Key Takeaways: Borderlands 4 Gets Its First Major Discount Just a month after launch, Borderlands 4 is already seeing its first big price cut. The game is 20% off on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Store, bringing the price down from $69.99 to $55.99 until October 22, 2025, at 11:59 PM PDT. The limited-time sale…
Key Takeaways: Bungie Rolls Back Unstable Cores After Player Backlash In a major reversal, Bungie has announced it will remove Unstable Cores from Destiny 2 with Update 9.1.5.1, following months of player frustration over excessive upgrade costs. The rollback marks another effort to simplify the game’s complex progression systems after the turbulent launch of the…
Key Takeaways: Lucia, Yidhari, and Komano Join the Fight Zenless Zone Zero’s 2.3 update, released on October 15, 2025, expands the roster with three new playable agents — Lucia Elowen, Yidhari Murphy, and Komano Manato. The new additions bring unique abilities and elemental playstyles that redefine team composition and combat flow. Lucia Elowen, an S-Rank…
Key Takeaways: Riot’s New Era of Balance Riot Games implemented Valorant patch 11.08 on October 14, 2025, marking one of the most comprehensive updates of the year. The patch focuses on restoring the balance between gunplay and abilities—a long-standing point of tension within the tactical shooter’s community. Riot explained that the update aims to “reinforce…
Key Takeaways: The End of an Era for Mortal Kombat’s Sound Genius Dan Forden, the man whose voice and sound design helped define the Mortal Kombat franchise, has officially retired after a remarkable 37-year career in the video game industry. Forden, affectionately known as the “Toasty!” guy, announced his retirement on October 1 via Instagram,…
Key Takeaways: A Relic of the Internet Before “Enshittification” If you’ve tried reading a gaming article lately, you’ve probably noticed it — the constant pop-ups, autoplay videos, and AI-written fluff burying real journalism. This phenomenon, dubbed “enshittification” by writer Cory Doctorow, describes how once-great digital spaces decay under monetization and algorithmic pressure. But amid this…
Key Takeaways: The Outer Worlds 2 Brings Third-Person Gameplay to the Series Fans of The Outer Worlds have long wanted to see their customized spacefaring hero in action — not just through a first-person lens. Obsidian Entertainment, best known for Fallout: New Vegas and The Outer Worlds, has listened. When The Outer Worlds 2 launches…
Key Takeaways: A Battle Royale Where Words Are Your Weapon Final Sentence is swapping trigger fingers for WPM with its unique twist on the battle royale formula — replacing bullets with words. Developed by indie studio Button Mash, the fast-paced multiplayer title challenges players to out-type opponents in tense, 100-player matches where every mistake could…
Key Takeaways: Elon Musk’s AI Gaming Ambitions Spark Industry Skepticism Elon Musk has announced that his AI company, xAI, will release a “great” AI-generated video game by the end of 2026. But the promise—shared in a tweet featuring bland, AI-rendered footage of a fake military shooter—has raised eyebrows across the gaming world. Many view it…
A group of former Polygon staffers has reunited to launch Rogue, a new independent video game outlet promising authentic, algorithm-free journalism. The seven founders — including Alice Jovanée, Cass Marshall, Jeffrey Parkin, Ryan Gilliam, Clayton Ashley, Pat Gill, and Toussaint Egan — established Rogue after mass layoffs followed Polygon’s acquisition by Valnet in May 2025….