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• 7 Cheaper Alternatives For Popular Games

  20-08-2026 20:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Gaming has never been more expensive. We’re here to investigate why, and help you play more while spending less. Welcome to GameSpot Cheap Week.Massive, popular games go on sale all the time, but there are a plethora of titles that emulate those experiences with a lower starting price than the typical $60-$70 price tag. With that in mind, here are some fantastic games that are often cheaper than other titles in their wheelhouse, with many also bringing fresh ideas to the table.We
  
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• If PS6 and Xbox Project Helix are $1,000, 5-year sales could be 40% worse than the PS5 generation, analyst says

  20-08-2026 23:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony and Microsoft had better think long and hard before pricing the next generation of consoles at $1000, as one prominent industry analyst predicts that could result in a huge drop in sales compared to the current generation.According to a new report from Ampere Analysis (via VGC), there is a specific set of circumstances which seem entirely plausible that could see combined PS6 and Xbox Project Helix sales plummet 38% over five years compared to PS5 and Xbox Series X sales over the same time
  
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• Hayden Christensen wants to get the Star Wars prequel band "back together" and make a live-action Clone Wars show with Natalie Portman and Samuel L. Jackson

  20-08-2026 23:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hayden Christensen says he wants to make a live-action Clone Wars series with the OG cast of the prequel series... and that everyone would be down to come back."I know that Ewan McGregor would love to do more with it," Christensen said on the Hey Jonas podcast, when asked by Kevin Jonas if there would ever be a live-action Anakin series. "I've heard Natalie [Portman] would love to come back. Sam Jackson. So you could get the band back together."As a defender of the prequels, this makes me irrati
  
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• Red Dead Redemption multiplayer launched with so many bugs, lead dev thought Rockstar was being hacked: "Is somebody trolling us? What's going on?"

  20-08-2026 23:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Red Dead Redemption lead multiplayer designer Kris Roberts once tried enjoying his much-needed compensated time off. The 2010 open-world game's demanding pre-launch period put him in "an amnesiac state" of sleep deprivation, and he was starting to get irritable with his bosses at Rockstar. But then he got assigned jury duty, and then Red Dead's multiplayer bugs started to show themselves, and any hopes for going to bed on time were replaced with cold panic."Sort of like the punchline," Roberts t
  
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• Big Walk’s Ending Delivered A Gut Punch I Never Saw Coming

  20-08-2026 23:10 via gamespot.com
  
  For about 15 hours and 57 minutes of our 16-hour playthrough of Big Walk, my kids and I laughed as we stumbled down cliffsides, put our heads together to solve dozens of inventive puzzles, and rejoiced whenever we'd finish a task and that small burst of confetti would shoot out, unlocking our all-important "eggy things" we'd need to beat the game. That experience already made Big Walk one of the best co-op games I've ever played. But the final three minutes solidified the game as a strong Game o
  
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• "Steam is a monopoly with very few precedents," says dev of game inexplicably flagged as adult-only by Valve: "As a developer, I'm completely at their whim"

  20-08-2026 23:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  The creator of open-world game Future? No Thanks! says Valve has repeatedly flagged his game as deserving an adult-only rating on par with outright porn games, yet refused to explain its reasoning, reflecting what he calls a "monopoly" on PC gaming that forces devs to comply with opaque rules.Aftermath spoke to several game developers about the difficult and awkward process of getting games with sexual content rated and approved on Steam. Pedercini's Future? No Thanks! is a comparatively tame op
  
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• Here Are The Best (And Worst) Ways To Share Your Game Library With Friends And Family

  20-08-2026 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Gaming has never been more expensive. We're here to investigate why, and help you play more while spending less. Welcome to GameSpot Cheap Week.Digital game libraries have made it easier than ever to build a huge collection without filling an entire shelf with physical cases. With the announcement that Sony will be stopping physical disc production entirely, it's more important than ever to know how to digitally share your games. All of the major console brands have their own answers. Some
  
