The director has released his own Claude-driven adventure having spent months praising the technology

By Alicia Haddick Published October 12, 2026

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Valor Mortis: The Kotaku Review

An unsettling atmosphere and original world-building help save a Soulslike whose sum is less than its disjointed parts

Ian Walker Published October 12, 2026

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Unlike Sony, Nintendo Exec Says Switch 2 Maker Has No Plans To Abandon Physical: ‘We Know How Much Fans Enjoy It’

Game key cards have helped the company bridge the divide

By Alicia Haddick Published October 12, 2026

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Steam Smashes Its Player Records, With Over 43 Million Concurrent Users In October

It also broke the record for the number of players in-game by another half a million

By John Walker Published October 12, 2026

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Gears Of War: E-Day Was Taken Down By DDoS Attack, Developers Confirm

The botnet assault took place on Sunday, with developer The Coalition saying its on top of things now

By John Walker Published October 12, 2026

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Former Editor Of Game Developer Launches Vertical Slice, A ‘Fearless’ New Trade Publication

Chris Kerr launches a new independent industry news venture, geared toward developers

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 12, 2026

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GTA 6 Leaker Posts Grainy Footage Of Lucia Skydiving Naked To Sell Crypto

Cyberleek is more Lucia 'nudes' if $Cyberleek coin keeps going up

By Ethan Gach Published October 11, 2026

Culture

Cult-Classic Wing Commander 3 Will Get A Remaster Over 30 Years Later

Using recently discovered master tapes of its live action sequences, one of the crown jewels of '90s PC gaming could make an unexpected comeback

By Zack Kotzer Published October 11, 2026

Culture

Arrow Co-Creator Gives Fans A Glimpse Of The Lanterns Show That Could Have Been

While HBO’s series ultimately charmed skeptics, Marc Guggenheim shared concept art of what could have been a more CW approach to Green Lantern

By Zack Kotzer Published October 11, 2026

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Home Of The Infamous Terraria Mod Calamity Gets Turned Into Pump And Dump For Crypto

The former Calamity mod team put out an 'Emergency PSA' post warning users not to fall for crypto scam and to promptly leave the server

By Lewis Parker Published October 11, 2026

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European Regulators Want To Crack Down On Gaming’s Oldest Monetization Trick

As courts around the globe scrutinize predatory payment systems, Italian regulators are leading the charge against misaligned in-game currencies

By Zack Kotzer Published October 11, 2026

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Nicolas Cage Says He’s Done Working With Amazon After Refusing AI On Spider-Noir: ‘I Am Not An AI Friendly Actor’

Somehow the praise over the actor’s hardline decision making has also unearthed that Cage is a massive Bomberman Hero fan as well

By Zack Kotzer Published October 11, 2026