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Once Again I Did Not Win A Zohran Mamdani Scavenger Hunt

Video Games Are Making Star Wars Fun Again

Games Event Criticised After Dumping Sponsor Over 'Zionist' Allegations

At Last, A Big Budget Minesweeper

Twitch Streamer Fucks Around (Collabs With US Army), Finds Out (Loses 70% Of Viewership)

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Gives Me What I Want: To Go So Fast That I Explode

GTA VI Leaker Risks Freedom To Share Jason's Hanging Dong

Fortnite Will Give Kids What They've Always Wanted: AI Pride And Prejudice Fan Fic

Call of Duty Commentator Leaving Esports Because He's Dating Co-Caster’s Ex-Wife

Good News: Some Of Star Wars Zero Company’s Devs Have Been Un-Furloughed

Titanfall 2 VR Is So Good It Feels Like Playing It For The First Time

GeoGuessr For The Long Dark, Yes

Unity's New AI Thing Is A Soulless Joke

I Owe You An Apology, Dylan Faden. I Wasn't Really Familiar With Your Trauma

We Kinda Sorta Dig Digger

Dungeons & Dragons, Duel Masters, and Magic: The Gathering Teams Unionize At Hasbro

AI Companies Would Love The Backrooms

Ironmouse, Who Hates AI, Not Pleased That AI Watermark Appeared On Her Art In Fortnite, Which Loves AI

Ninja Theory Laying Off Employees Ahead Of Possible Closure

Hear Me Out: What If Everyone Just Re-Released Old Consoles Instead Of Trying To Sell $1000+ New Ones

Lanterns And The Folly Of Black Excellence

Dylan Faden Did Nothing Wrong, Except For Everything He Did Wrong

Every Animal Confirmed For Grand Theft Auto VI So Far, Ranked

Dylan Faden Did Nothing Wrong, Except For Everything He Did Wrong

Video Essayist And YouTuber Jacob Geller Removed From MinnMax Following Sexual Assault Allegations

Pokémon Fangames Evolve Beyond Their Origins

Control Resonant Is Once Again A Video Game About The Wonderful And Terrifying Possibilities Of Architecture

Sonic’s Producer Is Right About Remakes And Remasters, And He Shouldn’t Feel Bad About It

Primetime Is A Gorgeous, Sleazy Portrait Of Early 2000s TV

Man, They Gotta Change That JoJo End Song

Babygirl In Control, I Feel Like Nicole

The New York Times Is Taking The Absolute Piss With This Xbox Puff Piece

FBI Arrests 29-Year-Old Man Making Threats In Fortnite

Steam's Pyrowave Update To Remote Play Chases Latency At All Costs

The Jigsaw Puzzles Got Me

Twitch Is Using AI To Decide Which Streamers Can Make Money Off Ads

Firefly Wedding Is A Shojo Romance That Takes Cuffing Season Literally

We Used To Be A Proper Country

A Remastered Witcher 3 Means A New Bathtub Geralt

Slow Roads Is A Game For Drivers, Not Racers

These AI Companies Should Be Responsible For Everything They Do, And The Fact Nobody Is Holding Them Accountable Is Driving Me Insane

I Love The Frustratingly Realistic Sewing In Dressmaker

Craft Subreddit Bans Harry Potter Projects

Why It Took Years For A Story About Bobby Kotick Sending Journalists Legal Threats To Come Out

Hey, Quick Question: Who Are Meta’s VR Glasses For?

Nintendo Wins $4.5M In Switch Pirate Lawsuit

Apple Makes The Mac Mini Unupgradable Again Because Fuck You

Heads Up: We’re Experimenting With (A Few, Small) Ads

Bethesda President Says Obsidian Will Retain ‘Creative Identity’ Despite Becoming Part Of Bethesda

'Man Banned From Oz Comic-Con After Biting Incident' Is Not An AI-Related Headline I Thought I'd Be Reading This Week

A Sniper Game Where The Goal Is Not To Shoot Anyone

There Is No Plan

Woodo Is Pretty Good, Even If It Is Making Me Puke A Little Bit

Goodbye, Lara Isn't 'Losing Chess To A Dog' Levels Of Queerbaiting, But It Is Just As Disappointing

