Was your country a late cut from the Xbox One launch territory list? Well, you might be waiting until Q3 of 2014 for an official console launch. The same sources who first leaked the changed launch territories say you’re in for a long wait for your Xbox One. [Gamereactor]

4chan did it again. Their latest prank tricked people into bricking their brand new Xbox Ones with promises of 360 backwards compatibility. [Daily Dot]

The managing director of GOG talks about the next generation of consoles forgoing backwards and the fight to preserve games for an industry where the publishers don’t want to look back. [PCGamesN]

“There’s a uncomfortable irony in the Call of Duty series’ twin fascinations with the destruction of the United States and brainwashing.” Richard Woodsworth on the message of Call of Duty. [Edge Magazine]

Cliff Blezinsky, formerly of Epic Game, has been making the rounds on the podcast circuit. This week, he was on both the Joe Rogan Experience and Pointless with Kevin Pereira. [Joe Rogan Experience / Pointless]