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Philippine town closes all 'Pisonet' computer rental shops in wake of school shooting — incident blamed on violent video games, shops closed 'for the safety of the youth' (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-01 | by Jowi Morales | tags: pisonet, video game violence, dagupan city

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Cinder City becomes the first PC game to recommend 64GB of RAM, and at the worst time (Updated) (techspot.com)

2026-07-01 | tags: cinder city, steam, pc game

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Cinder City becomes the first PC game to recommend 64GB of RAM, and at the worst time (techspot.com)

2026-07-01 | tags: cinder city, rtx 4060, pc game

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Apple's fight with Epic over App Store fees reaches the Supreme Court (techspot.com)

2026-07-01 | tags: apple, epic games, app store

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Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | by Lincoln Carpenter | tags: godot, ai-authored code, open source

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Nerdle Review (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: board, desktop, game

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Apple’s Beef With Fortnite Maker Epic Games Is Heading to the Supreme Court (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: apple, epic games, supreme court

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California Bill To Preserve Online Games Fails Committee Vote (slashdot.org)

2026-06-30 | tags: california, online games, bill

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Xbox layoff plans reportedly include closing Arkane, canceling Blade (engadget.com)

2026-06-30 | by Jessica Conditt | tags: arkane studios, microsoft, blade game

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World Cup Watchers: Test Your New Flag Knowledge With This Weirdly Addictive Game (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: world cup, flag game, test knowledge

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Apple takes Epic fight over app store fees to the Supreme Court (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: apple, epic games, app store

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The Supreme Court will hear an appeal in the long-running case between Apple and Epic Games (engadget.com)

2026-06-30 | by Kris Holt | tags: apple, epic games, supreme court

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The video game industry just told lawmakers Minecraft and Call of Duty private servers are illegal piracy (techspot.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: minecraft, call of duty, california

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US bill against paid game server shutdowns fails as ESA declares private Minecraft servers "illegal" (techspot.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: california, protect our games act, stop killing games

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Netflix vs. Peacock: I've subscribed to both streaming services for years - this one's more worth it (zdnet.com)

2026-06-30 | by Cesar Cadenas | tags: netflix, peacock, sony bravia

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Supreme Court agrees to hear Apple appeal over Epic Games ruling (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-30 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: apple, epic games, supreme court

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Playing Game Boy on an E-Ink screen looks surprisingly good (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: game boy, e-ink display, esp32

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California bill to preserve online games fails committee vote (engadget.com)

2026-06-30 | by Kris Holt | tags: california bill, stop killing games, entertainment software association

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Show HN: Curvytron 2, I rewrote my browser party game, 10 years later (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: curvytron, browser game, show hn

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Netflix vs. Peacock: Which one deserves your money in 2026? (zdnet.com)

2026-06-30 | by Cesar Cadenas | tags: netflix, peacock, sony bravia

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Netflix is using an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice in its Willy Wonka reality show (theverge.com)

2026-06-30 | by Richard Lawler | tags: netflix, elevenlabs, gene wilder

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Rockstar workers push to unionize ahead of GTA VI’s launch (theverge.com)

2026-06-30 | by Jay Peters | tags: rockstar games, gta vi, iwgb game workers union

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Xbox weighs canceling Blade game and shuttering Arkane (theverge.com)

2026-06-30 | by Tom Warren | tags: xbox, arkane studios, blade game

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Call of Duty's latest ad loudly reminds everyone it's not coming to Game Pass (techspot.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: call of duty, modern warfare 4, game pass

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Apple may have to allow 3rd-party app payments and Apple Pay rivals in UK (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-30 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple pay, epic games, app store

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Designer turns discontinued E-Ink dev board into a 60Hz Game Boy handheld — dual-core chip runs at 100% to power handheld, 960x540 display employs ultra-low-cost ESP32-S3 microcontroller (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-30 | by Zak Killian | tags: m5stack, esp32-s3, modos labs

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Google Play Store is getting faster everywhere, from your Android phone to your car’s dashboard (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: google play store, android auto, ai labeling

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WATaBoy: JIT-Ing Game Boy Instructions to WASM Beats a Native Interpreter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | tags: game boy, wasm, dolphin

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Using Aspect-Oriented Programming to Record DRL Agents' Data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | tags: drl agents, peak game engine, ontario tech university

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On ‘House of the Dragon,’ Great Power Brings Great Pain (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-29 | tags: game of thrones, king's landing, dance of the dragons