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  Games

  I Would Like To Eat The Giant Onyxia Made Out Of Chocolate, Please

  Watch the fudging tail!

  By Rebekah Valentine Published May 1, 2026
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  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
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  Culture

  Dev Behind Creepy Shooter With A Brilliant Trailer Says ‘It Hurts To Be Sitting At 48% Positive Ratings After Putting All Our Hearts And Souls Into This Game Over 4 Years’

  Industria 2 is not off to a great start

  By Ethan Gach Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Celeste Co-Creator Is Making A Gorgeous New Game Boy-Style Metroidvania I Wish I Could Play Right Now

  And you can listen to part of the soundtrack now, too!

  By Rebekah Valentine Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Metal Gear Solid 2 HD Source Code Has Reportedly Leaked 15 Years Later

  Strangely enough, the leak apparently contains data from a Nintendo Wii port of Metal Gear Solid 2 HD

  By Lewis Parker Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  Kingdom Come Studio Declines To Shut Down Rumors It’s Working On A Lord Of The Rings RPG

  Also: the Hollywood war over Battlefield has only just begun

  By Ethan Gach Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Exclusives Are Still The Top Reason People Play Games On Consoles, But They’re Becoming Less Important

  One possible reason Xbox and PlayStation are possibly backing away from porting games to more platforms

  By Zack Zwiezen Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Salmon Sex, Psychedelics, And ‘Shake-A-JPEG Technology’: The Story Behind One Of 2026’s Best And Most Baffling Games

  Lord, what fools these mortals be!

  By Rebekah Valentine Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureNews

  An Indie Horror Game Has Been Stuck In The Steam Approval Process For Three Years…Seemingly For Using Valve’s Own Engine

  Limbo, or hell?

  By Rebekah Valentine Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 AMA On Reddit Turns Into A Disaster Over AI Allegations

  Warhorse Studios developers were bombarded with questions about a fired translator's claims

  By Lewis Parker Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Saros Hides A Surprise Tribute To Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  Housemarque pays homage to Sandfall Interactive’s award-winning RPG

  By Kenneth Shepard Published May 1, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  Paste Media Puts The Final Nail In The Coffin Of A Storied Gaming Legacy

  The A.V. Club is pulling away from full-time gaming coverage to focus on its 'core strengths'

  By Ethan Gach Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Subnautica 2′s Surprisingly Soon Launch Drives Another Anticipated Steam Game To Rush Out

  Upcoming open-world cozy-RV sim Outbound is launching a bit earlier than planned on PC to avoid the underwater survival game

  By Zack Zwiezen Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Marvel Actor Still In Disbelief Over Disney’s Sweeping Layoffs, Claims Artists ‘Are Now Being Replaced By AI’

  Evangeline Lilly from Ant-Man had harsh words for the House of Mouse

  By Ethan Gach Published May 1, 2026
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  Entertainment

  New Yuri Anime Has Girls Duking It Out In Street Fighter 6 (And Falling In Love)

  Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games features in-game footage of Capcom’s fighter

  By Kenneth Shepard Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureFeature

  Sweeping Changes Have Final Fantasy 14 Fans Buzzing About The Future Again: ‘I Was Blown Away’

  Square Enix laid out big plans and major changes for the MMORPG at Fan Fest 2026

  Harper Jay MacIntyre Published May 1, 2026
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  CultureNews

  This New Baby Yoda Toy Costs $600

  Yes, I still sometimes call him Baby Yoda and I won't stop doing it. Not sorry.

  By Zack Zwiezen Published April 30, 2026
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  Anime

  Attack On Titan Creator Regrets the Series’ Controversial Ending

  Being in his early twenties while writing the manga apparently got in the way of things…

  Amelia Zollner Published April 30, 2026
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  CultureNews

  They’re Putting Grenades In The Outer Worlds Seven Years After Launch

  And I guess doing a bunch of other cool performance upgrades, too

  By Rebekah Valentine Published April 30, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  I’m Tired Of Sneaking Through Tall Grass In Games

  A lot of time in games like Assassin's Creed or Horizon Zero Dawn I'm just rolling from one patch of tall grass to another and I'm getting bored

  By Zack Zwiezen Published April 30, 2026