The brief message has replaced many adult games previously available on itch.io. The brief message has replaced many adult games previously available on itch.io. Credit: Itch.io Linked takedown notices on some of those pages outline the specific types of content that are being targeted in itch.io’s new crackdown: We don’t allow hosting content that includes sexualized images or videos of …
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Nintendo Switch 2: The 12 Best Games
World of Assassination is a treasure trove of stealth challenges, each one ending in a satisfying execution of a person you won’t feel too bad about removing from a shadowy world of conspiracy and dark secrets. With three full campaigns, side missions, countless arcade challenges, regular updates featuring celebrity targets such as the recently added Le Chiffre from Casino Royale …
Read More »Itch.io ‘deindexes’ all NSFW games, blames same anti-porn group that campaigned against Steam
Itch.io, the digital distribution platform known for its focus on independent game developers and other artists, has “deindexed” all NSFW content following discussions with payment processors contacted by the same Australian pressure group that recently targeted Steam. Hints that something was afoot on the platform first surfaced on social media earlier today, as itch.io creators began reporting their …
Read More »Itch.io follows Steam in removing adult games
The indie-focused open gaming marketplace Itch.io has abruptly deindexed adult content from its browse and search pages, warning that some games will be permanently removed from the platform. In a blog post on Thursday, Itch.io creator Leaf Corcoran said that the update was due to concerns that the website’s payment processors had “about the nature of certain content” hosted on …
Read More »After bullishly hiking Xbox games to $80, Microsoft confirms U-turn starting with The Outer Worlds 2
Microsoft has walked back on its previous decision to hike the price of its new first-party Xbox games up to $80 USD this ‘holiday season’, saying it’s sticking to a lower price point “in line with current market conditions”. Hints of a pricing rethink first emerged earlier today, when Microsoft first-party studio Obsidian Entertainment revealed its upcoming sci-fi …
Read More »Top 5 Bills games in the red helmets
AFC Divisional Playoff – Sat. Jan. 12th, 1991 – Bills 44 – Dolphins 34 Dan Marino and Jim Kelly each threw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns in the highest-scoring game in playoff history that did not include overtime. It was Buffalo’s eighth win in nine games over Miami, as the Bills jumped out to a 20-3 lead early …
Read More »1047 Games lays off developers, CEO says he’s made ‘many, many mistakes’
Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Games is laying off developers and shutting down the original Splitgate in an effort to revamp the game after launching, in CEO Ian Proulx’s words, “too early.” The company announced the layoffs in a lengthy statement on X (formerly Twitter) signed by Proulx and CTO Nicholas Bagamian. In it the two said that they “agree” with …
Read More »ACC to release availability reports before conference games
David HaleJul 22, 2025, 11:04 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. The ACC will begin releasing public availability reports at least 48 hours before all conference games this football season, commissioner Jim Phillips announced Tuesday. The conference will require all schools to submit NFL-style reports that categorize players as “available,” …
Read More »Campaign asking EU to stop publishers “destroying” online games hit by anonymous transparency complaint
The Stop Destroying Videogames citizens’ initiative, the EU petition that’s part of the Stop Killing Games campaign, has had an anonymous transparency complaint filed against it. That’s according to Ross Scott, the YouTuber who’s become the figurehead of Stop Killing Games, which in case you’re out of the loop aims to stop publishers rendering online games unplayable when official support …
Read More »Supermassive Games delays sci-fi horror Directive 8020 following layoffs
Supermassive Games has delayed its next game, Directive 8020, following a round of layoffs affecting up to 36 employees. The British studio announced the decision in a social media statement, blaming the layoffs on its need to “adapt our team structure to better align with recent industry changes”. As a result, the studio’s forthcoming sci-fi horror game Directive 8020 has …
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