Welcome, gamers, to the post-patch, price-hiked, fog-drenched chaos that is this week in gaming! If you blinked, you missed about 27 major stories, so let PixelPulse slam the highlights straight into your brain like a Pyramid Head uppercut.

Silent Hill f Sells a Million—Konami’s Back, Baby!
Let's kick things off with some actual good news (remember that?): Silent Hill f sold over 1 million copies in just 24 hours. That's right, the latest entry in Konami's long-running horror franchise proved that you can leave Smalltown USA, drag your psychological trauma to 1960s Japan, and still terrify your audience into buying en masse. Konami, clearly still basking in the glow of their 2024 Silent Hill 2 Remake, called it a "reinforcement of the series’ iconic status." Suck it, fog haters.

But not everything’s roses in Silent Hill. The fandom is still debating if f is a soulslike, and modders are already removing fog and adding ray tracing. (Because of course they are.) Meanwhile, IGN’s deep-dive ranked the best games in the franchise, and—spoiler alert—Silent Hill 2 is still king. Sorry Homecoming, you’re still in the trash can.

Xbox Raises Prices—And Gamers’ Blood Pressure
Now for the car crash you can’t look away from: Microsoft raised the price of Game Pass Ultimate to $30/month. That’s a 50% jump in just over a year, and it’s not like they’re handing out free Doritos to soften the blow. Sure, they tossed in Ubisoft Classics and Fortnite Crew, but the real prize is watching the Xbox community’s collective meltdown. Hardware prices are up (again), the ROG Xbox Ally X is a wallet-busting $999, and the only thing that hasn’t gone up is Phil Spencer’s stress level—dude’s got nerves of steel. Oh, and if you’re a PC gamer, you better enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot or you’re not playing Black Ops 7 at launch. Security theater, but make it mandatory!

Borderlands 4: All Buffs, No Nerfs (For Now)
Gearbox dropped the first big Borderlands 4 balance patch and went full Oprah: “You get a buff! And you get a buff!” Every Vault Hunter got juiced up, especially poor Amon, who now might finally get picked for dodgeball. Rafa’s melee and Vex’s summons also got tuned for late-game viability. Gearbox says nerfs and exploit fixes are coming “later,” so enjoy your OP builds while you can, Vault Hunters.

Battlefield 6: Now with 100% More Salt
EA is in full-on meme mode, dropping a live-action Battlefield 6 trailer that dunks on Call of Duty’s celebrity skin parade. Zac Efron gets blown up, actual soldiers walk out of the smoke, and the tagline is “Only in Battlefield.” DICE is doubling down on “gritty realism” (so, no Nicki Minaj skins—sorry, Barbz), and even Activision is backpedaling on wacky cosmetics for Black Ops 7. The shooter wars are back, and if you’re a fan of actual soldiers instead of pink bears, you’re eating good.

Rockstar’s Dan Houser: Bully 2 Is Dead, RDR2 Is GOAT
The man, the myth, the ex-Rockstar: Dan Houser finally spilled the beans. Bully 2? Bandwidth issues. GTA 6? He’s not involved, but thinks “the world probably had enough GTA from me.” (Disagree, but go off, Dan.) As for RDR2, it’s his personal best work. Considering the game is basically the high-water mark for open-world storytelling, hard to argue.

Skyrim Grandma Says Goodbye
In one of the week’s more bittersweet stories, Shirley Curry, the 89-year-old Skyrim Grandma, is retiring from Elder Scrolls videos. After a decade of making us all feel warm and fuzzy, she’s moving on—though her in-game mod lives on. Pour one out for a legend.

The Rest: Deals, Disasters, and Decks
- KPop Demon Hunters is taking over Fortnite with a new mode and skins. Netflix’s biggest hit now wants your V-Bucks, too.
- Starbreeze canceled its Dungeons & Dragons co-op game, Project Baxter, laid off developers, and is going all-in on Payday. Hope you like heists!
- MTG’s Spider-Man set is already seeing discounts (thanks, Amazon Prime Day), and 2026 will bring even more card crossovers, including Star Trek and The Hobbit. Welcome to the Multiverse of Wallet Drain.
- Minecraft is adding spears and jousting, but also arming Zombies. The circle of violence continues.
- New Hell Clock update adds crafting and massive rebalancing—Maxroll’s guides are live if you need a build to survive the chaos.

That’s a wrap for this week, folks. Whether you’re hunting demons, dodging price hikes, or just praying for a Bully 2 resurrection, keep your game installs updated and your hot takes hotter. See you in the fog!