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Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99View Tech recommendations PC Gaming Show Dune: Awakening Recommended reading Assassin's Creed Ubisoft scores a legendary ratio against Elon Musk on his own platform—which hopefully marks a final end to all the Assassin's Creed Shadows' culture war nonsense Elon Musk's estranged daughter weighs in on his pro gamer claims: 'He was a Bronze Torbjörn main' Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford tells anyone worried about an $80 Borderlands 4 pricetag that 'if you're a real fan, you'll make it happen,' reminding us all of the value in choosing not to tweet Third Person Shooter MindsEye co-CEO claims there's a 'concerted effort' to trash the game ahead of its release: 'I do KNOW that there are bot farms posting negative comments and dislikes' 'The game should speak for itself': MindsEye's publisher denies developer claims of a conspiratorial 'effort to trash' it Former Bethesda dev went indie in part because of Fallout 76's noxious reception: 'If you put out a game that people don't like, the internet's gonna treat you like you're clubbing baby seals' 'The absolute sincere truth is that I don't want anyone to pay any more than they should or are comfortable with': Randy Pitchford's latest post on the Borderlands pricing controversy is a whole dang essay Elon Musk's latest gaming take is ruthlessly mocked by Bioshock fans: 'Probably thinks Andrew Ryan was the hero' Andy Chalk 18 June 2025 Musk is apparently a big Andrew Ryan fan, but also doesn't seem to actually know anything about him. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) DOGE mastermind Elon Musk took the recent No Kings protests in the US as the latest opportunity to reinforce his gamer cred with his followers on X, and once again his need for approval has blown up in his face. "Anyone else think of this yesterday?" Musk posted on June 15 (or early June 16, depending on your time zone), the day after the No Kings protests against Trump's presidency drew more than five million people across the US, according to supporters. (Image credit: Elon Musk (Twitter)) It was a pretty clear allusion to those anti-Trump demonstrations, especially in light of the ugly breakup between Trump and Musk earlier this month that saw Musk claim credit for Trump's election victory and seek to imply that Trump kept company with child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, to which Trump responded by threatening to take away the massive US government subsidies that keep Musk's companies afloat. Related Articles Ubisoft scores a legendary ratio against Elon Musk on his own platform—which hopefully marks a final end to all the Assassin's Creed Shadows' culture war nonsense Elon Musk's estranged daughter weighs in on his pro gamer claims: 'He was a Bronze Torbjörn main' Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford tells anyone worried about an $80 Borderlands 4 pricetag that 'if you're a real fan, you'll make it happen,' reminding us all of the value in choosing not to tweet (Image credit: Anna Hughes (Bluesky)) It all simmered down after a few days (Musk later apologized for his remarks), but some things you just can't take back, and at first blush Musk's "no gods or kings" post looked like he was rubbing Trump's nose in it a bit, in a way that Trump probably wouldn't get. But then about a half-hour later, he put up another post with nearly the same quote—using "men" in place of "man"—above a video of a successful SpaceX rocket landing. No gods or kings, only men pic.twitter.com/StNow0bb6RJune 16, 2025 The implication of this one is very different, seemingly casting Musk in the role of Andrew Ryan, the founder of the underwater city of Rapture in which BioShock takes place. The reaction to the post on X was a predictable slurry of cheers, insistence that there is a god (this seems to be the dominant response, at least among those surfaced by the algorithm), and a handful who want everyone to know they recognize the quote as a BioShock reference. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Over on the BioShock subreddit, though—a place where people tend to have at least a passing familiarity with BioShock, including the fact that Andrew Ryan was a villainous megalomaniac who meets his destiny at the wrong end of a golf club because he'd rather score a point than go to therapy—the reaction is quite a bit different. A small smattering: "Of course he took away the wrong message and probably thinks Andrew Ryan was the hero." - 4morian5 "It's like that Trump supporter trying to disrupt a voting line by blasting Rage Against The Machines - Bulls on Parade and danced to it." - rainorshinedogs "Does he know what shit ended up happening in the end with Andrew Ryan's dream?" - Andrianwill-87 "We have come full circle. Where once we had people quoting Ayn Rand thinking they were the new John Galt (especially young men), now we have billionaires quoting Bioshock thinking they are the next Andrew Ryan. Praise be to the cycle, for it shows the pure idiocy of dudes with money they have never earned." - hunkaliciousnerd Others in the thread pointed out Musk's analysis of the original Deus Ex a couple years ago, which inspired a similar response on the Deus Ex subreddit. (Image credit: Elon Musk (Twitter, via Reddit)) Musk repeated that misunderstanding of Deus Ex a few months later, attracting the attention of Robert F. Kennedy, who as the current secretary of Health and Human Services in the US was recently accused of disseminating "willful medical disinformation" to justify his decision to restrict access to vaccines among some people. (Image credit: Robert F Kennedy Jr (Twitter)) That's irony, baby. Another of Musk's efforts to bolster his gamer cred involved demonstrating his Path of Exile 2 prowess, which ended in an awkward climbdown after it was revealed he'd been account boosting (followed by an absolutely savage burn inflicted by Ubisoft a couple months later). It's all very silly, but Musk's latest swing-and-a-miss is starting to make me wonder if his vaunted gamer cred—which I admit I bought into as much as anyone a decade ago, before, y'know, everything—is perhaps just a wee little bit overstated. I would assume Musk does know how BioShock ends (it's not exactly a big secret) and is just taking the classic 'the bad guy is actually the good guy' position, but I have to wonder why, especially given that Ryan is so clearly the problem—and does not exactly come to a good ending. It's such a weird connection to make. I guess all that's left now is to wait and see if Musk starts waxing poetic about Handsome Jack when Borderlands 4, which we very recently got to preview, drops in September. 2025 games: This year's upcoming releases Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Social Links Navigation US News Lead Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. 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