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• Changing From 3 Players To 4 Was A Bigger Challenge For Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 Than You Might Expect

  20-08-2026 22:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 (AFE 2) is a bigger sequel to its 2021 original. That may go without saying in the video game world: "More" is often the TLDR version of any sequel's intended scope. But AFE 2 is doing more in a way we don't often see, by revising its three-player co-op structure to suit teams of four. Lately, I've been wondering what benefits and limitations factor into designing a co-op game for three versus four players, so when I sat down with the AFE 2 team earlier this summer,
  
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• 2XKO Is Ending Active Development Very Soon

  20-08-2026 22:19 via gamespot.com
  
  2XKO, the free-to-play League of Legends-based fighting game, is going into statis. Riot games annnounced that, as of December 2026, the game will no longer be receiving content updates.
  https://twitter.com/Play2XKO/status/2090514358560579947?s=20
  In an August 20 news post on the official 2XKO website titled "2XKO Active Development Will End in December 2026," Riot lays bare the reasoning for shutting down future development on the game. "Over the last few months, we’ve been monitoring 2XK
  
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• Borderlands 4's next big DLC is a John Wick-inspired rescue mission to save a Borderlands 3 hero's dog

  20-08-2026 22:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gearbox is sticking to its word and continuing to support Borderlands 4 with big new content drops despite what it's admitted was a "softer" launch than expected. The developer has released the full details for the $20 Borderlands 4 Story Pack 2, titled FL4K and the Last Resort, and, as you might've gleaned from that title, the Borderlands 3 playable Beastmaster class FL4K is making a triumphant comeback.At the heart of FL4K and the Last Resort's story is a rescue mission for the vault hunter's
  
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• Even after Elden Ring exploded, Hidetaka Miyazaki says FromSoftware doesn't make games for anyone: "The motivation is that this is a game I want to see exist"

  20-08-2026 21:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  FromSoftware president and longtime Souls series director Hidetaka Miyazaki says the studio doesn't make games to target a specific audience. In his case, he says he just makes the games he wants to see. Miyazaki discusses his, and the FromSoftware team's, design philosophy in an interview with IGN. "We don't really have a set audience in mind at the start," he says. "It's very much showing that this is what I wanted to make; the motivation is that this is a game I want to see exist."The Duskblo
  
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• Riot Games is shutting down 2XKO development this year after a weak launch: "We haven’t seen enough players stick with the game"

  20-08-2026 21:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Development of 2XKO is shutting down this year. Riot Games has announced that its League of Legends fighting game did not attract enough players to sustain future support, and the final content update will land in October. The game itself will remain playable both online and offline for the foreseeable future."Over the last few months, we’ve been monitoring 2XKO’s trajectory closely, and what we’ve seen is painting a clear, consistent picture: while a lot of you jumped in to tr
  
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• Best Buy Is Offering $100 Gift Cards For $60 This Weekend, And That’s Great If You Want GTA 6’s Premium Edition

  20-08-2026 20:40 via gamespot.com
  
  To celebrate its 60th anniversary, retailer Best Buy is offering $100 gift cards for only $60, and the timing is great if you want the $100 Ultimate Edition of GTA 6.The offer is good for one day only, August 22, and you'll need to visit a store in person to get the gift card. Additionally, Best Buy said quantities are limited, so people are encouraged to show up early. The fine print states that each Best Buy location has a minimum of 50 gift cards.
  GTA 6's Ultimate Edition costs $100, so if yo
  
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• Fortnite Fans Foresee A Five Nights At Freddy’s Crossover, Based On New Building

  20-08-2026 20:27 via gamespot.com
  
  There has never been a Five Nights at Freddy's collaboration in Fortnite, but an under-construction building on the game's map has given people hope. Well-known leaker HYPEX shared on X that another user named AlignedEclipse has spotted a structure that looks similar to the pizzeria housing Freddy Fazbear and Chicka the Chicken.To further fuel the Five Nights at Freddy's crossover fire, inside this building is a stage, according to AlignedEclipse. The newest season of Fortnite is focused on vide
  
