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Fans invited to shape Final Fantasy's future as Square Enix opens new poll
Square Enix again asks fans for input on the series' identity and future, with a January 9 deadline and no official roadmap yet.
Trusting Their Instincts: Sandfall Centers Personal Taste Over Fan Pressure for Clair Obscur Follow-Up
Culture & Opinion: After a Game of the Year triumph, the Montpellier studio says its next project will be guided by what the team personally finds cool, not by fan demands.
ASUS Zephyrus G16 refresh aims to outpace Razer Blade 16 with RTX 5090 and smarter cooling
The 2026 G14 and G16 promise brighter OLEDs, RTX 50-series GPUs, and redesigned cooling, as CES 2026 signals a more intense laptop arms race.
Arduous by Design: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and the Scrapped Fat Henry System
Warhorse doubles down on realism, trading simplicity for layered armor, weight-based quirks, and deliberate friction in Bohemia.
Mario Kart World: Free Roam Emerges as a Full-Fledged Platformer in AGDQ Speedrun
A surprising run during Awesome Games Done Quick reframes Mario Kart World’s open world as a dense, movement-driven platforming playground.
Pink Power Ranger hacker drains white-supremacist sites on stage at CCC, using AI to pull data
A German hacker in a pink Power Ranger costume staged a live takedown of three extremist platforms at the Chaos Communication Congress, demonstrating AI-assisted activism and prompting reflection on technology’s dual-edged role in cultur…
Cold Season, Warm Screens: A Sunday Papers Roundup on Games, AI, and Writing Craft
A winter digest spans Despelote, AI voice work, writing tips, and offbeat cultural notes in gaming culture.
Stranger Things finale credited Baldur’s Gate 3 for inspiration, sparking cross-media dialogue
The finale’s teamwork-heavy showdown is traced to a beloved RPG, prompting a public exchange between creators and a broader conversation about how games and television borrow from one another.
Holiday Breaks Reveal PC Gamer Staff's Year-End Gaming Mood
From strategy classics to indie curios, a culture snapshot of what PC Gamer's team played over the holidays and what it signals for 2026.