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Reddit’s pausing its paid subreddit plans and focusing on ‘making Reddit the go-to place for search,’ presumably because we’re all adding ‘reddit’ to everything we Google anyway

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After teasing the idea of paid subreddits for “exclusive content or private areas” last year, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in a thread discussing the company’s latest earnings call that work on the feature has been sidelined (via The Verge). Instead, Reddit is prioritizing its existing strengths—like being one of the few ways to still … Read more

Setting up trade routes is gaming catnip to me, so I’m pouncing on this beautiful city builder on Steam that has some strong Catan vibes

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I don’t know exactly why, but the idea of setting up trade routes is like catnip to me. Little horse-drawn wagons? Shipments of lumber or wool or vegetables? Resources trundling between cities? Yeah, I’ll play a game where that happens. Let Them Trade, as you can probably guess from the title, is all about that … Read more

Death Stranding 2’s vtuber cameo is only the beginning of more anime girls appearing in your favorite games, Hololive CEO says

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Death Stranding 2 is stuffed with all sorts of ridiculous cameos, but one of the most bizarre inclusions is extremely popular Japanese-speaking vtuber Usada Pekora. Even though it’s no surprise at this point to see Hideo Kojima find a way to insert his favorite celebrities into his games, the CEO of the company Pekora streams … Read more

It’s a bad day for BioShock fans: BioShock 4 studio heads have been removed as development struggles, while a BioShock remake in development has been cancelled

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It’s been six years since 2K Games confirmed that BioShock 4 was in development at newly formed studio Cloud Chamber, and despite all that time passed it sounds like we’ve got a lot of waiting left. A new Bloomberg report says the in-progress game recently failed a review by 2K executives, leading to the removal … Read more

The Elder Scrolls Online ‘isn’t going anywhere,’ new ZeniMax boss says: ‘The studio is continuing to work hard on new features, adventures, and improvements’

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A month after Microsoft pulled the plug on an in-development MMO at ZeniMax Online Studios, new studio head Jo Burba has posted an update promising that The Elder Scrolls Online remains safe and secure. “Please allow me to assure you, the ESO community, that the game isn’t going anywhere, and the studio is continuing to … Read more

‘It has to be grounded’: Battlefield 6 devs say cosmetics won’t be as goofy as Call of Duty, but that sounds almost too good to be true

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For a certain kind of FPS fan, Battlefield 6’s big multiplayer reveal is hitting at the perfect moment. Call of Duty is firmly in its slop era, leaving DICE and co. with an opening to be the only big-budget FPS around that doesn’t devolve into a clown show of ugly premium skins like CoD’s Beavis … Read more

We just got our first proper look at GPD’s battery-optional Strix Halo handheld gaming PC and I’m still unconvinced

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GPD WIN5 Hands-on Demo & Thermal Performance Test: A 7-inch Handheld with RTX 4060-level Graphics – YouTube Watch On The GPD Win 5 is looking to be a strange device. An AMD Strix Halo-powered gaming handheld that lacks any internal battery, it doesn’t have the benefit of a keyboard like a laptop or the portability … Read more

How to get and use the Sizzling Key in Grounded 2

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If you’ve managed to overcome the difficult final boss (at least at the launch of early access), you’ll likely have come across the Sizzling Key in Grounded 2. Or, perhaps you’ve stumbled upon the locked chest in Pine Hill that requires it. Either way, it’s not immediately clear what you actually need to do with … Read more