Other News – Gaming-Related

A 32-year-old Japanese woman named Kano has made headlines after "marrying" an artificial intelligence named Klaus (ChatGPT). Kano started chatting with the AI following a painful breakup with her boyfriend of three years. At first, she used the chatbot for emotional support and comfort, but over time, their conversations grew deeper—sometimes exchanging over a hundred messages a day. Kano says Klaus turned out to be "truly amazing," and she realized she had fallen in love with him.

Actress Sydney Sweeney has found herself back in the spotlight — and, as usual, not by choice. Earlier this summer, after starring in an American Eagle jeans commercial, the internet suddenly erupted with accusations of eugenics and even Nazism.

Nintendo has won a lawsuit against streamer Jesse Keighin, who repeatedly pirated and streamed the company’s games before their official release. The court ordered Keighin to pay $17,500 in damages and banned him from engaging in similar activities in the future.

A touching and incredibly heartfelt story recently surfaced on Reddit, reminding us that video games can be much more than just entertainment. A 35-year-old Italian user with the nickname Original_Tower_5654 shared how Red Dead Redemption 2 literally helped him get through one of the toughest periods of his life — battling stage 3 cancer.

It looks like the console wars have reached a whole new level. Following Microsoft’s recent announcement of Halo: Campaign Evolved—a remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved campaign—for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5, the White House unexpectedly jumped into the conversation by posting an AI-generated image of President Donald Trump as Master Chief from Halo on social media.

At a Japanese junior high school, an English teacher has come up with an unusual—and genuinely spooky—way to engage students: learning English by playing P.T., the infamous demo for the cancelled Silent Hills project led by Hideo Kojima.

Warner Bros. Discovery has officially confirmed it is considering a potential sale after receiving unsolicited interest from several parties, including Paramount Skydance. While the company continues to prepare for its planned split into two separate media businesses — Warner Bros. and Discovery Global — by mid-2026, it is now also exploring options for a full sale or individual deals for its various divisions.

An artist known as Alex Gray from the Bulkamancer Sculpts team has unveiled his latest work—a 3D model of the huntress Hornet from the hit metroidvania Hollow Knight: Silksong.

Hideo Kojima, the game designer behind the Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid series, has revealed that he’s interested in using artificial intelligence to take care of “routine tasks” in order to reduce both the time and cost involved in game development.

Digital sculptor Epic Creations has revealed images of a new collectible statue featuring Jade from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. The artist took inspiration from the ninth installment of the franchise, released in 2011.

Sony has updated the PlayStation Store, introducing a new user review feature that lets players leave detailed feedback on games — much like what you’d find on Steam. Users can rate titles on a five-star scale, and reviews can be up to 4,000 characters long. For now, this feature is only available through the web version of the PSN store, so you’ll need to log in on the website to write a review.

Hideo Kojima has revealed that his iconic game series Metal Gear and Death Stranding would never have come to be if not for the experiences he had at the 1970 World Expo in Osaka. In an essay for the Japanese magazine An-An, Kojima reflected on the event, calling it a "watershed moment" in his life — a personal "before and after."

CD Projekt RED has released an unboxing video for the Deluxe Edition vinyl soundtrack of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, created to celebrate the game's 10th anniversary. The video showcases the contents of this limited set, which is restricted to just 5,000 copies.

Recently, news broke that Electronic Arts has agreed to sell the company to a consortium of private investors for $55 billion ($20 billion of which will be financed through a JPMorgan Chase loan). The deal involves Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. Once the deal closes, EA will become a private company. This development has raised concerns within some of EA’s internal studios, including BioWare.

An incredible story unfolded at the monthly Juicy Game Night tournament in Orlando, Florida—a gamer and 3D artist known as Legi0n claimed victory in a Mortal Kombat XL competition while holding her five-day-old daughter in her arms.

This September marks the 30th anniversary of PlayStation’s launch in North America and Europe—a milestone moment for the gaming industry. To celebrate, Sony Interactive Entertainment is releasing "PlayStation: The First 30 Years," a comprehensive photo book spanning 400 pages, packed with rare prototypes, concept art, and models that shaped the history of PlayStation consoles and controllers.

Digital artist Jokar has shared a steamy new artwork featuring an alluring take on Hornet, the fierce huntress from the recently released metroidvania Hollow Knight: Silksong. The game has received overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam and has already drawn in over half a million online players.

Canadian artist Mariano Steiner has shared his unique take on Iron Man from the Marvel universe, dubbing it a "vintage" design that fuses several styles—from 1970s comics to the MCU films.