Artist accuses Bungie of stealing her designs for Marathon’s art: ‘I am tired of designers from huge companies moodboarding and parasitising my designs while I struggle to make a living’

Bungie is, once again, being accused of using the designs of an independent artist without permission, pay, or attribution. In a post on X earlier today, visual artist Antireal said that Marathon’s environment art uses design elements pulled directly from her 2017 poster designs. “Bungie is of course not obligated to hire me when making…

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After hearing the king of funny Elder Scrolls clips explain how Oblivion NPCs work, I have a newfound respect for elves who steal food when they’re hungry and husbands who fight their wives’ dogs

If you’ve seen a funny Elder Scrolls clip on YouTube or elsewhere on the internet in the past few years, it was probably from Bacon_, whose wry editing and lack of commentary allow his videos of the notoriously janky games to just speak for themselves. His own favorite video in his catalogue, the eight-second “I…

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Nintendo Unveils Diddy Kong’s Brand New Design

Cap’s off. Diddy Kong has been strangely missing in action from much of Nintendo’s marketing, particularly around the Switch 2. At least he was there when Donkey Kong Country Returns HD came out in January…? Anyway, the big question on everyone’s lips when Donkey Kong was shown off in Mario Kart World back in January,…

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Dune: Awakening beta players extracted nearly 9 million liters of blood last weekend, enough to fill 3 Olympic-size, extremely gross swimming pools

Funcom has shared some stats on the Dune: Awakening beta that took place last weekend, and players certainly got up to some bloody business. The only substantial water supply in the early game is the blood of your enemies, and in four days of the beta players extracted 8,715,331 liters of blood from fallen foes…

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A year after Bandai Namco killed its anime MMO, Blue Protocol is getting a second, different anime MMO in the same universe

In August 2024, Bandai Namco announced that it was shuttering service and cancelling Europe and US launch plans for Blue Protocol, its anime action MMO that had been playable in Japan since 2023. Players grieved. They wept. In January, they danced in their virtual world’s final moments as Blue Protocol went offline forever. You can…

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Four Tips Before Delving into Shovel Knight Dig Today

Summary Dig into Shovel Knight’s newest adventure. Tons of new content for fans of Shovel Knight and Roguelike platformers alike. Top tips to help you thrive and survive. Hey there shovelers! We are proud to announce that the ultimate edition of Shovel Knight Dig is finally coming to the Xbox Series X|S on May 15th!…

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