Borderlands 4 was revealed this week at Gamescom, and the looter shooter will be launching on Steam as opposed to the Epic Games Store (EGS).Controversially, both Borderlands 3 and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands launched on Epic's storefront before eventually coming to Steam. The platform change was so noticeable that Gearbox head Randy Pitchford spoke on the shift, which is a begrudging one on his end.Speaking to old comments he made in 2019 about the EGS potentially ending Steam's monopoly, Pitchford called those old thoughts "overly optimistic. It’s a cool lesson for me and anyone who wants to learn from my experience."

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"Monetization is difficult, because you need to sell the game, and you have pressure from executives and stakeholders, for good reason, because it's hard to sell a game. But sometimes there's some pressure to do these things without really taking into account: Could that be harmful?"- Ethical Games organizer Celia Hodent

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Oh, would you look at that. Welcome to the first ever edition of Patch Notes! Newsletters are unequivocally in these days and instead of succumbing to crippling FOMO (that's 'fear of missing out'), we figured we'd join the party.Patch Notes will be a casual hangout for the cool cats. A brooding, low-lit jazz bar filled with people who 'get it.' It's your favorite breakfast served in bed. A hallowed space for deep, pensive contemplation. Your dizziest daydream made corporeal. That one—alright, it's mainly just an excuse for news editor Chris Kerr (hello hello) to cut loose on a Friday and pore over the latest game industry happenings.We'll be publishing a new edition of Patch Notes every two weeks to keep you in the know. Inside, you'll fi…

Warner Bros. Discovery's dire financial straits may lead to it selling off various "smaller assets" as a means to avoid a complete "nuclear option" corporate breakup.Per Financial Times, senior management like CEO David Zaslav are considering selling off its video game division. That side of the business includes original franchises WBD acquired (Mortal Kombat) and long-running transmedia brands (DC, Harry Potter).Since merging with Discovery in 2022, WBD has repeatedly affirmed its desire to stick around in video games, particularly live-service. It saw a big success in 2023 with Hogwarts Legacy, followed by the modest MultiVersus and disappointing Suicide Squad in 2024.According to the outlet, selling its games may be the one sale WBD could make without triggerin…

Ubisoft Milan creative director Davide Soliani is departing the studio after 25 years.Soliani has worked on a litany of titles over the year, but is best known for overseeing development of the Mario+Rabbids franchise as creative director. Prior to that, he worked on other franchises such as Beyond Good & Evil, Rayman, Rainbow Six, Just Dance, and Tomb Raider.In a short post on X, Soliani said he was leaving Ubsoft to "embark on a new adventure.""Hi all folks. After 25 years, 11 of which beautifully spent working with Nintendo on Mario+Rabbids along the company of our incredible community of players, I have decided to leave Ubisoft to embark on a new adventure," he wrote. "I can't say more now. Thanks a lot for everything, truly."Ubisoft paid tribute …

This year's Fantastic Fest film festival in Austin, TX will feature a showcase for horror video games.Fittingly titled "Fantastic Games," the event is a collaboration with Day of the Devs and will run from September 20 to September 22. 12 games will be present, some of which may be publicly playable for the first time.Per Fangoria, sponsors include Double Fine, Devolver, and Blumhouse Games. The latter launched last year and earlier this summer revealed its first wave of games from indie studios like Perfect Garbage and Half Mermaid.Fantastic Games marks another new showcase for Devs, which teamed with the Game Awards last year for an indie-focused event. It also comes months after the festival went independent.

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Sega has revealed it sued and won a case against a serial harasser of one of its staff, and intends to do the same on behalf of all employees.The developer said the unnamed individual had conducted "slander and extreme acts of harassment" on social media toward the employee, prompting legal intervention as the situation escalated.With the court's permission, the company obtained the harasser's personal information and sought damages on the victim's behalf. The individual has been ordered to delete all of its harassing posts and not do it again in the future.Sega went on to call harassment against developers a "serious problem" and pledged similar legal action would be taken against any other malicious behavior against its staff."We are involved in hu…