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Yo fam! The gaming world is buzzing with news: The Diablo boss just bounced from Blizzard, and there are whispers of Diablo hitting Nintendo Switch! Plus, GTA franchise sales are soaring, while Borderlands 4 faces some major controversy. Stay tuned for the web drama!
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Yo, what up fam? Super back at it again.
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All right, listen up because the gaming
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world just got put on notice. The Diablo
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boss just left Blizzard and the whole
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franchise might be on the Switch, too.
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Plus, the GTA franchise is about to hit
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half a billion sales. PlayStation 4
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support might be ending soon, and a
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Borderlands 4 controversy is making fans
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lose their minds. Prepare for a mix of
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web drama, sales goats, and corporate
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shade. You already know the drill. Stay
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till the end cuz we're breaking down all
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the tea on the biggest drops in gaming.
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Let's get it. First off, fam, let's talk
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about a major shakeup at Blizzard. Rod
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Ferguson, the man who was behind the
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helm of Diablo IV, Diablo II
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Resurrected, and Diablo Immortal, that
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last one is wild, has announced his
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departure from the company. Ferguson
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joined Blizzard back in 2020 after a
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stint at the Coalition working on the
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Gears of War series and he's been a key
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figure in the development of these
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popular games. He announced his
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departure on Twitter and his
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announcement felt like a big one, fam.
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But he did assure fans that the Diablo
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team are set up for success and that
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there are exciting releases ahead.
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It's like Rev leaves after a major
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launch and everyone starts to worry, but
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he's out here saying, "Nah, fam. It's
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all good." And I don't believe a single
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word of it. Quite honestly, I think
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Activision Blizzard is in a dark place
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and it's going to be a murky waters from
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here on out, man. I'm not even going to
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lie. So, what does the future of Diablo
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look like without him? Well, fans can
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look forward to continued updates and
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support for Diablo Immortal and Diablo
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I, which no one's playing Diablo
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Immortal. Well, probably a ton of people
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like to spend a whole bunch of money on
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mobile games. But if you're waiting for
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a Diablo another Diablo I expansion,
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you'll have to wait until 2026. And
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here's the real talk, fam. Rumors also
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suggest that Diablo I might be making
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its way to the Switch 2, complete with
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mouse control support. It's like first
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Starfield gets on a Switch 2 with a port
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and now Diablo 4. What is going on? Xbox
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is becoming a third party publisher at
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this point. Quite honestly, they might
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as well not even make that next Xbox,
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but they're still making it for whatever
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reason. All right, fam. Let's pivot to a
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franchise that's just an absolute sales
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go. We're at the final. The franchise is
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on the cusp of monumental milestone with
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just 45 million units needed to reach
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half a billion total units sold across
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all entries. Jesus. This achievement is
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particularly impressive given that the
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last mainline game, Grand Theft Auto 5,
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released over a decade ago in 2013 for
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real fam. Decade later, and it's still
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an absolute banger. Since then, the
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series focuses have shifted to GTA
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online with developer Rockstar Games
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released Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018.
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But despite the passage of time, GTA 5
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has become one of the bestselling games
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of the past decade, earning around 10
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billion since its release. It's like
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this game is just friend money. With the
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highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto
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Final 6 set to release May 26, 2026,
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it's entirely plausible that the
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franchise could surpass the 500 million
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unit mark by the end of next year. The
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game set in a modern-day Vice City will
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introduce a pair of Bonnie and Claude
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style protagonist and Jason and Lucia as
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fans eagerly await more information and
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potentially a new trailer before the end
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of 2025. The future of Grand Theft Auto
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franchise looks as bright as ever. All
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right, fam. Let's talk about the good
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old PlayStation 4, the console that sold
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over 117 million units and was the
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second bestselling Sony console.
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Well, it seems like it might be on its
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way out. Multiple live service game
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developers are reportedly considering
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dropping support for the PS4 in 2026.
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Now, I know what you're thinking, but
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the PS4 is still pretty popular. No,
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it's not. And you're right, it's not.
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But as the PS5 has been out for 5 years
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now, it's not entirely surprising that
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some developers are starting to eye the
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PS4 with a bit more caution. The reports
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from game industry.biz
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doesn't name any specific companies, but
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it does mention that operators of major
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online live service titles are eyeing up
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the timeline for dropping PS4 support.
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This game, this comes on the heels of
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Hoyo versus decision to end support for
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Genchin Impact on PS4, citing technical
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concerns with the conso's slow hard
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drive. So, what does this all mean for
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PS4 owners? Well, it's still too early
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to tell for sure. Popular live service
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titles like Fortnite and Call of Duty
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are still available on PS4 at the time
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of this report, but the signs are there.
