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Mighty Mike Plays Explained: Here's Why Everyone Is Talking About a 9-Year-Old Minecraft YouTuber and the $118K He Allegedly Cost His Dad Den niårige YouTuber Mighty Mike Plays blev kendt, efter hans far hævdede, at sønnen havde brugt omkring 118.000 dollar på YouTube-annoncer via familiens firmakort. Familien siger, at faren mistede sit job og risikerer at skulle sælge huset for at dække beløbet. Historien er dog blevet mødt med skepsis, fordi der mangler dokumentation, og kanalen hurtigt har fået millioner af visninger.

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Ubisoft Boss Suggests There Are No Watch Dogs Games in the Works, But IP Remains Important to the Company Ubisoft-CEO Yves Guillemot siger, at Watch Dogs fortsat er et vigtigt brand for virksomhedens fremtid. Ifølge Game File er der dog ingen nye spil i aktiv udvikling, og Ubisoft ser ud til stadig at overveje seriens retning. En Watch Dogs-film er færdigindspillet, men har endnu ingen udgivelsesdato. Nye spil forventes derfor ikke inden for de kommende år.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's Ambitious Extraction Mode, DMZ, Gets Major Deep Dive Infinity Ward har gennemgået DMZ, den nye extraction-mode i Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Modet får blandt andet en separat progression på 70 niveauer, en base mellem kampene, crafting og større konsekvenser ved operatørens død. DMZ lanceres sammen med spillet 23. oktober 2026 og bliver ikke free-to-play.

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RuneScape Dev Jagex Responds to AI Allegations, Pulls New Trailer After Fans Spot Knight With 6 Fingers Jagex har fjernet en ny trailer til RuneScape 3-questen Dragon Slayer 2 efter fananklager om, at der blev brugt generativ AI. Mistanken blev blandt andet udløst af en ridder med seks fingre og rustning kombineret med moderne sneakers. Udvikleren siger, at traileren blev produceret af en ekstern partner, undersøger sagen og vil stramme sine godkendelsesprocesser.

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Hot Springs Skins Revealed for Cloud, Barret, and More in New Gameplay Video Nyt gameplay fra Final Fantasy VII Revelation viser varme kilder, hvor spillerne kan få permanente bonusser til gruppens maksimale helbred og opleve særlige samtaler mellem karaktererne. Badedragter fra scenerne kan også låses op som skins, blandt andet til Cloud, Barret og Cid. Spillet udkommer 8. april 2027 til PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 og Xbox Series X/S.

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Hideo Kojima Gives Update on the Cast and Development of His Upcoming Metal Gear Solid Spiritual Successor, Physint Hideo Kojima har delt nye oplysninger om Physint, hans kommende action- og spionagespil, der beskrives som en spirituel efterfølger til Metal Gear Solid. Historien er på plads, og flere skuespillere, herunder Bill Skarsgård, Charlie Fraser og Minami Hamabe, er allerede blevet scannet. Optagelserne begynder efter planen næste år, mens spillet fortsat ventes at ligge flere år ude i fremtiden.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance's Martin Klima Is 'Bored and Tired' of Ubisoft-Style 'Power Fantasy' RPGs That Are Made 'for Teenagers' Warhorse Studios-medstifter Martin Klíma kritiserer rollespil, der ifølge ham gentager formlen med en udvalgt helt, der skal redde verden. Han mener, at mange af genrens spil primært appellerer til teenagere gennem magtfantasier, mens et ældre publikum ønsker mere nytænkning. Klíma peger samtidig på store udgiveres tendens til at genbruge gennemprøvede koncepter, selv når produktionen ellers er teknisk veludført.

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Gears of War: E-Day Developers Work Magic With RAM and SSDs to Make It Run Smoothly on Xbox Series S The Coalition har fået Gears of War: E-Day til at køre stabilt på Xbox Series S ved strategisk at flytte mindre aktivt anvendte data fra RAM til konsollens SSD. Xbox Series S har kun 10 GB RAM mod 16 GB i Series X, så løsningen hjælper med at håndtere spillets høje krav. Metoden har dog en ydeevneomkostning, hvis data skal indlæses fra SSD’en for ofte.

