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05-01-26 (20:12)   The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ditched the series' iconic overworld theme because composer Koji Kondo thought it'd "get boring and repetitive to hear the same melody all the time"
05-01-26 (19:29)   Ace Combat 8 won't support virtual reality because developer Project Aces "realized that a great flat-monitor screen game and a great VR game are separate entities"
05-01-26 (19:12)   "Review bombing as a concept wasn't a thing": Helldivers 2 boss says Arrowhead's debut hit Magicka was actually just buggy and unoptimized, though it was later review bombed by Helldivers mad at Sony
05-01-26 (18:58)   Resident Evil 4 remake modder discovers a cut intro starring Ashley that eagle-eyed fans might recognize from certain pre-release trailers
05-01-26 (18:43)   Persona art director and creator of infamous penis demon is making a console game that will demonstrate his "perspective on the world"
05-01-26 (18:43)   "What a ride": Arc Raiders just hit 12 million copies sold, analyst estimates, and set a new record for active players 2 months after launch
05-01-26 (18:43)   Stranger Things fans are debating the "very odd" decision to focus so much of season 5 on Holly Wheeler: "They just sidelined the main cast"
05-01-26 (18:29)   "Unbelievable!": Banjo-Kazooie composer as shocked as everyone else to hear the Bubblegloop Swamp theme on a national NFL broadcast
05-01-26 (18:29)   After promoting Oscar favorite Hamnet, Paul Mescal wants to take a break until his 2028 Beatles movies: "People will get a break from me and I'll get a break from them"
05-01-26 (18:12)   Minecraft star Jack Black reveals he turned down playing Syndrome in Pixar classic The Incredibles, and now he regrets it: "Why was I being so difficult?"
05-01-26 (18:12)   GameSir is putting a Direct Drive sim racing wheel on a controller, all because a high schooler developed it in their dorm room
05-01-26 (17:58)   Nier creator Yoko Taro says he isn't prioritizing a new game, pleads for updates from people who are: "Work comes second... well, probably third"
05-01-26 (17:58)   Fallout co-creator Tim Cain explains why he's not making more new IPs, and it's partly because he's done "making other people really wealthy with my own creations"
05-01-26 (17:43)   James Gunn claims he doesn't "care about prestige" as he says his goal is to "affect people in a deeper, more spiritual way"
05-01-26 (17:29)   Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford says late FPS icon Vince Zampella would "create mischievous joy" - like "trolling" Eli Roth in Borderlands during a pre-movie "tour"
05-01-26 (17:12)   While playing Arc Raiders, Embark leads clarify they only added true "aggression-based" matchmaking fairly recently, and right on cue someone shows up pleading "Friendly"
05-01-26 (16:58)   One Stranger Things season 5 scene is being given a poignant new meaning by fans: "I think I cried the hardest when this scene was happening"
05-01-26 (16:12)   Surprise: Stranger Things isn't over yet, as a behind the scenes documentary is confirmed to land on Netflix soon
05-01-26 (16:12)   Devil Hunter codes (January 2026) for free Rerolls and Yen
05-01-26 (16:12)   "Absolute idiocy" killed The Witcher game that never was, OG dev says, but he's happy CD Projekt Red landed the series in the end: "I love what they've done"
05-01-26 (16:12)   A new It: Welcome to Derry deleted scene has fans wondering if Lily Bainbridge's mother could be an important season 2 character
05-01-26 (15:29)   The Duffer Brothers tease a secret Stranger Things project as they confirm the universe will be "very different" from Game of Thrones and Star Wars: "We're just not like that"
05-01-26 (15:29)   Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 port seemingly spotted in new update, and after PC performance issues you've got to wonder how Nintendo's handheld might handle it
05-01-26 (15:12)   Netflix shares emotional goodbye to Stranger Things after the season 5 finale, and now we're crying all over again
05-01-26 (15:12)   Code Vein 2 is Dark Souls through an anime lens, and one surprisingly emotional dungeon proves Bandai Namco has raised the stakes
05-01-26 (14:12)   Ben Affleck and Matt Damon can't tell friend from foe in the trailer for Netflix's upcoming thriller The Rip
05-01-26 (14:12)   My Hero Academia Vigilantes season 2 release schedule: when is episode 1 on Crunchyroll?
