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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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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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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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While You Weren’t Watching, Overwatch Put Its Crown Back On

After years of stumbles and shakeups, Blizzard’s hero shooter is the best it's been in a long time

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 4, 2026
OpinionCommentary

Everyone’s Freaking Out About A Fake ‘Reddit For AI’ Called Moltbook

Moltbook is a bunch of mindless LLMs sending each prompts, and not the singularity

By John Walker Published February 2, 2026

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Highguard Has Made Some People Unhinged But That Doesn’t Mean The Game Shouldn’t Be Criticized

Baldur's Gate 3's director called for civility amid the hyper-intense backlash

By Ethan Gach Published January 28, 2026
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Highguard‘s Small Team Sizes Are A Problem

More players can often mean less stress and more excitement

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 27, 2026
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I Have A Resident Evil Requiem Theory, And I Hope I’m Wrong

How will Grace and Leon’s story end? We don’t know, but I can speculate

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 26, 2026
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Frustration Inside Ubisoft: ‘This Is Probably The Most Embarrassed I Have Felt Working Somewhere’

Some Ubisoft developers feel like they've been here before and they're tired of it

By Ethan Gach Published January 23, 2026
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It’s Not Too Late To Save Beloved Gaming Franchises That Have Become Too Big To Fail

A smaller team making a smaller-budget game makes lots more money than no game at all

By John Walker Published January 23, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Razer CEO Can’t Get Out Of His Own Way In Car Crash Interview On AI

The Grok-powered Ava waifu AI is about the most sensible part of the conversation

By John Walker Published January 20, 2026
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Why The God Of War Casting Has Me Worried

Kratos is much more than a luxurious beard, and I'm unsure Ryan Hurst has the range to pull off the surprisingly complex role

Justin Clark Published January 16, 2026
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Elon Musk’s Bot Lies About Locking Deepfake Nudity Factory Behind A Paywall

The generative-AI tool Grok has been found to be producing images of undressed minors

By John Walker Published January 9, 2026
OpinionCommentary

For Wolfenstein 3 To Be Good, It Needs To Punch Nazis Even Harder

The sequel could arrive in the twilight of a second Trump presidency

Moises Taveras Published January 8, 2026
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Viral Zelda Movie Trailer Shows The Soulless Limits Of AI Slop

It's technically a trailer for nothing at all, given no one involved could make a movie

By John Walker Published January 8, 2026

OpinionCommentary

I Finally Understand Why People Don’t Finish Games They Love

I know more Pokémon is coming, but finally nearing the end of Legends: Z-A is breaking my heart

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 7, 2026
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An AI ‘Ghost’ That Plays Games For You Is The Inevitable Endpoint Of Where This Is All Headed

Sony registered a new patent for offering in-game help

By Ethan Gach Published January 6, 2026
OpinionCommentary

Microsoft Tells Piggies To Stop Calling It AI Slop

CEO Satya Nadella says people 'need to get beyond' the gen AI slop debate

By Ethan Gach Published January 2, 2026
OpinionCommentary

How I Fell Back In Love With Minecraft After 10 Years Away

Spending much of the winter break in DonutSMP with my son has been truly wonderful

By John Walker Published January 2, 2026
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How Trump’s Culture Of Corruption Allows A Bot To Make $230,000 Betting On Video Games

Bots are gambling on games like Dota 2 and LoL via Polymarket

By John Walker Published December 30, 2025

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