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Roblox makes unrated games inaccessible starting next month, has a plan for old favorites ‘to ensure these cherished classics are not lost’

Roblox is in the midst of expanding and implementing new systems and policies around age verification and user safety, including setting a date for when it plans to restrict unrated Roblox experiences for all users. Starting on September 30, 2025, (most) unrated games will not be playable or discoverable by anyone. When the new rules…

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Protecting Play: The Defense Matrix of Overwatch 2

Category: Games December 8, 2025 Protecting Play: The Defense Matrix of Overwatch 2 Chelsea Leah, Blizzard Entertainment Summary Overwatch 2’s Defense Matrix includes features and policies to help ensure fair, fun, and welcoming matches for all players.  This includes expanded support for mouse and keyboard on consoles, group matchmaking improvements, and robust anti-cheat and chat moderation tools.  With over one million cheaters banned, the Overwatch team…

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‘I feel extremely insulted by this’: Platinum removes most of its games from its website, erasing the last signs of life for Project GG

The website for PlatinumGames has undergone an unexpected change: A page that previously listed the studio’s game releases has been unceremoniously deleted, and with it some of the last remaining evidence of the Ultraman-inspired Project GG (via Eurogamer). As archived versions of the Platinum site show, it used to have a page titled “Games,” listing…

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Hytale lead says they’re pushing for modding in part because they ‘hire from the community’: ‘We’re building a scrappy, agile team full of people who actually make things’

Voxel sandboxes like Minecraft and Hytale have player creativity firmly in the spotlight from the jump—not just because you can make whatever you like out of cubes, but also because modding is such a prominent part of the scene. Modders have had a field day with Hytale so far to say the least, and developer…

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Give your Wikipedia rabbit hole deep dives a dollop of dopamine by reading them in an ‘anti-algorithm’ TikTok-style feed

Are you familiar with the concept of ‘architectural forgery’? Before today, neither was I. In Japan, proposed construction exceeding a certain number of floors must prove it is structurally safe (and, importantly, earthquake resistant) by submitting architectural drawings and calculations to the authorities. In late 2005, it came to light that a number of earthquake…

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