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I wondered how long Turn 10 would be allowed to go on, considering the tepid reception around the last Forza Motorsport and the culling of staff the studio subsequently underwent.

@SMJ The Xbox logo is green. We did it!

@SMJ Oh, I agree that the blood red Xbox logo is typical Push Square worm on a hook tactics, but the article itself and its contents? No. As I said, it's worth reporting on. In fact, I'm also surprised and happy to see how much the article doesn't incite console wars bulls**t. It's actually very unbiased and sensibly delivered, considering the topic and where it is.

@SMJ I'm all for calling out Push Square rage bait articles, but this ain't it. It's updated reports and information on a developing situation. It's worth reporting on.

@Ninerguy1608 I'm confused. Did you mean to reply to me? Because going by your reply we seem to be on opposite sides when it comes to opinions on the matter.

@somnambulance Oh definitely, but only if the price is right*.

*very bloody low

NOOOO! The internal and external saboteurs won!!!

@ShadowRJ The ones that spring to mind immediately for me are:

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
MindsEye
Balan Wonderworld
Babylon's Fall
Skull Island: Rise of Kong
The Walking Dead: Destinies

@belmont Hang on, so your entire argument is based on what you've heard?

Wow.

@belmont 1. From what I understand, this game is set before those two characters are - or could potentially become - mortal enemies
2. Insomniac isn't telling stories in any pre-existing continuity other than its own, so is free to do as it pleases, including putting new spins on existing characters, relationships, etc; it has no effect on any versions of the characters other than Insomniac's own, which leads me to...
3. Who cares?
4. Your claims on the relationship between the two characters seem to be completely unfounded anyway 🤣

Also, I have to agree with @ShadowRJ: Don't follow Critical Drinker, everyone. He's an absolute waste of oxygen and a poor excuse for a human being

@belmont

romantic connections between male characters

Males? Having romantic connections with other males?!?! How dare they?!?!

It does suck that Sony's putting a stop to this, but when deciding to develop a mod for a game without the IP holder's consent you have to go into it knowing this could happen, especially if you're also asking for money.

@GilaMonster eating an orange is a lot like a successful marriage.

Imagine reporting this leak as news and then having to pretend you didn't. Embarrassing doesn't come close.

I can't say I'm not disappointed to see Infinite Rush not reviewing better than it is. It doesn't sound terrible but what I'm getting from reading/watching the various reviews is that Infinite Rush doesn't really build upon - and is in some ways a step down from - the Unleashed games, both of which I loved.

@Dalamar

Sony and Microsoft are locked in "Who can f**k-up more" race.

And it's going to be a photo finish.

@HonestHick @PSGamer69420 Have I been transported back to 2003? I'm waiting for you to say "Sony Pony" and "Xbot". Jesus H Christ 🤣

@Bionic-Spencer Never going to be announced is right. We'll get Grand Theft Auto VII before we get Destiny 3, sadly.

@RoomWithaMoose I don't understand the animosity directed towards Double Fine either. While under Microsoft, they made the sorts of quirky passion projects they've always made. It's not their fault that a trillion-dollar corporation bought them, made absolutely no changes to their output and then got bent out of shape when no multi-million selling games miraculously appeared.

Man, 1047 Games really flubbed it with the FPSs, huh?

Having more options is always good.

@Lavishturtle shush.

Insomniac does very well with accessibility settings. Can't fault them.

"That's a wrap-tor"

That's worth several tips of several hats.

I'm keeping my mouth shut.

@KingPev Wobbly is life.

Commodore 64 was the first system I ever played games on. We had Flimbo's Quest, Fiendish Freddy's Big Top o' Fun, International Soccer, Klax and Postman Pat. Postman Pat was brutal, but it and the other games ignited my love for video games.

Best sign I ever saw held up by a spectator at a WWE event said simply "REMASTER FLIMBO'S QUEST".

Ooh an indefinite boycott? Now we're talking. Now it's going to be really interesting to see if people can put their money where their mouths are.

