Are you wondering about how to unlock the double jump in The Outer Worlds 2? This ability can be yours fairly early in the campaign. Once you've acquired it, traversal and navigation should be significantly easier.

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  • Sovereign's Sweet Spire Grove location
  A Final Death for Gravity quest guide

  The double jump ability comes from a side quest called "A Final Death for Gravity." It takes place on Eden--i.e. Paradise Island--which is basically the first major region in the campaign. You do need to reach an area called Sovereign's Sweet Spire Grove.

  Sovereign's Sweet Spire Grove location

  Sovereign's Sweet Spire is located due west of Fairfield. You should see a rock formation jutting out of the plateau. There's also an elevator control terminal nearby. You must have Engineering 3 to repair it.

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Doom could be headed to your board-game collection if a new Kickstarter is funded. Just launched on Kickstarter, Doom the Arena Board Game takes one man's war on hell into a full-scale tabletop warzone. Joining Vampire Survivors as another video game-turned-board game, Doom also includes a host of hellish minitatures, but also comes in two editions, as Doom: The Dark Ages will also be available with its own assortment of distinct miniatures.

Officially licensed by id Software and Bethesda, and designed in partnership with Resurrectionist Games, the campaign is developed and published by Modiphius. It's aiming for a $133,000 goal and has already raised around $50,000 at press time.

"Designed to bring the DOOM experience to the tabletop, you and your friends will wield weapons and abilities pulled directly from the video games, and command a legion of iconic characters and creatures brought to life as detailed, high-quality PVC miniatures," the campaign reads. "Doom the Arena Board Game offers strategic depth through engaging, brutal gameplay. Like heavy metal chess, it's simple to learn, yet hard to master, with each piece commanding a unique style of movement and attack that demands clever tactical positioning to achieve victory."

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Loulan: The Cursed Sand has been officially revealed, and this action-RPG will see players take control of a skeletal warrior--who goes by the on-the-nose name of Cursed Sand--on a quest to rescue his beloved princess. Thanks to magical sand powers, the resurrected warrior stands a fighting chance against the monsters standing between him and the princess as he travels along the ancient Silk Road.

In a PS Blog post, game director Hongwen Huai revealed that the design of Cursed Sand is inspired by the Loulan mummies and the desert sand of China's western regions. This resulted in developer ChillyRoom creating a "dual-form" protagonist, who wraps himself in golden sand to take on a human-like appearance. When he uses his powers, he shifts from Sand Form to Bone Form, which Huai described as a powerful stance built for one-against-many combat.

"On his journey, he will face powerful factions ranging from the Loulan royal family--who embody the power of the sun--to the frost-bound spiders of the Western Regions," Huai said. "We've reimagined iconic landscapes of the western region through a fantastical lens, from vast deserts to flowing rivers of sand."

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In April 2022, developer and publisher Sharkmob officially launched Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in White Wolf Publishing's World of Darkness. Players took control of vampires in Prague as they joined rival sects and battled each other with their supernatural abilities and conventional weapons. However, new updates for the game ceased in 2023, and now Bloodhunt's servers are going offline in 2026.

Sharkmob announced the news on its site that Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt will have its final death on April 28, 2026. Once the game's servers go offline, the PC and PlayStation 5 versions of this title will no longer be playable.

In a message addressed to the Bloodhunt community, Sharkmob shared its gratitude for the game's four-year run.

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Star Wars: Unlimited TCG - Intro Battle Hoth

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Asmodee has taken a page out of the Pokemon playbook with its latest addition to the Star Wars: Unlimited TCG catalog. Intro Battle Hoth is a standalone experience geared toward new players of the official Star Wars trading card game. It's very similar in concept to Pokemon TCG: Battle Academy and Disney Lorcana: Gateway. The fast-paced spin on Star Wars: Unlimited is available now for $20. As an added bonus, the game is themed around the Battle of Hoth from The Empire Strikes Back.

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Aside from its massive success with Steam, Valve has also benefited from the longevity of Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike 2, which fueled massive in-game marketplaces. However, Dean Hall--the creator of DayZ and Icarus--believes that Valve should be taken to task for using gambling mechanics like loot boxes to monetize Counter-Strike 2.

"It's something I think Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism about," Hall told Eurogamer. "I'm honestly disgusted with gambling mechanics in video games at all--they have absolutely no place. My challenge to game developers is that if they think these things are not a problem, they make the data available to universities who are crying out to study this stuff."

