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Niantic Issues Official Statement on Pokemon GO Military Drone Controversy

Niantic Spatial has refuted claims that Pokemon GO data was used for the purpose of training military drones for the defense company Vantor, following a report from the outlet Trouw. In-game scanning was previously a feature in Pokemon GO that encouraged players to record videos around geographic locations marked as Po...

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FF7 Remake Director Thinks Streamers Are Dangerous For RPGs

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi worries that streamers are causing a "crisis" for the RPG genre, as those watching the game might not feel inclined to play it themselves.

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Whether you believe it or not, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi says the end's been planned from the start

Generally when a game gets remade, you'll assume that it'll mostly be the same at least narratively, given how not normal can be with works that are considered uncomfortably sacred. That's certainly what many may have guessed about the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, only those pesky Whispers to get in the way offering...

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Spyro: A Realm Beyond exists only because of its "loud and consistent" community of fans

Spyro: A Realm Beyond exists only because of "loud and consistent" fans. Read more

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The Xbox Game Pass 2027 Lineup is Already Ridiculously Stacked

Thanks to recent announcements, it's clear that 2027 is already stacked when it comes to the new games coming to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service, specifically the Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers. Xbox Game Pass has been on a hot streak these last few years, with Microsoft ensuring that the service has an unendi...

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A little known rendering technique that can create low-cost, photo-real graphics may be about to have its big moment in game development

A photo-real art style rarely sells me on a game. That said, over the last few months, a tech delivering low-cost, photorealistic graphics has become something of a singular obsession of mine: Gaussian splatting.Previously, I lost myself in this very basic FPS laying its scene inside a Gaussian splat of a real-world ab...

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New Crimson Desert patch lets you hoard 100 pets and gives you more chainsaw access

I have two guinea pigs. Sometimes I think about what it would be like to have a third pig, or even a cat or a dog on top of that, and I start to feel dizzy. Crimson Desert players must scoff at my weakness. As of the latest patch, they can register up to 100 petsβ€”up from 30, which is a number I'd have thought was exces...

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How Do Solar Panels Work in Solarpunk?

In Solarpunk, Solar Panels are one of the very first sources of energy and power players can get their hands on, and are crucial for automating the farming process in the early game.

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Miyazaki Issues Official Statement on FromSoftware's Upcoming Games

FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki recently shared official remarks about the developer's future games, teasing both confirmed and unannounced titles from the studio. FromSoftware already has two games in development for the Switch 2.

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Firefighters Investigating Explosion Caused By Meta Quest 3 In Maine Home

The Frankfort fire department is warning owners of the β€˜VR Goggles’ after footage shows debris flying and dogs in a panic

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Co-op FPS Jump Space is back with its biggest update yet, and you can test it right now

A new Jump Space update is calling me back. The co-op space FPS made waves in last year's summer Steam Next Fest, reaching half a million players (under its former name of 'Jump Ship'). Since its launch in September, developer Keepsake Games has been steering it through early access, and it's getting ready to unleash t...

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Nintendo reportedly look set to net so little from their Palworld lawsuit you'll wonder why they bothered

As with most suits of this nature, the one Nintendo filed against Palworld developer Pocketpair has been going on for a while now. Almost two years, in fact, specifically over infringement of patent rights related to specific mechanics, as opposed to anything like copyright. Nintendo suffered a bit of a loss earlier th...

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