AndyPants Gaming just declared “GTA 6 is feminist slop,” and while his video goes WAY further than I would, some of the comparisons he makes between old Rockstar and GTA 6 are genuinely interesting. GTA used to relentlessly mock everyone, including many of the exact character and relationship dynamics that GTA 6 now appears to be taking much more seriously. Jason and Lucia, the increased focus on their relationship, Rockstar's changing tone and the people behind the modern studio all raise a bigger question: is this really the same GTA anymore? Source: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmn8UFDxcV4

Sweet Baby Inc.'s fingerprints have been associated with Marvel's Wolverine since early in development, and after seeing more of Insomniac's female character designs, I have some serious questions about the creative philosophy behind this game. To me, this represents a much bigger problem in modern gaming: activism and ideological concerns taking priority over simply creating appealing characters and great entertainment. SBI itself also appears dramatically smaller publicly than it once was, which raises another question: where did everybody go? Today we're looking at Wolverine, SBI's involvement, and what happened to the people who seemingly moved on. Sources: - https://x.com/EndymionYT/status/2095520856781029606 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G62QQ42Ewwg - https://x.com/Art3misEntr3ri/status/2095587885831631178 - https://x.com/GriftGod_/status/2095545544869376151 - https://x.com/PaulTassi/status/2095632160694681651 - https://x.com/marvel_updat3s/status/2095502624921461016

What timeline are we living in?! Trump and the White House have announced a collection of browser-based games clearly inspired by retro classics like Tetris, Snake, Flappy Bird and more... and the internet reaction is absolute GOLD. Some people are having fun with the absurdity. Others are completely crashing out over the fact that the White House is apparently making VIDEO GAMES now. Forget flying cars. We got White House Tetris. Sources: - https://www.whitehouse.gov/arcade/ - https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2095669582526546252 - https://x.com/Grummz/status/2095688525580812318 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2095648485232226490 - https://x.com/UnclePhillthy/status/2095675901057085926 - https://x.com/gallintry/status/2095631396609896864 - https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2095615734567100766

THE BUNGIE IN THE CUPBOARD. Bungie's massive 211,000-square-foot Bellevue headquarters is being marketed for sublease after years of layoffs and restructuring, while Marathon continues struggling just 18 days before Season 3. Marathon hit 3,512 concurrent Steam players Thursday, roughly 96% below its March peak. Destiny 2 has now beaten it for 90 straight days, more than 410,000 people have signed the Destiny 3 petition, and Marathon was completely absent from Sony's State of Play. Bungie built for massive growth. Now everything seems to be getting smaller. Sources: - https://steamdb.info/app/3065800/charts/#1w - https://flopathon.cc/game/marathon - https://x.com/LordCharizard33/status/2095842148914512319 - https://thegamepost.com/bungie-bellevue-hq-sublease-major-layoffs/ - https://x.com/PaulTassi/status/2095879150351405517 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Yiqld1sJg - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2095989494633938985 - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2095844325808853361 Thumbnail by @NobodyHasSpoken

I WAS RIGHT! Jin Sakai is officially returning in Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wanted. After leaving the beloved Ghost of Tsushima protagonist behind for Atsu, Sucker Punch is reaching back for the character fans have been asking for all along. I'm breaking down Jin's return, the major leadership changes at Sucker Punch following Yōtei's launch, and why I think bringing Jin back now looks like desperation mode. When you need to get Ghost fans excited again, apparently there's one man you call: JIN SAKAI. Sources: - https://blog.playstation.com/2026/09/03/jin-sakai-returns-in-ghost-of-yotei-most-wanted/ - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2095499564409045153 - https://x.com/TheDezembro/status/2095509480137978359 - https://x.com/Grummz/status/2095506285798277185 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/1po78tk/sucker_punch_productions_cofounder_brian_fleming/ - https://x.com/JayViperTV/status/2095506135407022590 - https://x.com/BASEDPLAYER0/status/2091701874445385932

Sony's latest State of Play was apparently so rough that even Wario64 stopped watching before it was over! That's funny, but the reaction from PlayStation fans tells a much bigger story. The chat was filled with frustrated viewers, “NO DISC NO BUY” messages and demands for Destiny 3. Between Sony's digital strategy, dissatisfaction with its current direction and growing frustration from its own customers, I think PlayStation is on a collision course w/disaster. State of Play may have been another warning sign. Sources: - https://x.com/Grummz/status/2095527632637231131 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2095498065733964027 - https://x.com/Wario64/status/2095523876465971487 - https://x.com/Mlickles/status/2095539255548543010 - https://x.com/EndymionYT/status/2095651356816400721 - https://x.com/8biteric/status/2095634440449867840 - https://x.com/Levonaxper/status/2095580037793657319 - https://x.com/PigeonGoGaming/status/2095510799384973691 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcTYz_mJpkU

Thomas Mahler just launched VideoGamesCritic, a new game review aggregator with a VERY interesting twist: players control at least two-thirds of every game's score, scores evolve over time, and the REVIEWERS themselves receive trust scores based on how closely their reviews align with player sentiment. What happens when somebody starts keeping score on THEM? Sources: - https://x.com/thomasmahler/status/2095125044577829134 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2095302000263213358 - https://videogamescritic.com/ - https://videogamescritic.com/methodology - https://x.com/thomasmahler/status/2095293137191076215 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2095245124922171677 - https://x.com/Kotaku/status/2095202925828026826 - https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/1g0f25q/thomas_mahler_director_of_ori_1_and_2_has_taken/#lightbox - https://bsky.app/profile/alyssamerc.bsky.social/post/3mukcuyuhxs2x - https://x.com/PaulTassi/status/2095150233541816830 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9RN7EROyy0