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TheGamer just posted:

Dispatch's Unused Romance Scenes Were Cut Due To Budget

You'll just have to imagine how those "stay over" scenes went.

https://www.thegamer.com/dispatch-cut-romance-scenes-never-made-budget/

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The Hard Times just posted:

Israel Claims Hamas Holding Prime Real Estate Hostage

JERUSALEM, Israel — The Israeli Prime Minister’s office claimed Hamas was holding prime real estate hostage in dangerously tempting conditions, declaring the... Read more nonsense
The post Israel Claims Hamas Holding Prime Real Estate Hostage appeared first on HARDTIMES.

https://thehardtimes.net/culture/israel-claims-hamas-holding-prime-real-estate-hostage/

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PC Gamer just posted:

Microsoft celebrates 10 years of DirectX 12: A decade of updates to the low-level graphics API but it's still not the master of all things rendering

DirectX 11 hasn't gone anywhere, and don't expect to see DirectX 13 any time soon, either. Or ever, perhaps.

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/microsoft-celebrates-10-years-of-directx-12-a-decade-of-updates-to-the-low-level-graphics-api-but-its-still-not-the-master-of-all-things-rendering/

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IGN just posted:

Buck Rogers Actor Gil Gerard Dies Aged 82

Gil Gerard, best known for playing Buck Rogers, has died aged 82.

https://www.ign.com/articles/buck-rogers-actor-gil-gerard-dies-aged-82

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IGN just posted:

Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI'

This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swift, and now Larian founder and game director Swen Vincke is ...

https://www.ign.com/articles/larian-ceo-responds-to-divinity-gen-ai-backlash-we-are-neither-releasing-a-game-with-any-ai-components-nor-are-we-looking-at-trimming-down-teams-to-replace-them-with-ai

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GamingBolt just posted:

Gang of Dragon Unveiled With Trailer, is the First Game by Yakuza Creator’s New Studio

Gang of Dragon features Shin Ji-seong as its protagonist as played by actor Ma Dong-seok, and takes place in Kabukicho, Tokyo.

https://gamingbolt.com/gang-of-dragon-unveiled-with-trailer-is-the-first-game-by-yakuza-creators-new-studio

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RPG Site just posted:

The End of History launches for PC via Steam Early Access

This medieval strategy RPG is made by a solo Japanese dev who previously worked on Cyberpunk 2077.

https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19132-the-end-history-launches-for-pc-via-steam-early-access

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Gamespot just posted:

AI VTuber Neuro-Sama Finally Completes Hardcore Minecraft, But Some Aren't Happy

When I wrote yesterday about Neuro-Sama attempting to complete Minecraft Hardcore, I never imagined that she would actually cross the threshold a few short hours later and emerge victorious. During a nail-biting seven-hour stream, the AI VTuber ventured into the Nether, discovered a Stronghold, and (mostly) willingly leapt into the End Portal to ...

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ai-vtuber-neuro-sama-finally-completes-hardcore-minecraft-but-some-arent-happy/1100-6536784/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f

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Gematsu just posted:

‘Samurai space opera’ action RPG SOL Shogunate announced for consoles, PC

Chaos Manufacturing, a studio founded by “veteran developers with decades of experience working on a …

https://www.gematsu.com/2025/12/samurai-space-opera-action-rpg-sol-shogunate-announced-for-consoles-pc

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IGN just posted:

Udo Kier, the German Actor Who Played Yuri in Command and Conquer: Red Alert and Was Set to Star in OD, Dies Aged 81 — Hideo Kojima Says 'There Will Never Be Another Like Him'

Udo Kier, the German actor who starred in over 200 films, has died aged 81. Hideo Kojima was among those paying tribute.

https://www.ign.com/articles/udo-kier-the-german-actor-who-played-yuri-in-command-and-conquer-red-alert-and-was-set-to-star-in-od-dies-aged-81-hideo-kojima-says-there-will-never-be-another-like-him

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TheGamer just posted:

Hideo Kojima Reflects On OD Star Udo Kier's Passing

Kier played Yuri in Red Alert 2 and starred in movies like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Blade.

https://www.thegamer.com/od-udo-kier-passes-away-hideo-kojima-eulogy/

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PC Gamer just posted:

'I like boring, and boring to me is no super exciting new features that will break machines for millions of people around the world' says Linux creator Linus Torvalds

A lovely shade of beige.

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/i-like-boring-and-boring-to-me-is-no-super-exciting-new-features-that-will-break-machines-for-millions-of-people-around-the-world-says-linux-creator-linus-torvalds/

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PC Gamer just posted:

My new, new favorite deep Windows lore: in 2004 Microsoft got caught shipping Windows XP with audio files made using cracked software

The giveaway was the name of the cracker, "Deepz0ne," buried in the metadata.

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/my-new-new-favorite-deep-windows-lore-in-2004-microsoft-got-caught-shipping-windows-xp-with-audio-files-made-using-cracked-software/

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Gematsu just posted:

RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army demo launches November 5 for PS5, Switch 2, and PC

ATLUS will release a demo for RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army for …

https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/raidou-remastered-the-mystery-of-the-soulless-army-demo-launches-november-5-for-ps5-switch-2-and-pc

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Gematsu just posted:

The End of History launches in Early Access on December 10

Medieval sandbox strategy RPG The End of History will launch in Early Access for PC …

https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/the-end-of-history-launches-in-early-access-on-december-10

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PC Gamer just posted:

A former Intel CEO is all-in on faith-based AI that will 'hasten the coming of Christ's return' and knows his #1 target: 'I want Zuck to care'

Strap in, true believers.

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/a-former-intel-ceo-is-all-in-on-faith-based-ai-that-will-hasten-the-coming-of-christs-return-and-knows-his-1-target-i-want-zuck-to-care/

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PC Gamer just posted:

The programmer of legendary emulator ZSNES just resurfaced after 24 years to give his first-ever interview and spill the secrets of its magical netplay, snowy UI and unbelievable speed on 1997 PCs

A major contributor from the early days of emulation finally gets his flowers.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-programmer-of-legendary-emulator-zsnes-just-resurfaced-after-24-years-to-give-his-first-ever-interview-and-spill-the-secrets-of-its-magical-netplay-snowy-ui-and-unbelievable-speed-on-1997-pcs/

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PC Gamer just posted:

25 years of making history: Europa Universalis lead Johan Andersson talks grey hair, running out of ideas for DLC, and only hiring a menus guy after 3 games

A quarter century? Barely enough time to develop Reformed Eastern Hussars.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/25-years-of-making-history-europa-universalis-lead-johan-andersson-talks-grey-hair-running-out-of-ideas-for-dlc-and-only-hiring-a-menus-guy-after-3-games/

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DualShockers just posted:

Mouse: P.I. For Hire Release Date Confirmed After Delay

Prepare to rack up the body count early next year with Mouse: P.I. For Hire

https://www.dualshockers.com/mouse-pi-for-hire-release-date-confirmed-after-delay/

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PC Gamer just posted:

Congratulations to Victoria 3 players on causing 860,000,000,000,000,000 deaths by famine in a single year, enough to depopulate Earth 107,000,000 times

On the plus side, over a thousand anarchist Prussias.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/congratulations-to-victoria-3-players-on-causing-860-000-000-000-000-000-deaths-by-famine-in-a-single-year-enough-to-depopulate-earth-107-000-000-times/

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