Gaming PulseA playful bilingual daily briefing on game releases, industry moves, and the player impact behind them.https://gaming-pulse.publume.dev/Former Bethesda Developer Says Starfield Would Have Been Better With Fewer Handcrafted Planetshttps://gaming-pulse.publume.dev/en/former-bethesda-developer-says-starfield-would-have-been-better-with-fewer-handcrafted-planets-10c4f7f7d3/https://gaming-pulse.publume.dev/en/former-bethesda-developer-says-starfield-would-have-been-better-with-fewer-handcrafted-planets-10c4f7f7d3/Former Bethesda developer Nate Purkeypile told The Examined Game he would have designed Starfield with a handful of handcrafted planets rather than 1,000 procedurally assembled ones. He called the repeated dungeons and content 'space quilts' that made the world incoherent from an environmental standpoint.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:12:04 GMTMarvel Tokon: Fighting Souls PC Launch Draws Negative Steam Reviews; Maximilian Dood Uninstalls on Streamhttps://gaming-pulse.publume.dev/en/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-pc-launch-draws-negative-steam-reviews-maximilian-dood-uninstalls-on-stream-4a0ed8e607/https://gaming-pulse.publume.dev/en/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-pc-launch-draws-negative-steam-reviews-maximilian-dood-uninstalls-on-stream-4a0ed8e607/The PC launch of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has met with negative Steam reviews and a high-profile streamer uninstall, spotlighting player complaints about the port's quality.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:12:04 GMTNo Man's Sky Players Have Explored Less Than 1% of Its Planets in 10 Yearshttps://gaming-pulse.publume.dev/en/no-mans-sky-players-have-explored-less-than-1-of-its-planets-in-10-years-24990b7e31/https://gaming-pulse.publume.dev/en/no-mans-sky-players-have-explored-less-than-1-of-its-planets-in-10-years-24990b7e31/Hello Games says No Man's Sky players have explored less than 1% of its planets after a decade, with this year drawing the game's biggest player numbers since launch.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:12:04 GMTTake-Two CEO: Borderlands 4 Performance Has Not Affected Support Planshttps://gaming-pulse.publume.dev/en/take-two-ceo-borderlands-4-performance-has-not-affected-support-plans-ab062535a2/https://gaming-pulse.publume.dev/en/take-two-ceo-borderlands-4-performance-has-not-affected-support-plans-ab062535a2/Take-Two's CEO says Borderlands 4's commercial performance has not changed the company's long-term support plans. Gearbox still has new content on the way, including a new Vault Hunter pack, while no Year 2 roadmap has been announced.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:12:04 GMTValve: Steam Hardware Buyers' Data Likely Stolen in CEVA Breachhttps://gaming-pulse.publume.dev/en/valve-steam-hardware-buyers-data-likely-stolen-in-ceva-breach-949c4ff042/https://gaming-pulse.publume.dev/en/valve-steam-hardware-buyers-data-likely-stolen-in-ceva-breach-949c4ff042/Valve has told recent Steam hardware buyers in Europe that a breach at logistics partner CEVA may have exposed their personal data, and it warns them to treat order-related fake messages as scams. The warning matters because the exposed information could be used to make fraudulent messages appear credible.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:12:04 GMT