72-Year-Old Ohio Man Put A GPS Tracker On Pokémon Delivery Driver's Vehicle

Xbox Lays Off More Workers, Combines Studios

Messy Roblox Lawsuit Includes Salaries Paid In Robux, Ownership Disputes

After Laying Off Most Of Destiny Team, Bungie Decides That Destiny Is ‘Foundational’ To Its Future

Resident Evil Feels Like Watching Your Stoner Roommate Fail QTEs

Hulu's Queasy Thriller Furious Wants Our Hands At Abusers' Throats

The Steam Frame Is Good, But For Who?

Fortnite Is Selling Your Favorite Characters Back To You As Husks

EGM 'Compendium' Kickstarter Raises $1.8 Million, Has Yet To Actually Deliver The Book

The Steam Frame Is Good, But For Who?

I Think Enough Time Has Passed To Finally Talk About Star Wars Zero Company's [Spoiler] Moment

Screw It, I'm Starting A Bracer Guild

Activision Blizzard Sued Again For Alleged Gender Discrimination

Sprawl Zero Fuckin' Rules

Will There Ever Be Another Half-Life: Alyx?

At Brooklyn's MPreg SpongeBob Rave, 'Shitposting Is Catharsis'

Wardogs CEO Says Workers Who Speak Out Against Crunch Won't 'Be Happy Here'

What Really Caused The Video Game Crash Of 1983?

It's 2026, And I'm Playing GTA V For The First Time

Oh My God, I Hope The Upcoming Changes To Marathon Work Out

Ya-Yo Ya-Yo, Set Sail For The Most Interesting One Piece Fan Theory

Adults Is The Sitcom That Made Me Finally Feel My Age: Old

The Steam Frame Is More Than Just Another VR Headset

Blizzard Announcing Games For 2029 And 2030 Seems Nuts

IGN Ownership Chooses Busiest Time For Games Media In Years To Lay A Bunch Of People Off [Update]

Your 'Focus M' Zelda Jokes Have Become Reality

I Guess Mods Are Something That *Checks Notes* IKEA And Breaking Benjamin Are Into Now

GOP Posts Hasan Piker’s Hog At The Republican National Convention

Nintendo Will Give Buyers A 30% Off Sale, But No Tariff Relief Money

Fired Rockstar Games Workers Rally As Employment Tribunal Begins

Former Game Awards Future Class Members Skeptical Of Geoff Keighley's Involvement With Grant Program For Game Devs

How Much Of Toshirō Mifune Survives In Onimusha?

If Hideo Kojima Games Aren't Safe, No Games Are Safe

'Gen-AI Controversy Aside' Is A Wild Thing To Write In A Video Game Preview

After Years Of Company Stalling, Blizzard Workers Win Mega-Contract That Applies To All Unionized Teams

Science Saru's The Ghost In The Shell Exceeded Our Expectations

Who Are These Men?

Steam Is Asking Australians To Verify They're Adults By Linking A Credit Card, Something Millions Of Australians Don't Have

Thousand Hells Offers Thousands Of Stories

Sound of A Blink Is A Manga About Loss That Hits Incredibly Close

A Zelda Game Ought To Leave More To The Imagination Than This

There Are More Video Games Coming Out Than We Can Ever Hope To See Or Play

Zero Company's Characters Are Animated With Such Lovely Little Human/Alien Touches

ArtStation Has New Owners, Who Are Saying They Want To 'Put Artists First' By Protecting Their Art From AI Scrapers

Star Wars Zero Company's Success Is Bittersweet

Future? No Thanks! Thinks The Revolution Is Possible, But Also Pretty Funny

A Racist Arcade Is The Latest White House Initiative Nobody Asked For

In Fields Of Mistria, The Pleasures Are In The Details

Microsoft Just Found Yet Another Way To Enshittify Xbox Game Pass

The Work Is The Work

Markiplier: 'I Did Not Pump. I Did Not Dump'

Video Game Companies Keep Trying To Bait And Switch Us With AI, And It Sucks

The Real Coyote Vs. Acme Is The Friends We Made Along The Way

Here's Four Hours Of A Cow Playing EVE Online

There Is No Greater Joy In Video Games Than Laying Down Some Overwatch And Watching An Absolute Fool Walk Straight Into It

Most Of Star Wars Zero Company's Developers Were Furloughed Weeks Ago

Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma Is A Meta Slasher That Didn't Do It For Us

You Can't Own A Video Game Because Other People Also Own Video Games, Sony Argues In Court Filing

The Lovers Is A Sapphic Romance That Will Restore Your Faith In The Power Of Indie Animation

We've Got New & Improved Gift Subscriptions!

