🎮️ Bethesda’s back with another Starfield update

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Bethesda’s back with another Starfield update - and by update, I mean they polished the store and called it a patch. Meanwhile, modders are out here doing Todd’s job for $10 and a prayer. Also, Ubisoft keeps Ubisofting, and Splitgate 2 just unlaunched itself like it's speedrunning development limbo.

In this edition, we’ve got:

• Bethesda's bold new plan: sell you fixes to their own broken game

• Valve vs. the credit card overlords

• Ubisoft's $100 million sequel to the longest credit roll in gaming

Here’s everything you need to know this week in the world of gaming.

TOP STORY

🪐 Starfield Update: The Space Burger That Forgot the Patty

Welp, Bethesda actually remembered Starfield exists, and somehow managed to do less than nothing with it. After seven months of radio silence, what do we get? A beta branch update that… tweaks the UI on the paid mods menu. That’s right. Not the gameplay, not the jank, not even the bugs, they fixed the store so you can give them more money faster. Respect the hustle, I guess?

What's new?

• Better sorting in the missions tab (be still, my heart)

• A fix for temperature gear looking dumb

• The UI for the Creation Club store now sucks a little less

That’s it. That’s the whole update.

Meanwhile, modders are out here dropping entire DLCs like Watchtower, complete with voice acting, orbital strikes, and, get this, fun. All for $10. Meanwhile, Bethesda’s official Shattered Space DLC came and went in 5 hours and somehow cost triple the price. Oops, you finished it while blinking.

The big kicker? Bethesda’s literally selling mods that fix problems they created. Want better loot scaling? That’s $3, please. Want a perk that makes the game playable after level 40? That'll be $2.99, plus Bethesda skims 40% off the top. You can’t make this up.

Coming soon (maybe):

• A second expansion nobody asked for

• Starfield on PS5, repackaged as a $80 “complete edition”

• Bethesda pretending this game was a huge success all along

But let’s be real: Starfield is now the grumpy uncle you visit once a year, only to remember why you stopped coming around. The mods are doing all the heavy lifting, Todd’s giving us “used car salesman” energy in every interview, and the studio's dodging criticism like Neo in The Matrix.

If this is how they treat their golden boy space RPG, buckle up for Elder Scrolls VI. You'll need a credit card just to fast travel.

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