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'The Only Reason Call of Duty Exists Is Because EA Were Dicks,' Battlefield Boss Vince Zampella Says

October 15, 2025
Battlefield boss Vince Zampella has said that Activision’s best-selling Call of Duty franchise only exists “because EA were dicks.” It’s an eye-opening but typically frank statement from Zampella, who is of course now an EA employee himself once again. Over his career, Zampella has ping-ponged between rival publishers EA and Activision, working first on EA’s Medal of…
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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'

October 14, 2025
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…
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Code Vein 2 Preview: New Moon, Same Blood

October 14, 2025
Code Vein getting a sequel, as announced at Summer Game Fest earlier this year, was a pleasant surprise. The original was good! It was one of those games that necessarily didn’t blow people away, but was fun popcorn for action-RPG fans who like deep character creators…
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Halo Veteran Glenn Israel Departs After 17 Years

October 13, 2025
Glenn Israel, a 17-year veteran of Halo game development, has announced his departure from the series via a startling message that has left fans worried over the future of Xbox’s flagship shooter franchise. Originally an artist at Bungie, Israel ultimately served as an art director at 343 Studios (now Halo Studios), with contributions to a long list of Halo projects from 2009’s Halo 3…
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'I Want to Know What Sort of Odds I Am Trying to Beat When I Am Grinding a Game' — 150 Hours and Over 3,000 Boss Kills Later, a Superfan Has Worked Out Borderlands 4's Disappointingly Low Drop Rate

October 13, 2025
If you’re big into Borderlands 4, you’ll be wondering about its drop rate. The looter shooter is, when it comes to the endgame, all about getting the right items for the right build so those damage numbers keep on going up. But what are the actual chances of getting a…
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Walmart+ Members Get First Dibs on Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames Preorders Today

October 10, 2025
Attention, Pokémon TCG collectors, another hot drop is hitting Walmart with more from its early-access restock program just in time for Phantasmal Flames, the latest and most hyped expansion I’ve seen in a long time. Following the frenzy of the recent Prismatic Evolutions ETB drop, Walmart is following it up by granting paid Walmart+ members the first opportunity to preorder three key…
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