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FBI Arrests Member of ShinyHunters Hacking Group That Targeted Rockstar and GTA 6

The FBI has arrested a suspected member of the notorious ShinyHunters hacking group, a cybercriminal collective responsible for a string of high-profile breaches, including attacks on GTA 6 developer Rockstar Games and, remarkably, the FBI itself. The arrest marks a significant development in the ongoing effort by law enforcement to crack down on organized cybercrime groups that have repeatedly targeted the gaming industry and beyond.

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Wardogs Season 2 Introduces Gambling Mechanics and Team-Balance Bribes

Wardogs Season 2 has arrived, and it's doubling down on the game's capitalist-hell identity with a pair of bold new mechanics. The headline addition is a performance betting system that lets players wager their in-game cash on their own match results, putting real stakes on how well you personally perform in a given round. It's a natural extension of the sandbox shooter's money-driven loop, and one that could meaningfully change how players approach every match.

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Gears of War: E-Day Sells ~230K Copies in Week One Despite Rave Reviews

Gears of War: E-Day, the highly anticipated Xbox console exclusive prequel from The Coalition, is off to a surprisingly soft commercial start according to early analyst estimates. Industry trackers peg first-week unit sales at somewhere between 230,000 and 320,000 copies across all platforms, a figure that would be underwhelming for one of Xbox's flagship franchises, especially given the game's strong critical reception. On Xbox specifically, the picture looks even starker, with just an estimated 62,000 copies sold outright on Microsoft's console, a number that analysts say makes the $70 premium physical SKU "functionally dead" on the platform.

16h ago

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Final Fantasy VII Revelation's Cast Revealed: New Faces, Emotional Farewells, and Critical Role Connections

New York Comic Con 2026 brought a wave of cast news for Final Fantasy VII Revelation, with Square Enix and the game's voice talent taking center stage for a series of reveals and candid interviews. Among the biggest announcements: Critical Role's Travis Willingham is stepping into the iconic role of Sephiroth, taking over from Tyler Hoechlin who had to step down. Willingham described his approach to the villain with quiet menace, saying "there's nothing more dangerous than the villain that doesn't need to shout to be heard." Fellow Critical Role performer Marisha Ray was also announced as the voice of a new, NPC-ified version of Shiva, a casting choice that carries some real-world intrigue given that Ray is the wife of Vincent Valentine's voice actor, adding an unexpected layer of on-screen chemistry to the role.

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Classic Games Like Halo, GTA: Vice City, and More Are Being Ported to Web Browsers Overnight

A wave of AI-assisted "vibe-coded" web browser ports is making the rounds online, and the results are surprisingly impressive. Beloved titles including Halo: Combat Evolved, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, The Simpsons: Hit and Run, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Skate 3 have all reportedly been decompiled and ported to run directly in a web browser, with many observers noting that the ports appear to work remarkably well. The speed at which these projects are being produced, seemingly overnight in some cases, has left the gaming community equal parts amazed and unsettled.

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