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An EA office building in Madrid was vandalized with the words "Save Mass Effect" just days after the company announced it had shuttered series developer BioWare. It's the latest update to an ongoing story that started when the beloved sci-fi RPG series was put on an indefinite hold earlier this month. With the studio's Mass Effect: Universe project canceled and the franchise without a future, fans have now seemingly taken their push to see the series continue with spray paint. EA's Madrid office in Spain was seemingly the target of one disgruntled fan hoping to make a change. Reddit user Ok_Link9625 shared pictures of the graffiti in question, which show at least two separate instances of Save Mass Effect being tagged around the location. #SaveMassEffect graffitied on ea offices by u/Ok_Link9625 in masseffect "I stumbled upon the EA offices in Madrid as I was leaving a movie theater and saw this on the floor to the entrance and on the wall in front of ...

Anthropic has issued an update for Claude that puts a stop to the AI-generated game clones that have filled platforms like Steam. The term 'AI slop' is something we've heard a lot in the past few years, but it became especially prevalent in the gaming community after Valve launched Steam Next Fest earlier this month. PC users quickly launched complaints that their feeds had been filled with low-effort clones not only of pre-existing games but even some titles that had only just released their own demos. As players trudged through the slop, developers faced a reality that threw months or even years of hard work into jeopardy. Some, including Drunken Goddess Reflux developer Alliance Arts and Who You , even took action by canceling their Steam demo plans in favor of private playtests. It's a situation that rapidly spun out of control, prompting a response from Valve itself as it said it would be "thinking about how to solve this problem." ANTHROPIC IS CRACKING...

What appears to be gameplay footage from an unannounced Persona 1 remake has leaked online. A little less than two minutes of video depicting what looks a lot like a modern version of Sega and Atlus' original Persona game was first published on Reddit before being spread around various social media platforms today. The developers behind the RPG franchise have broached the topic of remakes for early installments in the past but never confirmed work was underway, meaning this could be our first look at the series' next remake. The original post says the footage is tied to a Persona: Be Your True Mind remake. In the age of AI-generated fakes, you can never be too skeptical about things like this, but fans generally seem to be under the impression that the footage is authentic. We won't share it here, but you don't have to look too hard on places like X/Twitter or YouTube to see what everyone's talking about. Yea that Persona 1 remake leaked footage gotta be 100% real...

Eiji Aonuma, the longtime producer of The Legend of Zelda franchise at Nintendo, is preparing to launch the highly anticipated remake of 1996's seminal The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time next week. And after so many years and so many Zelda games, you'd think it was routine for him. But it turns out he's nervous this time. "I'm all nervous about releasing the remake of 'Ocarina' because I don't know how it's going to turn out, I can't stop thinking about it," he told AFP at a press event in Paris. The stakes are certainly a bit different this time around, as Aonuma and his team undertook the dauting task of remaking what many regard to be one of the greatest games of all time, as opposed to every other Zelda game they've made (well, almost ) that is an original work. As AFP notes, the original Ocarina of Time was the first project Aonuma worked on with legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Now, he and his team are remaking it,...

A 1981 promotional poster for the original Donkey Kong , featuring the first public appearance of Mario, has become the the most expensive piece of original video game art ever sold at auction. But this artwork nearly got thrown out in the garbage. According to Landry Pop Auctions, who facilitated the sale, a former Nintendo of America employee named Donna Darbous saved the poster from a collection of materials that were marked for disposal. The poster was drawn by artist Leslie Cabarga as an arcade flyer for Nintendo of America, depicting Donkey Kong angrily hoisting a barrel over his head as a determined Mario — then simply named ‘Jumpman’ — makes his way up a building to save Pauline, who cowers in fear behind her hulking captor. As told in a press release shared with IGN, this flyer has now sold for an eye-watering $329,400, making it the most expensive video game artwork ever sold at auction. That record was previously held by the original cover artwork for Prince of Persia , whic...

