Rockstar Games’ Fatal Error, Prototype Remaster — Highlights for October 1

A brief digest of everything that has happened across the global entertainment industry in the past 24 hours.

• Andrzej Sapkowski says a major feature in The Witcher shouldn’t exist — he calls it unnecessary.
• EA has introduced modular installation for Battlefield 6, so the game’s download size now depends on player choices.
• “They stopped catching cheaters and basically added cheats into the game.” Players are enraged over a new rifle in Black Ops 7.
• Dune: Awakening developers will remove mandatory weekly login requirements for players.
• A content creator spent weeks examining the power grid in Red Dead Redemption 2 and uncovered a critical Rockstar Games flaw.
• Baldur’s Gate 3 hotfix #34 turned out larger than expected — Larian omitted mentioning a new technology.
• Microsoft raised the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by 50%, bringing it to $360 per year.
• A new PS5 firmware update is out — what has changed?
• EA financed its deal with an unfavorable $20 billion, high-interest loan.
• Activision reportedly “broke” the 16-year-old Prototype title as a tease, hinting at a possible remaster involving Ubisoft.

Source: iXBT.games