Gaming
Selected reporting and mythical analysis on gaming.
Steam's Malware Surprise: FBI Discovers Games That Play You
Discover how malware hidden in Steam games is turning gamers into unwitting crypto miners in this satirical tech news piece. Learn tips to avoid digital pickpockets with a laugh.
Google Play Now Offering PC Games Because Your Phone Wasn't Already Enough of a Distraction
Google Play's latest update brings PC games, paid titles, and community chaos to your phone, because who needs productivity when you can have pixelated distractions?
Palmer Luckey's ModRetro Seeks $1B Valuation: Because Nostalgia Now Costs More Than Your Mortgage
Palmer Luckey's ModRetro seeks a $1B valuation for its retro gaming handheld, the Chromatic. Discover the hilarious absurdity of nostalgia priced higher than innovation in this satirical tech take.
Roblox's AI 'Word Police' Now Rewrites Your Messages to Sound Like a Victorian Butler
Roblox's new AI chat feature rewrites banned language into absurdly polite phrases, turning gamers into Victorian butlers. Is it genius or just plain silly?
NordVPN's Threat Protection Pro™: Because Who Needs a Dedicated Antivirus Anymore?
In a bold move to simplify your cybersecurity shopping list, NordVPN introduces Threat Protection Pro™—a feature that not only encrypts your data but also scans your downloads for malware, blocks m...
Discord's Age Verification Panic: 5 Hilarious Alternatives for Paranoid Gamers
Satirical guide to hilarious Discord alternatives after age verification panic. From carrier pigeons to smoke signals, discover absurd ways gamers avoid proving they're not toddlers.
Nintendo Announces Pokémon Winds and Waves for Switch 2: Because We All Need More Pocket Monsters to Catch in 2027
Nintendo's latest Pokémon games, Winds and Waves, bring new starters like Browt and Pombon to the Switch 2 in 2027. Read our satirical take on the trailer, gameplay, and why we're still catching 'em all.
Jest Marketplace: Because Who Needs Actual Games When You Can Send Snarky GIFs to Friends?
Discover how Jest's marketplace for messaging games is hilariously challenging app stores with snarky GIFs and $7 million in funding. Read our satirical take on this tech trend.
Meta's Metaverse Finally Admits Nobody Owns VR Headsets, Retreats to Mobile Where Real People Live
Meta abandons VR for mobile metaverse after realizing nobody wants to wear headsets. Our satirical take on Zuckerberg's virtual reality retreat.
NordVPN: Because Who Doesn't Love Adding Extra Layers to Their Already Complicated Digital Lives?
In a world where your refrigerator might be spying on you, NordVPN heroically steps in to encrypt your every move. With over 7,000 servers worldwide, because who doesn't need that many options to w...
Roblox's Age Verification: When Your Virtual Avatar Needs a Birth Certificate and a Lie Detector
Discover how Roblox's hilarious new age verification system uses everything from pop culture quizzes to 'dad energy' detection to determine if you're actually old enough to know what dial-up sounded like.
Roblox's 4D Beta: Where Your Creations Now Exist in a Dimension You Can't Even Pronounce
Roblox's 4D creation feature in open beta promises time-traveling gameplay and glitches that defy logic. Dive into this satirical take on the chaos, humor, and sheer absurdity of adding a fourth dimension to virtual worlds.
Game Devs Prefer Virtual Reality Over Actual Reality: ICE Presence at GDC 2026 Sparks Global 'Work-From-Home' Movement
Discover why game developers are ditching the 2026 GDC for virtual alternatives amid ICE concerns, in this hilarious satirical take on travel woes and the gaming industry's love for absurdity.
Crossplay: NYT's New Scrabble Clone That Will Finally Make You Feel Superior to Your Friends
NYT's new Scrabble clone Crossplay promises ad-free word gaming, but is it just another subscription trap? Discover the hilarious truth about this 'revolutionary' game.
NordLocker: Because Who Doesn't Want to Encrypt Their Cat Photos?
In a world where even your toaster might be plotting against you, NordLocker steps up to encrypt your files with military-grade algorithms. Now, you can securely store your grocery lists and vacati...
Ozlo Sleepbuds: The AI That Knows You Snore Like a Chainsaw and Wants to Monetize It
Ozlo Sleepbuds are turning your sleep into a data goldmine with absurd AI features and a marketplace for your dreams. Read this satirical take on how tech is monetizing your slumber.
Palmer Luckey Claims Tech's Future is in Your Grandma's Attic: A Satirical Dive into 'Old-School' Innovation
Palmer Luckey's hilarious take on why vintage tech is the future: from dial-up drones to rotary iPhones. A satirical look at nostalgia in innovation.
Discord's IPO: Gamers Prepare to Monetize Their Rage-Quits and Meme Collections in March
Discord's March IPO plans turn gaming chaos into Wall Street gold. Discover how rage-quits and memes might fund the next big tech stock in this satirical take.