Loot boxes have largely fallen out of favor in the industry, especially after many attempts to legislate or ban them entirely. In Counter-Strike 2, loot boxes can contain desirable objects like weapon or armor skins that can be traded or resold for real money. But there is often no guarantee that the loot boxes contain the items players want. If players are spending real money to purchase loot boxes over and over again to find what they're looking for, it could be considered a form of gambling.

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Fortnite's worst kept secret--the upcoming Simpsons-themed season, which leaked back in the spring--is fast approaching, and at this point, Epic is officially teasing it. But there's still a little bit of time left in Chapter 6 Season 4, and the final full season of Chapter 6 is going out with a bang. That is, we're getting a live season finale event in Fortnite Battle Royale this weekend that will usher in the all-Simpsons season. Here's what you need to know about Fortnite's next big live event.

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• When will the Fortnite Simpsons season start?

When is the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 finale live event taking place?

The live event is slated to begin on Saturday, November 1 at 8 AM PT / 11AM ET. That's three hours earlier than the usual start time for these things, so plan accordingly. After the event ends, Fortnite will go offline for maintenance in order to deploy the season update.

When will the Fortnite Simpsons season start?

Epic Games is planning for the new season to start on Saturday evening at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET. Fortnite is expected to be offline for about five hours. But that start time is not firm--it could start earlier or later, depending on how maintenance goes.

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Call of Duty Zombies: The Art of Treyarch

$50 | Releases June 16, 2026

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Call of Duty has spent the better part of three decades as one of the biggest video game franchises, and much of that is thanks to the popularity of its recurring Zombies mode, which has been a major part of the series ever since 2008's Call of Duty: World at War. Since then, the mode has appeared in 13 Call of Duty games, including this year's upcoming Black Ops 7, launching November 7 on console and PC. To celebrate its enduring popularity, Call of Duty Zombies is getting its own dedicated hardcover art book, Call of Duty Zombies: The Art of Treyarch, that will explore Call of Duty: Zombies' evolution from a novel bonus to fan-favorite game mode. The book will launch on June 16, 2026, and preorders are available for $50 at Amazon.

Call of Duty Zombies: The Art of Treyarch $50 | Releases June 16, 2026

This 256-page hardcover book examines the origins of this recurring mode, starting from its early days in 2008. You can expect to find exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with the development team, artwork that has been locked in the Call of Duty vaults for years, and detailed intel on what it takes to make this core part of the Call of Duty franchise. The book is written by James Asmus, who has numerous writing credits for books, comic books, video games, and television.

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Several Call of Duty books have been printed over the years, including other behind-the-scenes art books like Making Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. This 192-page hardcover book provides an in-depth look at the groundbreaking game's development, including the creation of characters, maps, and weapons. And while not technically an art book, you can also pick up the official Call of Duty: WWII Collector's Edition Guide that was published by Prima several years ago. The hardcover 304-page book has a ton of details on the campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies modes. It might be an odd purchase for an older COD game, but it's a cool bit of CoD history that's perfect for collectors and die-hard fans.

Along with these art books, there have also been a handful of stories based on recent Call of Duty games. If you're a fan of 2017's Call of Duty: WWII, then you'll want to check out this tie-in. The Call of Duty: WWII Field Manual is presented as a combat-issued handbook owned by Private Ronald "Red" Daniels. It's full of original illustrations, information on the game's units, vehicles, weapons, and battlegrounds, and it offers a first-hand look at various events that occurred during the campaign set in Axis-occupied France.

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Ever since he was a boy, Shuhei Yoshida dreamed of living outside Japan. Born and raised in Kyoto, Yoshida studied science at his local university and spent his college downtime slaying beasts in Dragon Quest. He yearned to embark on a globe-trotting adventure of his own--and just like in his favorite RPG, destiny soon came calling.

Yoshida landed a job at Sony fresh out of college, excitedly joining the company's corporate strategy group. "With Walkman, TV and video, 80% to 90% of Sony's business was done outside Japan," Yoshida recalls, "So, I thought, at Sony, I might have a chance to live outside Japan."

Working under Sony's management group, Yoshida's job was to help grow internal businesses. There was one new team that caught Yoshida's eye: a small group, led by Ken Kutaragi, that had just finished developing the audio chip for Nintendo's massively successful SNES console. Although it was one of Yoshida's colleagues who was ultimately assigned to the project, Yoshida says he tried to assist with Kutaragi's project wherever he could. "Ken's team then started to work on a CD-ROM system for Super Nintendo," Yoshida said. "My colleague was not a big video game fan, so I was giving advice to him."

