PlayStation showed off more Marvel's Wolverine “gameplay,” and the reactions are brutal. Gamers are roasting the quick-time events, “press R2” finishers and heavily scripted combat, with some even arguing the 2009 Wolverine game did it better. Meanwhile, PlayStation is still facing backlash over physical media. I react to the gameplay and what players are saying. Sources: - https://x.com/PlayStation/status/2087917176174829803 - https://x.com/madcap412/status/2088090116233609474 - https://x.com/BlueThunderReal/status/2087917096655049199 - https://x.com/Cyael/status/2088073750365536438 - https://x.com/PigeonGoGaming/status/2087974225361453567 - https://x.com/BlueThunderReal/status/2087917093471617196 - https://x.com/BlueThunderReal/status/2087917094838927511 - https://x.com/BlueThunderReal/status/2087917102749593905 - https://x.com/RayKrocOnline/status/2087963558046843237 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2088041439909630409 - https://x.com/insomniacgames/status/2082905564946792828

Marvel Tokon's PC launch is a mess. Alinea Analytics estimates 485K sales across PS5 and Steam, with Steam accounting for just 26% amid performance issues, bugs and DRM complaints. Then things got worse: fighting game legend Maximilian Dood UNINSTALLED Tokon live on stream after its PC performance became too much... Sources: - https://x.com/superhys/status/2087913995575472290 - https://steamdb.info/app/3787240/charts/#max - https://x.com/FIREXALLST4RZ/status/2086882411468763217 - https://x.com/XBOXTIMDOG/status/2085691848815743191 - https://x.com/YellowFlashGuy/status/2087157284212252827 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3787240/MARVEL_Tkon_Fighting_Souls/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1un8y1m/playstation_reportedly_blocks_marvel_tokon_pc_in/ - https://www.vice.com/en/article/playstation-blocks-marvel-tokon-pc-132-countries/ - https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/08/its-really-sht-disaster-for-marvel-tokon-as-fgc-icon-uninstalls-botched-pc-port-live-on-stream

Bethesda's layoffs just resulted in one hell of a protest. Current and fired employees gathered during Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's visit, complete with “Scabby,” a GIANT inflatable rat, and 800 red flags representing workers laid off since July 2025. Employees protested inside the office too. After wave after wave of Xbox cuts, this was... an awkward executive visit... Sources: - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2087292547353686316 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2087565491716210914 - https://x.com/IdleSloth84_/status/2087655364242403615 - https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2087258678000779664 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2087284936021868968 - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2087567768736694755 - https://x.com/MadamSavvy/status/2087585577012973582 - https://x.com/TheDezembro/status/2087560031357042798 - https://x.com/JamiesAct/status/2087483088922349746 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwZSpJGLTYc - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ui3q2qIQ6m8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK6a9J98Me8

Marathon has officially fallen below 4,000 concurrent Steam players, hitting just 3,890 Wednesday with Season 3 still 39 days away. Vault Breaker ends August 18, leaving Bungie with weeks of dead air as the audience continues shrinking. Meanwhile, keeping hundreds of developers and a live service running could be burning millions monthly. Welcome ROAM ALONE. Sources: - https://steamdb.info/app/3065800/charts/#max - https://www.reddit.com/r/MarathonHate/comments/1vn8xqr/we_are_retaining_so_hard_runners/#lightbox - https://www.reddit.com/r/MarathonHate/comments/1vh0gk5/daily_repost_at_this_point/ - https://x.com/LordCharizard33/status/2087958143032832260 - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2087728843834769705 - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2088060463355769328 - https://x.com/MarathonTheGame/status/2087936039130378271 - https://x.com/JayViperTV/status/2087981288087036299 - https://x.com/PaulTassi/status/2085420544967463033 - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2087871801770807465 Thumbnail by @NobodyHasSpoken