I Wish Rockstar Cared About People As Much As It Does GTA VI NPCs

Pokémon Is For The Gays

Game Developers Devastated By Gamescom Laptop Theft Spree

GTA VI’s Realism Might Make It Hard To Kill People

RIP Tim Curry, Video Game (And Regular) Actor Extraordinaire

Peter Cullen Was Anime’s Peerless Pitchman

I Came To Hell Clock For The Vibes, Then Learned A History Lesson

Sovereign Tower: It's Good

VHOLUME And CICADAMATA" Make A Meal Of Movement

Companies That Love Shit-Spewing Algorithms Admit Maybe Shit-Spewing Algorithms Are Bad

I Fear The Levels Of Film Bro I Will Become With My XGIMI Horizon 20 Projector

I Am Begging Websites To Remember They Are Read By Human Beings, Who Possess At Least Some Small Amount Of Dignity

It's Both The Best And Worst Time To Get Into Pokémon Cards

Despite Myself, I'm Obsessed With This Irish Language Food Influencer Drama

Is This All You Can Conjure

All The Biggest Announcements From Gamescom Opening Night Live

Badly In Love Is A Netflix Japanese Reality Dating Show That’s More Than Its Bad Reputation

Man, Blood Dungeon Rips

[Very Australian Voice] 🎵 Tale As Old As Tooiimmeee 🎵

Nothing About GTA VI’s Launch Can Be Normal

Who Are We To Know If This Video Game Is Using AI Artwork On Its Cover And In Its Trailer, We Are But Human Beings With Eyeballs And Brains

Psychonauts Developer Double Fine Gets Rights To Games Back, But Union Future Uncertain

The Nape Pro Is Not Like Other Trackballs

A Game That Makes You Feel Clever For Decapitating A Bunch Of Dudes

Google Docs' Grammar Suggestions Suck Ass

Money Spent On South Of Midnight Now Supports Its Developers, Not Microsoft

The ReTerminal Sticky Is An E-Paper Display Begging You To Hack It

Kane Parsons's New Backrooms Short Is All Killer, No Filler

It Doesn’t Get Much Bleaker Than The US Army Offering Four Days Of GTA VI In Exchange For Several Years Of Additional Service

Warren Spector Says He's 'Retiring From Game Development'

Half Is More Is A Josei Manga About Prejudice That Outshines The Racism That Tried To Define It

What If A Rage Room Made You Feel Like A Jerk

Vibes Around GTA VI Continue To Be Rancid As Gameplay Footage Leaks And Fired Devs Ask Fans Not To Boycott

'Who’s Deciding The Fate Of This Game?' The Secretive Process Of Getting A Game With Sexual Content On Steam

Pro Jank Footy Is A Game Of Two Halves

We Deserve More Cartoons Like My Adventures With Superman

Let These Avengers Radicalize You

The Onion’s Infowars Is Destroying What’s Left Of Alex Jones’ Reputation And Getting Sandy Hook Families Paid

Reliving Kotaku’s Theme Week About 2002, From 2036

This Is Hopefully The Last Time I'm Writing About 1666: Amsterdam

Saber Interactive's CEO Matt Karch Can Get In The Bin

You Can Feel The Love That Went Into Veritas Tales

I Melted My Microwave Kiln

Tomb Of The Bloodletter Is A Tough But Goofy Typing Game

Twitch Won’t Label Which Streams Are And Aren't Using AI, So Streamers Are Doing It Themselves

Netflix Closes Two More Game Studios, Expects Us To Believe It Still Sees ‘Opportunity’ In Games