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• Stop the Bloodborne hunt, Miyazaki says The Duskbloods is totally unrelated: "I almost regret putting the word 'Blood' in the title"

  20-08-2026 20:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Aesthetic and thematic similarities, not to mention the word "blood," have many FromSoftware fans convinced The Duskbloods is related in some way to the beloved 2015 action RPG, Bloodborne. To be fair, they're definitely related by virtue of the fact that they're both developed by FromSofware with Hidetaka Miyazaki at the helm, but according to Miyazaki himself, that's where the connection ends."I expected this question, but it is a game with no connection whatsoever to Bloodborne," he tells Inv
  
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• Step Aside, GTA 6 Leaks, We Have To Talk About Zork

  20-08-2026 20:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Ongoing GTA 6 leaks might be the biggest gaming news story happening right now, but there's something much more important to discuss: Zork. We finally know what From Software's new Switch 2 exclusive, The Duskbloods, actually is, and among the many details we've gotten is a reveal of some of the game's playable characters, known as Bloodsworn. One, in particular, stands out. I'll let you take a guess who:The Duskbloods' Bloodsworn lineup for the network testThat's Zork on the right, a man in an
  
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• The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video, and more (August 21-23)

  20-08-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're looking for the best new shows and movies to stream this weekend, you've come to the right place. It's a relatively quiet week for white-hot new releases, though new episodes of Lanterns and Reacher season 4 are still airing weekly. However, it is a great week for under-the-radar shows and movies that you may have missed earlier in the year finally coming to streaming.From horror film Passenger, which went largely ignored amid the obsession with Obsession earlier this year, to A24's Mo
  
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• Ghost Rider release date, cast, trailer, story speculation, and more news on the upcoming Marvel movie

  20-08-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  A legend is born! Ghost Rider is finally entering the MCU, played by Ryan Gosling. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Gosling's introduction into the Marvel universe will be directed by Deadpool and Wolverine helmer Shawn Levy. It's been a long time coming too, with Gosling speaking about wanting to play the character for several years before Kevin Feige gave it the green light.Now that the news is in the wild, there have been quite a few updates to wade through. The movie seemingly has an o
  
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• Halo co-creator thinks "many of you would not like" his ideas for a "darker" PvPvE sequel, including Xbox itself

  20-08-2026 19:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Halo universe co-creator and former Bungie creative director Marcus Lehto is having all kinds of strange ideas about the future of the franchise. But before you get too excited and start shooting your Needler pistol into the air, you should know the former Bungie creative director is certain you'll hate what he's thinking, and IP owner Xbox won't care. "While talk of Halo's future is certainly very exciting, I'm aware that it's fanciful and that I doubt Asha [Sharma, Xbox CEO] really gives a shi
  
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• New Weapons In Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4

  20-08-2026 19:28 via gamespot.com
  
  In Chapter 7 Season 4, Fortnite Battle Royale has gotten rid of all the weapons and movement items we had last season, swapping in a nice mix of old, returning weapons and entirely new ones. The only returning loot items are Overdrive Grenades and healing items--everything else is something that wasn't in the game last season. That's right, no more getting sniped from across the map by some kid with a grey Ranger Pistol.The initial loot pool for Season 4 includes three new guns, the season's new
  
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• Nintendo denies The Duskbloods' September release date in the least convincing way possible

  20-08-2026 19:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier today, a wave of hands-on previews for FromSoftware's The Duskbloods went up around the internet. One of them claimed that the upcoming Switch 2 game is due to be released on September 24. Now, Nintendo says that information is "inaccurate," but it's done so in the least convincing way possible."The release date is inaccurate because there is no information regarding [the] release date of the Duskbloods," a Nintendo spokesperson tells Eurogamer. I don't know about you, but that's such a
  
