Bloomberg's Jason Schreier is reporting that PlayStation dropped Hideo Kojima's PHYSINT over missed deadlines, ballooning costs, revenue expectations and exclusivity concerns. But we're hearing Sony's side of this breakup. Where is Kojima's? PHYSINT is now moving toward Xbox, and until Kojima tells his side, I'm taking this entire framing with a MASSIVE grain of salt. Sources: - https://x.com/business/status/2098406237180141738 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2098421153307984192 - https://x.com/Levonaxper/status/2098428517213937673 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2098449892868038684 - https://x.com/MinEffortLive/status/2098496970746990805 - https://x.com/reborn_444/status/2098501632824885392 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2098367700598935884 - https://x.com/TakGoUp/status/2098517335938359457 - https://x.com/IrrlvantLGnd/status/2098526622605574359 - https://x.com/arielsis/status/2098410245521289421 - https://x.com/selnor1983/status/2098498833592537433

Wolverine apparently "yearns" for Sabretooth now. Insomniac narrative director Walt Williams says Logan feels "yearning" during an encounter with Sabretooth, becomes scared and pulls away. Sabretooth apparently feels it. Williams also says "hate and love are so hand in hand." Wolverine and Sabretooth already had decades of complicated history to explore. ...Why THIS? Sources: - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2098528368157466844 - https://geeksandgamers.com/insomniacs-narrative-director-says-wolverine-feels-yearning-for-sabretooth-and-their-rivalry-has-room-for-love/ - https://x.com/Pagan_GMR/status/2098498951347568716 - https://x.com/BleedingFool/status/2098202363311837455 - https://x.com/Cyael/status/2098341582055621091 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2098606201366028645 - https://x.com/Wokenessisevil/status/2098477947707408797 - https://x.com/GeraltofGoonia/status/2098548424949854303 - https://x.com/xMBGx/status/2098575052706918793 - https://x.com/GenePark/status/2098569791896207849

The new Sheik redesign has triggered backlash from parts of the trans community, with critics calling the design "cowardly," "regressive," and complaining that Sheik now looks more feminine. But there's a pretty important detail getting lost in this discourse: Sheik is Zelda. Zelda disguises herself as Sheik to hide her identity from Ganondorf. The disguise presenting as male doesn't mean Zelda literally becomes a different person. Let's go through the backlash, what people are actually saying, and why this has somehow become the latest Ocarina of Time controversy. Sources: - https://x.com/yano_gamedev/status/2097367867952087097 - https://x.com/RobinPoedev/status/2097365446844387480 - https://x.com/OctorokR/status/2097555648045339057 - https://x.com/MasteroftheTDS/status/2097705825884406017 - https://x.com/TeioStreams/status/2097712037824705012 - https://x.com/RobinPoedev/status/2097386586111402492 - https://x.com/Vara_Dark/status/2097720963039219945

New closed-test footage has reportedly surfaced from "Project Espresso," believed to be the codename for FAIRGAME$. Nice try, Sony. We know what that is. After all the backlash surrounding FAIRGAME$, putting it behind a mysterious codename isn't going to make people forget. And after watching the footage, I think it looks like the same generic live-service extraction shooter we've been warning about. New name. Same FAIRGAME$. Sources: - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2098129644348121449 - https://player.gg/explore/games/project-espresso - https://x.com/rgamingleaks/status/2098102289189773541 - https://x.com/realradec/status/2098114200685916293 - https://x.com/eXtas1stv/status/2098126607907004882 - https://x.com/LegacyKillaHD/status/2098118961208467841 - https://x.com/InsiderGamingIG/status/2098135120209174739 - https://x.com/AnAverageGamerX/status/2098134580712604079 - https://x.com/Vara_Dark/status/2098145514835378662 - https://x.com/Cyael/status/2097882476563538169

WARDOGS is BLOWING DOORS! This $40 indie FPS exploded past 360,000 concurrent Steam players on its second day! Massive maps. Fun gunplay. 100-player battles. No Early Access microtransactions. And a development team that actually seems passionate about its game. WARDOGS feels fresh in a genre that desperately needed it. AAA studios should pay attention. Sources; - https://steamdb.info/app/1867240/charts/ - https://x.com/WARDOGS/status/2098215675709755833 - https://x.com/WARDOGS/status/2097988482878550074 - https://x.com/imgamehunter/status/2098252518027317386 - https://www.reddit.com/r/MarathonHate/comments/1wdg9z8/1015m_budget_wardogs_sold_more_copies_than/ - https://x.com/Grummz/status/2098057117265735908 - https://x.com/Okami13_/status/2098517730198487275 - https://x.com/JayViperTV/status/2098541264438206784 - https://x.com/JakeSucky/status/2098162097943085554 - https://x.com/WARDOGS/status/2098539522552131933

The Wolverine backlash is getting UGLY. Insomniac communications director James Stevenson says the constant criticism surrounding Wolverine has become an "onslaught" affecting developers' mental health, and he's considering telling employees to stay off X. Meanwhile, gamers are roasting the game, comparing it to the PS2 era and calling it a "moviegame" made for journalists. Sources; - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2088928784179163296 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2088928784179163296 - https://x.com/Cyael/status/2098140349491503601 - https://x.com/MisterSpace3/status/2098113731557228893 - https://x.com/JamesStevenson/status/2098147553434902670 - https://x.com/canalbitsman/status/2098173230074958101 - https://x.com/JamesStevenson/status/2097848748021862639 - https://x.com/BGroundNPC/status/2098103549330624847 - https://x.com/ShitpostRock/status/2098119314071056457 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2098129131410219272 - https://x.com/AI_EmeraldApple/status/2098143253451452475

Daddy, would you like some Marathon? Season 3 is TEN DAYS away, and somehow there's still no trailer, no season name and no official Perimeter showcase. Thursday peaked at 2,924 players, down from last week and 96.69% below March's high. Destiny 2 has now beaten Marathon for 96 straight days. Bungie is walking into Season 3 completely cold. Daddy.. would you like some players? Sources; - https://steamdb.info/app/3065800/charts/#1w - https://steamdb.info/app/1085660/charts/#1w - https://x.com/heelvsbabyface/status/2098276663826010480 - https://www.reddit.com/r/Marathon/comments/1w7lw1u/sentinel_and_vandal_cosplay/ - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2098491088462094761 - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2098554940927168725 - https://x.com/PaulTassi/status/2098405650132807908 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YXblyT-Hnc - https://x.com/Levonaxper/status/2098139560001642546 - https://x.com/semonster66/status/2098435743395803212 - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2098393919151292905 Thumbnail by @NobodyHasSpoken

It genuinely feels like Sony is TRYING TO FAIL. $3.7 BILLION for Bungie. Hundreds of millions reportedly poured into Marathon and Concord. Billions more committed to a live-service strategy filled with cancelled projects and games that never launched. But PHYSINT with Hideo Kojima is where PlayStation draws the line?! Just imagine what could have been... GREED DESTROYS. Sources: - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2097960693333180868 - https://x.com/Levonaxper/status/2097971713430450646 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2098199592818880654 - https://x.com/GeraltofGoonia/status/2098003955552850392 - https://insider-gaming.com/optical-drives-collapsing/ - https://x.com/GeraltofGoonia/status/2098073194519298092 - https://x.com/ziiwizz/status/2098124742075027493 - https://x.com/DynamoSuperX/status/2098069432648003694 - https://x.com/HazzadorGamin/status/2097954840416821366 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2097936244579696829 - https://x.com/SynthPotato/status/2097885196028637339