Subnautica 2 is Drowning, Xbox Still Posting L’s and We Know the GOTY | Weekly Gaming News

This week, we talk about how the Subnautica 2 team has been going through it, Xbox can’t stop publicly posting L’s, and our way-too-early Game of the Year predictions.

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