SonicFox Reminds Everyone They’re Based, Backing Out Of A Gaming Convention Over An AI-Generated Promo

It was Sheridan Le Fanu's dark, gothic tale about isolation and betrayal Edgar Allan Poe didn't write the first locked-room mystery

Ashely currently works as a news writer for Polygon. After getting her Translation degree, she was hired as a guide and news writer for GameRant and TheGamer. She enjoyed working as an author for these sites for six years, and in 2026, she started at Polygon, where she is able to continue to do what she loves: writing about video games. Epic Games is going beyond pushing its developers to use artificial intelligence and is now rounding up fans for an AI-based game development competition called the Epic AI MegaJam. Participants are encouraged to use AI tools to make a game in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN). This so-called creativity competition is yet another controversial move, and at this point, it feels like Epic Games is just adding fuel to the fire.

Ashely currently works as a news writer for Polygon. After getting her Translation degree, she was hired as a guide and news writer for GameRant and TheGamer. She enjoyed working as an author for these sites for six years, and in 2026, she started at Polygon, where she is able to continue to do what she loves: writing about video games. Rockstar has put a tremendous amount of time and effort into creating Grand Theft Auto 6. With its release date now closer than ever, the company is focusing its resources on promoting it. A commercial version of the recent GTA 6 launch trailer is now airing on TV, and eagle-eyed fans immediately noticed some changes, even if they were very slight.

It was only ever going to be a matter of time, but I'm still surprised just how quickly Cyberpunk 2077 modders have taken pistol dual wielding mechanic the RPG's Edgerunners 2 update has just added in, and opened it up to include any gun Night City has to offer. Yep, twinning shotguns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, or any combo of those is now possible. Though, you'll have to make peace with the fact enemies will struggle to match your firepower. A number of different modders instantly decided to take on the task of extending the tag which governs Cyberpunk's new dual wielding perk to include everything with a trigger. There's Dual Wield Anything by long-time Cyberpunk modder E3roKK, Dual Wield Anything and Everything for 2.5 by Jollywankers, and Expanded Dual Wielding by JericoHellden. All three have been released within the last 24 hours.

An internal trailer for the cancelled Mass Effect game that was in-development at BioWare prior to its closure this week has appeared online. It's confirmed to be real, too, amid some initial suspicions it may have been an AI generated fake. The trailer was intended for internal use, and was created for EA leadership rather than the public. It starts with a short message: "The following is in-engine footage from our small team. It uses our pre-production assets. "

Despite the name, Avatar: Seven Havens has focused almost exclusively on Ellora, the Haven of Wind and Sand situated somewhere in the desert expanses of the post-apocalyptic world. The first six episodes established that the remote Havens are, for the most part, disconnected from one another. In Ellora, it’s even illegal to contact another Haven without permission from the council. Yet that’s exactly what Chancellor Kayoko (Jennifer Sun Bell) does at the end of episode 6 when she sends out an emergency radio transmission: “This is Ellora calling any and all Havens,” she says. “We need you.” Her plea culminates in a two-part summit across episodes 8 and 9. That’s right: We finally meet survivors from other parts of the world.