The effort to canonize a Steam tag for the world's Survivorslikes and Bullet Heavens intensifies with a public poll and celebratory sale aiming to finally settle on a name for the misfit genre
June 16, 2026
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The effort to canonize a Steam tag for the world’s Survivorslikes and Bullet Heavens intensifies with a public poll and celebratory sale aiming to finally settle on a name for the misfit genre

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Of all the ideological struggles pervading our world today, none is more crucial than the effort to decide what we should actually call all the games like Vampire Survivors. This week, more than 450 developers are joining forces to solve that frustrating quandary of categorical nomenclature with a public survey aiming to finally settle on…

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Remnant 2’s new DLC class will let you set foes on fire, melt them with acid, electrocute them, and make them bleed—all at once

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Big damage numbers are fun, sure, but slapping a bunch of damage-over-time effects on your foes and watching them wilt has its allure too. Remnant 2‘s new archetype, the Ritualist, will let you do just that, and it’ll be arriving alongside the game’s first DLC next week. The full trailer dropped on the game’s official…

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The origin of ‘AI Appreciation Day’ isn’t what you think: It was started by an Elon Musk admirer who camped outside of SpaceX Starbase for a year hoping to talk to the billionaire about AI regulation

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AI companies don’t need an excuse to pat themselves on the back, but they’ve got one anyway: “AI Appreciation Day.” The July 16 occasion was started in 2021. It’s mainly celebrated on the social media feeds of minor AI startups and on the blogs of LinkedIn thought leader types, but it’s gaining traction. This year,…

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