Forza Horizon 6 Pirate Gets Banned Until the Year 10,000 - IGN Daily Fix

In gaming news, a Forza Horizon 6 pirate received a hardware ban until the year 10,000 for stealing the game early. Playground Games, the developer, is enforcing strict action against individuals who accessed the leaked build, including franchise-wide and hardware bans. Despite the ban, the pirate continued to upload gameplay footage using an alt account, claiming they are not worried about a hardware ID ban and can play online freely. Meanwhile, Steam DB has distanced itself from the leak, suggesting someone with early access was responsible. In other news, eBay officially rejected GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's $56 billion offer to buy the company, deeming it "neither credible nor attractive." Cohen plans to take his offer directly to shareholders, believing he is the most qualified to run eBay. Questions remain about GameStop's ability to fund the deal, with a potential $16 billion shortfall. Cohen has been actively criticizing eBay on social media and even listed items for sale on the platform as a publicity stunt to fund his bid. Finally, Chuck Beaver, former writer and producer for Dead Space, believes a fourth installment of the series is unlikely due to low sales. He stated that new games would need to sell over 10 million copies to recoup high production costs, a difficult feat for a horror game, especially in an industry seeking "perennial moneymakers" like live service titles. He noted that even successful Resident Evil titles don't consistently hit such numbers.