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In today's Daily Fix:A new report from Bloomberg claims EA had to choose between Star Wars and Mass Effect, which resulted in the closure of BioWare. EA is facing financial pressure due to the $18 billion debt it took on during the Saudi buyout. The company then only had enough budget to back one big sci-fi game, and they chose Star Wars Battlefront 3 as the safer bet. In other news, Gears of War: E-Day has moved only 400,000 copies across Xbox and PC, a relatively low number for a marquee franchise. The Verge is reporting that Game Pass is the cause of low sales, as the game was a Day One launch title for the service. And finally, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting a New Game Plus update six years after the game first dropped. Ubisoft says more updates are planned.

In today's Daily Fix:Some leaked info surrounding The Elder Scrolls 6 has popped up again, and The Verge is reporting that an official reveal could be around the corner, possibly November. A leaked, but unverified, title was floating around not too long ago, suggesting the official name for the game is The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel, and The Verge is sticking by that name. The setting for the game is also heavily rumored to be Hammerfell. In other news, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma insists that Series X and S sales are being constrained by their availability...yeah sure. A quick glance at any major retailer's website shows the Xbox Series X and S and their many variants are in stock (except of course for some of the limited edition models). And finally, Phantom Blade Zero is a hit for Chinese game studio S-GAME. The game debuted to the number two spot on Steam's most-played list, with around 723,000 concurrents.

In today's Daily Fix:Phantom Blade Zero has sold around one million pre-launch copies worldwide. This comes from Alinea Analytics, who says that S-GAME's wuxia-inspired action game has sold 850,000 copies in the West on Steam and PS5, and another quarter million from Tencent's WeGame (a Chinese-only digital storefront). The game is reviewing well, too, with IGN scoring it a 9. In other news, PlayStation has revealed their PS Plus lineup for November, which includes Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered, and Monster Train 2. And we’re riding Mine Cart Madness inside Super Nintendo World with The Ride Guys at Universal Epic Universe at Universal Orlando Resort.Presented by Universal Orlando Resort and its newest theme park, Universal Epic Universe.

In today's Daily Fix:Clayface was a much-needed box office win for Warner Bros. and DC Studios. The horror movie based on the DC character brought in around $43 million worldwide, enough for the top spot at the weekend box office. The modest budget of around $40 million also helped the movie's bottom line. In other news, composer Austin Wintory revealed he was in talks with BioWare to create music the now-canceled Mass Effect 5. He has shared drafts of music for the game online. And we take a peek at the five immersive worlds of the all-new Universal Epic Universe, and one of its featured attractions – Stardust Racers, all at Universal Orlando Resort.Presented by Universal Orlando Resort, and its newest theme park, Universal Epic Universe.

In today's Daily Fix:Arkane Lyon is still plugging away at Marvel's Blade, but the studio may be on the chopping block if Microsoft can't find a buyer for the studio by the end of the year. Microsoft is also looking for a partner to "support" the development of the game as it nears completion. That support could be in extra financing for the studio. Marvel's Blade doesn't have a firm release date but it is expected to be out sometime next year. In other news, a hacker has claimed a $50,000 bounty from Sony for reporting an exploit, but has now drawn the ire of others in the PS5 homebrew scene. By reporting the bug, he apparently has wasted months of work by the homebrew community in getting Linux to run on the PS5.