Premonition:

Sony reports 126,000,000 active users on PlayStation platforms between 23rd August and 30th August.

Now cast Danhausen as Atreus.

One week of people doing this isn't going to magically make Sony change course; not enough people will follow through on their threats and the needle will barely move.

So just skip the BS and just don't buy/play on PlayStation products altogether because that's the only thing that's even got a chance of swaying them.

And even then, if there were enough people only buying physical games for this sort of movement to make a dent in Sony's financials, they wouldn't be stopping physical game production in the first place.

@4fold Sorry, but it objectively does not. Come on now.

@get2sammyb didn't put it in the article though, did you? 😉

@get2sammyb Let's be honest here. This...

... is what she looked like in the original game. It's a bit disingenuous to say that she looks better in the Dreamcast game. On the Dreamcast you're not driving around as the stylised character select screen artwork.

@GirlVersusGame Yeah it's a good game for playing while also watching or listening to something else.

Although!!!

The music does slap, so sometimes it's good to get those headphones on.

@GirlVersusGame with a run that length the screen must have been an indecipherable mess of weaponry, explosives and colour... which is how you know you're on a good run 👍😁

I hope at least a few of those five million people learned from their mistake.

@ButteredCrumpet Be gentle hopefully.

@RicebinBernacky It is indeed a sequel to Sprawl; something that weirdly isn't mentioned even on Sprawl Zero's Steam page, as far as I can see anyway.

Turns out I own Sprawl. I'll be honest, I don't recall getting it or how I got it, nor did I even know what it was until right now. Looks cool though, so maybe I'll give it a go soon.

£65? For the console covers?! I hope they take you out to dinner first.

Overall, these are actually really cool designs. I wouldn't change anything about the console design. The only thing I'd personally prefer on the DualSense is black analogue sticks.

I mean... "our game's going to be arse, don't buy it" sure would have been an interesting strategy.

This is very intriguing for me since Sony's not doing PC ports anymore and the app supports Windows 11, not just Linux handhelds. When/if Astro Bot (and other games, but that's the main one I'm after) comes to PS Plus Premium, this could be my way to play it without shelling out for a PS5.

@ear__wig it's fantastic.

PlayStation: for the play ads.

@dodgykebaab @DennisReynolds Anthony Dickens vehemently denies and resents any and all allegations of clickbait headlines and/or articles. He should probably start reading his own site before vehemently denying and resenting any and all allegations of clickbait headlines and/or articles, but that's obviously neither here nor there.

Is this another case of people not reading anything beyond the headline? The gameplay presentation isn't locked behind a subscription. It's coming to YouTube six hours after the Netflix premiere. Calm down and wind your necks in 🤣

@Gabrielmpf You really made a beeline for that rake, huh?

Stilt-Man, you cowards.

@Mikeg1965 I'd argue that Magneto and Storm aren't considered brawlers, but they've been mainstays in Marvel fighting games for 30 years. I'm sure ArcSys will deliver the goods 😃

@Balaam_ Where's the real Balaam_?

Just over a month until my probable 2026 game of the year. 👍

@Yousef- Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle is always a treat to watch.

More power to the protestors, but I sincerely doubt this will have any lasting impact:

1. Millions upon millions of players would have to unplug their consoles for a week for PlayStation to even notice the drop.
2. This protest hasn't been organised in secret, so Sony will know about it and thus know why there's any substantial drop in activity that week, if there even is any.
3. People - even highly vocal people - are notoriously sh*t at putting their money where their mouth is.

The real correct way to protest is to stop using PlayStation products altogether.

As usual, I'm playing Pokémon Champions; the monthly Challenge Series is on this weekend so I'm trying to get as high up the ladder as I can. I haven't properly participated in the past challenges but this month I'm going for it.

Other than that, I'm playing Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, which I'm really enjoying. It's also a real looker with everything cranked up. If I remember to download it I'll also have a look at the Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls open beta.

Oh, and Forza Horizon 6 is still in rotation as I'm working towards the achievement for getting a series history reward.