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After leaving Epic Games last month, its former ‘Unreal evangelist’ is now building his own game engine

  • Ex-Epic Games "Unreal evangelist" left the company last month
  • He is now building his own independent game engine
  • Further project details were not available in the source text

A former Epic Games employee who was known as the company's "Unreal evangelist" has left the studio and is now developing a game engine of his own, according to a report from PC Gamer. The move highlights the departure of a high-profile figure from the team associated with…

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‘Wtf is going on’: Indie dev discovers their neglected Steam game is powering an Undertale multiplayer mod following its freak 1700% jump in player activity

  • Neglected Steam game saw a 1,700% player activity spike
  • Developer traced it to an Undertale multiplayer mod
  • Mod uses the obscure game as underlying infrastructure

An independent developer noticed a sudden, unexplained 1,700% spike in player activity for one of their neglected, little-known Steam games, only to discover the surge was being driven by fans using it to power an unofficial multiplayer mod for Undertale. The mod apparently repurposes the developer's existing game…

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Halo: Campaign Evolved Sergeant Johnson mod replaces every human NPC

  • Modder swaps every human NPC for Sergeant Johnson in Halo remaster
  • Master Chief remains unchanged; some voice lines are broken
  • Mod reflects Johnson's enduring popularity as a fan-favourite character

A modder has released "Everyone is Sgt. Johnson" for Halo: Campaign Evolved, the recently launched early-access remaster of Bungie's 2001 shooter Halo: Combat Evolved. The mod, created by Kaleidescoop, replaces every human non-player character in the game with the fan-favourite Sergeant Avery Johnson, including major story figures such…

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The war on Pokemon scalpers now includes facial recognition checks in some stores in Japan

  • Japanese Pokémon card shops are using facial recognition against scalpers.
  • Customers may enter and obtain one ticket daily.
  • The trial covers five temporary stores.

The Pokémon Company is introducing facial-recognition checks at some Japanese Pokémon Card Store locations to stop scalpers exploiting entry and purchase limits. The move shows how severe demand and resale activity have become in the Pokémon trading-card market, while raising privacy concerns because customers must provide biometric data…

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‘I Can’t Not Hear His Voice in My Head’ — Matt Dinniman Reflects on Writing Dungeon Crawler Carl With Jeff Hays in Mind

  • LitRPG series expands into television production deal
  • Audiobook narrator Jeff Hays cast as Princess Donut in live-action adaptation
  • Author credits narrator's voice work as influencing ongoing creative development

Matt Dinniman, author of the LitRPG series Dungeon Crawler Carl, has spoken about how narrator Jeff Hays has become inseparable from the books' characters, particularly Princess Donut, ahead of a planned live-action TV adaptation for Peacock. Hays has now been officially cast to voice Princess Donut in the…

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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Soul weekend beta was love it or hate it

  • Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls held its first public beta this weekend
  • PC version suffered major performance and stability issues
  • Fans praised visuals and roster but split on gameplay pace and feel

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, a new tag team fighting game featuring Marvel characters, held its first public beta test this weekend on PlayStation 5 and Windows PC, giving fans and fighting game enthusiasts an early look at the title. The playtest sparked a mixed reaction online, with reports…

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Meccha Chameleon Players Are Getting Malware From User-Made Maps

  • Malicious Workshop maps exploited a now-patched game vulnerability.
  • The base game was not reported to contain malware.
  • The official Discord server was also compromised.

Malicious user-made Steam Workshop maps for Meccha Chameleon were found to exploit a vulnerability that could install malware on players’ computers when a map was launched. The incident matters because it shows how seemingly legitimate community content can be used to compromise users, although the developer says the…

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Ryan Reynolds went undercover as Deadpool at Comic-Con to take photos with unsuspecting fans ahead of his Avengers Doomsday panel: “No handlers, no security, no ropes”

  • Ryan Reynolds secretly dressed as Deadpool at Comic-Con.
  • He took photos with fans unaware it was him.
  • Stunt preceded his Avengers: Doomsday panel appearance.

Ryan Reynolds reportedly went undercover in a Deadpool costume at San Diego Comic-Con, mingling with unsuspecting fans and posing for photos before making his scheduled appearance on the Avengers: Doomsday panel. The stunt drew attention for its spontaneity, with Reynolds said to have moved through the convention without…

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Where To Buy Disney Lorcana’s Curator’s Collection: Heroines Edition

  • London Disney store saw chaos over new Lorcana card set
  • Curator's Collection: Heroines Edition sold only in limited store quantities
  • Resale price around $400, four times the $99.99 RRP

A crowd of Disney Lorcana fans caused a disturbance at a London Disney store amid high demand for the upcoming Curator's Collection: Heroines Edition, a boxed set of foil princess and heroine cards. With no update yet on how the product will be distributed more widely in stores,…

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Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc

  • Xbox outage starting Sunday evening disrupted login, app launching, marketplace access, and prevented users from playing both digital and disc-based games for extended period
  • Physical media games were blocked due to online license verification requirements, revealing dependency on cloud authentication even for locally-stored content
  • Services began recovering by Monday afternoon after company acknowledged the extended disruption; outage followed recent Xbox workforce reductions

An extended Xbox outage that began on Sunday evening has stopped players from launching games even when they own them on disc, alongside widespread issues with digital titles, logins and the Xbox store. This is notable because it exposes how deeply authentication checks are embedded in Microsoft's ecosystem,…

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