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Family recovers most of $20,000 lost from son’s secret Twitch donations
This article was originally published in 2020 and has been updated to reflect current context around livestream spending and digital payments. A family was able to reclaim most of the $20,000 their teenage son secretly spent in Twitch donations, subscriptions,…
Deadlock dev teases the community over its favorite hero that was briefly tested and removed: ‘We made delicious stock out of his bones and meats’
You might remember Slork. He featured in a PC Gamer article with the headline “Slork,” and the strapline, “Slork.” Everyone had a good time slorkin’ it back then, and the unfinished hero quickly turned heads with his ridiculous name and…
How to Read the Dungeon Crawler Carl Books in Order
I have read more than my fair share of LitRPG books, but Dungeon Crawler Carl has been a contender for my overall favorite series since I first picked up book one. In short, it’s an ongoing story about a man…
As The Sims Project Rene switches to being “mobile-first,” EA vaguely tease the series’ “next evolution”
I think as long as you make a new year’s update post before the incredibly arbitrary date of January 13th, you’re still able to do so without me thinking “come on, it’s almost February”, which is exactly what EA did…
Larian’s head writer has a simple answer for how AI-generated text helps development: ‘It doesn’t,’ thanks to its best output being ‘a 3/10 at best’ worse than his worst drafts
In its big Divinity AMA yesterday, Larian clarified its use of generative AI tools in development: No AI art or concept art, but the studio is leaving the door open for other applications like using machine learning—and potentially generative AI,…
Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5 – Broken Things gets a subtitle and a PC release date, but console players will have to wait a little longer
Surprise! We finally have a release date and a subtitle – “Broken Things” – for Poppy Playtime 5: 18th February, 2026. The console release for Chapter 5 will reportedly “follow in the months ahead”. Read more
The Sims wants you to know its values “are unchanged” despite EA sale
EA has stressed to its community that “the values of The Sims are unchanged” as we head into 2026. Read more
Who is Kizuna Ai, and is she coming to Fortnite?
If you’re at all interested in the VTuber space, you’ve most likely heard about Kizuna Ai. She’s been a household name in the internet culture for almost a decade now. Kizuna Ai is the original VTuber who gave this scene…
The 5 best Twilight Zone opening monologues of all time
“You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind.”