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Ever since it claimed victory when payment processors compelled Steam to delist a number of adult games from its service, Australian anti-porn group Collective Shout has been relatively quiet, save for when its founder—pro-life conservative Christian Melinda Tankard Reist—popped up on X to denounce those upset about the delistings as “porn sick brain rotted pedo…

Two years ago, Palworld answered the question, “What if Pokémon had base building and multiplayer?” Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse, Pocketpair’s next game, developed by a new internal team, is giving the same treatment to Hollow Knight. Announced in 2023, Never Grave was first planned to release in early access later that year….

Ah, QPAD, my old friend. For those unaware of the brand, it isn’t just your average third-party attempt to replicate mainstream offerings for cheap. QPAD has been around for a long time, and back in the day it was somewhat of a leader in gaming peripheral tech. In the early 2000s, I recall its mice…

The Independent Workers of Great Britain has launched legal action against Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games over what it says was an unfair termination of employees “that we believe amount to victimisation and collective dismissal linked to trade union activity.” The action was filed after Rockstar refused to meet and “resolve the matter…

The convenience store—konbini—is at the centre of daily life in Japan; it’s not just a place you just leg it down the road to in an emergency when you’ve run out of milk. They have everything you could possibly need to get through the day, from some of the best snacks you never knew you…

Final Fantasy 14’s next big patch, 7.2, had both its release date trailer reveal and live letter broadcast today—and it’s looking like the most jam-packed update we’ve had in a while. Here’s a quick shortlist of what’ll be bundled into the patch, and when: March 25 (7.2): New main story quests, including a new dungeon…

Two of the largest NAND flash manufacturers are eyeing up a mega merger, reports suggest. Kioxia, once part of Toshiba, is said to be nearing a deal with Western Digital that would see the two companies combine to become a new SSD storage entity to rival market share leader Samsung. According to Kyodo News, the…