Sources: Polygon, Kotaku
If releasing a live service game in 2026 verges on folly, releasing a massively multiplayer game as an indie developer right now can only be called brave. Publishers with millions of dollars in their pocket routinely release multiplayer games that are basically dead on arrival.…
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There are certain lines of dialogue that become so famous they almost stop belonging to the movies and TV shows that produced them. “May the Force be with you.” “I’ll be back.” “You're gonna need a bigger boat.” You don't need to know the context because the words have long…
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The Criterion Collection announced back in February thatKPop Demon Hunters would be getting a physical release in another victory for the Oscar-winning sensation. Now Criterion has shared new details about the cornucopia of goodies that will come with the physical disc release…
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Sydney Sweeney has spent the past several years building a surprisingly varied Hollywood résumé.
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After a crowded week that saw the release of Beast of Reincarnation, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, and Big Walk, this week has been mercifully quiet for new games. (Thank God for that, because my backlog is getting out of control.) But in the modern gaming landscape, there’s…
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U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin are opening a congressional investigation into Roblox over allegations of sexual abuse on the platform. The inquiry is a bipartisan effort led by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism. The senators sent a letter…
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Disney gives with one hand and takes with the other
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Patch notes are one of the most prevalent and boring aspects of video games. Whenever a developer needs to fix a bug, tweak combat balance, or add new content updates, they release a long list of the complete changes for fans to peruse. A new Wordle-like browser game asks…
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I love a time loop game. Give me an Outer Wilds, let me do a 16th replay of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. That sense of being able to freely explore repercussions (and then getting a clean slate), of building stacked, fugue-like strategies through days lived over and over…
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After Ally Pankiw shared her response to the inquiry, fellow director Kate Herron also revealed she'd turned down the gig based on J.K. Rowling's books
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The shut down of Pokémon Bank is affecting a lot of little things across the old games
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For the legendary Swiss folk hero William Tell, shooting an apple off his son’s head was the punishment for an act of rebellion. So when John Stewart’s father places an apple on his young son’s head in the opening scene of HBO’s Lanterns, it feels like that tall tale has been…
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'Roblox appears to prioritize revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children'
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The only thing that can save Nintendo is leaving childish things behind
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The creator has issued an apology, and is looking for methods to address the issue
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Geoff Grotz and Brandon Jones wanted to replicate the ritual they had with Apple's movie trailer portal, plundering TV commercials and demo discs until they caught the attention of MTV
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