Despite the year winding down, there’s plenty of news for Joe and Malcolm to discuss on this week’s Firmware Update. They’re really just looking forward to next week’s Game of the Year bracket smack down, though.
Talking points: THQ goes bankrupt; tax dollars burned in an attempt to scapegoat video games; “The Million Dollar Man” Ted Dibiase buys THQ, Rockstar really wants you to play their PS2 games; blastin’ bugs on Vita; The Curious Case of Star Trek: The Game; Resident Evil 6 sells “only” six million units; we have to talk about Assassin’s Creed III again; even more Borderlands 2 DLC; PSN fire sale; Game of the Year contenders revealed; Persona 4 vs. Borderlands 2; Underground Radio soon to be buried for good; Persona 4 Mack Daddy; Christmas with Sewer Shark.
Take-Two: "We know there have been some concerns from Borderlands fans about Take-Two’s Terms of Service. Maintaining transparency and confidence with the community here is always our goal, and we wanted to address some of these concerns."
A huge SEGA / Atlus Nintendo Switch eShop sale with over 50 games on sale, including Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and more.
Before GTA 5 and RDR2 took the world by storm, Rockstar Games stole Need for Speed’s thunder with the racing game Midnight Club 2.