Writing the summary…
What's on PC Gamer's desk?

Original reporting
PC Gamer: read the full reportRelated stories
Trump’s Reckless ‘Free Press’ Ban Is Blowing Up in His Face
The president had to give remarks without audio on Monday, so his administration set up a state-run media channel

A Geico Holiday Special? Insurance Giant’s New CMO Widens Spotlight on Entertainment
Geico’s famous animated Gecko used to turn up only in TV commercials. He recently enjoyed guest-star billing on a podcast. The cartoonish figure with the sophisticated accent appeared in June on WNBA player Azzi Fudd’s ‘Fudd Around and Find Out, thanks to A.I. that allowed the character to interact with the sports star. “There’s not […]

Jessica Lange Speaks Out on ‘American Horror Story 13’ Return, From Playing Secret Fifth Character to Begging for a Musical Number
Jessica Lange is not only reprising her four previous American Horror Story roles in Season 13 — she’s debuting a new one. When asked on Good Morning America on Tuesday what made her want to return to Ryan Murphy’s horror anthology series, Lange said, It really was just the idea of bringing those four characters […]

Jensen Ackles to Star in Crime Thriller Series ‘Rules of Prey’ at MGM+
Jensen Ackles is set to star in the thriller series Rules of Prey, which has been greenlit at MGM+. The eight-episode series is based on the book of the same name by John Sandford (a.k.a John Camp), which is the first in Sandford’s Prey novel series that focus on former police detective Lucas Davenport. Production […]

Xbox lays off 268 more employees, merges Obsidian into Bethesda, and puts Activision in charge of Halo
Xbox says it's now "roughly three-quarters of the way" to completing its planned 3,200 job cuts.

Tragedy: Crusader Kings 3's pope DLC will not let you use blood boys to prolong your life, and yes I did ask the devs
If it was good enough for Pope Innocent VIII…