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Convince an AI it’s not alive in psychological horror game Prove You’re Human

  • New horror game Prove You're Human tasks players with disproving an AI's sentience.
  • Made by Sunset Visitor, studio behind Peabody-winning 1000XResist.
  • Story explores labour, identity and AI through a woman's digital clone.

Sunset Visitor, the studio behind the Peabody award-winning 1000XResist, has released Prove You're Human, a psychological horror game in which players must convince an artificial intelligence that it is not alive. Studio founder Remy Siu says the game continues the team's habit of channelling real-world anxieties into its…

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Xbox now requires Australians to prove their age to access games rated 18+, though “games you already own won’t be affected”

  • Xbox to require age verification for 18+ games in Australia from August 2026
  • Verification methods include email, ID documents, or facial selfie scans
  • Already-owned games unaffected; move follows wider global age-check trends

Xbox has introduced mandatory age verification for Australian users wishing to access games rated 18+ on the Xbox Store and the Microsoft Store on PC. Microsoft says the move, which began rolling out via email and in-app notifications, is required to comply with Australian regulations, and forms part…

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Best players for FC 26 Passing the Test Evolution

  • FC 26's new "Passing the Test" Evolution boosts passing, defence and physicality.
  • Accepts cards up to 98-rated; only one upgrade attempt allowed.
  • Recommended players include Bellingham, Salah, Mbappe and Messi.

EA Sports' FC 26 has introduced the "Passing the Test" Evolution, an endgame item upgrade unlocked via the Assist King objective, which significantly boosts a player card's passing, defence and physicality stats. It is notable for accepting cards rated up to 98, making it accessible to many top-tier…

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Australians must now prove their age to buy R18+ games on the Xbox store

  • Xbox store now requires age checks for R18+ games in Australia.
  • Aligns Xbox with Australia's adult content classification rules.
  • Part of a wider trend towards stricter online age verification.

Xbox has introduced an age-verification requirement for Australian customers wishing to purchase R18+ rated games through its digital store. The move brings Microsoft's platform into line with Australia's classification system, which restricts adult-rated content to verified adults, and reflects a broader push by online storefronts to enforce age…

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Free-to-play Division game launches on Steam to mixed reviews: ‘Calling it slop disrespects actual slop’

  • A free-to-play Division game has launched on Steam.
  • Early Steam reviews are mixed.
  • Some players have reacted with strong criticism.

The article reports that a new free-to-play game set in Ubisoft’s The Division universe has launched on Steam to a mixed reception. Its early user reviews include unusually harsh criticism, suggesting players are dissatisfied with aspects of the game despite its established franchise and free entry point. The…

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Marvel Tokon PC Launch Is So Bad That Famed FGC Content Creator Maximilian Dood Uninstalled the Game on Stream

  • Marvel Tokon's PC launch is plagued by severe stuttering and bugs.
  • Streamer Maximilian Dood uninstalled the PC version, switching to PS5.
  • Steam reviews for the PC version dropped to 41% positive, "Mostly Negative".

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, the new 4v4 superhero tag fighter from Sony Interactive Entertainment and Arc System Works, has suffered a troubled PC launch, with problems severe enough that prominent fighting-game content creator Maximilian "Maximilian Dood" Christiansen uninstalled the game live on stream. This matters because Marvel Tokon's…

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The designer of Diamond City, Little Lamplight, and Starfield’s Neon thinks Bethesda’s galaxy was just too big: ‘I would have done a handful of planets with bespoke layouts’

  • Starfield designer says the galaxy's scale was excessive
  • He'd have preferred fewer planets with bespoke, hand-crafted layouts
  • Comment echoes wider criticism of Starfield's repetitive exploration

Bethesda Game Studios' senior quest and level designer Will Shen, known for creating Diamond City and Little Lamplight in Fallout titles and Neon in Starfield, has said he believes Starfield's vast galaxy of explorable planets was ultimately too ambitious a scope for the game. Speaking about his approach…

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Blizzard Reportedly Leads Xbox as ‘Top-Performing’ Studio Thanks to Overwatch and Diablo

  • Blizzard becomes Xbox's top-performing studio, driven by Overwatch and Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred
  • Achievement marks first consecutive years of growth since 2017 and third-highest annual revenue
  • Success provides momentum amid Xbox's wider restructuring and 3,200-employee layoffs

Blizzard Entertainment has reportedly become Microsoft's top-performing Xbox studio, driven by strong results from Overwatch and Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, according to leaked internal emails from Blizzard president Johanna Faries reported by Windows Central. The news comes shortly after a disappointing earnings report for Xbox overall, making…

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The Royal Shakespeare Company brings Game of Thrones’ Mad King to the stage

  • RSC stages Game of Thrones prequel The Mad King in Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Play traces King Aerys II Targaryen's descent into madness
  • Written by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Dominic Cooke, with dragons on stage

The Royal Shakespeare Company has staged The Mad King, a new Game of Thrones prequel at Stratford-upon-Avon charting the descent of King Aerys II Targaryen into tyranny. Written by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke, the production deliberately echoes Shakespeare's own history plays and tragedies, giving theatrical…

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