An AI-generated review of Resident Evil Requiem written by a fake ‘iGaming and sports betting analyst’ briefly hit Metacritic

A review of Resident Evil Requiem has been pulled from Metacritic after humans noticed it was AI-generated. UK-based site Videogamer.com published the review by author Brian Merrygold, who doesn’t seem to exist, and whose Videogamer profile picture carries the filename ChatGPT-Image-Oct-20-2025-11_57_34-AM-148×148.png. He is nevertheless described as “an experienced iGaming and sports betting analyst with a…

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If you’re hoping to make friends in Marathon like you can in Arc Raiders, expect a knife in the back

MORGAN PARK, STAFF WRITER (Image credit: Future) This week: Finished the original Mass Effect for the first time ever, and wished I liked it more. If the opening hours of Marathon’s server slam playtest are any indication, Bungie’s latest won’t be the surprisingly cooperative extraction shooter Arc Raiders has become. Despite the presence of features…

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The next Lego Batman recreates a memorable scene from the 1989 movie, complete with Prince soundtrack

The superhero-themed Lego games are unusual in that they’re rarely homages to specific movies—unlike Lego Star Wars or Lord of the Rings or Indiana Jones, the Lego Batman games tell original stories, with a few nods to the comics and movies that inspired them, rather than recreating whole scenes in slapstick-brick form. That’s changing with…

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Netflix isn’t going to buy Warner Bros after all, meaning Paramount is set to take HBO, Warner Bros Games, and the rest

A few months ago, it looked probable that Netflix was going to acquire Warner Bros Discovery—owner of HBO, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros Games, and much more—but a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance has won out. On Thursday, the Warner Bros Discovery board deemed a $31-per-share offer from Paramount Skydance superior to the Netflix deal,…

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All the Stardew Valley 10th anniversary announcements, including new romance options and a giant Pelican Town desk mat to replace your map keybinds

Excitement for the Stardew Valley 10th anniversary festivities began last year when creator Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone revealed his plans for another farm-sim update, but today is the game’s actual big milestone. It’s officially been a decade since Stardew Valley launched on February 26, 2016—can you believe it? The realization has turned me to dust, but…

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