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Here's why Japan's biggest speedrunning event suddenly has no Nintendo games

Nintendo has made it difficult for its games to be featured at a speedrunning event in Japan.

Riot addresses Wild Rift AI allegations, angers fans by calling cinematic “creator-made”

“It's on us to maintain a high-quality bar,” Riot says, to which fans responded, “Is the high-quality bar in the room with us?”

Dota 2 launches patch 7.39d and offers free cosmetics with Quartero's Curios mini event

Patch 7.39d features balance updates while Quartero's Curios offers players free cosmetic items.

Genshin Impact increases device specification requirements in anticipation for Version 6.0

Genshin Impact is gearing up for a heavy update, and some devices and systems can no longer keep up.

Fortnite announces Power Rangers crossover in nostalgic live-action trailer for Chapter 6 Season 4

Fortnite’s next season is titled Shock ‘N Awesome.

Larian marks Baldur’s Gate 3 second anniversary with obscure community stats and tease for next game

Fun fact: The most downloaded mod is WIther's "Big Naturals."

GOG’s FreedomToBuy campaign sees over a million claim free NSFW games in censorship protest

The FreedomToBuy initiative opened with 13 free NSFW games, in protest against unsanctioned censorship by payment processors.

Riot Games faces backlash over alleged AI use in Wild Rift China's third anniversary video

Some fans called the AI use “uncanny” and “disgusting,” pointing to animation flaws and obvious mistakes in how the champions were rendered and animated.

Battlefield 6 open beta pre-load times and storage space details revealed

Players can now pre-load Battlefield 6’s open beta.

Umamusume Pretty Derby gallops to US$22 million in first month of global mobile release

Umamusume sprints out of the gate worldwide, with mobile earnings surging in its first month.

Sega unveils promising first look at upcoming Virtua Fighter game

The creators of the Like a Dragon franchise are behind this Virtua Fighter reboot.

Street Fighter 6 shows off next DLC fighter C. Viper and Outfit 4 swimsuit skins

Summer-themed swimsuit skins are coming to Street Fighter 6.