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LocalThunk shouts out "4th person to join the Balatro Discord" as their new deckbuilding tactics game gets rave reviews: "I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP"
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A Persona and Shin Megami Tensei artist trained an AI model to draw like him, and look at that, it wasn't worth it
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After nailing his first JRPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio lead UI designer has one piece of advice for his old self: "Your PC is going to break in 2021. Do something about it!"
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Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone "assumed people wouldn't like Pierre," but thinks he's "not as bad as some people think"
News The developer thinks Pierre's somewhat redeemed by the end of the game
Modders behind Skyrim's co-op are now bringing a Dark Souls-style "social mod" to Oblivion Remastered
News The Skyrim Together modders have turned their gaze toward The Elder Scrolls 4's re-release
Nintendo is suing an accessory maker over "infringement, unfair competition, and false advertising" for releasing Switch 2 mock-ups weeks before reveal
News Nintendo is taking issue with Genki's "contradictory and inconsistent" comments
Chrono Trigger remake reportedly revealed by Dragon Quest and JRPG pioneer Yuji Horii, who seemingly didn't know it was a secret: "You have heard nothing"
news Whoopsie-daisy
LocalThunk shouts out "4th person to join the Balatro Discord" as their new deckbuilding tactics game gets rave reviews: "I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP"
News StarVaders is out now
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A Persona and Shin Megami Tensei artist trained an AI model to draw like him, and look at that, it wasn't worth it
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News "I always felt a sense of longing for the gaming industry"
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone "assumed people wouldn't like Pierre," but thinks he's "not as bad as some people think"
News The developer thinks Pierre's somewhat redeemed by the end of the game
Modders behind Skyrim's co-op are now bringing a Dark Souls-style "social mod" to Oblivion Remastered
News The Skyrim Together modders have turned their gaze toward The Elder Scrolls 4's re-release
Nintendo is suing an accessory maker over "infringement, unfair competition, and false advertising" for releasing Switch 2 mock-ups weeks before reveal
News Nintendo is taking issue with Genki's "contradictory and inconsistent" comments
Chrono Trigger remake reportedly revealed by Dragon Quest and JRPG pioneer Yuji Horii, who seemingly didn't know it was a secret: "You have heard nothing"
news Whoopsie-daisy
Super Mario 64, a forgotten Dreamcast JRPG, classic Jet Li films, and more all inspired Tim Schafer while working on Psychonauts
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Fallout star Walton Goggins on the real-life complicated relationships that form the "genesis" of brutally honest new indie comedy The Uninvited: "It was so important to tell this story"
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Marvel fans are discussing who they think should have been in the Thunderbolts line-up
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Someone has ranked every single one of Tom Cruise's running scenes on screen, and you'll be shocked by how many there are
News On your marks, get set, Cruise
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It took five years, but Thunderbolts' post-credits surprise finally fixed my big problem with the MCU before Avengers: Doomsday
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