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Grand Theft Auto 6 will only be
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available on PS5 and Xbox Series X and
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S. And Battlefield 6 is also skipping
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last gen consoles. It's a bit of a
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bummer for PS4 owners, but get your bum
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selves off the couch, go get a job, and
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get you a PS5. I'm so sorry. I had to
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[ __ ] no, I'm not sorry. [ __ ] all that
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time is not entirely unexpected. As new
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newer consoles come out, it's natural
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for developers to start focusing their
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efforts on these platforms. It's the end
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of an era and it's about damn time
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because we should have been had all
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games at 60 frames per second. They've
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been catering to you PS4 bums for long
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enough. All right, fam. Let's talk about
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a game that's been in the gaming
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underworld for what it feels like an
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eternity. Vampire and the Masquerade
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Bloodlines 2. After what feels like an
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eternity in the gaming underworld, this
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gothic horror RPG is set to rise from
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the dead on October 21st. That's right,
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folks. The date has leaked and it's
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official. The sequel to 2004's classic
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is coming this year. The road to this
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moment has been a bumpy one, filled with
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delays, developer switches, and even
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layoffs. But through it all, The Chinese
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Room has managed to keep the flame of
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this vampire saga burning. Now, thanks
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to a pre-order page on Filipino retailer
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Game Extreme, the cat's out of the bag.
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The page list October 21st as the
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release date. And given the Chinese
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Room's earlier announcement that the
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game would launch in October 2025,
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it's a pretty safe bet that this
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Halloween treat will be a reality. So
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get ready to sink your teeth into some
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good oldfashioned vampire action because
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come October 21st, you won't have to
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wait any longer to see if this
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long-awaited sequel is worth the hype.
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Will it be a game changer or bloodless
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dud? We'll find out soon enough. All
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right, fam. Let's talk about some other
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games that are making headlines.
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First up, Dusk Fade. A upcoming action
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platformer is set to transport players
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back to the glory days of the
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PlayStation 2 with its nostalgic nod to
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classic games like Kingdom Hearts, Jack
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and Daxter, and Ratchet and Clank.
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Developed by Weird Beluga, Dusk Fate
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aims to capture the essence of those
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beloved franchises while introducing its
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own unique gameplay and characters. Its
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protagonist, Durion, draws inspiration
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from Jim Hawkins of Treasure Planet and
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his sword wielding platforming adventure
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are reminiscent of Sora's keyblade
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battles. With a 2022 release, fans are
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eagerly anticipating its arrival. And
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for all my stealth fans, Konami has
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confirmed that the online multiplayer
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mode for Metal Gill Soler, Ulta Snake
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Eater, Fox Hunt, Jesus, that it's a long
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name, man, will launch at some point
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this fall, but won't be available on a
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August 28th alongside the single player
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opponent. The single player remake of
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Metal Gear Solid 3 looks largely
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faithful to the original with updated
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graphics, but the multiplayer modes
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delay is a risky move as it's unclear if
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gamers will want to return to the game
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for it. It will largely depend on how
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Fox Hunt is to play, but it's a bit of a
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bummer that it won't be available at
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launch. Uh like seriously, like why why
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why is there a delay when this is like a
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remake remaster? I I don't understand.
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Maybe I just don't know what I'm talking
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about. But I I really don't understand
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what you could have been working on that
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you couldn't finish the multiplayer. If
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any of these dev moments made you lose
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your mind, hit that like button to let
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me know. It's a small click, but it
8:47
helps the channel big time. Now, let's
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get back into the heat. All right, fam.
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Let's end on a controversial note. Randy
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Pitchfor, president of Gearbox, has
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commented on potential price of
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Borderlands 4, and it got everyone
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heated. Got me heated cuz I am not
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pre-ordering. I'm not buying it at
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launch, bro. Unless I get a copy to like
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review or something, I'll get it when it
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goes on sale cuz you're not going to
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play in my face. Pitch Ford previously
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frustrated Borderland for fans with his
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comments on social media saying that
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real fans would find a way to make it
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happen if Borderlands 4 cost $80. This
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comment was not very wellreceived to
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make to say the least. Nah. Like I I was
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like, "Oh, so you you think we just we
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just dumb or something, huh?" and caused
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enormous backlash against Pitchfor and
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Gearbox at the same time. Take 2
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Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnik has since
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addressed the controversy, saying that
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Pitchfor can be controversial at times,
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but the executive still loves him to
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death. Confirming that there is no bad
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blood between them. Yeah, I bet. But
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here's the real talk, fam. A collector's
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edition for Borderlands 4 was revealed
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with the price of $150. Don't buy that
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[ __ ] But surprisingly, the package does
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not come with the actual game. Don't buy
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that [ __ ] [ __ ] Fans were very angry
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to discover it that the product did not
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actually include the title, which must
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be purchased separately. Gearbox later
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explained that the product was not an
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actual collector's edition. What the
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[ __ ] is it then? But an Echo 4 bundle.
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The [ __ ] is that? It's a classic case of
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corporate nonsense. So, fam, we just
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covered some wild stuff from the Diablo
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I boss leaving Blizzard to the GTA
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franchise Smash and Cell records. We
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also talked about PS4 support ending
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Borderlands Bloodlines 2 finally having
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a release date and a new PS2 inspired
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platformer, Metal Gear Delta's
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multiplayer delay, and the Borderlands 4
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controversy. The gaming world is
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constantly shifting and it's keeping us
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on our toes. What are your thoughts on
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this news? Are you worried about the
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future of Diablo? Are you happy about
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the GTA franchise successor success? And
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what's your take on Borderland 4's
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controversy?
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Hit the comments below and let me know
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