Amazon Wants To Use Twitch Streams To Train AI

Everyone In American Psycho Talks Like They Have AI Psychosis

Twitch Says Quiet Part Out Loud: Amazon AI Is Opt Out Because ‘Nobody Would Opt In’

Fan Translations Still Are Being Done The Hard Way

Killer Mike Is Beefing With A Youtuber, For Some Reason

Watching An Irish Language Game Show Has Given Me An Existential Crisis About Game Shows

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Gushes About Elder Scrolls VI, Does Not Seem To Notice Giant Rat On Bethesda Office Lawn

WesterosCentral Memes Were The Real MVP Of House Of The Dragon Season 3

Players Are Already Beating Big Walk Without All The Big Walking

Denshattack Rules

From The Minds Behind That Chill Fishing Game, A Chill Survival Game

Balkanize The Video Game Industry

Restart, Walmart's Gaming Site, Lays Off Entire Editorial Team

Big Walk's Hardest Puzzle Is Scheduling

Hello Local Business, Your AI Ads Are Costing You Customers

I Wish They Could Have Called It Super Monkey Souls, But Otherwise Hell Yeah

I Love How Differently Folks Are Dealing With This Weird Big Walk Puzzle

Music, Fashion, Film, Existentialism

I Am Playing Midnight Moments And Having A Lovely Time

We're Still Running A Sale On Subscriptions

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Gave A Nun A Gun

The Samurai And The Prisoner Sees Kiyoshi Kurosawa At The Height Of His Powers

Big Walk Is At Its Best When You Totally Screw Things Up

Corsair Cove's Pirates Get In The Way Of A Good Time

Christopher Nolan, Cinema's Manic Street Preacher

Just After CEOs Praised Netflix's FIFA Game, Its Developer Has Reportedly Been Shut Down

Get Ready To Learn More About Namco Games Than You Ever Thought Possible

Tie Me Up, Stare Me Down Is A Romance Manga Where Liberation Through Bondage Is The Real Kink

I Hate Fall Damage

What Aftermath Readers Hate

We’re Not Just Mad About Discs Going Away, We’re Mad About Everything

They Could Never Make Me Hate Dark Souls II

I Am Here To Defend The Noble Action Movie From The Classicist Emily Wilson

The Hater’s Guide To Hating (With Ed Zitron)

Franchises Are Fine, Calm Down

Franchises Are A Blight

I Love Luxuriating In A Long Ass Game

All Games Should Be 15 Hours Long (Or Less)

Do Not Buy The War Crime N64

I Hate That They Closed My Local REI

I Am Quietly And Perhaps Foolishly Optimistic About The Future Of Video Games Journalism

It's Extremely Frustrating Seeing What's Become Of Video Games Journalism

The Ghouls Who Run EA Deserve To Burn

Welcome To The Resistance: Meet The Workers Dodging (And Sabotaging) Their Employer's AI Mandates

Game Devs Start Worker Hardship Fund For Laid Off Colleagues

All The Video Game Studios That Refuse To Use Generative AI

King Ghidorah Is A Bum

I Love Getting Demolished By Souls Games

I'm Just Not Into Souls Games, I'm Being Tested Enough As It Is

Death To Beginning The Story In Medias Res!

'You Should Try Making Funnier Posts': The Shittiest Parts Of Being A Video Game's Social Media Manager

Survival Games Are Comforting

Survival Games Are Annoying

I Hate Doing Anime Interviews

Stop Talking To Me, Google Search

Welcome To Hater Week

We're Having A Sale!

I Love Starting Games

I Hate Starting Games

Can Somebody Get These BEGGARS Out Of Here?

