BioWare mourned, Switch 2 jailbroken, and Wolverine dominates charts

The games industry is grieving the sudden closure of BioWare, with developers and fans alike expressing outrage — one response capturing the mood bluntly: 'Anyone who participated in this travesty should be ashamed.' Adding a painful coda to that loss, writers who worked on Mass Effect 5 have spoken publicly about the project, with one describing it as 'the most energizing, in-the-zone collaboration I've ever had.' An award-winning science fiction author was also attached to the story. The game, of course, will never be made.

Marvel's Wolverine is having a landmark week on multiple fronts. The PS5 exclusive topped US sales for September and stands as Sony's biggest launch since Helldivers 2, though its reception has come with a caveat — a GameSpot report warns players not to trust the social media reaction at face value. September was also a brutal month for Xbox, whose hardware sales dropped to a new low as Sony extended its market dominance; PS5 outsold Switch 2 in what was described as the strongest US sales month since May 2025.

Nintendo Switch 2 has been jailbroken for the first time, with an AI-assisted exploit marking a significant security breach for the platform. Capcom confirmed a separate but serious data incident — 11.7 million accounts were breached in a service used to play Street Fighter and other titles. Xbox officially confirmed new pay-as-you-go pricing for cloud gaming, and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 has been delayed to the second half of 2027.