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Nintendo Switch 2 Events Hit By $900 Scalper Crisis #
Nintendo's upcoming Switch 2 preview events (starting April 4) face a scalping crisis. Here's the real deal:
- Tickets are going for $900 on eBay (spoiler: they're worthless)
- Nintendo explicitly made tickets non-transferable
- Next chance: Waitlist opens January 29 (2 PM ET)
BioWare's Mass Effect 5 Loses Veteran Writers #
Twenty-year BioWare veteran Trick Weekes is out. The studio's dramatically downsizing:
- Mass Effect 5 is still in early development
- Key departures include the genius behind Mass Effect's genophage storyline
- Zero writers remain from the 2011-2016 era
The truth? Mass Effect 5 will be written by an entirely new team. Whether that's good or bad? We'll see.
PlayStation Sweetens PC Gaming Deal #
Starting tomorrow, PlayStation's bringing the goods to PC:
- Spider-Man 2: Early unlock for Spider-Man 2099 suits
- God of War Ragnarök: Black Bear Armor + 500 Hacksilver
- TLOU Part II Remastered: 50 bonus points + exclusive Ellie skin
- Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered: Nora Valiant outfit
No PSN account? No bonuses. Simple as that.
Pokémon TCG Pocket's Trading Drama #
Let's talk about the most ironic thing in gaming right now:
A trading card game where you... can't really trade. Here's why players are furious:
- Trading needs "stamina" (classic gacha move)
- Want to trade an Ex card? Destroy 4 other Ex cards first
- Even whales are walking away
Xbox's Victory Lap: Black Ops 6 Dominates Both Consoles #
Microsoft's first Call of Duty as owner is a hit:
- Top seller on both Xbox AND PlayStation
- Highest player count of any paid CoD release
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: 4 million players already
- Xbox Cloud Gaming: 140 million hours streamed
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