Good morning, dear Ranger Netizens! It's time for our daily Ranger Morning Briefing again. Today's headlines include: UK Prime Minister announces an investigation into Rockstar Games' firing incident; Helldivers 2 Creative Director reveals that a Roguelite mode is in development; Publisher of Little Rocket Lab accuses Steam of unfair review moderation, etc. Let's dive into the details!

Rockstar Firing Controversy Escalates! UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Says He Will Intervene in the Investigation

Rockstar Games has once again become the center of public attention after laying off 31 employees at its UK and Canadian offices this fall. Parent company Take-Two claimed the dismissals were due to employees' "serious misconduct", but the UK's independent trade unions accused the move of being a blatant act of union-busting. Following multiple protests outside Rockstar's offices, the matter was finally brought to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who stated that he would "conduct an investigation" into the incident.

Helldivers 2 Creative Director Reveals: Roguelite Mode in Development

Helldivers 2 Creative Director Johan Pilestedt casually mentioned a Roguelite mode in a recent reply on social media. Earlier, an enthusiastic Helldivers 2 player expressed the hope that the game would add "some kind of Roguelike/endless mode where we fight wave after wave of enemies on the same map or keep completing missions". In response, Pilestedt said: "Hey! We have a prototype for a Roguelite mode."

Publisher Accuses Steam of Review Moderation: Negative Review Mentioning "Muslim Characters" Remains Unremoved

Mike Rose, head of publisher No More Robots, recently stated that after reporting a negative review of the automation simulation game Little Rocket Lab which complained about the presence of "Muslim characters", Steam "rejected" his complaint and explicitly left the review up. "Valve has now rejected my appeal, confirming that 'I don't like Muslims' is a valid reason to leave a negative review on Steam," Rose wrote. For clarity, the content of the review in question reads: "There are Muslims too... No one asked to see this kind of stuff in such a cozy building game."

Players Complain About Poor Optimization of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for Switch 2: Frequent Input Lag

The Switch 2 port of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was quietly released recently, but numerous posts on social media indicate that players are not having a good experience. "The graphical improvements are negligible, the frame rate is still locked at 30 FPS (what the hell), and there's nearly a full second of lag after every input," an unhappy Reddit user wrote. "I know Bethesda's optimization has never been great, but this is just ridiculous. Honestly, I'd rather play the original Switch version—it's at least not this sluggish."

Helldivers 2 to Award Exclusive Capes to Players Who Liberated Planet Oshaun

Helldivers 2 officials announced on social media: "In recognition of the historic achievement of Helldivers who liberated the bug hive world of Oshaun from the tyrannical rule of the malevolent Dark Cloud—which once plagued and terrorized our citizens—the High Command is proud to grant them a commemorative cape for use in future battles. This cape is now available for immediate equipping."

Good morning, dear Ranger Netizens! It's time for our daily Ranger Morning Briefing again. Today's headlines include: UK Prime Minister announces an investigation into Rockstar Games' firing incident; Helldivers 2 Creative Director reveals that a Roguelite mode is in development; Publisher of Little Rocket Lab accuses Steam of unfair review moderation, etc. Let's dive into the details!

Rockstar Firing Controversy Escalates! UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Says He Will Intervene in the Investigation

Rockstar Games has once again become the center of public attention after laying off 31 employees at its UK and Canadian offices this fall. Parent company Take-Two claimed the dismissals were due to employees' "serious misconduct", but the UK's independent trade unions accused the move of being a blatant act of union-busting. Following multiple protests outside Rockstar's offices, the matter was finally brought to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who stated that he would "conduct an investigation" into the incident.

Helldivers 2 Creative Director Reveals: Roguelite Mode in Development

Helldivers 2 Creative Director Johan Pilestedt casually mentioned a Roguelite mode in a recent reply on social media. Earlier, an enthusiastic Helldivers 2 player expressed the hope that the game would add "some kind of Roguelike/endless mode where we fight wave after wave of enemies on the same map or keep completing missions". In response, Pilestedt said: "Hey! We have a prototype for a Roguelite mode."

Publisher Accuses Steam of Review Moderation: Negative Review Mentioning "Muslim Characters" Remains Unremoved

Mike Rose, head of publisher No More Robots, recently stated that after reporting a negative review of the automation simulation game Little Rocket Lab which complained about the presence of "Muslim characters", Steam "rejected" his complaint and explicitly left the review up. "Valve has now rejected my appeal, confirming that 'I don't like Muslims' is a valid reason to leave a negative review on Steam," Rose wrote. For clarity, the content of the review in question reads: "There are Muslims too... No one asked to see this kind of stuff in such a cozy building game."

Players Complain About Poor Optimization of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for Switch 2: Frequent Input Lag

The Switch 2 port of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was quietly released recently, but numerous posts on social media indicate that players are not having a good experience. "The graphical improvements are negligible, the frame rate is still locked at 30 FPS (what the hell), and there's nearly a full second of lag after every input," an unhappy Reddit user wrote. "I know Bethesda's optimization has never been great, but this is just ridiculous. Honestly, I'd rather play the original Switch version—it's at least not this sluggish."

Helldivers 2 to Award Exclusive Capes to Players Who Liberated Planet Oshaun

Helldivers 2 officials announced on social media: "In recognition of the historic achievement of Helldivers who liberated the bug hive world of Oshaun from the tyrannical rule of the malevolent Dark Cloud—which once plagued and terrorized our citizens—the High Command is proud to grant them a commemorative cape for use in future battles. This cape is now available for immediate equipping."