People looking forward to the Mass Effect TV show may have been dismayed recently after a report said the sci-fi series was being partially re-written to appeal to "non-gamers." Now, one of the show's writers, Daniel Casey (Fast & Furious 9), has responded to that report, saying he's never heard of any directive to change any scripts.

Posting online, Casey said he is unable to share specifics about the Mass Effect script, but he said the article making those claims about the show "caught me off guard" like it did for many fans.

"I don't know where that 'non-gaming audiences' quote came from or who said it, but at no point has that been said to me," Casey said.

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Forza Horizon 6 Limited-Edition Xbox Wireless Controller

$90 | Releases June 2

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Forza Horizon 6 Limited-Edition Xbox Wireless Headset

$135 | Releases June 2

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Forza Horizon 6 Limited-Edition 8Bitdo Controller Charging Dock

$35 | Releases June 8

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Ahead of its release next month, Microsoft has unveiled the limited-edition Forza Horizon 6 Xbox controller and wireless headset collection. Similar to the Forza Horizon 5 hardware released a few years ago, the new peripherals feature a mix of bright colors, transparent parts, and colorways designed to evoke the Japanese setting and themes of the racing game sequel. Preorders are now open, with the controller priced at $90 and the headset retailing for $135 ahead of a June 2 release date.

Forza Horizon 6 Limited-Edition Xbox Wireless Controller $90 | Releases June 2

The Forza Horizon 6 controller features a transparent cyan blue top case, a metallic gradient, and volt green, hot pink, and silver color accents. It also has a silver metallic D-Pad and two-tone rubberized diamond grips. Microsoft says the controller is inspired by the iconic Touge roads of Japan. These winding mountain roads are the birthplace of drifting and have been featured in anime series like Initial D.

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The headset features a loud selection of colors. Transparent cyan, volt green, and hot pink make it stand out, complemented by pit crew and race track aesthetics. As a touch, the headset offers custom sound effects from roaring Japanese V8 engines and the Forza Horizon 6 user interface. Performing actions like turning the headset on or muting your mic activates these unique sound effects. Like the controller, the headset connects to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Android, and Cloud devices.

Preorder at Amazon Forza Horizon 6 Limited-Edition 8Bitdo Controller Charging Dock $35 | Releases June 8

You can also get the 8BitDo Charging Dock for your Xbox controllers, sold separately. Dressed in Forza Horizon 6 colors, it includes a 1100mAh rechargeable battery pack. The dock has magnetic alignment for easy placement. A full charge takes up to three hours. The controller can also be used on a PC and with smartphones that support Bluetooth.

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Forza Horizon 6 launches for PC and Xbox Series X|S on May 15. It'll be a day-one launch through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, and it'll also be coming to PS5 at a later date. Physical copies for Xbox Series X are also available, starting at $70 for the Standard Edition. The Deluxe Edition includes 30 additional vehicles and more DLC, while the Premium Edition offers even more DLC and four days of early access to the game.

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I was one of many players who awaited Starfield's arrival in 2023 with bated breath, but ultimately bounced off the game due to what I felt was an underwhelming story and a yawn-inducing gameplay loop. I revisited the game after its massive May 2024 update and found it to largely be a similar experience--lots of loading screens, lots of strange bugs, lots of one-note characters, and lots of barren planets.

But with the recent release of Starfield's Free Lanes update and Terran Armada DLC, I once again felt my subconscious tugging me back towards the game. I hadn't touched it since before Shattered Space launched, so with two DLCs and a massive free update to explore, I decided to give Starfield another chance and dove back into the Settled Systems. What I found there was pretty darn disappointing.

I started with the Free Lanes update, which adds a number of new features and quality-of-life fixes to the game, but its biggest draw is the fact that you can now fly your ship from one planet to another. In practice, this is painfully boring. It's a neat option if you're really, really into role-playing, but since you still cannot manually land on a planet from space, its impact is dulled. The real star of the show here is Cruise Mode, which allows you to fly from one planet to another via autopilot.

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Shuhei Yoshida, the 30-year PlayStation veteran who left the company in 2025, has shed more light regarding the situation that culminated in his eventual exit from the company. He said at the ALT: GAMES event recently in Australia that after 11 years leading Worldwide Studios, he was "fired from the role."

As reported by This Week In Video Games, Yoshida said he was fired from that job in 2019 in part because he refused to listen to PlayStation's top boss, Jim Ryan. He retired in 2024.

"Jim Ryan wanted to remove me from first-party because I didn't listen to him," he said. "He asked to do some ridiculous things, and I said, 'No.'"

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