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Legendary Japanese Solid Snake Actor Wants 'New Metal Gear Game,' but 'Won't Do One Without Kojima' Den japanske stemme- og motion capture-skuespiller Akio Otsuka siger, at han gerne vil medvirke i et nyt Metal Gear-spil. Han fastholder dog, at serien blev skabt af Hideo Kojima, og at han tidligere har sagt, at han ikke ønsker at medvirke uden Kojimas involvering. Konami har fortsat interesse i serien efter genindspilningen Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.

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Magic: The Gathering Booster Packs Are Changing, With God Packs and Smaller Collector Boosters Wizards of the Coast indfører såkaldte "God Packs" i Magic: The Gathering, hvor boosterpakker udelukkende indeholder rare- og mythic rare-kort. De vil forekomme i cirka én ud af 1.000 Play Boosters og én ud af 300 Collector Boosters, som samtidig får ændret kortsammensætning. Ændringerne begynder med Nauctis: The Sunken Realm, mens Universes Beyond følger efter i 2028.

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Amazon's Board Game Sale Kicks Off Early With a Ton of Classics Discounted for Prime Big Deal Days Amazon har allerede sænket priserne på en række klassiske brætspil før oktoberudgaven af Prime Day. Blandt tilbuddene er Catan, Azul, Ticket to Ride og Splendor, mens flere spil kan købes for under 15 dollar. De fleste rabatter kræver Prime-medlemskab, og artiklen vurderer, at de nuværende tilbud næppe bliver væsentligt billigere under selve kampagnen.

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Arc Raiders and The Finals Will Be Turned Into Movies and TV Shows Nexon og Embark Studios samarbejder med produktionsselskabet Chernin Entertainment om at udvikle film- og tv-adaptioner af spillene Arc Raiders og The Finals. Projekterne er stadig på et tidligt stadie, og der er hverken fastlagt format, konkrete detaljer eller premieredatoer. Embark Studios vil arbejde tæt sammen med produktionen for at bevare spillenes universer og historie.

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Dragons, Reputation and the Entire World of Azeroth: Dungeons and Dragons: World of Warcraft Is Big Enough to Give the MMO a Run for Its Money Wizards of the Coast udvider Dungeons & Dragons med et omfattende World of Warcraft-univers, der dækker Azeroths historie, områder, konflikter og centrale figurer. Udgivelsen indeholder regler og inspiration til kampagner, hvor spillere kan udforske dungeons som Deadmines, Dire Maul og Onyxia’s Lair på andre måder end i computerspillet. Kampagnerne kan også bevæge sig gennem forskellige tidsperioder ved hjælp af Chromie Time.

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NBA 2K25's Single Player Story Mode Will Soon Become Unplayable as Servers Shut Down NBA 2K25 fjernes fra digitale butikker den 30. oktober 2026, mens spillets onlineservere lukkes 1. januar 2027. Det betyder, at multiplayer, MyTEAM og den historiebaserede MyCAREER-tilstand bliver utilgængelige, fordi progression og virtuel valuta kræver forbindelse til 2K’s servere. Offline-tilstande som Play Now, MyNBA, The W og MyWNBA vil fortsat kunne spilles.

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Fortnite Has Updated In-Game Art After Fans Discovered a Google Gemini AI Image Watermark Epic Games har udskiftet et stykke grafik i Fortnite, efter fans opdagede et vandmærke fra Google Gemini i den oprindelige illustration til musiknummeret “Meow”. Grafikken stammede fra nummerets eksisterende cover og var også synlig på Spotify, så brugen af Gemini ser ikke ud til at være foretaget direkte af Epic Games. Sagen genopliver debatten om AI-genereret kunst i Fortnite.

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Resident Evil Requiem Has Hit a New Low Price of $50 at Amazon Ahead of the Retailer’s Prime Big Deal Days Sale Resident Evil Requiem er sat ned til 49,99 dollar hos Amazon for PS5, Nintendo Switch 2 og Xbox Series X. Det er spillets hidtil laveste pris hos forhandleren og gælder også kunder uden Prime-abonnement. Switch 2-udgaven leveres som et Game-Key Card, hvilket betyder, at spillet skal downloades, før det kan spilles.