This is a standalone review that covers only Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode. You can find our campaign and multiplayer review here . Extraction shooters can feel a little like a modern trend, with some heavy hitters like Marathon and Arc Raiders shaking the table within the last year or so, but they’ve been a growing experiment in the shooter space for the past decade or so. Call of Duty dabbled in it with the original DMZ back in 2022 (you could even argue they were late to the party by then), and its return in 2026 is timely. I’ve logged quite a few bootsteps through the bombed out streets, scattered woodlands, and high security bases of this big new mode over the last week, and after hours of vehicle hijacking, SAM site hacking, and target elimination, I can say this bigger, better DMZ is a welcome newcomer to the extraction shooter slate. The PvPvE dynamic of extraction shooters often lives and dies by how well the mission and level design encourages you to explore...

The stars behind GTA 5’s Franklin, Michael, and Trevor, along with the voice of CJ from San Andreas, were asked if they had any advice for the actors playing GTA 6’s Jason and Lucia now that the game is almost here. The long wait for GTA 6 is almost over. After 13 years, the game is finally set to release on November 19 in one of the biggest (and potentially most expensive) pop culture moments in history. Knowing just how passionate Rockstar’s fanbase can be, actors who starred in previous games in the franchise shared their words of wisdom with the as-yet unannounced actors who are playing Jason and Lucia, the dual protagonists of GTA 6, in an interview with All Out Gaming at MCM Comic Con. “Have fun,” CJ’s actor, Young Maylay, said. “To be honest, just listen to what Rockstar says,” Shawn ‘Solo’ Fonteno, famous for playing Franklin in GTA 5, added. “They’re gonna lead you in the right direction. … But get ready. That’s all I can say, is get ready. It’s a ride that they’re gonna be ...

Acclaimed voice actor and screenwriter David Hayter opened up about his canceled Lost Planet movie adaptation, explaining why it never got off the ground in a throwaway tweet more than a decade after it was first confirmed. Did you know that David Hayter, the voice of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear games, wrote the screenplay for a Lost Planet movie ? I didn’t either, until he tweeted about it today — almost twenty years after the project fell through. Hayter spoke up about the film on October 27, 2026, reminding fans that yes, he writes for movies, and one of those movies would have been an absolute dream for fans of Capcom’s long-forgotten sci-fi shooter series Lost Planet . Fun Fact: I wrote a huge LOST PLANET movie for Warner Brothers in 2008, and then the entire financial world crashed, and that was the end of it. — David Hayter (@DavidBHayter) October 27, 2026 “Fun Fact: I wrote a huge Lost Planet movie for Warner Brothers in 2008, and then the entire financial world crashe...

The 1993 first-person shooter Doom is legendary. Its place in history is both untouchable and inarguable. The details of that history, though, are currently being debated on social media. Not by fans, mind you, but instead by two of the very people that created it. Doom co-creator John Romero and Doom level- and game-designer Sandy Petersen took to X (formerly Twitter) to dispute each other's recollection of the origin of Doom's groundbreaking DeathMatch PvP multiplayer mode. It started with Petersen posting a thread titled, "How Doom changed the world." He discussed his history in the video game industry prior to getting hired at id Software to work on Doom – specifically on a real-time strategy game released in 1990 called Command HQ, and how designer Danielle Bunten Berry "thought that since 65% of gamers had modems it would mostly be played head-to-head. It bombed. I think it had about 40,000 sales." That set up a memory he shared next about working on ...

Composer Austin Wintory was once in talks to make music for Mass Effect 5. Now that EA has shuttered BioWare and canceled the game , he's released his drafts online. The award-winning composer behind Sword of the Sea, Journey, and a laundry list of other video games, movies, and shows revealed that he had been in talks to create music for the now-canceled Mass Effect revival in a post on social media. Whether he would have gone on to officially create music for what was in development under the name Mass Effect: Universe is unclear, but judging by the 22 minutes of audio published online for fans, it's clear there was some weight behind those early talks. Wintory called Mass Effect an "all-time dream project" that never came to be. Any hope to continue working on the series seems to have been dashed, which is why any drafts he managed to drum up can now be found on YouTube . It's yet another sneak peek at a project that will likely never see the light of day, and...