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Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of the original Crash Bandicoot, yet this anthropomorphic critter hasn't had any TV shows or film adaptations of his own in the last three decades. However, a new report suggests that Crash Bandicoot may finally get a television series at Netflix.

According to What's on Netflix, a Crash Bandicoot animated series is in development from WildBrain Studios,. The report doesn't mention any members of the creative team behind the show, but WildBrain does have history in the video game genre. It was the studio behind Sonic Prime and Carmen Sandiego. Some of the studio's other credits include Johnny Test, Go Dog Go, The Snoopy Show, Fireman Sam, and Polly Pocket.

Netflix currently has a number of video game-related shows on the streamer, including Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, two iterations of Castlevania, Devil May Cry, and the recently premiered Splinter Cell: Deathwatch. Netflix is also developing Assassin's Creed as a live-action series.

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Final Fantasy Tactics has returned after 28 years to phenomenal critical acclaim in The Ivalice Chronicles, with fans both old and new reveling in the improved gameplay and actor performances that weren’t possible in 1997. As Yasumi Matsuno, the creator of the original game, wrote in a moving Twitter post, Tactics comes to players in a time much like when the original was released--a time fraught with “inequality and division” that may leave many feeling “robbed of hope.” While Tactics is a fantasy story set in a fictional setting, developers did take a page or two out of real historical events, such as England’s War of the Roses in the mid to late 1400s. It’s bittersweet that history repeats itself now, but it does emphasize how relevant the evergreen themes of Tactics are, and how important Rapha and Marach Galthena’s involvement in the story is.

Although Israel and Palestine were also making headlines in 1997, the recent dramatic escalation of the situation has become a prominent global conversation today. With this escalation comes an uptick in anti-Arab sentiment, making Rapha and Marach’s involvement in The Ivalice Chronicles that much more special to South West Asian and North African (SWANA) gamers like me. It’s also very refreshing to hear actors Elham Ehsas and Lara Sawalha bringing these characters to life so authentically because it’s no secret that SWANA coded characters have, historically, not been depicted in the most flattering or nuanced light--especially in video games. From Metal Slug to Counter Strike, SWANA coded characters have been one of three things: belly dancers, camel-riding snake charmers, or just flat out evil terrorists. Rapha and Marach tell a very different story--one that allows room for nuance and mirrors many of the issues that our community faces internationally, which was saying a lot back in 1997 and says even more in 2025.

Rapha and Marach are orphans who were swiftly brought under the wing of Duke Barrington, a powerful man who intended to use the siblings for their rare mantra abilities. Duke Barrington not only recruited Rapha and Marach as child soldiers for his war efforts, but he also indoctrinated and trained countless other children too, by opening orphanages filled with “a pool of willing young minds.” This allowed him to select the very best to "mold and train,” as Ramza puts it. It may sound cartoonishly evil, but this is actually eerily similar to how the Taliban recruits today. It is commendable that instead of framing Marach and Rapha as roadblocks designed to be cut down on Ramza’s journey, they are given a humanizing backstory that explains why they end up on a megalomaniac’s side of the war instead of Ramza’s. Rapha especially plays a crucial role in highlighting just how misled she and her brother have been, and tries her best to make him see that, in spite of his initial obstinance.

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It's been a very good year for indie titles on Steam, even in the aftermath of Hollow Knight: Silksong's blockbuster success. Last week, Escape From Duckov somehow briefly outgunned Battlefield 6. Now, another indie game, RV There Yet, has raced past 1.3 million sales in a single week.

RV There Yet is the debut game of Nuggets Entertainment, and up to four players can join this co-op experience as they get behind the wheel of an RV home while attempting a very perilous side route through Mabutts Valley. The goal of the game is to get the RV past obstacles that it would ordinarily be unable to traverse. To pull that off, players will have to leave the RV and creatively use a winch and other tools to get by. As seen in the trailer above, some of those attempts can end very badly. This band of bros also has to deal with wildlife and snakes, which is why an EpiPen is one of their primary tools.

According to SteamDB, RV There Yet had over 100,000 concurrent players in its first week. Nuggets Entertainment community manager Jace Varlet subsequently posted the following video, in which he thanks players on behalf of the team. He also explains why the game wasn't marked as "early access."

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The Halo: Combat Evolved remake, Campaign Evolved, updates the 2001 sci-fi FPS for modern times, and it appears Halo Studios went to significant lengths to touch up the visuals for the Unreal Engine 5-developed game.

Game director Greg Hermann said during a roundtable interview attended by Polygon, that "Every asset has been touched or modified or reviewed in some way as we brought it forward."

