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Michael Hoglund

Borderlands 4 is killing off a tired "FOMO" trend — I hope other developers follow suit

The siren (Randy Pitchford) blasting away NPCs labelled as FOMO and Paid Early Access.

Borderlands 4 is coming soon. Like, super soon. It's less than three months away at this point, and not only will it maintain a decent price point, unlike Microsoft and Nintendo, but it's also eliminating a feature I've come to dislike over the last few years.

Dune: Awakening recently launched on June 5.. uh, wait, no it didn't. It launched on the 10. June 5 was the date for players who paid $20 more for the deluxe edition and were granted what Funcom called a "Head Start."

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