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• 3 months after release, The Odyssey is returning to IMAX screens after Digger bombs at the box office

  07-10-2026 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just as the box office cools off from a hot summer, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is returning to the big screen. The fantasy epic is coming back to IMAX and IMAX 70MM cinemas from October 7, as announced by the official Odyssey Twitter page. The Odyssey hasn't actually finished its theatrical run yet, after releasing on July 17. The movie stayed on premium large format screens up to September 30, after being extended due to high demand. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is returning to IM
  
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• Former Halo art director claps back at founding Xbox member for implying 343 Industries had a "laziness" problem

  07-10-2026 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Laura Fryer, one of the first developers to join Microsoft Game Studios back in 1995, says she "watched the birth" of Halo Studios – formerly 343 Industries – while working on Gears of War 2, dubbing it "a ghost town."According to Fryer, who now regularly uploads videos about the video game industry on her YouTube channel, the Halo team was "next door" to her own – and after witnessing how it supposedly came to be, she says she's "not surprised" by Halo Studios' recent layoffs.
  
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• Set up the perfect Halloween party with these discounted horror board games

  07-10-2026 16:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're hoping to set up a horror board game night, Amazon just did you a solid and slashed the price on some Halloween must-haves. I'm a huge fan of spooky season so am always on the prowl for creepy new games I can add to my collection, and I was impressed to see that a few of my favorites (including some horror board games I've been desperate to try) have been slashed in price with a brutal efficiency that'd make Halloween icon Michael Myers nod with silent approval. An entry from our list
  
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• GTA 6 Won’t Make You “All-Powerful” Like GTA 5 Did

  07-10-2026 16:35 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar boss Rob Nelson has stated that GTA 6 won't make players "all-powerful" like they were in GTA 5 and the games that came before it. For GTA 6, this means NPCs in the world will have impulses of their own, and could come after you.Speaking to IGN, Nelson said, "The world will act upon you as well as you acting upon the world." In previous GTA games, except for the police, the player was the only one with an "invisible arsenal hidden away," and everyone in the world would run away in terro
  
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• 30 Prime Day Lego deals under $30

  07-10-2026 16:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  As any Lego collector knows, the bricks aren't cheap, and with new sets constantly pushing into the $400s, $500s, $600s, and beyond, it takes a certain Prime Day to remind us that you can pick up kits for pretty cheap too. To reinforce the point, I've found 30 sets that now cost under $30, all of which have been reduced for Prime Day (until, at least for many of them, the end of today). I've got Star Wars, Harry Potter, Minecraft, Friends, Speed Champions, Botanicals, Creator 3 in 1 — a lo
  
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• Silent Hill Townfall's real hero is hiding in plain sight

  07-10-2026 16:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Notably absent yet absolutely vital, Silent Hill Townfall's women are everywhere and nowhere. That's how it felt for me at first, creeping through the misty streets of St. Amelia. A woman's soft voice speaks to me through time and space – or rather, through protagonist Simon's handheld CRTV – but she's not a tangible presence here.Townfall feels significantly Gothic in that regard, and not just because of all this fog. Women in Gothic horror typically fall under one of three things:
  
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• Final Fantasy 7's beloved soundtrack is mostly "boring," Nobuo Uematsu says, but that was on purpose

  07-10-2026 16:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Final Fantasy series has always had incredible music, and if you were to ask my top three soundtracks from the franchise, Final Fantasy 7 and 10 would probably compete for the number one position. Nobuo Uematsu, the longtime composer of Square Enix's centre-piece property, disagrees emphatically with the quality of the former, believing it to be a downgrade from his work in prior entries.In the book Nobuo Uematsu: On The Record by James Mielke, as shared on Twitter by FF7 Music, the storied
  
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• Scuf Omega vs Razer Raiju V3 Pro - which PS5 controller should you go for?

