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OpinionCommentary

Final Fantasy Creator Calls Viral AI-Generated Final Fantasy 6 Remake Video ‘Amazing’

Hironobu Sakaguchi responded to a slop-filter glow-up that's making the rounds

By Ethan Gach Published May 18, 2026

CulturePokemon

After Decades, Pokémon Finally Got Me To Look At It In A New Way

Pokémon Champions has its problems, but it has done its job for at least one trainer

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 14, 2026

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GameStop’s Meme Stock Takeover Attempt Of eBay Ends With A Brutal Rejection

Calling it 'neither credible nor attractive,' eBay's board resoundingly denounces Ryan Cohen's business acumen

By John Walker Published May 12, 2026

Entertainment

Fans Aren’t Sure How To Feel About One Of Mortal Kombat 2’s More Surprising Deaths

The fighting game adaptation said ‘finish him’

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 8, 2026

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PlayStation Boss Embraces AI At Every Level: ‘AI Brings More Choices To Players Than Ever’

CEO Hideaki Nishino outlined the company's ambitious vision for AI in gaming

By Ethan Gach Published May 8, 2026

Slay the Spire 2 characters appears next to a review graph.

OpinionCommentary

Slay The Spire 2 Is Getting Review Bombed Again, This Time Because Of Chuds

An influx of new players are using Steam reviews to relitigate Gamegate

By Lewis Parker Published May 7, 2026

Entertainment

Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Producer Lashes Out At Negative Reviews That ‘Don’t Have Any Love For The Genre’

The silly sequel has been given a pretty fair hearing from the broad spread of critics

By John Walker Published May 7, 2026

CultureNews

Star Fox Needs Aura And It’s Missing From The New Game

Nintendo just had a perfect version of Fox McCloud last month and now we have…this

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 7, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Apple Suffers A Major Loss As U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Epic Over iOS Fees

The top court in the land somehow got involved in this years-long nonsense

By John Walker Published May 7, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Lords Of The Fallen 2 Studio Paid A Gaming YouTuber To Promote Its Boring Bikini Armor

Developer CI Games paid a gaming YouTuber to throw other female characters under the bus while touting the sequel's blandly sexualized armor sets

Bee Wertheimer Published May 6, 2026

OpinionCommentary

I’m Overjoyed About A Friendslop Game, Finally

Hear me out: Birding is like gaming, and that’s why Flock Around works so well

Amelia Zollner Published May 6, 2026

Entertainment

At Least The Mario Movies Got One Thing Right

The movies’ choice to not use toilet humor doesn’t mean Wario won’t show up in a future sequel

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 6, 2026

CultureNews

Saros Fans Can’t Decide If The Game Is Hard Enough

Housemarque says it wanted more people to actually finish this game than Returnal

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 5, 2026

OpinionCommentary

GameStop CEO Stuns News Anchors Into Silence With His Level Of Ignorance

Ryan Cohen behaves like a spoiled toddler live on CNBC

By John Walker Published May 5, 2026

Robert and Blazer sit on top of a car hood drinking beers.

CultureNews

Despite Fan Conspiracy Theories, Dispatch Devs Say They Didn’t Play Favorites With The Game’s Love Triangle

Regardless of whether you dated Invisigal or Blonde Blazer, one was featured more than the other

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 4, 2026

A stock trader puts his head in his hands.

CultureNews

GameStop’s Meme Stock Takeover Of eBay For $56 Billion Sounds Terrible For Everyone

The video game retailer has been pivoting to Pokémon cards and other collectibles

By Ethan Gach Published May 4, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Ex-GTA Producer Takes A Break From MindsEye Mess To Help Someone Vibe-Code A Game

The Build a Rocket Boy co-CEOs could really do with a new PR manager, because they've even managed to upset the die-hard MindsEye community this time

By Lewis Parker Published May 3, 2026

Culture

Adult Swim Legend Tim Heidecker Debuts Infowars Takeover With The Onion

While there are still some legal thorns to clear, it appears the Alex Jones conspiracy media empire is over and a new Schlaaang-approved one begins

By Zack Kotzer Published May 2, 2026

Culture

The Oscars Are Barring AI Generated Films, Gaming Awards Should Do The Same

Many major gaming awards are fuzzy at best as the entertainment industry at large grapples with where AI generated material fits in

By Zack Kotzer Published May 2, 2026

Entertainment

The 15 Best SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes, Ranked

It’s the iconic Nickelodeon show’s 27th anniversary, so let’s look back at its best episodes

Kenneth Shepard, Rebekah Valentine, and Zack Zwiezen Published May 1, 2026