Many wondered if Halo Studios employed some kind of artificial intelligence tool to help with this, but Microsoft has not confirmed one way or another, stating only that there was no mandate that the studio needed to use AI. In any event, executive producer Damon Conn said, "We've done everything we can to make sure that we preserve the heart of Halo as we rebuild and retouch everything."

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Video game crossovers and collabs are nothing new, but in many cases, they are predictable. That is not the case with the latest gaming crossover, as 2K has announced that Borderlands 4 is invading PGA Tour 2K25. These two franchises having the same owner is about all they have in common.

Season 4 of PGA Tour 2K25 will include a "Mayhem on the Greens" event that brings Borderlands to the golf sim. "Mayhem on the green incoming!!" Borderlands developer Gearbox said.

The Mayhem on the Greens event begins Wednesday, October 29, but neither 2K Sports nor Gearbox have provided any details about what to expect from it. The teaser art shows a Psycho character wielding a special type of golf club that looks like it was made in the wasteland.

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The Chronicles of Narnia 75th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

$61.59 (was $75) | Releases October 28

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$55.15 (was $140) | Released July 22

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The Chronicles of Narnia is one of the most beloved and widely read children's fantasy series of all time. With over 100 million copies sold since its 1950 debut, there has been no shortage of print editions to pick from, but the brand-new collector's edition may be the coolest, budget-friendly edition yet. In celebration of the C.S. Lewis classic's 75th anniversary, HarperCollins created an eye-catching hardcover omnibus that could make for a lovely gift this holiday. The Chronicles of Narnia Deluxe Edition is available for $61.59 (was $75) at Amazon during launch week.

The Deluxe Edition omnibus is arriving just a few months after The Chronicles of Narnia Deluxe Hardcover Box Set, which is on sale for only $55.15 (was $140). It's one of four different box set editions released for Narnia's 75th Anniversary. Another standout is the Full-Color Collector's Edition for $44.57 (was $91).

The Chronicles of Narnia 75th Anniversary Deluxe Edition $61.59 (was $75) | Releases October 28

The 75th Anniversary Deluxe Edition features Aslan, the King of Narnia, on a metallic dust jacket with shimmering effects. The book itself has a red cover with foil-stamped gold accents and the wardrobe portal on the cover. The custom red page edges feature an emblem representing each of the seven books in the series. On the interior covers, you'll find new fully illustrated, color maps of Narnia and its surrounding regions.

Like previous omnibus editions of The Chronicles of Narnia, the seven novels in the series clock in at 768 pages total. The book measures 6.3 x 2.1 x 9.1 inches. The paperback omnibus remains in print today and is available for only $15, which is 50% off its list price. We'd recommend looking at the sample pages of the paperback omnibus to see if you're okay with the somewhat small typeface.

Here's the list of novels included in the omnibus:

1. The Magician's Nephew
2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
3. The Horse and His Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last Battle

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The Chronicles of Narnia Deluxe Hardcover Box Set comes with a slipcase with vibrant artwork featuring Aslan. As mentioned, this hardcover set launched in July with a fairly high $140 list price. The current $55.15 price is an all-time-low for the box set; it was selling for close to $80 earlier this month.

You'll miss out on the fancy metallic cover, decorative page edges, and foil-stamped case, but the Deluxe Hardcover Box Set is a better choice for kids and anyone who is concerned about the readability of the omnibus edition's typeface.

The individual hardcover editions have similarly sized pages (6 x 9 inches), but together the seven novels are 1,668 pages--more than double the page count of the omnibus. If you compare the sample pages for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to the omnibus, you'll notice the individual hardcovers in this box set use larger fonts.

HarperCollins also published a paperback version of the new box set, though it's not much cheaper than the nicer hardcover collection.

If you opt for paperback copies, you should check out the Full-Color Collector's Edition, which launched in May with alternate covers and color versions of the illustrations found throughout the series.

And for portable, pocket-sized editions, consider the mass market paperback box set, which was also published in May.

The Chronicles of Narnia Box Sets (2025)

• Deluxe Hardcover Box Set -- $55.15 ($140)
• Paperback Box Set -- $38.52 ($77)
• Full-Color Collector's Edition -- $44.57 ($91)
• Pocket-sized Box Set -- $38.46 ($77)

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It's been three years since God of War: Ragnarok was released, and if there's a follow-up game on the horizon then Sony's done a good job keeping it under wraps. It seems like a safe bet that there will eventually be another God of War game, and if there is, Christopher Judge wants it to take place in Egypt.

