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Twitch Changes Rules That Target Politics, ‘Sensitive’ Social Issues Following Widespread Pushback, But Streamers Still Wary

"They’re capitulating to bad faith actors who aren’t genuinely interested in justice or antiracism"

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The West Deserves A Translation Of Fourteen

With Kazuo Umezu's passing, it's time the west got an official translation of Fourteen: his wildest and most political work to date.

Netflix Announces Big AI Gaming Push Just Days After Closing A Studio

'I can't believe how lucky I am to be alive when a wave this big is about to hit the game industry'


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