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Former Capcom Employee Says Western Studios Spend Too Much Time On Jira

In a comprehensive breakdown of Capcom’s new golden age, one former staffer says their micromanaging competition might be missing the forest for the trees

By Zack Kotzer Published September 6, 2026

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Kalshi Prematurely Pays Out Millions In Wagers For Losing College Football Team

The legal standings of speculation markets only gets dumber as Kalshi accidentally made the wrong call in the very state its being sued by

By Zack Kotzer Published September 6, 2026

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Buddy The Unicorn Kicked Out Of Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights

The theme park’s increasingly popular Halloween season continues to amass more and more movie maniacs, assuming they’re invited

By Zack Kotzer Published September 6, 2026

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Devs Don’t Want The Ending ‘Explained To You By Someone Else’

No spoilers, please

By Ethan Gach Published September 6, 2026

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Marvel’s Wolverine Ending Leaks Online In Final Stretch Ahead Of Launch

The embattled X-Man began with leaked footage in 2023 and it seems PlayStation's biggest exclusive of the year will have to weather one last online attack

By Zack Kotzer Published September 6, 2026

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Resident Evil Director Zach Cregger Feels Like He’s Been On An ‘Apology Tour,’ But The Movie Will ‘Speak For Itself’

Welcome to video games

By Ethan Gach Published September 6, 2026

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Civilization 7’s Biggest Free Update Yet Will Finally Take It To The Atomic Age Over Two Years Later

Arc of Tomorrow will arrive in 2027

By Ethan Gach Published September 6, 2026

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Halloween: The Game Devs Seemingly Patch Out Sex Mini-Game In Emergency Pre-Release Fix

Halloween: The Game's sex minigame has been swiftly removed in under 24 hours, after players realised that a character with the likeness of deceased actor Donald Pleasence could sleep with 17-year-old teens

By Lewis Parker Published September 6, 2026

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Former Old School RuneScape Developer Sentenced For Stealing In-Game Gold From Players

Under investigation since 2019, Andrew ‘Mod Jed’ Lakeman could face three years in prison after crypto laundering half a million worth of in-game loot

By Zack Kotzer Published September 5, 2026

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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Says The Industry Is Crashing And AI Is Making It Worse

Usually playing the cheerleader for artificial intelligence, the Epic CEO seems to have cooled on the trend and regrets humoring NFTs

By Zack Kotzer Published September 5, 2026

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Following Pokémon, Stern Lets Fallout Pinball Machine Out Of The Vault

The largest pinball company delves further into the video game themes, albeit with one largely taking inspiration from its TV adaptation

By Zack Kotzer Published September 5, 2026

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Granblue Fantasy Relink Company Announces New Publishing Label Aimed At Releasing Smaller Games Faster

Their first game, Where the Seeds Fall, will release in November

By Alicia Haddick Published September 5, 2026

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It’s Curtains For Spider-Noir Season Two, See, The Big Rolled Up Newspaper

Despite picking up 11 Emmy nominations, the live action Nicolas Cage Spider-Man spinoff will be sleeping with the fishes after just one season

By Zack Kotzer Published September 5, 2026

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Bungie Is ‘Exploring’ Subleasing Parts Of Its Massive 210,984 Sq. Ft. Studio After Laying Off More Than 600 People In Just Three Years

Some see the big expansion as emblematic of the studio's mismanagement

By Ethan Gach Published September 5, 2026

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Beloved Evil Dead Star Bruce Campbell Says He Has Five Years Left To Live

The iconic cult movie actor gave an update on his earlier cancer prognosis, which prompted a startling retirement from film and the convention circuit earlier this year

By Zack Kotzer Published September 5, 2026