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Random_Matt on 02 February 2026
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JEMC said:

And here’s part three:

Beyond Good and Evil 2 somehow survives the bloodbath at Ubisoft: creative director says he's 'saddened' by the layoffs and cancellations, but the 19-year project is 'unaffected'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/beyond-good-and-evil-2-somehow-survives-the-bloodbath-at-ubisoft-creative-director-says-hes-saddened-by-the-layoffs-and-cancellations-but-the-19-year-project-is-unaffected/

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney voices support for $900 million Steam lawsuit: 'Valve is the only major store still holding onto the payments tie and 30% junk fee'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/epic-games-boss-tim-sweeney-voices-support-for-usd900-million-steam-lawsuit-valve-is-the-only-major-store-still-holding-onto-the-payments-tie-and-30-percent-junk-fee/

In a beautifully ironic twist, a YouTuber attempting a pacifist run of Bully discovered a secret weapon hidden for almost 20 years: 'I can see why they tried to lock it inside a building'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/in-a-beautifully-ironic-twist-a-youtuber-attempting-a-pacifist-run-of-bully-discovered-a-secret-weapon-hidden-for-almost-20-years-i-can-see-why-they-tried-to-lock-it-inside-a-building/

Jeffrey Epstein was banned from Xbox Live
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/jeffrey-epstein-banned-xbox-live/
>> lol

Deadlock now lets you avoid certain heroes when queuing for a game, but you can't avoid the newest ones
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/deadlock-now-lets-you-avoid-certain-heroes-when-queuing-for-a-game-but-you-cant-avoid-the-newest-ones/

Skyrim's design lead says if you play Morrowind today, you will 'cringe': 'The reality of playing Morrowind would not stand the test of time'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/skyrims-design-lead-says-if-you-play-morrowind-today-you-will-cringe-the-reality-of-playing-morrowind-would-not-stand-the-test-of-time/

Larian made a chill beats Baldur's Gate 3 animation full of references to popular mods and memes
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/larian-made-a-chill-beats-baldurs-gate-3-animation-full-of-references-to-popular-mods-and-memes/

'We need to get the funniest person we can possibly find': Helldivers 2's lead writer had seven days to cast John Helldiver, the face of the game's beloved intro cinematic
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/we-need-to-get-the-funniest-person-we-can-possibly-find-helldivers-2s-lead-writer-had-seven-days-to-cast-john-helldiver-the-face-of-the-games-beloved-intro-cinematic/

id Software's second FPS only brought in $5,000, and the studio might not have made Wolfenstein and Doom if the game hadn't made a dev fall out of his chair: 'That was just one of the craziest things in a videogame I'd ever seen'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/id-softwares-second-fps-only-brought-in-usd5-000-and-the-studio-might-not-have-made-wolfenstein-and-doom-if-the-game-hadnt-made-a-dev-fall-out-of-his-chair-that-was-just-one-of-the-craziest-things-in-a-videogame-id-ever-seen/

I agree with the comments about morrowind, it is certainly best that this former designer never works on the elder scrolls again; so out of touch with the audience. Skyrim is absolute dogshit; that game has what I refer to as consolelitus.