THE PS5 JUST BECAME A STEAM MACHINE?! THE STEAMSTATION!!! Modders have reportedly gotten Linux running on the PS5 Pro, including Ubuntu desktop support, Steam downloads, and 4K/60Hz output. But the bigger story is PS5 Bazzite Deck, a GitHub project designed to boot a jailbroken PS5 directly into Steam Gaming Mode, with targets including 1440p/120Hz and 4K/60Hz. The hackers are giving Sony's hardware an entirely new purpose. SONY BUILT THE CONSOLE. MODDERS BUILT THE STEAMSTATION! Sources: - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2116047453363323252 - https://x.com/itsawful911/status/2115800990536577340 - https://x.com/itsawful911/status/2115732293201363091 - https://x.com/mdaman010/status/2109649036902887455 - https://x.com/sword_pdf/status/2116275791092924771 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2115518966441345080 - https://x.com/oliver_drk/status/2116227072775364944 - https://x.com/SrcasticGamer/status/2114842320419905698 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2115848543227515328

TIM SWEENEY JUST GOT STEAMROLLED! Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is mad at Steam again, targeting Valve's AI disclosure rules, accusing the platform holding PC gaming back. But former Valve developer Chet Faliszek has fired back with a fantastic response, challenging Sweeney's arguments about transparency, pointing out Epic's own AI disclosures on Fab, asking why Alan Wake 2 isn't on Steam. I react to Chet's video, breakdown contradictions and discuss why giving PC gamers more info shouldn't be bad. EPIC FAIL! Sources: - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2115941498906620018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrOhv9KAcb8 - https://x.com/GiveMeBanHammer/status/2115968323200634913 - https://x.com/GiveMeBanHammer/status/2115931910484726140 - https://x.com/GiveMeBanHammer/status/2115931032851730759 - https://www.gamesradar.com/games/former-valve-dev-hits-back-at-epic-games-ceos-claims-steam-holds-gaming-back-and-its-ai-disclosures-are-political-youre-just-treating-players-like-theyre-stupid/

TO KILL A MARATHON. Bungie takes the stand and insists Destiny 2's future has nothing to do with Marathon's success. Product head Josh Deane says players shouldn't buy Marathon as a donation to support Destiny. But I'm not convinced. After Bungie admitted Marathon didn't reach as many players as hoped, I'm putting its latest reassurances under the microscope. Is this an innocent clarification or another case of corporate double-speak? The defense has made its statement. Now the gaming community gets to decide whether it believes it. Sources: - https://flopathon.cc/game/marathon - https://flopathon.cc/game/destiny-2 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2116244800303174057 - https://x.com/DAKKADAKKA1/status/2116245134861881675 - https://x.com/SwiftieSteve/status/2115904396324429915 - https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/bungiecommunityupdate_10_27 - https://x.com/PaulTassi/status/2116188339191836950 - https://x.com/S14deane/status/2116086082341306812 Thumbnail by @NobodyHasSpoken

STUTTERING CRAIG GOT A VISIT FROM THE POLICE... OVER AN APOCALYPSE JOKE?! Craig was pulled away from a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 tournament at Youmacon after police approached him about an X post joking that the world might end while he was at the convention. The post was part of the ongoing AI power-grid apocalypse jokes, but things escalated into a real police encounter. Craig says he doesn't blame the officers for police attention. Sources: - https://x.com/StutteringCraig/status/2116279216622752162 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2114491099045929048 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2114517917220131102 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2115194358890987840 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2115263774655652092 - https://x.com/StutteringCraig/status/2115261075520209372 - https://x.com/StutteringCraig/status/2115969385932415440 - https://x.com/StutteringCraig/status/2116256063582306629 - https://x.com/Based_Yukari/status/2116057306940989564 - https://x.com/RealLifeFakeWiz/status/2116366415519187447

MASS EFFECT WAS SACRIFICED FOR STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 3?! Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reports that EA chose a new Battlefront over Mass Effect, contributing to BioWare's closure. The kicker? Battlefront 3 reportedly hasn't even entered development! With EA carrying roughly $18 billion in debt after its $55 billion buyout, the financial pressure is enormous. But Schreier also dismisses the argument that BioWare's creative direction and ideological controversies contributed to its downfall. I'm breaking down the report, the failure of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and why I believe the industry's problems go deeper than corporate accounting. Sources: - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2116199737640817051 - https://x.com/RinoTheBouncer/status/2114738067164561885 - https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2116172460907204797 - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-10-30/why-electronic-arts-shut-down-bioware-and-cancelled-mass-effect - https://x.com/wwarrior_1/status/2116221236535775393

CELESTE AND TOWERFALL ARE LEAVING XBOX... OVER A POLITICAL BOYCOTT?! Maddy Thorson has confirmed that both games were deliberately delisted from the XBOX Store in support of the BDS movement targeting Microsoft over its ties to Israel. And they're not alone. Big Walk developer House House has also declined to bring its game to XBOX. I'm examining the decisions, the political controversy, and what happens when developers use game availability as a form of protest. Gamers lose option to buy games bc devs make a political statement Sources: - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2115867259797491736 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2115873331002122526 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2115954209514508409 - https://x.com/TrueAchievement/status/2115750999596081447 - https://x.com/ChibiReviews/status/2115883007940645127 - https://www.polygon.com/celeste-towerfall-delisted-bds-boycott/ - https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bvyu5nhichs2phs2giiznctq/post/3myzioij5vk2f - https://www.maddymakesgames.com/

FELLAS... IT MAY BE OVER FOR XBOX! Gears of War: E-Day reportedly cost over $500 MILLION to develop, excluding marketing, yet a source cited by The Verge estimates just over 400,000 copies sold across XBOX and Steam! Meanwhile, Asha Sharma's latest XBOX financial update reveals another revenue decline, highlighting Minecraft, WoW, and Call of Duty without mentioning Gears. I'm breaking down the reported sales, Game Pass estimates, Microsoft's AAA spending problem, and the mounting questions surrounding The Coalition's future. How much longer can XBOX sustain budgets like this? Sources: - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2115892210776297656 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2113789829096079392 - https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2115574497621463499 - https://x.com/xMBGx/status/2115961043558039614 - https://x.com/PigeonGoGaming/status/2115902824982982961 - https://x.com/oliver_drk/status/2115834778213654873 - https://flopathon.cc/game/gears-of-war-e-day

PHANTOM BLADE ZERO IS ABSOLUTELY EXPLODING! Chinese developer S-GAME has delivered a massive action RPG launch, with over 700,000 concurrent Steam players and a spectacular reception for its martial arts combat. I look at why it has captured so much attention, what Western AAA studios could learn from its success, and why gamers are celebrating its focus on action rather than the ideological messaging they criticize in other releases. Sources: - https://x.com/madcap412/status/2115634487698890863 - https://x.com/Genki_JPN/status/2115797639799492825 - https://flopathon.cc/game/-4115450 - https://x.com/mrphillipchan/status/2115777406778937375 - https://x.com/DeiDetective/status/2115823270171676984 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2115972452920459527 - https://x.com/InsiderGamingIG/status/2115807617394094413 - https://x.com/PaulTassi/status/2115494738824675769 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2115857161863753955 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgJBFa952mY - https://scskiller.com/