  07-10-2026 16:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the last year, Scuf and Razer have done the seemingly impossible. Despite previous generations stipulating that a brand could only release one officially licensed controller per PlayStation generation, both of them have launched their second PS5 controller. They're both extremely feature-dense too. The Razer Raiju V3 Pro and the Scuf Omega both have six extra buttons alongside their standard PlayStation gamepad offering. Both are wireless, both have PC apps that let you dial down to their nit
  
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• Black Myth: Wukong Has Dropped To Its Lowest Price Yet, So Here’s Your Chance To Bonk Some Demons

  07-10-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  To many's surprise, Black Myth: Wukong turned out to be a great action-RPG when it launched in 2024. Drenched in a beautiful interpretation of Chinese mythology and an ambitious debut from Game Science, the stars aligned for it in a way that every developer entering the crowded space could hope for. If you haven't tried this excellent adventure with the Destined One, now's your chance, as it's cheaper than ever.Inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, you play as the Destined O
  
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• State Of Decay 3 Was Announced Early To Keep Undead Labs On Microsoft’s Radar

  07-10-2026 15:54 via gamespot.com
  
  After leaving the Xbox Game Studios portfolio, State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs is now an independent, employee-owned studio. The developer had previously announced State of Decay 3 all the way back in 2020--partly to keep the project and the studio on Microsoft's radar--as the company embarked on an acquisition spree. Now one of several departures from Microsoft's gaming division following the bloody "Xbox reset" that has seen scores of jobs slashed throughout 2026, Undead Labs also had t
  
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• Overwatch devs know removing Sombra's Hack ability will "upset" players

  07-10-2026 15:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  As notorious Overwatch hero Sombra makes her support class debut in Season 5: A Grim Doctrine, Blizzard is well aware that the former DPS losing her Hack ability is going to leave some players "upset," but insists the change is "better for the game."Sombra's big support rework was announced last month, and basically comes in an attempt to make her less annoying for both her foes and allies. As you'd imagine, the rework means big changes to her abilities and perks. She's now got a new ability cal
  
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• Neon Genesis Evangelion is getting a new story – exclusive to bullet trains in Japan

  07-10-2026 15:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Notoriously mind-melting anime Neon Genesis Evangelion is getting even harder to follow thanks to this bullet train-exclusive story.Those lucky enough to ride on the Tokaido Shinkansen in Japan will be treated to 'Kansai Travel Plan', a story seemingly set during the events of the OG anime that features Misato and Ritsuko mapping out a field trip for Shinji, Rei, and Asuka (H/T Dexerto).The story rolls out for passengers from October 18 through to January 31, 2027.It's just the latest in a serie
  
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• Pokemon RSE Switch ports feel all but confirmed, fans believe thanks to Pokemon Home update

  07-10-2026 15:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Switch port truthers believe they have gotten an extra bit of ammo thanks to a Pokemon Home update released today. Last month, fans noticed that some Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire footage posted by an official Japanese Pokemon Twitter account was somewhat suspicious. Namely the footage was surprisingly crisp for a 2002 Game Boy Advance game and it lasted exactly 30 seconds – which is how long video clips saved onto a Switch console last. Given that these loo
  
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• As a retro gaming expert, the biggest piece of Prime Day advice I can give is to focus on small setup improvements

  07-10-2026 15:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Okay, I'm going to say it: Prime Day isn't great for retro deals. You could argue the whole event is a bit of a damp squib this year, and that's almost certainly tied to the global cost of living crisis and AI data centres giving the hardware scene at large a kicking. I don't want you to think I'm being defeatist, though, as I've been hard at work picking out the best Prime Day retro deals live all week. It's more that the very structure of the sale will dupe retro console collectors and classic
  
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• Order Of The Sinking Star Sometimes Has Too Much Of A Great Thing

  07-10-2026 15:00 via gamespot.com
  
  A good puzzle game needs to constantly find new ways to challenge you, to walk you through skills and reward your observations, and to contain answers that make logical sense without being too obvious, or too obtuse. Order of the Sinking Star, the latest puzzler from developer Thekla Interactive and director Jonathan Blow, mostly hits those marks with impressive, cunning, and devious puzzle design. But even when it misses and gets frustrating, the game takes so many swings that it's easy to
  
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• Order Of The Sinking Star Is Enormous, For Better And Worse – Review

  07-10-2026 15:00 via gamespot.com
  
  A huge number of smart ideas and great design lead to a lot of fun, fascinating puzzles, but the size of Order of the Sinking Star can make it overwhelming.
  