05-01-26 (13:58)   League of Legends was completely down yesterday unless you reset your system clock, because Riot forgot to update a security certificate
05-01-26 (13:29)   Schedule 1 and REPO beat out the likes of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Dispatch, and Silksong to be the highest rated Steam games of 2025
05-01-26 (13:12)   Baldur's Gate 3 wins Steam's Labor of Love award following 2 years of updates and community support: "Pretty f***ing good way to start 2026"
05-01-26 (13:12)   Red Dead Redemption 2 players discover bizarre new easter egg after 7 years, and they're trying to figure out what it means before GTA 6
05-01-26 (13:12)   Guillermo del Toro says James Cameron convinced him to cut 7 minutes of Frankenstein: "Jim came in and he said, 'This is beautiful, but you gotta take it out"
05-01-26 (12:58)   With OD and Physint in the works, Hideo Kojima says Kojima Productions is heading towards its "Third Phase," with the creator to focus on "staying grounded and laying solid foundations" in 2026
05-01-26 (12:58)   Belkin just upgraded our favorite Nintendo Switch 2 case at CES
05-01-26 (12:29)   Avatar: Fire and Ash has officially crossed $1 billion, making James Cameron the first director in history to have four consecutive billion dollar hits
05-01-26 (12:29)   The Duffer brothers say they know what really happened to Eleven after the Stranger Things season 5 finale, but fans are not convinced
05-01-26 (12:29)   There's no Stranger Things season 5 finale post-credits scene, but there is an easily missed hidden Easter egg with an emotional link to the first episode of the Netflix show
05-01-26 (12:12)   James Gunn says Superman was the "hardest" movie he's ever made: "I was reorienting something everyone already thinks they understand"
05-01-26 (12:12)   Legendary Dark Souls player completes the entire trilogy without getting hit while using a saxophone as a controller, and now I feel even more inadequate
05-01-26 (11:58)   Metaphor: ReFantazio helped JRPG veterans behind Persona "go back to our basics," and the experience "will really help us for future titles and projects we have coming up"
04-01-26 (19:12)   15 years later, after 700 hours of grinding and "at least" 100,000 deaths, speedrunner finally beats all of Super Meat Boy without dying, earning a "congrats" from co-creator Edmund McMillen
04-01-26 (16:29)   Donkey Kong Bananza is a Switch 2 delight, but I wish I'd known these things when I got started
04-01-26 (16:12)   An MMO player spent 3 years building a legendary treasure collection just to burn through it all in one glorious binge: "When I click 'Time Played' the game just tells me to touch grass"
04-01-26 (11:58)   Mike Flanagan wants to get to work on his Dark Tower series to ensure the movie isn't "the final word"
04-01-26 (11:12)   Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs' next game will simply focus on "what we think is cool" - "I've seen too many TV shows and books be swayed trying to please a lot of people"
04-01-26 (10:58)   Netflix Assassin's Creed adaptation finds a new cast member in A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms star
04-01-26 (10:12)   James Gunn promises that Supergirl won't be by the book
04-01-26 (09:29)   Stranger Things nearly saw Vecna switch sides until the Duffer Brothers changed their minds
03-01-26 (16:12)   Metaphor: ReFantazio lead says "the desire is still there" to make a fantasy game, but the team's more interested in "how we can evolve our JRPG and what it looks like"
03-01-26 (14:29)   Could Marvel Studios' Wonder Man be teeing up a core part of the X-Men's future?
03-01-26 (13:58)   Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 drove me to madness until I started to embrace its world, not fight it - learn from my mistakes
03-01-26 (12:43)   Stranger Things fans are debating the biggest question of the finale: Do you believe?
03-01-26 (11:29)   The Stranger Things finale earned over $25 million in theaters
03-01-26 (11:12)   Todd Howard says Obsidian was "the only choice" for Fallout: New Vegas - aside from the studios' Fallout DNA, devs did "something similar" with Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2
03-01-26 (11:12)   I'm finally fixing my Warhammer bad habit in 2026, starting with the Maggotkin of Nurgle
03-01-26 (09:58)   Stranger Things creators say there's only ever been one deleted scene in the show's entire history, which Netflix wanted written but they didn't
02-01-26 (22:58)   James Gunn says being a director and head of DC Studios is the kind of "madness" even Walt Disney wouldn't attempt, and he "originally said no to the job" because he "didn't want to do what Kevin Feige does"
02-01-26 (21:58)   Microsoft CEO resorts to blogging in defense of AI, says "we need to get beyond the arguments of slop" - exactly what I'd say if I was tired of losing the arguments of slop
02-01-26 (21:58)   AGDQ 2026 will show Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 fans how to beat the JRPG GOTY in 2 hours, sure, but I'm really here for the 70-player Super Mario 64 relay
02-01-26 (21:29)   The Avengers: Doomsday X-Men teaser is now in theaters and it finally gives fans exactly what we've been begging for
02-01-26 (19:43)   Microsoft killed his dream MMO despite apparently loving it, says former Elder Scrolls Online head, so he left: "The game I had waited my entire career to create"
02-01-26 (18:43)   New PS5 and PS4 jailbreak exploits trigger a 1,000% surge in prices for an obscure remaster of the 24-year-old Star Wars Racer Revenge, with copies reaching $300
