Hint of a Prototype Remaster, Borderlands 4 Humiliated by Comparison to Borderlands 3 — This Week’s Highlights

A concise roundup of the week’s most notable developments across the global entertainment industry.

• Borderlands 4 fell short beside Borderlands 3 — performance is reportedly three times worse.
• EA introduced modular installation for Battlefield 6, allowing players to control the game’s download size.
• A Capcom veteran warns that Palworld “crossed a red line” and urges players not to buy it.
• Developers began addressing criticism of Resident Evil Requiem — Grace’s T‑shirt was lowered and a laptop was revealed.
• Media report that Sony will start phasing out PlayStation 4 support in spring 2026, disabling some console services.
• The CoreFX visual mod gives GTA 5 a look much closer to GTA 6.
• Assassin’s Creed: Shadows vs Ghost of Yotei — a head‑to‑head comparison.
• Diablo 4 fans complained at launch but then returned to play — Season 10 has become the most successful on Steam.
• Creators of the GTA‑inspired anime game ANANTA explained their rejection of gacha mechanics and outlined how the game will monetize.
• Why do Unreal Engine games sometimes look plastic? A content creator blamed the use of a “264‑year‑old diffuse model.”
• Rockstar updated Red Dead Redemption 2’s Steam page, sparking speculation that a remaster may be in the works.
• Developers of Liminal Point responded to criticism that a sexualized protagonist resembles Claire from Resident Evil.
• A vulnerability was found in the Unity engine — Genshin Impact and other titles released over the past eight years could be at risk.
• Andrzej Sapkowski says a major component of The Witcher games shouldn’t exist — he calls it unnecessary.
• Activision abruptly “broke” the 16‑year‑old Prototype and hinted at a possible remaster, potentially involving Ubisoft.

Source: iXBT.games