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• Blade Runner timeline: The movies, comics, and TV shows in order

  07-10-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thought the Blade Runner timeline was as simple as two movies and an anime TV series? Think again! The world that started in Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and was adapted to the screen by Ridley Scott in 1982's Blade Runner, has expanded to include a whole lot more than just that. For starters, there are comics, games, live-action shorts, and the upcoming Amazon series Blade Runner 2099. Then there are non-canon books, VR adventures, and even a tabletop role-playing game.
  
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• I still think this Lego set is better than Minas Tirith, and it just hit a record low price

  07-10-2026 14:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  I knew from early on when building Minas Tirith that it was one of my favorite Lego sets. It's a jaw-dropping build with an incredible level of detail, and the forced perspective is so cleverly done... but even then, it can't beat what I would argue is one of the all-time best Lego sets: Rivendell.This is a masterpiece of a model. Yes, it's a dead ringer for the on-screen version in all its autumnal glory and that never fails to make me nerd out when I see it on my shelf. But what impresses me m
  
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• Skydance Is Merging Paramount And Warner Bros.’ Game Studios Into One Unit

  07-10-2026 13:47 via gamespot.com
  
  With Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in the bag, details on what this merger means for the Warner Bros. game division have finally been revealed. Warner Bros. Interactive will merge with the newly formed Paramount Games Studio, and it'll oversee projects based on Skydance's rich--and newly acquired-library of IP. That lineup includes Avatar: The Last Airbender, South Park, Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones, and Star Trek--and that's not even mentioning the treasure tr
  
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• Lanterns co-creator explains why Hal Jordan's murderer isn't brought to justice at the end of the series

  07-10-2026 13:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lanterns co-creator and co-writer Tom King has revealed why the team chose to seemingly unpunish Hal Jordan's murderer, explaining that the reality is so much worse than going to jail. Warning, the following contains major spoilers for Lanterns season 1 episode 8, so make sure you're all caught up before reading on. In the Lanterns finale, we finally learn who shot and killed Hal Jordan. It turns out to be his girlfriend, Sheriff Kerry Kane. Yep, the same person who found Hal's body frozen on th
  
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• Prime Day Pokémon deals on gift-shaped items

  07-10-2026 13:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The world of Pokémon merch is far bigger than the actual world of the franchise. That can be a problem in times like now, Prime Day, because finding good gifts and discounts can be quite a challenge. With today being the last day of Amazon's sales, the pressure is mounting.But let's banish the pressure, because I've found an array of Pokémon gifts which are worth picking up. All but one of these cost under $50 at their reduced price (the other is still worth knowing about, given it
  
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• All Anime Breaker codes (October 2026) and how to redeem them for Potions and Emeralds

  07-10-2026 13:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  With these Anime Breaker codes, you'll have plenty of opportunity to boost your luck, damage, and even enemy drops as some of them award players with loads of powerful potions. Others, meanwhile, grant a boost to your Emerald total, allowing you to shop from the F2P Exclusive Shop.Whichever items you're after in this Anime-inspired Roblox game, you're sure to get them from these Anime Breaker codes. They have been coming in regularly since the game's launch, so there are loads to redeem if you h
  
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• Resident Evil Requiem DLC Could Further Rewrite One Of The Series’ Biggest Villains

