Weekly Recap: Destructoid's Scandal And 5 Other Shocking News Bits

One of the big cage-rattlers of the week involved a writer getting fired, a group of games and tech journalists on a secret mailing list helping him get fired and then some of those same people allegedly blacklisting that writer. Things spiraled out of control after the group known as the “Game Journo Pros” became public knowledge and had a lot of people questioning the politics behind games journalism.

On the softer side of the news, we had things like the Evolve alpha going live over the weekend, some leaked footage of the highly anticipated zombie mode from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and a list of horror moments from games that aren't necessarily horror titles. There's also big news on the PS4's latest update and Bethesda's acknowledgment of Prey 2 being cancelled. These stories and more in this November 1st, 2014 edition of the Weekly Recap.

Destructoid And Games Journalism Corruption

Gamers always felt there was a smoking gun in games journalism corruption and now it's been delivered. Ryan Winslett offers his hands-on impressions of Samurai Warrior 4, and he digs it. It looks like the scores for Bayonetta 2 are in and the game is easily one of the best of 2014. Microsoft finally comes forward to squash the rumors for Halo 5 regarding the November 15th release date. WWE 2K15 has been confirmed to run at native 1080p for both the Xbox One and PS4... major victory for the Microsoft fanboys. An interesting new game is on the way called Private Eye. And Sony adds some Halloween-themed games to the PlayStation line-up.

Horror Moments In Non-Horror Games

While this spot probably should have gone to the price-cut the Xbox One is taking this fall, it's actually going to the 6 horrific moments in gaming you didn't see coming. Square has some brand new goodies set to arrive for Final Fantasy XIV. Prepping for the holiday season, Microsoft has a price-cut in store for the Xbox One. Check out the first look at Halo: The Master Chief Collection's Coagulation overhaul. New details about Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare have leaked due to an early copy getting out. Far Cry 4's creative director rails on the obsession with resolution.

Here's The Big Update For The PS4

Sony has some big updates rolling out for the PS4, and you can read up on them <="" href="http://www.cinemablend.com/games/PlayStation-4-System-Update-v2-0-Now-Live-68087.html?right">. Check out the interview we conducted with the composers for Alien: Isolation. It turns out that the lawsuit levied at Activision over Call of Duty: Black Ops has been dismissed... you'll definitely want to see why. Maingear has a new and improved X-Cube with one of the biggest and bestest graphics cards around... the Titan Z-Edition. Here's details on the season pass for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. And Blizzard is banning bots in Hearthstone.

Assassin's Creed In Japan? It's Not Happening

...for now. Assassin's Creed in Japan is not happening... for now. Ubisoft explains why. Dying Light for the seventh gen consoles has completely been scrapped... it makes sense given all the restrictions that comes along with decade-old hardware. Star Wars games have finally landed on Good Old Games, so grab them while they're hot. EA and Visceral Games have finally unveiled the official release date for Battlefield Hardline and it falls just within the spring sector of 2015. Mike Tyson goes head-to-head with Mike Tyson in a game of Punch-Out and Gaming Blend's Ryan Winslett offers up a review of the title Tiny Troopers.

Xbook Duo Offers Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility

It may not be official and it may not be the way you wanted it, but the Xbook Duo allows you to play both Xbox One and Xbox 360 games. Here are some classic games prepping land on Nintendo consoles this week. Assassin's Creed Unity takes a very, very different turn by giving us a glimpse into World War II. Star Wars: Battlefront is scheduled to release next holiday season. One of the best JRPGs you never played will be arriving on PC soon. There's a ton of DLC being included with the North American launch of Hatsune Miku and here are the games being released for free as Xbox Games for Gold.

Prey 2 Cancellation Confirmed

Bethesda's Pete Hines made a short a sweet comment about the cancellation of Prey 2. But the franchise isn't completely dead. In celebration of Halloween, Rockstar has updated GTA V with some new goodies for die-hard gamers. Ahead of the game's launch, the zombie mode has been leaked for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Curious if your PC is up to the task of running The Crew? Check out the system requirements guide. A new video has surfaced from IGN detailing how to unlock armor in Halo 5. If you've been on the fence about Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes, you might be interested in the game now that it has a perma-price drop. BioWare and EA have announced that Dragon Age: Inquisition has finally gone gold, which means it'll be launching very soon.