Judge--who first rose to fame for starring in Stargate SG-1 as Teal'c--has voiced Kratos since God of War in 2018. The original games set Kratos against the Greek pantheon of gods, while the last two games centered on the Norse gods. For a new title, Judge recently disclosed that he would like to return to some of the Egyptian mythology from Stargate.

"Because I became best known as Teal'c from Stargate, to go to Egypt would be a completion of my circle," said Judge during his recent appearance at MCM London Comic Con (via GamesRadar). "But whatever is decided--wait… if there is another game, I have no doubt that no matter what pantheon it is, it will be great."

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It's been almost two-and-a-half years since a video game has made as big of a splash at US retail as Pokemon Legends: Z-A. A new report states the RPG put up unit and dollar sales for a boxed game that haven't been seen since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in May 2023.

Circana's Mat Piscatella pointed out Pokemon Legends: Z-A's "massive US launch at retail" on BlueSky. This comes just days after The Pokemon Company announced the game had sold 5.8 millions copies in its first week. Piscatella did note that the US figures don't include copies bundled with Switch 2.

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Stranger Things VHS Diorama: Eleven vs. Demogorgon

$30 | Releases November 30

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The final season of Stranger Things kicks off on November 26, and unsurprisingly, the series is getting some cool new merch to celebrate its ending. If you're a Stranger Things fan--or you're looking to do some easy shopping for the Stranger Things fan in your life--then you'll want to check out this new Stranger Things VHS Diorama recreating the pivotal moment in the first season when Eleven faces down the Demogorgon creature. The collectible releases on November 30--just a few days after the first batch of the final episodes hit Netflix--and preorders are available for $30 at Amazon.

Stranger Things VHS Diorama: Eleven vs. Demogorgon $30 | Releases November 30

The Stranger Things VHS Diorama: Eleven vs. Demogorgon is a transforming display that resembles a VHS tape when closed, and opens to reveal a highly detailed 3D classroom scene, where Eleven has the Demogorgon pinned to the wall with her telekinetic powers. Fans will notice plenty of fun details, like Eleven's classic season one appearance, realistic wear and tear on the VHS label, and several accessories. The collectible is manufactured by Console Heroes, who previously made several Sega Genesis console dioramas for games like Sonic the Hedgehog and Altered Beast.

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For more Stranger Things gift ideas, there are lots to choose from currently. For something pocket-sized, Funko's Itty Bitty Pops are quite cute, and they come in a playset modeled after the Byers' house. Priced at $24.84 (was $28), this comes with figures of Upside Down Will and Eleven with Goggles inside of a multi-room display that's mirrored by its Upside Down version. You can have a little house party with a few more Stranger Things Itty Bitty Pops, as this four-pack offers regular Will, Barb, and the Demogorgon together for $14.89. A mystery Pop figure is also included, and they're all packaged inside a cute display shelf.

Funko has also released a Stranger Things advent calendar for $57, and this lets you celebrate the festive season with 24 unique Funko Pocket Pops. Each day lets you add another resident of Hawkins--or the Upside Down--to your collection. Looking to do some model-building? This replica of the Creel House for $33 is an easy-to-assemble 3D model that you'll build from 20 EPS foam sheets. You don't need any glue or tools, and the instructions show exactly what you need to do to bring the creepy mansion to life.

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Actor Liam Hemsworth takes over the role of Geralt from Henry Cavill for the upcoming fourth and fifth seasons to close the show out, but Hemsworth originally had some reservations about joining the cast.

He told RadioTimes that he was feeling "pretty reluctant" to sign on after he was first approached for the part. "[I had] a lot of concerns and questions about it all. I was a big fan of the video game and then I watched the series, and was a fan of the series, and I read the books," he said.

What specifically was he hesitant about? Hemsworth said it had to do with how the Netflix series already had an established and passionate fan base that enjoyed watching Cavill in the role.

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Obsidian Entertainment's space-RPG The Outer Worlds 2 launches on October 29 for consoles and PC, but if you shelled out $100 for the Premium Edition, you're probably playing the game right now. You also probably got an in-game message mocking you for your consumerist habits, with the game citing a "flaw" in you.

As spotted by GamesRadar, Redditor disenchantor took to the game's subreddit to share a hilarious pop-up they got. For buying the Premium Edition, disenchantor revealed they have a "consumerism flaw," as the game dragged them for spending so much money.

"The Earth Directorate found a flaw in you! Consumerism," the screenshot disenchantor shared reads. "You're the reason our marketing works. Promotions and sales have riddled your brain, and you're more interested in buying the next big thing than financial planning."

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