{
  "id": 11585493,
  "title": "Love and Deepspace Devs Issue Warning to Players After Deadly Drink Recipes Go Viral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/love-and-deepspace-devs-issue-warning-to-players-after-deadly-drink",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-03T02:18:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/love-and-deepspace-devs-issue-warning-to-players-after-deadly-drink-recipes-go-viral"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The popular RPG-dating sim Love and Deepspace has issued a warning to players following the viral spread of potentially dangerous cocktail recipes featured in an in-game event. Five 'Shimmering Blend' cocktails, each inspired by the game's romantic characters, were announced on September 28. However, two of these drinks contain poisonous ingredients that could pose serious health risks when consumed.\n\nOne cocktail, the 'Shimmering Blend' featuring pomegranate juice, includes cinnamon and datura as garnishes. Datura is a toxic plant that can cause psychedelic effects, fever, tachycardia, hallucinations, and even death in severe cases. Another cocktail, made with sweet peach juice and flame lily garnish, also contains colchicine, a chemical found in all parts of the plant. While colchicine has medicinal uses, it is lethal if ingested in large quantities, leading to symptoms like fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and hypovolemic shock.\n\nFans quickly pointed out the danger in the recipes, calling on Love and Deepspace to remove the post immediately. The developer responded with a safety notice stating that all featured drinks were fictional and for in-game purposes only. Despite the warnings, the Love and Deepspace social media accounts continued to receive photos of canceled character Valko, sparking a movement among players who created shrines and protested outside the developer's offices.",
  "summary": "The official social media account for the popular RPG-dating sim Love and Deepspace issued a warning to players after announcing some fictional cocktails with potentially disastrous real-world consequences if actually consumed.",
  "key_points": [
    "Love and Deepspace warns players about deadly cocktail recipes",
    "Two cocktails contain poisonous ingredients: datura and colchicine",
    "Developer issues safety notice, but warnings go viral"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}