  07-10-2026 13:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Resident Evil Requiem is one of this year's biggest hits, and Capcom plans to build on that success with new story DLC. While it hasn't yet revealed when it'll be out or what it's about, one of the game's writers, Haris Orkin, recently teased that the DLC will shed new light on Oswell E. Spencer, one of the biggest villains in the Resident Evil series."I think villains honestly are really fun to write, because I usually see every villain as a hero of their own story. So the villain is like in th
  
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• Best Favors in Star Wars Galactic Racer and how to unlock them all

  07-10-2026 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Choosing the right Star Wars Galactic Racer Favors at the start of a tour can make a big difference in how far your get, with each one offering a useful perk to help you on your way to the top. What's more is that each Favor can also be upgraded by completing planets while equipped, so good perks can become great perks later.But the real issue is unlocking many of the Favors in the first place as you need to interact with specific characters and those opportunities can be rare and often rely on
  
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• Prime Day Nintendo Switch deals live: the best game and accessory deals still kicking

  07-10-2026 13:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  (Image credit: Future/Rosalie Newcombe)1. Quick links2. Best deals3. Live updatesThe chance to grab the best Nintendo Switch Prime Day deals is coming to an end. October 7 is here, which means it's officially day two of this week's savings, and the clock is ticking before the deals are gone for good - literally. Anything part of this month's deals now features a red banner which shows the remaining hours and minutes until Prime Day is up for good.With time ticking away, it's best I get right to
  
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• New Sony patent proposes using AI to alter boss fights in real time

  07-10-2026 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  A newly published Sony patent could theoretically see future PlayStation games adapting boss fights in real time based on how you deal with their moves, and I sincerely hope FromSoftware isn't listening.As highlighted by Patentlyze (thanks, Wccftech), the patent for an "AI-adapted non-player character for video game system," AKA US-20260295429-A1, was first filed in the US last March, but was more recently published on October 1. The patent opens by stating that "as video games increase in compl
  
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• Mike Flanagan's Exorcist sequel gets its first teaser as horror legend calls it "unsafely dark"

  07-10-2026 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the wake of writing Clayface and creating a new version of Carrie for the small screen, Mike Flanagan has unveiled the first look at his new Exorcist movie. The upcoming seventh movie in the franchise, The Exorcist: Martyrs, stars Scarlett Johansson and Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Flanagan has teased just how dark it gets.Speaking to FilmSpeak, he confirmed that the movie is the darkest thing he's ever written. "It's viciously dark," Flanagan said. "It's unsafely dark at times, and we went places i
  
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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 boss says using AI to replace devs is a "fundamentally flawed idea"

  07-10-2026 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a certain routine setting in for AI in video games right now, wherein a studio or publisher uses it to some extent, only to get pushback and replace the generative assets with more human work. The approach is fundamentally wrong-headed, believes Martin Klima, the CEO of Warhorse Studios, the studio behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance games, because the tech is a tool, not a replacement for the creative process."AI is not a get out of jail free card," he tells PC Gamer. He dispels the no
  
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• Clayface star worked through his "anxiety" during screen testing by playing Elden Ring

  07-10-2026 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clayface star Tom Rhys Harries has revealed his surprising gaming habits during screen testing for the DCU role of Matt Hagen."I played Elden Ring to switch my brain off during the three months I was screen testing for Clayface," Rhys Harries told Elden Ring movie lead (and new Cyclops actor) Kit Connor for Interview Magazine. "It probably talks to my level of anxiety throughout that period."Connor himself also offered some small insight into the upcoming Elden Ring movie, indicating he bulked u
  
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• GTA 6 won't be playable on PC via Xbox Cloud Gaming, exec clarifies

  07-10-2026 12:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball has commented on GTA 6 streaming rumors, saying the game won't be streaming on PC, nor exclusively on Xbox. Earlier this week, The Verge reported that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees during an all-hands meeting that the company has something planned for GTA 6 that "no other platform holder is doing," which sources identified as Xbox landing exclusive streaming rights for GTA 6. This would've meant that to stream the game, you would need Xbox Cloud Gam
  
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