This week on The Scroll, we tried to go boots-on-the-ground with the Battlefield 6 Open Beta, but the servers had other plans! We break down the chaotic launch, the massive queue times, and why some of us couldn't even get into the fight. Frank managed to sneak past the server errors for a little while, and he's here to share his very first impressions from his limited playtime. We discuss whether this messy launch is a bad omen for the game or just a bump in the road.

Then, we tackle a major industry controversy as we discuss GOG's protest against censorship and the "quiet erasure" of games. We break down why they're giving away so-called banned games for free and debate the power that platforms and payment processors have over what we can play.

Plus, could the future of game discovery be in swiping right for curation? We look at Ludocene, a new "dating app for games," and discuss whether expert-led recommendations are the answer to our ever-growing backlogs.

We also run through the new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass and give a special community shoutout to voice actress Kenneisha Thompson for her fantastic new role in the hit anime Gachiakuta. Join us for a packed show!