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A Modder Was Able to Turn Diablo 2 Into a VR Game, Using Existing 3D Conversion Mod En modder har omdannet Diablo 2: Resurrected til et førstepersons VR-spil ved hjælp af modifikationerne D2R-3D, FlatVR og BodyWalk. Moddet er endnu ikke udgivet, men videoer viser blandt andet bevægelse med kroppen, håndholdt kort og en brugerflade på håndleddet. Projektet har dog alvorlige begrænsninger, da spillets filkontrol kan få det til at gå ned efter omkring ét minut.

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'It’s Incredibly Sad Knowing That We Won’t Get to Finish What We Were Working on' — Hellblade Staff Bid Farewell to Ninja Theory as Layoffs Begin Medarbejdere hos Ninja Theory tager afsked, efter Microsoft har annonceret planer om at lukke studiet, der står bag Hellblade. Flere udviklere har meldt om afskedigelser eller risiko for at miste jobbet og fremhæver det arbejde, der muligvis ikke bliver færdiggjort. Nedskæringerne sker som led i en bredere omstrukturering af Xbox’ spildivision.

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Star Wars Zero Company Has Received Its First Big Discount at Amazon Before Its October Prime Day Sale Begins, Dropping Below $50 Star Wars Zero Company er sat ned med 20 procent hos Amazon kort før Prime Big Deal Days. Den fysiske udgave koster 47,97 dollar til PlayStation 5 og 47,99 dollar til Xbox Series X, hvilket er spillets hidtil laveste pris hos forhandleren. Tilbuddet kræver ikke et Prime-abonnement og gælder også hos Best Buy.

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'We Have a Strong Desire to Further Develop the Character of Bayonetta' — PlatinumGames Isn't Done With the Gun Witch PlatinumGames’ direktør Atsushi Inaba siger, at studiet fortsat ønsker at udvikle Bayonetta-figuren og udvide hendes univers, men han afslører ikke konkrete planer om et nyt spil. Flere centrale udviklere har forladt studiet, og seriens fremtid kompliceres af, at rettighederne deles mellem Sega og Nintendo. PlatinumGames arbejder i øjeblikket blandt andet på Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin.

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'The Details Could Be Terrifying' — Rockstar Traveled Across Florida With Gang Members and Cops for GTA 6 Research Rockstar Games har undersøgt Florida grundigt som inspiration til GTA 6, blandt andet ved at rejse sammen med lokale betjente og bandemedlemmer. Udviklerne har besøgt Miami, Florida Keys og Everglades samt dokumenteret miljøer, mennesker og historier fra området. Studiet vil skabe en varieret og troværdig verden, hvor satire om moderne kultur, konspirationsteorier og menneskers reaktioner spiller en central rolle.

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Mighty Mike Plays Dad Clarifies He Owns 'Like 12 Companies,' Promises Refunds After YouTube Ad Drama Dave, faren bag YouTube-kanalen Mighty Mike Plays, har lovet at refundere alle kunder, der købte kanalens kontroversielle T-shirts. Sagen begyndte, efter at han hævdede, at sønnen havde brugt over 118.000 dollar fra virksomhedens kreditkort på videoannoncer. I en ny forklaringsvideo erkender Dave også, at AI-designene og prissætningen var en fejl, og han præciserer samtidig oplysninger om sine virksomheder og det mistede kontraktforhold.

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'The Physical Toll Was Surprising' — Tekken 8 Player Achieves One of the Game’s Top Ranks While Wearing a Blindfold Den professionelle Tekken 8-spiller SuperBrine har nået rangeringen God of Destruction fra Beginner, mens han bar en sovemaske under hele forløbet. Udfordringen blev streamet på Twitch og baserede sig blandt andet på mange års spilforståelse samt spillets lydsignaler. Bedriften har udløst debat om Tekken 8’s sværhedsgrad og figuren Alisas styrker.

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The Best Deals Today: Star Wars Zero Company, AirPods Pro 3, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, and More - IGN IGN fremhæver en række aktuelle weekendtilbud på spil, elektronik og LEGO. Blandt tilbuddene er Star Wars Zero Company til 47,97 dollar, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond til 49,99 dollar, MLB The Show 26 til 29,99 dollar og AirPods Pro 3 til 179,99 dollar. Der er også rabatter på blandt andet Nintendo Switch 2-spil, Zelda: Ocarina of Time og LEGO Star Wars AT-AT.

