Indie publisher alleges TikTok is AI-generating offensive ads using its characters and they can’t make it stop: ‘Does TikTok want me to be grateful for the mistreatment of my company?’

Night in the Woods and Tunic publisher Finji said TikTok is using its characters and art without its consent to run offensive ads “enhanced” with generative AI. As reported by IGN, Finji CEO Rebekah Saltsman called attention to the issue publicly in a February 5 Bluesky post. “If you happen to see any Finji ads…

Read More

JAWS Retro Edition

A re-release of the 1987 NES Jaws game with modern quality-of-life upgrades (save anywhere, rewind, music player, trophies/achievements, gallery). Includes two modes: Retro Edition – faithfully plays the original 2D action with enhancements. Enhanced Edition – a greatly expanded multi-chapter adventure with new objectives, weapons, enemies and deeper progression. Retro gameplay is simple and repetitive…

Read More

Nightdive Studios’ Stephen Kick has 8,544 hours in Dota 2, and just clocked his 5,000th win: ‘I think it’s made me a better leader’

Disk Cleanup Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend column delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like “how tidy is your desktop?” and “what game will you never uninstall?” As with many first-generation PC gamers, Stephen Kick was exposed…

Read More

This wild Doom 2 mod that blends World War 1 combat with a vicious holy war just unleashed a gnarly prequel campaign where you assault a mountain riddled with heretics

I’ve had one eye on ambitious Doom 2 mod Trench Foot for a while, though it was, admittedly, my weaker eye that requires me to wear corrective lenses. I had assumed Trench Foot was a total conversion set in the First World War, but it turns out it’s much weirder than that. It basically combines…

Read More