02-01-26 (18:29)   Simon Williams is an "extraordinary threat" in new Wonder Man trailer that shows off his powers
02-01-26 (18:29)   New The Witcher 3 expansion rumored for 2026 launch, weeks after CD Projekt Red mysteriously said "hinted" content "may see release in the coming year"
02-01-26 (18:29)   2026 may be the year of Marvel blockbusters and a Christopher Nolan epic, but I'm looking forward to these 6 movies that might not be on your watchlist yet
02-01-26 (18:12)   This limited edition Seagate Game Drive is a dream for Astro Bot fans, but I'm still not an old school hard drive fan
02-01-26 (17:12)   One easily missed detail in the Stranger Things season 5 finale might hint that a major character survived after all
02-01-26 (17:12)   No Rest for the Wicked lead blasts "irreparable damage" to Diablo under ex-Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra, who says "I don't have to work anymore" but "you do" so "chill"
02-01-26 (16:12)   Very is kicking off 2026 with the sneakiest PS5 bundle deal I've seen in a while
02-01-26 (16:12)   Our favorite budget Switch 2 controller just hit its lowest-ever price — perfect for your new Christmas gift
02-01-26 (15:58)   Hytale lead says "it's a damn miracle we were able to salvage" the once-canceled Minecraft-like: "It should have taken years to fix, but within weeks, we got the game into a playable, fun state"
02-01-26 (15:58)   Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe donates $125,000 to open-source C# framework his hit farming sim uses, with "an ongoing monthly commitment" to boot
02-01-26 (15:29)   Stranger Things fans wonder if they'll ever get closure after the series finale fails to answer their most burning questions
02-01-26 (14:12)   Arc Raiders has been Steam's top-selling premium game every week since its launch, so it's no wonder its player count has barely dwindled
02-01-26 (14:12)   Final Fantasy 14 lead Yoshi-P reportedly teases ports for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, asking fans of the MMO to "please wait"
02-01-26 (14:12)   Solo Leveling producer asks fans of the hit anime to "wait just a little longer" as he teases "something truly exciting" coming in 2026
02-01-26 (14:12)   Fans think they've figured out what will be in the Warhammer 2026 preview, and it's exciting news
02-01-26 (13:43)   Stranger Things fans are divided over season 5's final episode: "Stranger Things finale is a mess... but I'm still happy with it"
02-01-26 (13:43)   Okami sequel is "still a ways off" releasing, but its devs will "continue to work tirelessly this year to deliver an experience that surpasses the expectations of players"
02-01-26 (13:12)   Stardew Valley's Switch 2 edition sees items going missing thanks to a crafting glitch, and ConcernedApe is delaying the release in Europe until he fixes it, with a patch "coming soon"
02-01-26 (13:12)   Stranger Things ends with the most beautiful, full circle moment that links right back to season 1's very first scene, and that was the plan from the very beginning
02-01-26 (13:12)   Deltarune creator Toby Fox reveals new Chapter 5 dialogue that's already got fans in a frenzy ahead of the RPG's next episode later this year: "Toby what are you doing??"
02-01-26 (12:58)   Most Stranger Things fans were expecting multiple major deaths in season 5, but the Duffer Brothers explain why that wasn't going to happen
02-01-26 (12:43)   Stranger Things creators say the finale's last few scenes were inspired by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
02-01-26 (12:29)   Chris Hemsworth's Thor has an old look and a new motivation as his Avengers: Doomsday trailer hits the internet
02-01-26 (12:12)   Stranger Things creators say [SPOILER's] "selfless" and "heroic" sacrifice was essential to the Netflix show
02-01-26 (11:58)   After that surprise Welcome to Derry season 1 finale cameo, It star Finn Wolfhard reveals Richie Tozier is still "connected" to the horror prequel: "There's something else that will come up eventually"
02-01-26 (11:29)   Stranger Things creators say the spinoff won't be about Holly Wheeler, and one Vecna detail is super important: "It is an entirely new mythology"
02-01-26 (10:58)   Everything you need to get started in Borderlands 4 in one place
01-01-26 (19:12)   "Instead of being 80% UFO and 20% on foot, we flipped it": How Destroy All Humans' sci-fi action oddity conquered all
01-01-26 (19:12)   6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (January 2-4)
01-01-26 (17:12)   John Carpenter's Toxic Commando feels like Space Marine 2 meets co-op horde shooter, and it's the campy Left 4 Dead-like I've been waiting for since 2009
01-01-26 (16:12)   If you're playing Hollow Knight Silksong, here's how to be prepared for what's to come
01-01-26 (15:12)   With GPUs getting pricier in 2026, here are 3 ways I'll keep my old one lasting longer
01-01-26 (14:12)   I stand by the Commodore 64 Ultimate being the better remake, but its mini predecessor is still a cheaper gateway to '80s microcomputing
01-01-26 (13:12)   Everything you need to get started playing solo tabletop RPGs
01-01-26 (10:29)   Stranger Things season 5 finale ending explained: who dies, does it set up a spin-off and what happens to Eleven?
01-01-26 (09:12)   Stranger Things season 5 finale review: "Shows off both the best and the worst of Hawkins"
31-12-25 (19:12)   "It gave us more opportunities for variety": How Banjo-Kazooie helped the Nintendo 64 compete with PlayStation
31-12-25 (18:12)   Absolute Martian Manhunter isn't just the best superhero comic of 2025 - it pushes into the wild spaces of the form itself