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Jason and Link Show Up for SNL in New Weekend Update Skit About GTA 6 vs. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Saturday Night Live har lavet en sketch, hvor liveaction-versioner af Jason Duval fra GTA 6 og Link fra The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time-remaket diskuterer, hvilket spil der er bedst. Sketchens overfladiske jokes blev mødt med blandede og overvejende kritiske reaktioner fra spilfans. Zelda-remaket udkommer til Nintendo Switch 2 den 5. november 2026, mens GTA 6 følger den 19. november til PlayStation 5 og Xbox Series X/S.

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Mighty Mike Plays Explained: Here's Why Everyone Is Talking About a 9-Year-Old Minecraft YouTuber and the $118K He Allegedly Cost His Dad

Den niårige YouTuber Mighty Mike Plays blev kendt, efter hans far hævdede, at sønnen havde brugt omkring 118.000 dollar på YouTube-annoncer via familiens firmakort. Familien siger, at faren mistede sit job og risikerer at skulle sælge huset for at dække beløbet. Historien er dog blevet mødt med skepsis, fordi der mangler dokumentation, og kanalen hurtigt har fået millioner af visninger.

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Why is everyone talking about Mighty Mike Plays? From the (alleged) $118,000 bill to AI-generated T-shirt designs, we're here to explain how a Minecraft YouTube channel has captured the internet's attention.

It's a tale as old as time: a child is playing a video game, they grab their parent's credit card, and all of a sudden, someone has a thousand-dollar hole in their bank account. The story of Mighty Mike has so much in common with the lesson countless others have learned in the past – or does it?

Over the space of just a week, a nine-year-old YouTuber and his dad have ensnared an audience of millions, but not everyone is buying the events that started with a 14-minute Minecraft upload.

dude i know this isnt what i normally post but i stumbled upon this channel of this 9 year old kid who’s apparently been running 118k usd worth of youtube ads with his dad’s BUSINESS CREDIT CARD 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/paihyQDoiR
— alex 🐝 (@oscgoat) September 15, 2026

Mighty Mike Plays is Over

Last week, a small collection of subscribers gathered to watch the latest @MightyMikePlays67 YouTube video. The channel had started uploading videos in early August but had still managed to accumulate a modest following thanks to a frequent stream of Roblox and Minecraft content. Its description says all content is helmed by "a nine-year-old gamer dude" who is "seriously obsessed" with playing games with his dad.

It's a sweet story that, apparently, as of September 14, started to come to an end. With a half-hearted "wassup chat" and a title that read "Message from Dad…Mighty Mike Plays is Over," it was clear the video lacked the same enthusiasm present in previous uploads. The channel's nine-year-old owner quickly signaled that the page would soon be shut down before handing the mic over to his dad, Dave, for an explanation.

"Apparently, my son has been running some high-budget campaigns that I was pretty much unaware of," Dave said. "Looking at all the comments and stuff, I realize that a lot of people were actually telling him 'Your parents will find out about this,' but I hadn't been really monitoring the comments like that. He's nine – he's pretty tech-savvy – so I just thought he was having fun, playing video games, uploading them to YouTube."

Dave, who says he works in marketing, said he was recently called into speak with his employer and explain why there was a $118,000 hole in his company card. The reported transaction history painted a clear picture: Mighty Mike Plays had paid for ads – and a lot of them.

“Mighty Mike Plays is Over” https://t.co/LJg4OGcBgn pic.twitter.com/Wd2HEDIf6K
— no context memes (@nocontextmemes) September 15, 2026

A quick look at the channel's uploads seemingly shows where a lot of that money went. A 30-minute Roblox video titled "I got the bbno$ sounds in keyboard escape" was published August 8 and amassed a respectable 805 views. Episode 1 of Mighty Mike's Minecraft series, uploaded just earlier that same day, has 386,000.

It's a trend that flows throughout the page's history. "This song is fire" has 512 views, "New Glitch" has 1,900 views, and "playing descenders with my dad" has 284,000. Users who left comments on high-performing uploads more than a week ago often mentioned coming across each respective video in an ad, with some messages having been edited to address the events that have transpired since.

