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FAIRGAME$: SONY'S NEW DARLING OR ANOTHER OVERHYPED DISASTER?
Looks like Sony's got a new pet project, and it's not another generic open-world snoozefest. Fairgame$, the heist game from Jade Raymond's Haven Studios, is apparently making waves inside Sony's ivory towers. But is it the next big thing, or just another case of corporate circle-jerking?
UBISOFT STOCK PLUMMETS FASTER THAN A STORMTROOPER'S AIM AFTER disappointing Star Wars Outlaws RELEASE
Ubisoft's stock just took a nosedive that would make the Death Star's destruction look like a minor setback. All thanks to Star Wars Outlaws, a game that apparently sold about as well as sand on Tatooine.
CONCORD: THE FASTEST FLOP IN GAMING HISTORY now offering refunds
Well, holy shit. Firewalk Studios' Concord just speedran its way from launch to shutdown. This cosmic trainwreck of a game is being pulled off digital shelves and sent to the great server farm in the sky after a whopping checks notes three weeks.
XBOX GAME PASS: SEPTEMBER'S LINEUP IS A MIXED BAG OF TRUCKS, GODS, AND TRAINS
Xbox Game Pass is kicking off September with a lineup that's about as coherent as a drunk gamer trying to explain the plot of Kingdom Hearts. From truck driving in space to mythological warfare, this month's offerings are a grab bag of genres that'll either excite you or leave you scratching your head.
PHIL SPENCER'S GREATEST MISSES: THE ART OF killing BILLION-DOLLAR FRANCHISES
Xbox boss Phil Spencer just opened up about his decision-making skills, and holy shit, it's a doozy. Turns out, the man behind the green machine has a track record of passing on some of gaming's biggest franchises. Let's dive into this clusterfuck, shall we?
DESTINY RISING: BUNGIE'S MOBILE CASH GRAB ISN'T DEAD YET
Well, well, well. Looks like Bungie and NetEase are still trying to milk the Destiny cow on mobile. Surprise, surprise.
ROCKSTEADY GETS pounded: SUICIDE SQUAD FLOPS, JOBS GET CHOPPED
The studio behind Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is facing a bloodbath of layoffs, and surprise surprise, it's all thanks to their latest game bombing harder than the Joker's worst jokes.
DEADLOCK: HOW TO GET YOUR INVITE THE EASY WAY
Valve's new hero shooter Deadlock is causing a shitstorm in the gaming world. Everyone wants in, but scoring an invite is about as easy as finding a competent teammate in a MOBA. But don't worry, I've got the solution that doesn't involve Reddit begging or selling your organs on the black market.
HALF-LIFE 3 COMING TO MOBILE? REDDIT COMIC ROASTS GAMING'S WORST NIGHTMARE
A Reddit user's comic titled "How to start World War 3" is making waves in the gaming community, perfectly capturing the frustration over beloved franchises being turned into mobile cash grabs. The punchline? Half-Life 3 reimagined as a mobile game. It's ridiculous, hilarious, and just a little too close to home for comfort.
BORDERLANDS CEO'S EPIC FAIL: PITCHFORD'S STOREFRONT DELUSIONS CRUMBLE
Randy Pitchford, Gearbox's resident foot-in-mouth expert, is at it again. The man who once declared Steam might "look like a dying store" in 5-10 years is now eating a heaping plate of crow, admitting in a tweet that his Epic Games Store fantasies were "misplaced or overly optimistic." No shit, Sherlock.
GAMERS UNITE: EU PETITION TO STOP PUBLISHERS FROM NUKING YOUR DIGITAL LIBRARY GAINS STEAM
In a world where digital games are becoming as disposable as yesterday's leftovers, gamers across Europe are saying "Fuck this shit" and fighting back. The "Stop Destroying Videogames" petition, launched as a European Citizens' Initiative, is gathering signatures faster than a speedrunner collects coins. With over 327,000 signatures in just a month, it's on track to hit the magic million needed to make the suits in Brussels sit up and take notice.
NVIDIA DRIVER UPDATES: WHEN TO UPGRADE AND WHEN TO WAIT
Ah, Nvidia drivers. The digital equivalent of that friend who always insists on trying the newest fad diet. Sometimes it works wonders, and sometimes it leaves you hugging the toilet bowl wondering where it all went wrong.
CALL OF DUTY'S FILE SIZE: WHEN YOUR GAME TAKES UP MORE SPACE THAN YOUR EX'S EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE
Looks like Activision's latest “masterpiece”, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, is aiming to be the Godzilla of your hard drive. With a rumored 300GB install size, it's not just eating up your storage – it's setting up a fucking buffet.
DUNE AWAKENING: NO PRIVATE SERVERS AT LAUNCH, FUNCOM SAYS "DEAL WITH IT"
Looks like our dreams of ruling our own private slice of Arrakis are going up in sand. Dune Awakening, Funcom's upcoming survival MMO, is launching with all the flexibility of a dead sandworm.
INZOI: THE SIMS KILLER WITH REAL-WORLD OBJECT SCANNING
Shit just got real. Or unreal. (See what I did there?) Or maybe both? inZOI, the upcoming life sim from the PUBG folks at Krafton, is about to make The Sims look like it was coded on an abacus.
STEAM SALES: what to expect before the end of the year?
As we hurtle towards the end of the year like a runaway freight train, Valve's got a lineup of sales that'll have you throwing money at your screen faster than a Silicon Valley startup burning through venture capital.
FALLOUT CLASSICS FREE ON EPIC: POST-APOCALYPTIC NOSTALGIA FOR US BROKE GAMERS
Epic Games is at it again, throwing free shit at us like a Deathclaw on a rampage. This time, they're serving up the Fallout Classic Collection on a silver platter until September 5th. That's right, you cheap bastards – three games for the low, low price of absolutely fucking nothing.
BLACK MYTH: WUKONG XBOX DELAY - SONY'S EXCLUSIVE MONKEY BUSINESS
Looks like the monkey king's gotten himself tangled in some corporate vines. Black Myth: Wukong, the game that's been making PCs sweat harder than a nun in a brothel, is apparently delayed on Xbox due to Sony waving their exclusivity wand. Who'd have fucking thought?
ASTRO BOT TROPHY LIST REVEALED: PREPARE YOUR THUMBS FOR CARPAL TUNNEL
Sony's favorite little robot mascot is back, and this time he's brought enough trophies to make even the most hardcore achievement hunter weep tears of joy (or frustration, depending on how much of a masochist you are).
KONAMI TEASES METAL GEAR SOLID 4 REMASTER: PREPARE YOUR BODY FOR 8-HOUR CUTSCENES
Well, well, well. Look who's decided to crawl out of their pachinko-filled cave and throw us Metal Gear fans a bone. Konami, the company that's been treating the Metal Gear franchise like a redheaded stepchild since Kojima's departure, is now teasing Metal Gear Solid 4 for modern consoles. Hold onto your nanomachines, folks!