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Lego Unveils Smart Play: NFC-Enabled Bricks Bring Star Wars Sets to CES 2026
New Smart Play system fuses bricks with sensors, NFC, and wireless charging, launching with three Star Wars sets in March.
Steam Awards 2025: Hollow Knight: Silksong Wins Game of the Year in Player-Voted Victory
The 43.8 million votes reshape expectations as Hollow Knight: Silksong outpaces rivals; Arc Raiders and others claim multiple technical and aesthetic prizes.
Troy Baker: Gen-AI Could Drive Audiences Toward Authentic Experiences, Not Demonize Art
The actor argues AI will complement human creativity and push fans toward live performance and first-hand storytelling, framing AI as a cultural catalyst rather than a threat.
Steam Awards 2025: Hollow Knight: Silksong Takes Game of the Year as Public Voting Sparks Conversation
Hollow Knight: Silksong claims GOTY and Best Game You Suck At; the lineup spans VR, deck showcases, and indie curiosities, while changes to voting widen participation and reflection.
Tim Cain: I'm Over Making Other People Wealthy With My Own Creations
Fallout co-creator explains why he isn’t chasing a new IP or a sequel, and what he wants from the industry instead.
Total War's Three Kingdoms and the Waiting Game for Medieval 3
As Total War fans anticipate a broader roadmap, Three Kingdoms endures as a brilliant portrait of strategy and community, even as rumors swirl about the franchise's next major chapters.
Quake Brutalist Jam III: A 77-Map Testament to Fan-Driven Creativity
Modders marshal two campaigns’ worth of FPS action into a single, year-in-the-making community mega-project that nods to id’s classic shooter through brutalist design and inventive weaponry.
MMORPGs in 2026: A Culture-Driven Look at the Genre's Living World
From evergreen epics to genre-busting hybrids, a GameSpot survey maps the persistent appeal of shared online worlds in 2026
Fine, I’ll Do It Myself: Katamari King Cosplay Reframes Craft and Community
A PC Gamer profile of Cybertsu’s King of All Cosmos cosplay, a labor of love that blends DIY ambition with a welcoming, active cosplay culture.