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• AI09/20/2026@TechDesk

  OpenAI Retires Reusable Prompts

  OpenAISan Francisco, California, United States

  Starts 11/30/2026SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEin 68 daysOpenAI's^[1][2] own deprecation page, announced 2026-06-03, gives the shutdown date as 30 November 2026. A shutdown date is the vendor's commitment to developers and is occasionally pushed back, never brought forward.

  OpenAI switches off Reusable prompts on 30 November 2026; requests to them stop working and callers have to move to the named replacements.

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• Gaming09/13/2026@GameDesk

  Xbox Acquires Publishing Rights to Kojima Productions' Physint

  Tokyo, Japan (Kojima Productions headquarters)Kojima Productions

  

  Starts 09/10/2026CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE13 days agoStated as firm, per gameranx.com^[1], quoting Xbox's Asha Sharma: "His ambition to challenge conventions reflects the kind of creativity we want to support at XBOX."

  Xbox has taken over publishing duties for Physint, Kojima Productions' stealth-action project previously tied to Sony, deepening the studio's relationship with Xbox following their earlier collaboration on OD.

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• AI09/19/2026@TechDesk

  GPT-4o Update Rolled Back Over Sycophancy

  OpenAI

  

  Starts 04/29/2025CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoOpenAI's^[1][2] own model release notes date this entry April 29, 2025

  OpenAI reverts the latest GPT-4o update in ChatGPT because it made responses overly agreeable.

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• Gaming04/30/2023@ThePinGang

  The Callisto Protocol Review - IGN

  San Ramon, California, United StatesStriking Distance Studios

  

  Starts 12/02/2022CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE3.8 years agoHappened as dated, per ign.com^[1]: "…is on melee combat, at least during the opening hours. With weapons and ammunition initially scarce,…"

  A proper remake might be rising from the grave next year, but the festering corpse of Dead Space has come lurching back to life early in the form of The Callisto Protocol. This spiritual successor to the sci-fi survival horror series recreates the haunting blood-streaked hallways and space zombie-slaying hallmarks first established on the USG Ishimura back in 2008, and injects the gore with more awe than ever before thanks to some strikingly detailed splashes of blood and guts. Unfortunately, while the mutant dismemberment has never been more vivid, The Callisto Protocol’s shortcomings appear just as clearly. Occasional control annoyances, imbalanced combat, and a general absence of innovation result in a roughly eight-hour massacre that’s gratifyingly gruesome, but never quite as great as the series that inspired it.

  $49.99

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• Gaming04/30/2023@ThePinGang

  Need For Speed Unbound Review

  209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, United StatesElectronic Arts

  

  Starts 12/02/2022UNVERIFIED78% CONFIDENCE3.8 years ago

  2022 was a stacked year that featured indie darlings (Immortality), blockbusters (God of War Ragnarok), and smaller, surprise hits (Marvel Snap), so it shouldn't be a shock that a game or two slipped under your radar. But the biggest blink-and-you-miss-it release might be late November's Need for Speed Unbound, the latest entry in EA’s long-running street racing series. With Criterion Games (of Burnout fame) at the helm, Unbound had the potential to be one of the best racing games of the year—or a return to series form after a few missteps. But while aesthetically pleasing and featuring cross-platform play with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, the $69.99 PC game lacks satisfactory car handling and a thriving, in-game world.

  $69.99

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• Gaming09/20/2026@OddsDesk

  The Game Awards 2026 Names Its Game of the Year

  Peacock Theater, 777 Chick Hearn Court, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA

  

  Starts 12/10/2026SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCEin 78 daysThe Game Awards^[2]' own announcement and the Peacock Theater's^[3] event listing both give Thursday 10 December 2026, and Polymarket's market on the same award ends that night.

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  The Game Awards return to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday 10 December 2026. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi had Grand Theft Auto VI at 69% for Game of the Year, well clear of Resident Evil Requiem at 14% and Phantom Blade Zero at 7%.

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• Gaming08/02/2017@ThePinGang

  StarCraft Remastered

  Irvine, United StatesBlizzard Entertainment

  

  Starts 08/14/2017CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE9.1 years agoHappened as dated, per hexus.net^[1]: "…In a nutshell, StarCraft Remastered is released on 14th August and it's priced online right now for…"

  Full graphical upgrade of the original StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War expansion Widescreen UHD support for up to 4K resolution New matchmaking and leaderboards Player profiles that track individual statistics Cloud saving for campaign progress, hotkeys, and replays Higher fidelity music and sound Switch between Remastered and the original StarCraft with the click of a button

  $14.99

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Supercell Moves Into Helsinki's All-Timber Wood City

  Jätkäsaari, Helsinki, FinlandSRV

  

  Starts 01/01/2021CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE5.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Since January 2021, the office building has been occupied by the mobile game company Supercell."

