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Borderlands 4 Chief Randy Pitchford Says if More Developers Better Understood Why Gamers Love Making Decisions About Loot, ‘We’d Have Good Competitors’

Borderlands 4 Chief Randy Pitchford Says if More Developers Better Understood Why Gamers Love Making Decisions About Loot, ‘We’d Have Good Competitors’

Borderlands 4 chief Randy Pitchford has said that if other developers better understood why gamers love making decisions about loot, Gearbox would have “good competitors.” Pitchford was speaking in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss the release of Borderlands 4 and Gearbox’s journey alongside the series’ success. The outspoken developer said that even though the Borderlands franchise …

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I just tested the new Scuf Valor Pro controller — and it’s a must-have for PC gamers

I just tested the new Scuf Valor Pro controller — and it’s a must-have for PC gamers

I reviewed the Scuf Valor Pro earlier this year, and it quickly became my favorite PC game controller. While its Hall Effect joysticks and smooth gaming performance won me over, it didn’t offer wireless connectivity or software customization. Months later, the company has released an upgraded model that fixes these two issues, while also adding a feature I didn’t know …

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PlayStation Plus November Free Games Lineup Already Has Gamers Concerned

PlayStation Plus November Free Games Lineup Already Has Gamers Concerned

As per usual, PlayStation Plus subscribers have taken to guessing what games might be leaving the service in November. You may have turned your nose up at the word “guessing”, but here me out. Every month, PlayStation Plus users examine titles that have been available for certain periods of time. Those periods of time are typically six months, one year, …

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Steam and Microsoft warn of Unity flaw exposing gamers to attacks

Steam and Microsoft warn of Unity flaw exposing gamers to attacks

A code execution vulnerability in the Unity game engine could be exploited to achieve code execution on Android and privilege escalation on Windows. Unity is a cross-platform game engine and development platform that provides rendering, physics, animation, and scripting tools for developers to create titles for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, consoles, and the web. A large number of mobile games …

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Gamers owe Lina Khan an apology after Microsoft price hikes

Gamers owe Lina Khan an apology after Microsoft price hikes

The viral meme circulating social media tells the story perfectly: a long line of people waiting to “Apologize to LINA KHAN” while an empty booth sits beside it offering “Join Game Pass with new prices.” Former FTC Chair Lina Khan was right all along about the Microsoft-Activision merger, and the gaming community owes her an apology. Sorry pic.twitter.com/GHN8fp1h5W — Vinícius …

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Official Update Sending Gamers Wild

Red Dead Redemption 2 Official Update Sending Gamers Wild

It might finally be happening, after years of patient fans asking, Red Dead Redemption 2 seems to be getting a ‘next-gen’ update for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. While it hasn’t been officially confirmed by Rockstar Games, folks on social media have discovered that a recent update to the Red Dead Redemption 2 Steam page might be pointing to …

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PlayStation Gamers, You Can Download Ghost of Yotei Right Now

PlayStation Gamers, You Can Download Ghost of Yotei Right Now

If you’re extra keen to jump into Ghost of Yōtei as soon as possible, then great news: you can download it on PlayStation 5 right now (as long as you don’t mind paying ahead of time). The follow-up to Sucker Punch Productions’ 2020 banger Ghost of Tsushima is almost upon us, and the hype is very much real. Ghost of …

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The glitch in Super Mario Bros that obsessed gamers

The glitch in Super Mario Bros that obsessed gamers

This coding error occurred in World 1 level 2, which was introduced on screen as “World 1-2”. After Mario had glided through the wall and down the pipe in World 1-2, text would appear on the screen to indicate which new world and level he was entering, as per usual. But thanks to the glitch, there was a blank space …

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Borderlands 4 Dev Gearbox Asks PC Gamers to Keep Playing for at Least 15 Minutes After They Tweak Settings to See How Performance Has Changed, as Negative Steam Reviews Pile Up

Borderlands 4 Dev Gearbox Asks PC Gamers to Keep Playing for at Least 15 Minutes After They Tweak Settings to See How Performance Has Changed, as Negative Steam Reviews Pile Up

Borderlands 4 has launched on Steam to big concurrent player numbers, but the release was marred by complaints about PC performance that have resulted in a ‘mixed’ user review rating on Valve’s platform. Borderlands 4 peaked at 207,479 concurrent player numbers on Steam yesterday, September 11, which was significantly higher than any previous Borderlands before it. However, the game launched …

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