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In today's Daily Fix:Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is out today, but if you're jumping into the campaign, be aware that you can't just pause it whenever you want for a quick bathroom break. The game's always-online campaign mode doesn't have a pause feature, and will kick if back to the main menu if you're idle for too long Check out our Black Ops 7 single-player review for more. In other news, Red Dead Redemption is finally getting a current-gen update for Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. The update adds HDR and 4K support, and the Switch 2 version will also support DLSS and mouse controls. The good news is if you already own the PS4/Switch/Xbox One version, you can upgrade for free. Now if only they'd drop an update for Red Dead 2. And finally, the latest overview video for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond introduces NPCs that will join Samus on her adventure. Unfortunately, they might be more chatty than we'd like.

In today's Daily Fix:Valve's Steam Machine announcement sent ripples through the gaming industry this week, and Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, has weighed in. Spencer congratulated Valve and said in a tweet that Microsoft is one of Steam's biggest game publishers, and they welcome the new addition to gaming hardware. Valve also announced a new controller and the Steam Frame, a new VR headset. In other news, Sony and NCSoft have announced Horizon Steel Frontier, an MMO for mobile devices set in Sony's Horizon franchise. And finally, Apple has revealed the first real trailer for season 2 of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the show set in the Godzilla x Kong universe.

In today's Daily Fix:The Super Mario Galaxy movie received its first teaser this morning, along with the announcement of two new voice actors to the cast. Brie Larson will voice Rosalina and Benny Safdie is Bowser Jr. Rosalina was first introduced in the original Super Mario Galaxy game back in 2007, and Bowser Jr. made his debut in Super Mario Sunshine from 2002. In other news, Arc Raiders gets its first major update, North Line, which goes live tomorrow. And finally, Battlefield Studios is responding to criticism of its REDSEC free-to-play battle royale mode.

In today's Daily Fix:Sony has made it known publicly that their investment in Destiny 2 developer Bungie is not paying off they way the Sony had hoped. In a recenty financial report, the studio has failed to meet sales and user engagement expectations, about four years after Sony had acquired Bungie. The studios is currently in development in the long-delayed shooter, Marathon, as well as continuing to support Destiny 2. In more positive Sony news, Ghost of Yōtei has sold more than 3 million units in its first month, roughly on par with its predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima, which sold through 5 million units in four months back in 2020. And finally, Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition has been hit with controversy over its price and technical issues since being launched yesterday.

In today's Daily Fix:Bethesda's Todd Howard knows we want The Elder Scrolls 6, but is asking for patience as the game is "still a long way off." The original announcement came back in 2018—SEVEN YEARS AGO, if you're counting—and there has not been any new teasers since then. Howard also teased a possible shadowdrop, like what Bethesda did with The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered (although several detailed leaks leading up to the drop spoiled some of the surprise). In other news, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto spoke about his minimal involvement with the Super Mario franchise, but is hoping he'll still be around for the series' 50th anniversary in 2035. And finally, Predator: Badlands has hit the ground running, reaching a franchise high opening weekend box office, and that's considering the two Alien vs Predator spinoffs.

Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 has officially become the fourth best-selling game of all time, surpassing Mario Kart 8 with over 79 million copies sold. Meanwhile, Nintendo president Shuntaru Furukawa has eased fan concerns about a possible Switch 2 price hike, assuring investors that profitability will remain steady despite rising costs. And finally, BioWare confirms that Amazon’s upcoming Mass Effect TV series will tell an original story set after the trilogy, rather than retelling Commander Shepard’s adventure.

On today's Daily Fix, GTA 6 gets delayed, AGAIN, the legend of zelda movie starts production, and Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is convinced we’ll get a Red Dead Redemption 3 someday, but he won’t be invovled. Let’s get into it.

In today's Daily Fix:Sony's PlayStatio Portal is officially getting game streaming over the cloud today. The feature was previously in beta, but is now available to all users, provided you have the right PlayStation Plus membership. Game streaming via the cloud does not require the PS Portal to be connected to a PS5 console. In related news, code and graphics for a 'cross-buy' option has been found on the PlayStation Store. Sony hasn't announced anything yet, so many are speculating that this could mean dual PS5/PC purchases. And finally, the highly-anticipated Terminator 2D: NO FATE has been delayed yet again, but this time only about two weeks. The game is now slated for December 12, 2025.

In today's Daily Fix:Nintendo has raised its hardware forecast as the Switch 2 crosses the 10 million units sold mark. The Switch 2 continues its run as the biggest console launch ever, surpassing the Switch 1 (4.7 million units) and PlayStation 5 (7.8 million units) in their respective first six month milestones -- but in only four months (June 5-September 30). Nintendo now expects to move 19 million units by the end of March 2026. In other Nintendo news, the U.S. Patent Office is going to reexamine a patent awarded to Nintendo regarding the 'summon character and let it fight' Pokémon patent. This could potentially undermine Nintendo's argument in its lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair. And finally, Microsoft's Game Pass Wave 1 offerings for November have been revealed, and as expected Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 leads the charge.

In today's Daily Fix:The co-founder and former lead writer for Rockstar Games had to explain why Grand Theft Auto will probably never be set in another country besides America (not counting that one PS1 expansion that was set in London). And it's probably for the reasons you can already think of: lots of guns, and American society is already pretty ridiculous on its own. In other news, Mike Pondsmith, creator of the Cyberpunk roleplaying game, knows how to get Johnny Silverhand back into Cyberpunk 2, he just needs Keanu Reeves to hit him up if Reeves wants to be in the new game. And finally, the formerly Xbox exclusive S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is not only debuting on PlayStation soon, but it's leaving Game Pass, frustrating Xbox players who not only are paying more for the service, but now there's one less Triple-A game to play.