Swords & Slippers is blowing up after its Rapunzel trailer reportedly reached 22M views on X, but not everyone is happy with its feminine character designs. When one critic attacked the game, the developer fired back: “You are not the audience we’re building for.” I break down responses why devs openly building games for a specific audience could be a major shift for gaming. Sources: - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2087539604568031418 - https://x.com/DovahkillerU/status/2087591069433118994 - https://x.com/SrcasticGamer/status/2087617907215765555 - https://x.com/IamNevG/status/2087625573371727967 - https://x.com/SwordsSlippers/status/2087630450713915615 - https://x.com/VGTimes/status/2085363575246246308 - https://x.com/WanderleyMajes1/status/2087607675060154519 - https://x.com/JaeGamez/status/1987588799824584876 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3563080/Swords__Slippers/ - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2087601595920142400 - https://x.com/RefractiveENT/status/2087174613545406554

GTA 6 is creating a CIVIL WAR among gamers. One side can't wait to play what could be the biggest game ever. The other sees GTA 6 as a vehicle for normalizing a terrifying future for the industry. I break down sides an react to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick's latest CNBC remarks about GTA 6... and where its all headed. Sources: - https://x.com/GTAVI_Countdown/status/2086895340603531302 - https://x.com/JayViperTV/status/2086924747988770844 - https://x.com/Dexerto/status/2087253997006488029 - https://x.com/patch_ledger/status/2087443289364431034 - https://x.com/MinistryofOtaku/status/2086968128416698867 - https://x.com/GiveMeBanHammer/status/2087172446923440604 - https://x.com/DashAttackVT/status/2087231751848366166 - https://x.com/MR3Dev/status/2087230781378720167 - https://x.com/khaliltooshort/status/2087271008172409008 - https://x.com/RazorwireRPG/status/2087342934559690990 - https://x.com/OneEyedJackG/status/2087260252500816147 - https://x.com/SrcasticGamer/status/2087622205685567534

Ghost of Yotei is getting a Complete Edition, but one part of PlayStation's announcement immediately caught my attention. Sucker Punch community manager Andrew Goldfarb actually refers to Jubei as a “thirst trap” and thanks fans for all the artwork they've made of him. I react to the announcement, the marketing and the increasingly bizarre way these games are promoted. Sources: - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2087568921297932469 - https://x.com/garfep - https://x.com/Wario64/status/2087540738196455895 - https://x.com/Scarfac3_X3/status/2087704635742248995 - https://x.com/notsurerightnah/status/2087580416534311300 - https://x.com/SuckerPunchProd/status/2087541319711555890 - https://blog.playstation.com/2026/08/12/ghost-of-yotei-complete-edition-comes-to-ps5-october-1/ Alanah Pearce 's YouTube Video from "Play, Watch, Listen+ Podcast" called " new WOLVERINE, the GHOST OF YOTEI, and SAROS' Arjun on being PlayStation leads! | Acting 101" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2eLJ8KHlDU

Marathon peaked at just 4,143 Steam players Tuesday, down from 4,995 last week and 93.78% from March's Tuesday high. Vault Breaker is ending, Season 3 is still 40 days away, and Destiny 2 has now beaten Marathon for 66 straight days. With weeks of dead air ahead and the temporary PvE boost disappearing, Marathon could be heading even lower. The outlook is grim. Sources: - https://steamdb.info/app/3065800/charts/#max - https://steamdb.info/app/1085660/charts/ - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2087663157615763925 - https://x.com/wwarrior_1/status/2087556833003348166 - https://x.com/2Calico/status/2087590588484932026 - https://x.com/Gamesager/status/2087090262652960828 - https://x.com/GiveMeBanHammer/status/2087556739738792094 - https://x.com/Grummz/status/2087646598969143791 - https://x.com/trulyyblu/status/2086943426134614198 - https://x.com/PaulTassi/status/2087166529028669441 - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2087509409471615194 Thumbnail by @NobodyHasSpoken