Pokémon Pinball Machine Officially Revealed By Stern Pinball, Available Now

Here’s a first look! As part of Pokémon’s 30th anniversary celebrations, Stern Pinball has now officially revealed its new Pokémon pinball machine. It’s available right now in “pro”, “premium” and “limited edition” models. The limited edition is “limited” to 750 units globally, and prices range between $6,999 – $12,999, depending on the model. If you’re…

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Final Fantasy 14’s Valentine’s Day event is a Mario Party-lite encounter that reminded me it’s actually quite fun to do some socializing in an MMO

I know you’ve done a million Final Fantasy 14 events already and may hit Skip Cutscene when given the chance, but hear me out: this year’s Valentines Day celebration is the best seasonal sidequest FF14 has had in ages. And you should do it before it’s gone. All you have to do is help the…

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This horror sim is like running a food truck in Fallout: cook questionable meals for mutants, monsters, and the occasional alien

The world has ended. Civilization has fallen. The country is an irradiated hellscape. But that doesn’t mean all those shambling mutations miserably wandering the wasteland don’t need something to eat. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to have a job in the world of Fallout, Wasteland Bites might be just what you’re looking for….

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High on Life 2 review

NEED TO KNOW What is it A singleplayer FPS with jokes on jokes on jokes.Release date February 13, 2026Expect to pay $60Publisher Squanch GamesDeveloper Squanch GamesReviewed on RTX 5090, Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz, 64GB RAMMultiplayer NoneSteam Deck UntestedLink Official site I’m sorry Squanch, I wasn’t familiar with your game. No, literally: Despite first-person shooters…

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Oh, good: Discord’s age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel

Last week, Discord invited the contempt of its users by announcing it will be rolling out global age verification restrictions in March, which will restrict viewable content and communities for users who don’t scan either their faces or government IDs and haven’t already been determined to be an adult by unspecified prediction algorithms. Approximately nobody…

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Microsoft AI CEO curiously omits ‘Microsoft AI CEO’ from list of white collar jobs that will be replaceable by AI in next 18 months

It’s been at least 17 minutes since I’ve read a breathless prediction about AI superintelligence making my brain obsolete, but thankfully Microsoft AI CEO spoke with the Financial Times this week to deliver a doozy: we’re a mere 12-18 months away from AI being able to do the job of practically anybody sitting at a…

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Three years after its last update, the original Kingdom Come: Deliverance gets a new patch that includes a new caparison for your horse

Eight years after it launched, and three years after its most recent update, Kingdom Come: Deliverance—the original—has been given an all-new patch that addresses numerous stability and gameplay issues, and will even give you a new caparison for your horse. The first thing to do, naturally, is look up what a “caparison” is. For that,…

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Sandfall Interactive continues its Larian-like ways as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Game of the Year and four other trophies at the DICE Awards

The 29th annual DICE Awards, honoring game makers “whose work pushed the boundaries of interactive storytelling, technical innovation,” went down last night, and you’ll never guess who took home the big prize for game of the year. I’ll give you a hint: They’re French. No, not Ubisoft, I mean Sandfall Interactive, the team behind Clair…

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