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Twitch streamers are protesting default generative AI training, sharing opt-out guidance and demanding clearer consent controls for channels and viewers.
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Rami Malek’s unconventional spy thriller The Amateur struggled in cinemas but has attracted a substantial second audience on Prime Video.
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Cinematographer Gustav Danielsson explains how A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms used outdoor locations, natural darkness and rigorous television testing.
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls delivers stylish four-character battles and clever team strategy, but severe Windows PC problems undermine its strongest ideas.
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An eight-asterisk clue has revived speculation about The Elder Scrolls VI, with Sentinel and Hammerfell leading theories about Bethesda’s long-awaited RPG.
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Sam Barlow and Brandon Cronenberg have revealed Precognition, a live-action sci-fi horror game centred on visions, choice and branching futures.
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After 10 hours, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave shows promising story, faster combat, flexible exploration and challenging tactical maps across its opening chapters.
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Duskfade combines Kingdom Hearts-style combat, inventive movement and cheerful platforming into a rewarding 20-hour adventure with a few frustrating travel systems.
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A Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls datamine reportedly names possible DLC fighters, including the Fantastic Four, Gambit, Wasp and Doctor Strange.
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J.J. Abrams’ return with The End of Oak Street offers a chance to revisit the unusual films and television series that shaped his genre-spanning career.
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Pokémon Bank will shut down in 2027, ending a vital transfer route between classic Game Boy Advance adventures, 3DS software and modern Pokémon games.
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Find Prism Scales, unlock Feebas and Milotic, and collect every reward in Pokémon Pokopia’s Fetching Scales for Feebas event.
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NetEase Games has upgraded Storm’s Marvel Rivals summer skin from Epic to Legendary after fans challenged its lower tier and missing features.
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Track every Pokémon Pokopia event habitat, required item and exclusive Pokémon, including Hoppip, Sableye, Jirachi, Feebas and Milotic.
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Super Mario Sunshine remains Nintendo’s most experimental 3D Mario game, balancing brilliant ideas, tropical atmosphere and famously uneven challenges on Switch 2.
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Caravan SandWitch, a peaceful science-fiction exploration game, is free to claim on PC through the Epic Games Store until 20 August.
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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen will receive Pokémon Home support in October 2026, with a completed Pokédex unlocking a free Celebi.
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Lenore Zann addresses the enduring Marvel debate over whether Gambit or Magneto is Rogue’s true love.
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Pokémon Bank will close on 25 February 2027. Here is what 3DS players need to know before moving stored Pokémon to Home.
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Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch says the studio will continue using generative AI in Rideshare Stimulator after a dispute with its former lead writer.
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The timeline of King of the Hill remains unclear, with the writers’ two-year planning assumption offering a clue but no confirmed in-story date.
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An old Starfield menu clue, a recent Xbox comment and a cryptic reply have fuelled fan speculation about The Elder Scrolls 6’s possible subtitle.
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The official Baldur’s Gate 3 colouring book hides chess history, floor plans, quest characters and encounter references across its 80 illustrated pages.
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Warframe’s latest update gives a standout vocal performance a tragic edge, as lead sound designer Erich Preston explains the work behind its emotional impact.
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Pokémon Bank closes on 25 February 2027. Here is what Australian players need to move forgotten Pokémon from 3DS, DS and GBA games into Pokémon Home.
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A decade after release, Anne Hathaway’s Colossal remains an inventive kaiju film about addiction, accountability, resentment and toxic entitlement.
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Compulsion Games now self-publishes South of Midnight on Steam, giving players a clearer reason to support the studio behind its distinctive Southern Gothic adventure.
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Elden Ring turns brutal difficulty and environmental storytelling into comedy, making the player’s mistakes and defeats part of the game’s charm.
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Elden Ring’s latest trailer introduces a parade of strange little creatures. Here’s what the footage shows—and why their identities remain open to interpretation.
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FromSoftware’s Armored Core series spans 17 entries, offers demanding mecha combat and could be ready for a possible return with Armored Core 6.
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Elden Ring’s skeletons connect ancient mythology and tabletop fantasy with FromSoftware’s distinctive talent for making familiar enemies funny and frustrating.
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A close look at why Elden Ring’s dogs remain frustrating opponents, from regular hounds to Monstrous Dogs and the Red Wolf of Radagon.
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Horses are difficult to recreate in games, but thoughtful movement, handling and animation can turn a basic mount into a meaningful part of exploration.
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Elden Ring turns cloth into a powerful storytelling tool, using shape, texture and movement to give garments a surprising role in its dark fantasy world.
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Saber CEO Matthew Karch confirms generative AI is used in Rideshare “Stimulator” while disputing former lead writer Stella Sacco’s account.
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Saber Interactive denies replacing a writer with ChatGPT on Rideshare Stimulator, while confirming generative AI will support its infinite NPC passenger mode.
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Xbox says a July outage was worsened by a client bug that disrupted licence checks, game launches and library access for some players.
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CD Projekt has confirmed nine layoffs and nine internal job applications linked to Project Sirius, the troubled Witcher multiplayer project.
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Actor Max Burkholder discusses Kingdom Hearts, demanding film sets, modern RPGs, Blue Prince and picking up Bravely Default for Nintendo Switch 2.
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Matthew Lillard revisits his arcade defeat in Dragon’s Lair, his FIFA downtime and the family fun of playing Apex Legends with his son.
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