Weird Al > Hideo Kojima

The Steam Machine's ePaper Faceplate Is Open Source And Full Of Possibility

Workers Behind Immensely Popular Game Theorists YouTube Channel Will Get Their Union, With Or Without MatPat’s Help

Amazon, Like Netflix, Also Wants To Flail Around With Games

A Whole Big, Fancy Book Just About Game UI

Saber Interactive Won't Pay Up $3.1 Million In Wild Card Football Licensing Fees, Football Union Says

OpenAI's Expensive Macropad Feels Engineered To Piss Me Off Specifically

Old World Is A Modern Strategy Gaming Masterpiece

If His Shitty AI Movie Is What Finally Taught You Neill Blomkamp Is A Hack, Then So Be It

Hearts Continue To Break Over Love And Deepspace

Xbox Gamer Suing Microsoft For Tariff Refunds As Nintendo Says They're Too Hard To Do

I'm Obsessed With Audrey Hobert's Girl Failure Music

Anime Finally Caught On To The Restorative Power Of Kirby Kissing His Homies For The Plot

Things You Could’ve Done With $1 Million Instead Of Spending It On Jensen Huang’s Fuckass Jacket

Fallout Didn’t Make Itself

Netflix, Just Pay People To Make Video Games, You Are Making This Needlessly Complicated

Lowlands Away, Me John

I'm Making Ceramics In My Microwave

Unions File Unfair Labor Complaints Against Microsoft Over Decision To ‘Unlawfully’ Fire Xbox Workers

Wait A Minute, Is This Fucking Book About Me?

There's A Tiny Speck Of Light At The End Of Civilization VII's Tunnel

Yoshitaka Amano Is More Centrist on AI Than You’d Hope

The Definitive Ranking Of FromSoftware Farming Locations I Like

Games Done Quick 'Excited' To Work With Saudi-Owned SNK For Around Three Hours Before Pulling Sponsorship Deal

Workers Protest MindsEye Playtest For Bringing In Fans To 'Do Jobs That Would Otherwise Have Been Theirs'

Grand Theft Auto VI, The Last Blockbuster

As Video Game Industry Burns, Warframe's Devs Aren't Taking Anything For Granted

It’s The Perfect Time To Watch GDQ

Reset Xbox To What, Exactly?

I Gave My Steam Machine A Second Stick Of RAM Because Valve Couldn't

It's Time To Admit I Have Too Many 'Start The Day' Games

Taika's Reason Is A Murder Mystery Manga Where Your Dog Can Speak

How AI Is Ruining Education, In One Handy Chart

Goodbye, The Bear, I Thought You Were A Good Television Show

Microsoft’s Parade Of Indignities Continues: id’s Future Unclear, Obsidian On Fallout Duty, Bethesda Forced To Take Down Memorial

Tenet Is Christopher Nolan’s Best Film

Well At Least The Future’s Looking Bright For Bethesda’s *Checks Notes* ‘Strongest Franchises'

Chainsmoker Cat's Anime Opening Is Absolute Cinema

Union Promises To Take ‘All Necessary Legal And Contractual Action’ To Fight For Laid-Off Workers As Impacts On Blizzard, Id Software Become Clear

You Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned Bloodbath

Xbox Will Lay Off 3200 Workers And Cut Four Studios Loose

I Guess These Are The Games, And Memories, I'm Stuck With For The Rest Of My Life

What Is The Point Of A Video Game Console Now?

Negative Space Is A Weird And Honest Portrait of Watching All Your Friends Get Hooked On Drugs

Asha Sharma Is Microsoft’s Pain Sponge

Sony Will Stop Making Video Game Discs

Somehow, Jackass Really Was That Big A Deal

There Is No Piracy Without Ownership

Love Turns To Hate As Love And Deepspace Maker Infold Games Forced To Delete New Boyfriend

Subnautica 2 Devs Will Actually Get Even More Money As Krafton Drama Ends

I Have Diagnosed Myself With Profile Picture Disorder

I Believe In The Idea Of 'Marathon Steve'

Xbox Cuts, Which Haven't Even Happened Yet, Are Already Causing Turmoil In The Games Industry

Saros Is Peak Doom Metal

You Should Check Out City Of God

God Of War Laufey Could Be The First Real Mom Game

In The Right Hands, A Nintendo Entertainment System Can Be A Weapon

Accessory Company Yanks Companion Cube Steam Machine Case Because It Never Actually Asked Valve For Permission

'Big Three' Chip Makers Set Up 'Coordinated Scheme' To Fix Memory Pricing, Alleges New Lawsuit

Company That Released Over 900 Shovelware Games On The PlayStation Store Thanks Its Players After Being Kicked Off

Let's All Disrespect Some Myths

Full Steam (Machine) Ahead

Bless The BC250, The Budget E-waste Steam Machine

Full Steam (Machine) Ahead

You Can Follow Aftermath On Bluesky, Instagram, YouTube & More! Even Linkedin!

