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VRChat Community Rises Up Against AI-Generated Content Flooding the Platform

VRChat is facing growing backlash from its own community over an influx of AI-generated content, often dubbed "AI slop," that members say is clogging the platform and making it harder to discover genuine, handcrafted creations. A prominent community figure has kicked off a formal protest, drawing widespread attention to the issue and putting pressure on the platform's developers to take action. The movement highlights a tension that is becoming increasingly common across creative platforms: as AI tools lower the barrier to content creation, the sheer volume of low-effort generated material can drown out work made by dedicated human creators.

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Valor Mortis Launches to Mixed Reviews as a Bold Napoleonic First-Person Soulslike

Valor Mortis, a first-person Soulslike set against the backdrop of Napoleon's Grande Armée, has officially launched on PC, and the reviews are in. The game blends Napoleonic warfare with a grotesque, necromantic horror setting, swapping the familiar bubonic plague trappings of the genre for something described as a "fleshy, pustulating" supernatural menace on the battlefield. Critics broadly agree that the game's atmosphere and world-building are its strongest assets, with Destructoid calling the combination of history and monster-hunting "the perfect Soulslike setting," and Rock Paper Shotgun praising it as one of the freshest entries in the genre in years.

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No Man's Sky Coming to iPhone with All 10 Years of Updates

Hello Games has announced that No Man's Sky, the sprawling universe-sized space sim that has been continuously updated for a decade, is coming to iPhone and iPad. The port is being described as a remarkable technical achievement, fitting the entire game, including all ten years' worth of updates and content additions, into a surprisingly lean 3.8GB download on the App Store. The only notable compromise is the loss of multiplayer functionality, with the solo experience otherwise arriving fully intact.

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Epic Games Pivots to AI-First Development, Delays Marvel/Star Wars Shooter

Epic Games has reportedly delayed an unannounced shooter featuring characters from both the Marvel and Star Wars universes while simultaneously ordering its development team to overhaul how the game is made, shifting to a sweeping "AI-first" production model. According to multiple reports, the directive left staff stunned, with Epic leadership instructing developers to move away from hand-written code and toward generative AI workflows across the board. Even the game's artwork is said to be targeted for full AI-generated pipelines, marking one of the most aggressive internal AI mandates yet reported at a major studio.

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Street Fighter 6 Adds Movie Costumes for Zangief, E. Honda, and Dhalsim

Street Fighter 6 is getting a fresh wave of cosmetic content tied to the live-action Street Fighter movie, with new costumes for three iconic fighters: Zangief, E. Honda, and Dhalsim. The outfits were revealed during IGN Fall Fan Fest 2026, giving fans an exclusive first look at how the film's visual interpretations of these classic characters translate into in-game skins. The costumes appear to bring the big-screen aesthetic directly into the fighting game, letting players suit up their favorite wrestlers, sumo champions, and yoga masters in their cinematic looks.

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