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The Throwdown #45

Happening At STFUandPLAY

• STFUandPLAY pays respect to Giant Bomb’s Ryan Davis.
• Grand Theft Auto V gameplay trailer
• Tony’s editorial about gamer’s pack mentality
• Last Of Us day at STFUandPLAY

Gaming News

• Phil Fish puts MS on blast for not supporting Fez
• Don Mattrick leaves Microsoft, is replaced by Julie Larson-Green
• People petition MS to bring back DRM
• League Of Legends player jailed after making comments on Facebook
• Broken Age gets delayed
• Kingdom Hearts creator wants Marvel and Star Wars characters in KH3
• Nintendo yanks Smash Bros. from EVO then does a 180
• Hideo Kojima depressed by Grand Theft Auto V

Listener Questions

• Why is it that you guys didn’t touch on the Playstation 3 update that bricked consoles?
• Where do you think gaming would be without Microsoft?

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Take-Two Pauses ‘Borderlands 4’ Switch 2 Release; CEO Addresses User-Created Charlie Kirk Mission

Take-Two Interactive revealed it is pausing development on its Nintendo Switch 2 edition of "Borderlands 4" in its latest quarterly earnings.

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League of Legends: Demacia Rising Minigame Guide

Find out how to complete the Demacia Rising minigame in League of Legends by following this step-by-step guide.

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powerupgaming.co.uk
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PlayStation Store’s top downloads of 2025

O'Dell Harmon Jr. writes: "Before we say goodbye to 2025, let’s take a look back and see what were the most downloaded games of the year. It was a great time for sports, shooters, and some new PlayStation VR2 games. Sports favorites topped the charts in US/Canada and EU, with NBA 2K26 and EA Sports FC26, respectively.

Juggernaut GTA V found a home in the top three for both regions, with new 2025 release Battlefield 6 claiming second place in the US. Fortnite took top place for free-to-play games, and Beat Saber continues its PS VR2 success."

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maximusprime_42d ago

FH5 4th in Europe compared to North America 14th. Not surprising.

LucasRuinedChildhood42d ago

I think it shows how shortsighted it was for Sony to let go of Evolution and not get them to make some sort of competitor (open world Driveclub?) 10 years ago.

bionicstar42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

its a hard bet to make. hindsight is always 20/20.

Christopher41d ago

After Driveclub's reception, hard to say it would have done well enough to compete. It's easy to dream of such a thing, but to make it happen? It's taken how long for CoD to be dethroned? And it was dethroned by Hogwart's Legacy and has gained it right back just the next year.

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1Victor42d ago

It’s funny to watch the only games EU and USA agree on was Minecraft and back ops 7 both regions on 6 and 7 spot respectively other than that FIFA rules EU

gold_drake41d ago

yeh, football is really popular here in europe ha

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DivineHand12541d ago

I would like to see a list that has both free to play and paid games together, but at least we have this.

To this day GTA5 is a top downloaded game and it makes me wonder if the industry is really ready for GTA6. I imagine almost nothing else will sell during that game's release window.