Sony Laying Off 'Most Of The Destiny Team'

Video Games Are Changing, And Meccha Chameleon’s Absurd Popularity Is Proof

On Together Is Helping Me Whittle Down My To-Do List

I Too Would Like To Spend All Day In The Woods Making Snacks

Why Bother Selling An Empty Case?

Konami Suing Over Massive Metal Gear Solid 2 Source Code Leak

Outlets Don't Have To Do Xbox's Work For It

New York Times Uses Ubisoft Co-Founder's Obituary To Launder 'DEI' Complaints About An Assassin's Creed Game

EA Predictably Laying People Off, Chirping About AI As Completion Of Saudi Deal Looms

I Knew Osamu Tezuka Was The Godfather Of Manga, But I Didn't Know He Had It Like That

The Unspoken Harem Manga Romance Trope Has Finally Been Defeated

The Steam Machine Is An Iconoclastic Computer Born In Unforgiving Times

I Was Stunned To Discover The New LEGO Batman Game Is Basically A Cute Little Arkham City

Computer Was A Mistake

Microsoft Runs The Rake Factory

The Art Of Marathon

Gamers Sue Sony For Allegedly Breaking California Digital Purchase Law

I, God's Worst Video Game Driver, Played A Bunch Of Driving Game Demos

Netflix's FIFA World Cup Video Game Is A Modern Hellscape And An Embarrassment To Everyone Involved

A Single Laptop Has Never Served So Many

Well This Is Awkward

I'm No Angel Is A Gentle Plea To Check In On Your Strong Friends

We've Hit 30,000 Members! Thank You! To Celebrate, We're Dropping A Ton Of New Merch

Game Developers Neither Surprised Nor Delighted To Learn That Unreal Engine 6 Will Be Filled With AI Garbage

The James Bond of First Light Is Hot In A Grown Up Way

Destiny 2 Devs Bid Farewell To The Game They Spent A Decade Making

The Obscure 1980s Gag Manga That’s Being Reclaimed By Trans People

Epic Releases Fortnite Video That's Trying To Launder The Company's Use Of AI In The Art Pipeline, But Artists I Spoke To Simply Aren't Having It

Despite Awards, South Of Midnight Studio Becomes Latest Victim Of Microsoft’s Implosion

1666: Amsterdam, Made By A Team Including 'Over A Dozen Talented And Experienced Artists', Used AI Images All Through Its Reveal

Cocoon Is A Cute Girls Doing M*A*S*H* Things Manga Until It Isn't

Blizzard Sues To Take Down Another Private World of Warcraft Server, Project Ascension

Forbidden Solitaire's Developers Made The Opposite Of What They Planned: A Hit

Sure Seems Like Xbox Is Cooked

Let Me Throw A Gun At A Guy's Head

For A Brief Moment, You Got To See How The Sausage Is Made

IGN Lays Off Tech Workers Following Summer Game Fest, Where Pro-Union Messages Were Erased

Let Me Tell You About Love and Deepspace

That Was The Most Dragon's Dogma Way To Announce DLC

Sick, A New Game About Killing Nazis

I Don't Know If We Need All These Remakes, Guys

Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus II Rules

AphroditE’s Stardom Reunion Is Gay As Hell

The Devils Fork State Park Ice Machine Owes Me Three Dollars And My Dignity

The Best Thing Netflix Did After Squid Game Was Double Down On Athletic Asian Competition Shows

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Is A Science Experiment

Vague AI Disclosures Aren’t Helping Anyone

Nobody Is Happy That Yakuza Studio’s Next Game Is Performing Digital Necromancy On Tupac

Is Backrooms The Beginning Of A New Generation Of Hollywood Auteurs, Or Just Another Horror Movie?

It's Good To Be 868-BACK

The URL For Summer Games Fest, A Common Typo, Now Redirects To The Transgender Law Center

You Lost Me At 'We Leverage AI Tools To Help Our Teams Iterate On Ideas'

How Many Episodes Is One Episode?