It's a good time to be a Palworld obsessive. The game recently teased its next update, Palworld: Side by Side , coming this winter, and now collectibles creator The Loyal Subjects has released the game's first official toy collection, featuring everything from articulated figures to mystery eggs. It's available now on Amazon . Decorate your desk with the frankly adorable Chillet, take everyone's favorite oversized electric menace Grizzbolt out and about, and keep the perpetually vacant-looking Relaxasaurus in your pocket to remind you not to scream at your boss. There are four different products in the collection, starting with a range of 4-inch articulated figures featuring Foxparks, Relaxasaurus, Grizzbolt, and Lifmunk. Each comes with its own Battle FX accessory, so you can make them fight without having to worry about a raid on your base. For those who prefer their Pals a little smaller, because it's not the size of the Pal that matters but what you do with it t...

Bandai Namco has revealed a 10th anniversary update for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 as fans await the fighting game series' third installment . The publisher detailed the contents set to drop in the coming days on its website . Split between two major releases – one October 27, the other October 30 – all the new goodies will be available for anyone who has picked up Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, or Xbox Series X/S since it first launched October 25, 2016. The first free update is said to bring login bonus rewards, special costumes, and an update for the Future Saga Chapter 4 DLC's Gallery of Time when it launches Tuesday. A true birthday celebration, called "Final Festival of Universes," will follow with hard-to-find items, as well as unlocks for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 rewards, come Friday. "During the Final Festival of Universes, you will be able to raise your camaraderie level with characters who have accompanied you on yo...

The #SaveMassEffect movement has picked up even more steam after videos from both Commander Shepard actors – and even posts from the Destiny community – helped its petition reach 200,000 signatures. It's been a whirlwind week for Mass Effect players and fans of the now-shuttered legendary RPG developer BioWare. After EA announced it would be closing the studio and canceling development for Mass Effect 5 , fans took action , and the result is something to behold. In the first weekend of the #SaveMassEffect movement and its accompanying petition, more than 200,000 verified users have offered their signature to the cause. That's thanks in part to the wild amount of social media attention it's garnered in just a few days, but two of its most prominent supporters have already been backing Mass Effect for decades. I like this thought… ❤️💙 #MassEffect #Femshep #broshep #N7 https://t.co/wnCS1I1w0u — Jennifer Hale (@jhaletweets) October 24, 2026 "You know what I like to...

Phantom Blade Zero has spent years looking almost too good to be true, especially coming from a studio that's best known for its mobile games. That’s why it's just about the biggest compliment I can pay it that after 50 hours performing picture-perfect kung fu, it's exactly as fun to play as it looks. This effortlessly smooth action game has some of the most satisfying and well-tuned combat I’ve played in a long time, a surprising number of secrets to discover and quests to complete in each of its beautiful levels, and a neverending supply of clever encounters full of unbelievably awesome moments. Its convoluted story and occasional performance issues may not live up to that incredible action, but it nails just about everything else, and there were only a handful of moments where I wasn’t absolutely thrilled to be slicing my way through the ranks of the Wulin. Phantom Blade Zero plays like something straight out of a wuxia epic. As a metal-as-hell martial artist of mysterio...

Magic: The Gathering is a fantastic card game, but the Commander format has given it even more legs. It revolves around a central Commander that helms your deck, giving it a ton of personality as players gravitate towards their favorite legendary creatures to build around. Wizards of the Coast finally recognized the format in 2011, beginning a deluge of preconstructed decks that are playable right out of the box. We’ve got a full list of them , but for now, we’ve narrowed down our top 12. These aren’t presented in any real order, but let us know which ones you’ve played! The Most Powerful Magic: The Gathering Commander Precons Draconic Domination - Commander 2017 The Ur-Dragon still commands a high fee, and the 10/10 standard-bearer of this five-color precon is a beneficiary of the Eminence keyword. It drops the cost of Dragon spells by 1 mana, and then, when it is on the field, your dragons essentially multiply as they attack. It’s far and away the most powerful preconstructed Drago...