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The AI apocalypse narrative arrived exactly when the hype needed it
AI extinction panic arrived right after Astra and Fable 5.1 failed to change much. Convenient timing for frontier labs now calling for a slowdown.
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Sony finally got Kojima back to espionage, then cancelled it while its first-party strategy falls apart
Sony cancelled Kojima’s Physint, rebooted Horizon’s live-service project and poured hundreds of millions into Wolverine. What exactly is the strategy?
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Meta's very bad 2026 (so far)
Meta is burning through 2026 with a $17bn child-addiction settlement, privacy backlash, dead metaverse dreams and an absurd $145bn AI bill.
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Nioh 3's first DLC is £17 for even more recycled content
Nioh 3’s £17 Hell Rising DLC is sitting at 34% positive on Steam, repeating the same recycling problems that dragged down the base game.
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Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia: 50 clicks before you get to a battle
Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia offers huge armies and beautiful character art, then buries them beneath shallow combat and constant admin.
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Nexon Q2 2026: ARC Raiders was a hit, therefore everything is replicable
Nexon says ARC Raiders is a “replicable strategy”. Given the huge pop, rapid decline and familiar monetisation cycle, perhaps it actually is.
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Colony Ship: consequence without curiosity
Iron Tower’s Colony Ship offers plenty of systems and branching choices, but little curiosity, weak exploration and a space setting that barely matters.
