The WARDOGS Launch Literally Broke Steam

This week in gaming, tactical FPS WARDOGS absolutely exploded at launch, PlayStation reportedly dropped Hideo Kojima’s next game, Skyrim got a talking IKEA shelf, and much more. ARTICLES & SOURCES WARDOGS – More Than 1 Million Copies Sold IGN reports on WARDOGS passing one million sales while exceeding 300,000 peak concurrent players on Steam. https://www.ign.com/articles/wardogs-surpasses-1-million-copies-sold-on-day-one-blows-past-300k-peak-concurrent-players-on-steam WARDOGS – Launch Server Problems Coverage of the massive influx of players that overwhelmed WARDOGS’ servers on launch day. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/wardogs-servers-go-down-as-over-300-000-people-rush-to-play-on-launch-day/ Killzone – New Project Reportedly in Development MP1st reports that a new Killzone project is in the very early stages of production. https://mp1st.com/news/report-new-killzone-project-in-very-early-stages-of-production Hideo Kojima – PlayStation, Xbox & Physint Reporting on the changing publishing situation surrounding Kojima Productions and its upcoming project. https://aftermath.site/hideo-kojima-productions-pt-xbox-playstation/ Physint – PlayStation Drops Kojima Project Bloomberg reports that PlayStation dropped Hideo Kojima’s Physint, with Xbox stepping in as a new partner. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/hideo-kojima-s-physint-video-game-dropped-by-playstation-goes-to-xbox?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4OTEzMzY2NSwiZXhwIjoxNzg5NzM4NDY1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTDdDOVdLSVVQVEIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.fyrTke3aUIkJk3LwiBfR7JiNr0phfE51dlEql1RcXZ4&leadSource=article-gifting Gaming & Transmedia – Franchise Value Sensor Tower looks at the growing value of games expanding into movies, television, and other forms of entertainment. https://sensortower.com/blog/transmedia-opportunity-in-games Skyrim – IKEA Kallax Companion Skyrim gets an official IKEA collaboration featuring a talking Kallax shelf voiced by Matt Berry. https://www.polygon.com/skyrim-ikea-mod-shelf-matt-berry/ Marvel’s Wolverine – Critical Reception A look at the critical consensus surrounding Insomniac’s Wolverine and how its reception compares with the studio’s previous games. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/marvels-wolverine-critical-consensus Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Remake Reactions A roundup of fan reactions to the visual and gameplay changes revealed for Nintendo’s Ocarina of Time remake. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-internet-reacts-to-zelda-ocarina-of-times-changes/ Nintendo – Tariff Refund “Customer Appreciation” Sale Nintendo announces a 30% off sale that it says was made possible in part by tariff-related refunds. https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/nintendo-announces-customer-appreciation-sale-thats-made-possible-in-part-by-tariff-related-refunds/ CS2 Chate Update Valve released an update fixing a glaring oversight with in-game chat logs. https://www.pcgamesn.com/counter-strike-2/cs2-update-chat-encryption Counter-Strike 2 – Toxic Chat Data The Verge reports on data revealing the extent of toxic language appearing in Counter-Strike 2’s in-game chat. https://www.theverge.com/games/990578/counter-strike-2-data-is-revealing-just-how-toxic-its-chat-is Counter-Strike 2 – Slur Tracking & Leaderboards Coverage of websites tracking offensive CS2 chat messages and turning the data into player leaderboards. https://kotaku.com/counter-strike-2-cs2-slurs-tracking-leaderboard-chat-racist-homophobic-2000731369 EA – Potential Savvy Games Group Merger Reporting that EA’s Saudi owners are considering combining the publisher with Savvy Games Group into a massive gaming corporation. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/eas-saudi-arabian-owners-are-reportedly-considering-forming-an-ubermegacorp-by-merging-them-with-savvy-games Ubisoft – Steam Without the Full Ubisoft Connect App Ubisoft is testing a more streamlined system that could let Steam users launch its games without opening the traditional Ubisoft Connect application. https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ubisoft-is-testing-making-its-games-far-less-annoying-to-launch-on-steam/ #GamingNews #WARDOGS #PlayStation #HideoKojima #Killzone #Skyrim #MarvelsWolverine #Zelda #CounterStrike2 #EA