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I've always hated Pitchford, the clown. Oh and a real fan surely knows about Pitchford's previous controversies. Allow me to enlighten people who might not know.

Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Software, has been linked to several controversies, with the most prominent involving allegations of financial misconduct and inappropriate behavior. In 2019, former Gearbox lawyer Wade Callender filed a lawsuit claiming Pitchford siphoned a $12 million bonus from publisher 2K Games for personal gain, breaching fiduciary duty. The lawsuit also alleged Pitchford left a USB drive containing sensitive company data and "underage" pornography at a restaurant, with some claims suggesting these were tied to so-called "Peacock Parties." Additionally, David Eddings, the voice actor for Claptrap, accused Pitchford of physically assaulting him in 2017.

These are all accusations and allegations of course...but why make stuff up about a nice and upstanding man?

I'd just buy Monster Hunter Rise. Test it out and if you like it you'll easily spend hundreds of hours in game.

I failed to get Vivian but that just guaranteed YiXuan so I guess that's good. I'm gonna assume they're going through make her Miyabi levels of broken so it'll probably be worth pulling for her.

@Judal27
Luckily steam has the refund system right?

That happens to be my favorite Nikke. The drunken Ronin...great choice for a crossover.

People here fail to realize that this isn't Bungie's first offense doing this. Or are you guys suddenly fine with art thievery?

Bungie has been accused of using art assets without permission at least four times, based on documented cases:

2021: Unauthorized use of art in the Destiny 2: Witch Queen trailer.

2023: Fan art was used in a Destiny 2 cutscene without permission.

2024: Fan art was incorporated into a Destiny 2 Ace of Spades NERF replica without credit or compensation.

2025: Artist Antireal accused Bungie of using her designs in Marathon without permission, with Bungie admitting to the unauthorized use of decals and designs.

How many times will they apologize and then do it again before the lesson sinks in? Having your feelings hurt sucks...but stop doing the thing then!!

Or you can buy a game like stardew valley or monster hunter and get hundreds of hours without having to pay the "premium entertainment" tax that's suddenly started popping up. I'd say vote with your wallets but people have absolutely zero self control nowadays. Immediate gratification is one hell of a drug.

I guess Honkai Star Rail will continue to reign supreme in the Gacha RPG sphere. I guess Atlus hates money or something.

China seems to be doing Japanese games better than Japan has been the past few years.

I'm looking forward to Ubisoft taking the opportunity to have a little break and discover more ways to nickle and dime us. I really wish every game they release flopped for the health of the games Industry.

I can wait as long as needed for a Rockstar game. Not like we're in a gaming drought or anything.

@TruestoryYep
It honestly remains to be seen. Nobody has had the guts to tackle anything even remotely religious (unless it's to paint it in a positive light, or so outrageously that it can't be taken seriously.) Especially not in current years when people are more sensitive than ever. That's the one topic that nobody dares venture to in the gaming sphere, which is why I'm more than surprised that Druckman is steering headlong into it. On second thought, it makes perfect sense since he likely feels untouchable at this point.

People can, have and continue to fight actual wars over religion. Let's not pretend that they stand on a pedestal and can be no less foolish than every other group of people out there. Also you're behaving like this isn't just 5 minutes out of my day that I'll immediately forget about once I finish posting this comment.

@Bingoboyop
Ah ah, that's not the point of articles like this. If Pushsquare REALLY cared they'd absolutely avoid broadcasting these situations so constantly. It's because these articles tend to get the angry clicks or the people jumping in to take yet another stab at the "sad sacks" that these keep being posted.

It's a sorry state of affairs that people would rather click on something that makes them upset instead of a genuinely positive article.

The religion thing might be their biggest controversy yet. Obviously they stated it's going to be fictional but you can definitely be sure that they're going make clear allusions to actual religions. Pissing off "chud incels" is one thing, pissing off religious nuts is another entirely.

I remember being told that people wouldn't behave this way because show watchers were a more sophisticated crowd than gamers. Turns out they're all pretty much the same.

I have nostalgia with enter the gecko but even as a kid I knew it was more frustrating than fun. Probably didn't help that I didn't watch movies so I didn't know any references besides the Star Wars ones. Besides that, these ports seem really bare bones and it leaves me wondering why they didn't just release the games as classics. Oh right, money.

As much as I hate the multiplayer aspect of these games, I cannot deny that they are masters of the single player experience.

I guess the saddest thing is that people actually pay for it, that's why they keep doing it.

@Vectrex
Do you REALLY want to compare this game to GoW 2 then? I doubt Captain Blood will fare much better...

That's also just the Atlus tax you're paying for.