"The fact that this kid probably used his parent's credit card to pay for a YouTube ad is concerning and funny at the same time," one popular comment from three weeks ago said.

Dave explained that he had tied his company's bank card to an account to purchase Roblox's in-game Robux currency. He then later chipped in about $20 to help boost Mighty Mike Plays' content with "a small ad campaign just to get one of his videos in front of a few people." One thing led to another, and before he knew it, the gaming dad said he was told he no longer has a job and has just 30 days to replace the $118,000 spent on the secret ad campaign.

His top videos have thousands of views but barely any likes. Those ad campaigns were working alright 😭 pic.twitter.com/v1DBoN7VPr
— Faygo (@FaygoGW) September 15, 2026

"I don't have $118,000 sitting in a checking account. I wish I did," Dave said in an update video titled "I have some really bad news…" "My wife and I have been talking about what we're going to do. We've gone through basically every scenario.

"One of the scenarios is our house. That's a very real possibility, that we're going to have to sell our home. That one is… yeah, that's hard. Because it's not just a house; that's where our family lives. That's where the kids live. That's where our memories are."

'I'm Definitely Cooked'

It's a story many can relate to, but that's also part of why some aren't buying it. For every viewer who feels for Dave and the rest of the Mighty Mike family, there's someone who's concerned that the mass amount of attention is part of a grand scheme to garner attention. At the time of this piece's publication, the YouTube account has built a following of 238,000 subscribers. Views for past videos have continued to climb, with the last two uploads centered on the events of the last week sitting with more than 4 million views between them.

Now, scam allegations have cropped up online as some look to the channel to come up with a better explanation. Dave's willingness to use a company card on Robux was enough to raise a few eyebrows, while others questioned how his unnamed employer could allow Mighty Mike to rack up a $118,000 bill without anyone catching on sooner.

Many have also suggested that, despite Mighty Mike Plays' explanation video uploads totaling more than 36 minutes, no one has shared much in terms of proof of there being $118,000 in ad damages. Watchers say the lack of sufficient evidence to convince skeptical watchers is really just the tip of the iceberg.

The Mighty Mike Plays situation reached a new level of chaos when the channel opted out of launching a GoFundMe and instead established an official website filled with merchandise. The shirts on offer are allegedly being sold to help make up for all of the money spent on ads. They also introduced entirely new wrinkles to the story.

Most of the T-shirts on the website seemingly feature AI-generated assets, referencing that "wassup chat" intro or the viral "67" meme. Others are plastered with quotes, including two that are decorated with the "$118K" figure in giant text. Adding fuel to the fire that has become full-fledged backlash against the channel are the prices, which range from $67 to $97.

Again, these are T-shirts for a YouTube channel that only started uploading early last month before an alleged ad campaign helped it explode overnight. This is an ongoing situation that Dave responded to in one of a few now-deleted YouTube posts. Users on social media say they were able to capture and share the messages before their removal.

"AI is here to stay, adapt or get left behind," one supposedly deleted message on the Mighty Mike Plays page said. "YES we used AI to help design the t-shirt graphics and they look F**KING amazing. If you like them too, you can buy them…if you don't that’s okay too. See you guys soon, I have A LOT to get off my chest."

The thumbnails, the T-shirts, the 30-day timeline, the explanations... viewers say they've found more reasons to question the story than believe it. For now, it's unclear where everything sits. Mighty Mike Plays last uploaded their second update video three days ago, September 18. Its description also included a brief explanation, as well as a link to the new merch page. The channel's banner image is also a screenshot of some of that new merch.

"At the end of the day, this is a child’s gaming channel meant to be a fun, safe space," the description said. "Recently, the comment section became way too aggressive over our use of AI tools for design creation. People are claiming this channel is a 'scam' unless I use a GoFundMe or accept charity, which makes zero sense.

"I have been completely transparent and even uploaded the credit card balance as proof of the $118K ad spend [Editor's Note: Tom's Hardware was able to capture and share the image in question after its removal]. Because the comments have become so toxic, I am shutting them down. I will not expose a child to that kind of environment.

"We are here to enjoy gaming, and keeping the comments off is the best way to protect the peace of this channel. Thank you to those who actually support us. I will turn comments back on in a few weeks once everything calms down."

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