'If A Game Wants Mirrors It Has To Be Prepared To Make A Big Technical Commitment': Let's Talk About 007's Many, Beautiful Mirrors

82-0 Is The Basketball Game For Our Times

Yeah, That’s A Life Sim Alright

OK, But Do We Really Think All Those Games Are Gonna Come Out In September?

007 First Light Can Make A Good Cup Of Coffee (And Tea!)

Backrooms' Biggest Scare Is Capitalism

RIP Battle Milk

Gamers Sue Microsoft, Claiming It Colludes With Valve On Store Pricing

More Artists Could Stand To Be Normal About Their Black Music Influences

Is Arm Hair The New Horse Testicles

SXSW Responds To Hasan Piker UK Ban With Nothing Statement, Speakers Pull Out In Protest

Going To A J-League Game Was One The Best Days Of My Life

Making Miniatures

When Playing A Good Game Benefits Bad People

Your Heroes Will Always Let You Down

Storage Is Better When It's Modular

I've Never Seen A Games Industry Veteran Talk Shit About Someone Like Mike Fischer Talks Shit About Yuji Naka

UK-Based Rockstar Game Workers Formally Announce Union

There Is Still Good In This World, Because It Is Once Again Time To Enjoy Famicase

Yes… Hahaha… YES!

I Love Boosters Is A Live Action Looney Tune

Give Them A Moment, For Pity's Sake

The Steam Deck Costs How Much Now?

Look How They Massacred My Ferrari

I Hope GTA 6's Soundtrack Is As Timeless As San Andreas

You Don’t Have To Turn This Library-Tidying Game Into An Existential Crisis, But It Helps

Workers At TheGamer Say Site’s New Pay-Per-Session Contract Is ‘Heartbreaking’

Imagining A Better Racing Game

That's Not How Unions Work, Wizards Of The Coast Management

The Dream Factory Is Closed Until Further Notice

Devolver Digital Suing Toy Maker Who Keeps Saying He's Making A Hotline Miami Spinoff Game

Thick As Thieves Has The Bones Of A Classic Stealth Game, But It's Not There Yet

Forza Horizon 6 Is A Difficult Game To Be Around

Bungie Ending Support For Destiny 2 Marks The End Of An Era

The Battle Over 3D Printer Software Licensing Matters For Everyone

With Vox Sale, Digital Media Networks Take Another Step Closer To The Grave

I Waited A Month To Beat The Final Boss Of A Game I Love, And Now I’m Full Of Regret

We Don't Talk Enough About The Aftermath Of Death Note

Sshh, Just Let Me Look At The Fish

Gabe Newell Is Out Here Turning A 304-Foot-Long Luxury Yacht Into A 'Support And Research Vessel'

IDK About ‘Bullet Heaven,’ Steam

Google Unveils An Even Worse Search

The Kids Are All Right

The New Battlestar Galactica Game Rules

Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Is Good, But Its Radical Approach To Horniness Is What Makes It Great

The New Battlestar Galactica Game Rules

The Doom Soundtrack Being Added To The National Recording Registry Cannot Be Appreciated Enough Until You Look At What It Was Inducted Alongside

Remembering Being A Teenager

Nobody Needs To Know What An Analyst Thinks About A Singleplayer Video Game's Sales. Nobody!

Pinterest Has Become Unusable

Sure Seems Like Subnautica 2’s Developers Are Going To Get Their $250 Million Bonus

Widow's Bay Has The Juice

There Is Great Power In A Good Video Game Commercial

The Michael Jackson Movie Wants To Sell You A Smaller, Meaner World

Some Filler Is Good Shit, Actually

Overwatch, Which Spent Years Imitating Fortnite, Is About To Be In Fortnite

I Don't Know Who Mixtape Is For

Saros Feels Like Popping Bubble Wrap

All This Over… Mixtape?

