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Sweet Baby Inc Origins Possibly Revealed by Gothic Therapy
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The Curious Case of Sweet Baby Inc. – Hidden Origins Unveiled?

Sweet Baby Inc. and the Ghost in the Startup Machine Let’s be real - Sweet Baby Inc. (SBI) has been a lightning rod for controversy in the gaming world, sparking the beginning of the second wave of Gamergate last year. They’re a mysterious narrative consulting firm that keeps popping up on AAA projects like your ex in your Instagram feed. They often bring with them a certain...flavor. You know the one. That distinct taste of forced DEI checkboxes, preachy character writing, and storylines that feel more like corporate HR trainings than actual games - all wrapped up in some neon purple packaging.Now, a new twist has emerged from the shadowy underworld of YouTube commentary, thanks to a recent deep dive from Gothic Therapy, and it changes everything you thought you knew about SBI.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjBXOx700SYVideo: The End of the Sweet Baby Lie: Hidden Founder […]

Ayefkay May 20, 2025

Kotaku Writer Doubles Down on Skippable Boss Fights
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Boss Fights Are Essential to Games – Even If Kotaku Disagrees

Kotaku Wants You to Skip Boss Fights. Maybe They Should Just Play Games. Look, I’m not trying to "gatekeep" here - but if you're writing about video games and your hot take is “what if we just remove the part of the game that’s, you know, the actual game,” maybe it’s time to pick up a new hobby. Like knitting. Or yelling at clouds. Or writing about your fee fees in film school forums, where gameplay isn't an obstacle.This week’s subject of critique is Kotaku’s John Walker, who’s back with another article that reads like it was written by someone who spent more time fumbling with the accessibility menu than actually pressing “Start.”In his mind-numbing article advocating for skippable boss fights and his follow up piece where he attempts to defend his position, he insists that optional challenge is an affront to […]

Ayefkay May 19, 2025

REPO Open Beta New Weapons Guide
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Gaming Guides

R.E.P.O. Open Beta Item Guide: All New Weapons Explained!

R.E.P.O. Just Dropped the Wildest Weapons Yet in the Open Beta If you thought R.E.P.O. was already a chaotic co-op horror ride, buckle up.The open beta just unleashed a fresh batch of weapons that are as absurd as they are deadly. From slapping a bucket on a killer duck to turning your cart into a rolling death machine, here's the lowdown on the latest arsenal additions. Duck BucketPulse PistolBoltzapProdzapCart LaserCart Cannon Duck Bucket: Because Why Not? Duck Bucket Cost: $6k - $7k The Duck Bucket exists for one glorious reason: to humiliate the Apex Predator. Image Source: Try Out the Upcoming Update | semiwork Drop it over the Duck’s head like you're in an old Looney Tunes short, and just watch the poor thing waddle around, completely nerfed. No death transformation. No teleporting. Just an angry duck in a bucket. It’s […]

Ayefkay May 18, 2025

Darkwater Game Guide How to Not Drown in Underwater FTL Game
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Gaming Guides

Darkwater Game Guide: How to Not Drown in Underwater FTL

Your Game Guide to Darkwater's Waterlogged Nightmare So you dove headfirst into Darkwater, expecting a chill subnautica experience or maybe a haunted FTL run. Instead, you're getting drowned by sea monsters, panicking in Stampers, and watching your buddy get eaten through a broken window.Congrats! You're playing it right.With barely any info online and more bugs than an early access survival sim has any right to, this guide's here to help you not totally suck.We'll break down everything from arcade games to why the Crucifix is trash. And yeah, we’re keeping it chaotic.(If you haven’t read our Darkwater review yet, start there first. Or don’t. You’re probably mid-mission already.) Arcade Mini-Games: Your Weirdly Important Submarine Pastime How to Play Stampers in Darkwater Stampers is an interesting game where you paint tiles and suffer. This is not explained well in the tutorial.The game […]

Ayefkay May 17, 2025

Alyssa Mercante and Smash JT Lawsuit Gamergate 2 Timeline
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The Gamergate 2.0 Timeline: ft. Smash JT and Alyssa Mercante

A Case Study in Crybulling Ah, the gaming industry - where the journalists act like rockstars, the YouTubers play watchdog, and everyone thinks they’re the main character. Enter Jeff Tarzia, aka Smash JT, a former game industry insider turned YouTube commentator, and Alyssa Mercante, the (now former) senior editor at Kotaku, a site once known for actual game journalism way back in the day, before it pivoted to clickbait and culture war commentary.What kicked off as a few spicy tweets and YouTube videos quickly devolved into a digital food fight: Mercante accused Smash of harassment, Smash fired back with receipts, and the internet, as always, grabbed popcorn. But let’s be clear - this wasn’t some unprovoked attack by a rando on the internet. It was a public figure throwing punches from her soapbox and then crying victim when someone dared to respond […]

