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AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill

Attack Of The Clones

AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill

War of the Worlds Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Also Shameless Tech Propaganda

Hate Watch

War of the Worlds Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Also Shameless Tech Propaganda

In Alien: Earth, the Future Is a Corporate Hellscape

Alien Concept

In Alien: Earth, the Future Is a Corporate Hellscape

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats

Playing Dirty

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats

House of the Dragon Actor's New Horror Game Skewers Hollywood

House of Horrors

House of the Dragon Actor's New Horror Game Skewers Hollywood

The Song of the Summer Is Dead

Press Play

The Song of the Summer Is Dead

Age Verification Is Sweeping Gaming. Is It Ready for the Age of AI Fakes?

Fake ID

Age Verification Is Sweeping Gaming. Is It Ready for the Age of AI Fakes?

Itch.io Is Restoring NSFW Games&-as Long as They’re Free

Gamed

Itch.io Is Restoring NSFW Games—as Long as They’re Free

Confessions of a Recovering AI Porn Addict

Overstimulated

Confessions of a Recovering AI Porn Addict

A New Katamari Game, Octopath Traveler 0, and More Are Coming to Switch 2

Leveling Up

A New Katamari Game, Octopath Traveler 0, and More Are Coming to Switch 2

What JD Vance, Pam Bondi, and Sam Altman Can’t Stop Listening to, According to the ‘Panama Playlists’

Record Scratch

What JD Vance, Pam Bondi, and Sam Altman Can’t Stop Listening to, According to the ‘Panama Playlists’

Gamers Are Furious About the Censorship of NSFW Games&-and They’re Fighting Back

Game Over

Gamers Are Furious About the Censorship of NSFW Games—and They’re Fighting Back

From Cheating Exposés to Dating Background Checks, TikTok Detectives Are Thriving

High Stakes

From Cheating Exposés to Dating Background Checks, TikTok Detectives Are Thriving

Anime Girl VTubers Are Selling Out Concerts, but Are They ‘Real’? Depends on Who You Ask

Fantastic Reality

Anime Girl VTubers Are Selling Out Concerts, but Are They ‘Real’? Depends on Who You Ask

Paramount Has a $1.5 Billion South Park Problem

M'kay

Paramount Has a $1.5 Billion South Park Problem

Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship

Takedown

Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship

Searching for Humanity’s Last Hope&-and a Taste of the Future&-at the Tesla Diner

Lost In Space

Searching for Humanity’s Last Hope—and a Taste of the Future—at the Tesla Diner

A Surprise Pokémon Game Just Dropped for Switch and Mobile

Brain Teaser

A Surprise Pokémon Game Just Dropped for Switch and Mobile

What’s Behind Gen Z’s Sex Recession?

Uncanny Valley

What’s Behind Gen Z’s Sex Recession?

Life Without Screens: This Camp Is a Teen’s Worst Nightmare

Your Next Job

Life Without Screens: This Camp Is a Teen’s Worst Nightmare