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An indie game developer experienced a moment of profound moral clarity, and is now deleting his partially-AI-made game from the digital storefront Steam. The game, dubbed “Hardest,” is a free-to-play ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The first Nintendo Direct of 2026 has supposedly leaked, and it may be happening very soon. As you ...

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