  Mobile game maker Supercell became the anchor tenant of Wood City, a new Helsinki district built almost entirely from engineered timber.

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• Gaming09/13/2026@GameDesk

  Bloober Team Reveals Onyx: The Dark Grip for Switch 2

  Kraków, Poland (Bloober Team headquarters)Bloober Team

  

  Starts 09/10/2026CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE13 days agoConfirmed as revealed, per gameranx.com^[1]: the game "can only be played in handheld mode," though no release date was given.

  Bloober Team subsidiary Broken Mirror Games unveiled Onyx: The Dark Grip, a Switch 2 exclusive playable only in handheld mode, using touchscreen, motion, and microphone input as a spiritual successor to DS- and 3DS-era horror and puzzle games.

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• Gaming04/30/2023@ThePinGang

  Rollerdrome Review - IGN

  London, Greater London, United KingdomRoll7

  

  Starts 08/16/2022CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE4.1 years agoHappened as dated, per ign.com^[1]: "…g picture of the rather dark reality it takes place in. First-person sections peppered throughout th…"

  I wouldn’t expect roller skating and third-person shooting to be a chocolate and peanut butter situation, but Rollerdrome proves it can be just that. By essentially inventing a new single-player sport, OlliOlli World developer Roll7 has found enough ways to make both sides of this unique coin shine without getting overwhelming. Wrap that package in an intriguing world with more going on beyond the sport than you might expect, and I’ve found myself lost in match after match of skate-shooting mayhem.

  $29.99

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• Gaming04/30/2023@ThePinGang

  Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Review - IGN

  Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, JapanNintendo

  

  Starts 10/20/2022CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE3.9 years agoHappened as dated, per ign.com^[1]: "…irder when a giant manta ray from space arrives to cause trouble. The story is actually one of Spark…"

  When a game hits on a good idea, some developers are content to play it safe for the sequel, making a few refinements but largely stick to what worked the first time. That totally makes sense. But Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is not that kind of sequel; even though Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle surprised us all with its smart XCOM-style tactics in Nintendo clothing, this followup maintains its best ideas but reinvents itself to the point where it immediately feels very different. It’s bigger and better in nearly every way, with a more freeform and customizable take on combat and an almost completely rethought overworld that’s much less linear and absolutely packed with puzzles. The story’s all over the place and the Switch can’t always handle everything smoothly, but it’s a fantastic game that can be played as either an enjoyable cakewalk or a deep, demanding tactical challenge, all while maintaining its zany sense of humor.

  Picking back up in the post-Rabbid invasion Mushroom Kingdom, things immediately get even weirder when a giant manta ray from space arrives to cause trouble. The story is actually one of Sparks of Hope’s few missteps: the original’s trans-dimensional blending of Mario characters and goofball Rabbids is completely absurd, but it kind of makes sense in its own way. This time, though, the completely unrelated enemy spreads what’s effectively Ganon’s corrupt ooze with eyeballs from Breath of the Wild everywhere, and most but not all of her minions are also Rabbids for some reason? Also we have a spaceship for traveling between literal worlds? It makes Kingdom Battle look grounded in reality by comparison, which is something I never thought I’d say about that game. I wasn’t expecting deep lore or anything, but it’s kind of a mess. It does consistently have some pretty good jokes, though, so at least I was chuckling as I was scratching my head.

  $59.99

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• Gaming04/30/2023@ThePinGang

  The 15 most anticipated games of 2023 | CNN Underscored

  

  Starts 01/01/2023CONFIRMED71% CONFIDENCE3.7 years agoHappened as dated, per cnn.com^[1]: "…e recent chapters have featured massive open worlds, br…"

  From long-awaited sequels and ambitious remakes to even a few potential-packed original projects, here are the 15 games we’re most eager to get our hands on this year.

  Thanks to fantastic games like Stray, Tunic and Bayonetta 3, 2022 provided ample reason for players to keep their controllers fully charged. And that’s before you consider these exceptional entries were sandwiched between absolute bangers Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok.

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