Having A Concussion: A Review

Sony’s ‘Underperformance’ Is Bungie’s Miracle

Roblox Developers Fight Over Ownership Of Dead By Daylight Roblox Clone Forsaken

You Can Rest Now, PSX Ghost In The Shell Anime Cutscenes

Double Fine Is Unionizing

Nintendo Keeps Going Back To The Millennial Nostalgia Well (And So Does Everyone Else)

I Love My Instant Pot MagicFroth 9-in-1 Milk Frother

Cursor Camp Is A Nice Little Place To Hang Out

Turning A Big Dial Taht Says "Civilization" On It And Constantly Looking Back At The Audience For Approval Like A Contestant On The Price Is Right

Thank God, They’re Properly Re-Releasing The Devils

Star Fox Looks Fucked Up

Super Nintendo World Exceeded Every Expectation I Had Going In There

Twitch Changes Rules So That Streamers Can Mog Each Other

Hey, It's Not All Bad

Xbox’s New AI-Loving Boss Shocks World, Kills Useless AI Feature

Japan's Tourism Troubles Are Being Fuelled By Social Media Assholes

Nobody Asked You, Bank Of America

Pro Wrestlers Make The Company, Not The Other Way Around

GameStop Wants To Buy, Uh, eBay?

Haste Makes Waste

The Steam Controller Is Perfect For People With An Entire PC In Their Living Room

Paste Ends The Games Coverage That Gave So Many Writers Their Start

Crafty Tomodachi Life Players Are Making DIY Styluses

Suddenly, Saudi (Money Is Drying Up)

Amid Era Of Unprecedented Authoritarian Overreach, New Bipartisan House Resolution Condemns Hasan Piker For Some Reason

Birdwatching, I.e. Old Age, Has Come For Me

Australia's 'Payphone Tag' Game Is An Excellent Use Of Public Infrastructure

Love And Deepspace Gives The People What They Want

The VFLEX Is An Ingenious Programmable USB-C Power Adapter

Bleeding Board Game Giant CMON Thinks, In The Year Of Our Lord 2026, That Investing In NFT Games Is The Future

Bad T-Shirt Designs Are A Bipartisan Issue In Pro Wrestling

I, For One, Welcome The Return of 'Retro' Anime

'We've Been A Little Bit Too Romantic About The Idea That We Should Have Employees And Give People Long-term Job Security' Is An Extraordinary Thing For A Video Games CEO To Say On Record

I Love My Computer Perfume

Read A Bunch Of Great Sites With Our Independent Media Collective Bundle

Magic: The Gathering Arena Team Unionizes At Wizards of the Coast

Business As Usual Interrupted By Business As Usual, Followed By Business As Usual

Warframe Teams Up With Lucky Super Fan: The Frontman Of Progressive Metal Band Erra

Pragmata Is Uncle-Core

Pokémon Go Community In Chaos After Company Upholds Disqualification Of Player Who Celebrated Too Hard

Xbox Pulls An HBO

Vampire Crawlers Is A Vampire Survivors That's Better For Your Heart Rate

Gamers Sue Nintendo To Get Tariff Money Back

The Lights Got Good

Inside The Dragon Age II 'Writers' Pit'

Tal Anderson On The Pitt's Earnest Portrayal Of Autistic Life

Congressman Teams Up With Popular Sims Streamer To Oppose Saudi Purchase Of EA

The Pitt Is 'Competence Porn' In More Ways Than One

After All These Years, It’s Moon Child

Debate-Lord Anime Nippon Sangoku Is 2026’s Must-Watch Thinking Man’s Show

After 20 Years, Influential Game Jam Ludum Dare Will Wind Down

As Roblox's Safety And Legal Woes Continue, Company Settles For $10 Million With Nevada

The Short Game Dilemma

That's Not What Unc Means

Northernlion Is Helping Fund And Publish A Video Game [Update]

Left 4 Dead’s Graffiti Is So Memorable Because It Was Made By People—A Whole Lot Of People

This Isn't Funny, Shoe Companies Only Do This When They're In Extreme Distress

Dosa Divas Makes Me Hungry

The Free Press Announces Pop Culture Podcast No One Asked For

It’s Time To Stop Interviewing This Kid

We Didn't Need A Handmaid's Tale Sequel, But Anyway Here's A Handmaid's Tale Sequel

Two Budget Headphones Gun For KOSS’ Crown

The Pope Is Weak On Crime

OK, Hideo Kojima, You Finally Got Me

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