Ayefkay May 16, 2025

Darkwater Game Review Underwater FTL
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Horror Games

Darkwater Review – The Underwater FTL-Like Horror Looter Game

The FTL-like Horror Roguelike You Didn’t Know You Needed There’s something magical about a game that dumps you headfirst into chaos and just says, “Good luck, champ.” Darkwater is that game—equal parts claustrophobic, chaotic, and captivating. It’s a scrappy little roguelike where you’re not just managing your ship’s systems from a comfy command deck—you’re sprinting through flooded hallways, patching leaks with one hand while stabbing pirates with the other.Let’s get something straight: this is not FTL. It’s FTL if FTL had you personally duct-taping your hull back together in first-person while the room fills with water and someone screams about incoming torpedoes. It’s got a long way to go in some areas, but even in early access, this game is already making waves (pun intended) in the best kind of way. Image: FTL | Subset Games | Steam Navigating the […]

Ayefkay May 15, 2025

Best Anime to Watch 2025 Spring and Summer
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2025 Best Anime Guide: What’s Hot Now and Coming in Summer

The 2025 Anime You Should Be Watching and Getting Hyped For Look, we get it. Life is short, your backlog is long, and seasonal anime hits faster than a shonen protagonist in a rage fit.That’s why we’ve done the work for you and slapped together this beautifully chaotic guide to Spring 2025 anime that’s currently poppin’ off, plus a sneak peek at what Summer 2025 has locked and loaded.Whether you’re into overpowered reincarnations, sweaty swordfights, or vampire vibes, this list is for the degenerates, diehards, and day-one weebs alike. Spring 2025: Anime You Should Be Watching Right Now Fire Force Season 3 Status: On fire (literally)Watch it on: CrunchyrollThe final season of Fire Force pulled up in April 2025 with part one of a two-part inferno. And holy hell, episode 6 slapped so hard it might've scorched your eyebrows off […]

Ayefkay May 14, 2025

Shadows of Doubt Massive 2025 Update
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Gaming Guides

Shadows of Doubt BIG 2025 Update – Full Patch Notes & Features

Shadows of Doubt Update: Wizcards, Side Missions & Cigars Welcome back, detectives. Or maybe you’re just here for the card games and petty theft?Either way, Shadows of Doubt just dropped its first 2025 content update, and it’s the exact kind of chaotic noir energy we crave. Forget procedural crime dramas on cable TV - this is pixelated paranoia turned up to eleven.Whether you're chain-smoking in a sleazy apartment, throwing hands in a digital card game, or stealing a stranger’s shoes for a paycheck, this update is jam-packed with fresh content and weird little joys.But before we start chain-smoking bug fixes and chasing side gigs, let’s rewind for the uninitiated. Image Source: Shadows of Doubt | ColePowered Games | Fireshine Games What Is Shadows of Doubt (and Why Should You Care)? Shadows of Doubt is what happens when a detective sim […]

Ayefkay May 13, 2025

When is Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Coming Out Release Date
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Anime

When is Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Coming? The Silence of MAPPA

Cursed Silence: The Absence of Jujutsu Kaisen S3 News It’s 2025. Gojo is still sealed. Yuji’s still processing like 47 layers of trauma. And fans? We’re still in the dark, wondering when (or if) we’re getting Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3.For a show that’s practically been carrying modern shounen on its bruised and bloodied back, you'd think we'd have gotten something by now - a teaser, a poster, a funderful tweet from a MAPPA intern who managed to escape their underground cage?Radio silence. And it's making fans more paranoid than Nanami in a crowded subway station. Image Source: Jujutsu Kaisen | MAPPA Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Energy, Emotional Damage, and Global Hype Based on Gege Akutami’s manga, the anime adaptation exploded in 2020, turning characters like Gojo, Sukuna, and Nobara into pop culture icons. With award-winning animation, monstrous merch sales, and box office […]

Ayefkay May 12, 2025

Giant Bomb Indie Media Reboot or Paywalled Farewell Tour
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Giant Bomb’s Indie Media Reboot or Paywalled Farewell Tour?

The Scrappy Reboot No One Asked For Well, it finally happened. Giant Bomb, once one of the most respected names in gaming media, is now floating in the icy waters of independence after years of corporate shuffling. Vox Media, after acquiring both Polygon and Giant Bomb, went full Order 66 on their teams - mass layoffs, gutted staff, and enough drama to keep Reddit humming for weeks. But unlike its cousin Polygon, which was unceremoniously purged, Giant Bomb didn’t go out with a whimper. Nope. The remaining staff suprisingly grabbed the wheel and bought the ship themselves. Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast.For more info right now, head over to https://t.co/eOhDx8bEYV pic.twitter.com/5Rib2uv9ig— World’s Famous Giant Bomb (@giantbomb) May 10, 2025 And while […]

Ayefkay May 11, 2025

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