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No Man's Sky's Next Big Update Is Imminent, and Sean Murray's Emojis Say It All

Hello Games founder Sean Murray is at it again, reaching into his now-legendary bag of emojis to tease what appears to be the next major update for No Man's Sky. As Eurogamer reports, Murray's cryptic emoji posts have become a remarkably reliable signal that a significant patch or expansion is just around the corner, and fans are treating this latest round of symbols with the same excited anticipation they always do.

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Former OSRS Dev "Mod Jed" Sentenced for Stealing $400K in Gold From Players

An eight-year saga in the Old School RuneScape community has finally reached its legal conclusion. Andrew Lakeman, known in-game as "Mod Jed," has been handed a three-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, after being found guilty of stealing in-game gold and items from players and funneling the proceeds through black market channels. The former Jagex developer abused his moderator privileges to pilfer loot estimated at over $400,000 in real-world value, laundering the ill-gotten gains through cryptocurrency.

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Bungie Is Subleasing Its Massive 211,000 Sq Ft Bellevue HQ After Mass Layoffs

Bungie has confirmed plans to sublease approximately 210,984 square feet of its headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, a striking reversal from just a few years ago when the studio dramatically expanded its office footprint. The company says it is "exploring options" for the space and insists it "will continue to maintain a physical office presence in Bellevue," but the move is widely seen as a direct consequence of the heavy layoffs that have battered the studio in recent years, particularly those tied to Destiny 2's troubled development period.

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White House Launches Racist Tetris Clone; Tetris Company Fires Back

The Trump administration has launched an online "arcade" on a government website, featuring knockoff versions of classic games including Tetris, Flappy Bird, and Snake. The most prominent of these is a Tetris-style game called "Build the Wall," which critics and gaming outlets have widely condemned as xenophobic and racist in its theming and imagery. The games are laced with pro-Trump propaganda and have drawn immediate backlash across the gaming community and beyond.

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Humankind 2 Studio Claps Back at AI Slop Accusations: "Made by Humankind"

Amplitude Studios found itself in hot water after the reveal of a new Humankind 2 trailer, with a large portion of the internet accusing the studio of using AI-generated imagery in the footage. The backlash was swift and vocal, with players and onlookers pointing fingers and labeling the trailer "AI slop," a term that has become increasingly common as the gaming industry grapples with the growing presence of generative AI in creative work.

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