Ten years ago I would pick up maybe 2 or 3 games a month. Now that's dropped to a whooping 0. I only pick up games that I know will be good and that I will put a lot of time into, no longer will I pick something up that I'm somewhat interested in because the price is just too high to make that gamble. I suppose I'm in the minority, however.

@Absymbel
*a pokemon game with effort put in.

Eh, I guess this might get me to come back...and I've never even watched/played anything fate related. Free is free!

@SMJ
It's unfortunate that the retro games market is going through a similar thing, with prices inflating higher and higher. At this point I don't even fault those that turn to emulation to play a game from 30 years ago that should be at most $5.

I actually went ahead and bought another year of plus before that inevitably goes up in my country too. Normally I'd wait for a discount but that word doesn't exist in 2025.

I am no longer buying any first party games.

@VaultGuy415
I just think we're playing different games at this point. Not all of us want or expect monster hunter to be souls like difficulty. This is a good challenge without being "one mistake and you're dead" which is never really what Monhunt was about.

The people saying it's too easy once again are not playing with randoms. Currently I'm at a 50% success rate in actually finishing the quest because people keep dying. We really don't need anything harder right now.

Nintendo fans always coming out of the woodwork ready to defend whenever their holy company is slandered, no matter what the site. They might have a sixth sense for this sort of thing.

What's so bad about wanting a fair price? Why do you NEVER stand up for yourselves as consumers? Sony and Microsoft have been known to yield if public outcry is too loud but Nintendo knows they can get away with ANYTHING because you'll all roll over on command! Heck many of you will even defend it! I just don't get it. When did consumers lose all respect for themselves?

Caligula effect was already their school JRPG. Very interesting premise and the story wasn't bad but the combat and overall presentation didn't really hold up. I wonder how they'll go with this one.

They usually add 3 characters for these sorts of things so expect 2 that you have to play the Gacha for and one given for free, which is usually not useful.

Definitely an in between game to fund their next big project.

Man, the predictions couldn't have been more wrong.

I spent my saved up points to get free gamepass, so I'm basically playing this game for free. REALLY wish Sony had a similar rewards program! Stars is a joke.

I kinda did everything in 2 hours. It's fun to hang out in the new hub at least.

Gonna play this on Gamepass when I get home. Looks great but there might be a bit of jank to it. Well, either way I'm excited to dive back into oblivion after so many years.

Funny how Pascal posted a picture after the episode with Abby's actress to show they're actually friends. I guess show or game, people are gonna have that violent reaction to their favorite characters exiting stage right.

Good luck to you Ellie because you'll have to carry this show from here on.

You'd think Nintendo fans would be used to it by now. I guess they're trying to justify the premium price point in their minds.

I don't understand the hate for the arena mode and it's rewards. The armors are all attainable just from participation and the cosmetics for this Doshaguma challenge are literally just that, cosmetic and barely visible on a hunter's weapon. I can't get an A rank but I actually find it pretty fun to challenge myself with new weapons and load outs that I might otherwise not have given a shot. It beats fighting monsters over and over with my strongest equipment and killing them almost effortlessly. Even Zoh Shia is hardly a problem for me now, so arena at least gives me something to do.

Ishowspeed is like Johnny Somali but somehow actually popular.

I suppose it was a good idea not to hit you with that scene in the very first episode. Won't be as jarring as it was for players who experienced it the first time with the game. That already is a change for the better.

I'm surprised the comment section stayed open for this one considering how politically charged this one might become.

I do need someone to explain tariffs to me again because people kept assuring me that the US citizens would be the ones paying more...but it seems like all the companies are opting to charge the rest of the world more instead.

I just don't see the appeal with the "extraction shooter" genre. What do good extraction shooters do well that makes them so fun?

"extraction shooter" is the fastest way to lose me. Only thing worse would be to call it a "souls-like"

I'd managed to get every 5 star (without W-engines) up until Anby screwed it all up. I'm trying to get Trigger now and hopefully I get her soon so I can start saving towards Vivian.

@Cikajovazmaj
Yes! I double checked the list 3 days ago and saw that one up there too. I immediately started a playthrough as it's one of the games I really wanted to play. Hopefully I can finish it in time.

These devs are quickly becoming one of my favorites. They have the management stuff down by now, it looks like they're really trying to expand. It'll probably still be a more niche experience but I'm going to be signing up for this one.

I say we forgive them. They owned the chuds. So what if they're making the games Industry worse one rotten business practice at a time?

@themightyant
I'm honestly amazed with the sheer amount of Gachas you play. I just play ZZZ and that already feels like too much.