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• CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Aims For Fast And Fluid Movement, But A Classic Mode Isn’t Off The Table

  20-08-2026 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's first beta session arrives this weekend, and GameSpot was able to speak with Infinity Ward's studio multiplayer creative director Geoff Smith and technical designer Jack Hoppus. The developers provided insight on the advancements to movement and what to expect from the beta, and also discussed the possibility of a classic-style mode for multiplayer.Modern Warfare 4 is Infinity Ward's first Call of Duty game since 2022's Modern Warfare 2 reboot, as Modern Warfare
  
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• Slay the Spire 2 fan's card pitches are so good, devs might steal them: "What the heck"

  20-08-2026 18:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Coming up with new cards when you're making a deckbuilder must be tough. You have to keep finding inventive ways to push players and the game without breaking it. But for the Slay the Spire 2 devs, the best strategy has become obvious: let fans do it for you.I say that only half-joking, because developer Mega Crit might be half-joking, too. On Reddit, a fan posted a selection of three hypothetical Slay the Spire 2 cards, each with creative effects, like, "Deal damage equal to another player's Bl
  
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• Fallout co-creator says devs should look to "bad games" for inspiration and not just "good" ones: "You could learn a lot"

  20-08-2026 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout co-creator Timothy Cain, whose most recent portfolio entries include the likes of The Outer Worlds 2 and its predecessor over at Obsidian Entertainment, thinks developers have a lot to learn from bad games – not just successful titles.It's a tale as old as time, as Cain describes in his latest YouTube video (below). A game becomes a smash hit – think anything from indie to AAA, Meccha Chameleon to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – and the industry goes wild with copies or c
  
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• First Golden Axe trailer is a bloody romp through medieval times that pays homage to the classic Sega game

  20-08-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Golden Axe has arrived, and it's a silly, action-packed jaunt through medieval times.In the brief clip, which can be viewed above, legendary warriors Ax Battler (Liam McIntyre), Tyris Flare (Lisa Gilory) and Gilius Thunderhead (Matthew Rhys) are forced to reunite in order to save Yuria from the evil giant Death Adder, who just won’t seem to stay dead. Per the official synopsis, "their quest is complicated by Hampton Squib (Danny Pudi), an inexperienced and wildly unde
  
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• Marvel’s Wolverine Gives Logan Serrated Claws That Must Hurt Like Hell To Pop Out

  20-08-2026 18:24 via gamespot.com
  
  With just a few weeks to go before it launches, a new trailer for Marvel's Wolverine has dropped, showing off several of the preorder bonus costumes players can equip to the reluctant hero when they head out into the field. Not only can you change how Logan looks cosmetically, but you can even swap out his default adamantium claws for different designs, including one extra-painful variant that must hurt like the devil whenever he pops them out.
  https://youtu.be/sm3uf92SVvA
  As you can see in the
  
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• RAM shortage shoves PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo's US sales "to a July low not seen since 2020" as price concerns linger, analyst says

  20-08-2026 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Console sales aren't looking too hot right now, at least going by numbers from the good ol' US of A. According to analyst figures, the amount shifted in July 2026 reached a low for the month not seen since 2020 – ooft.These numbers come from Mat Piscatella, senior director and video game business advisor at Circana, who did his usual monthly round-up of industry figures. Circana's data indicates the overall spending on hardware took another hit, bringing numbers comparable to those of six
  
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• Fortnite Cheat Codes and how to use them to collect Sprites

  20-08-2026 18:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fortnite Cheat Codes have been introduced to replace the Sprite Chests this season, and this fresh mechanic fits in with the general gaming theme for Override. Once you discover a cheat code emblazoned on a surface, you need to quickly match the arrow directions before the timer expires to collect your rewards – it's not quite the Konami Code, but you know the general idea! To get up to speed, this is how Cheat Codes in Fortnite work.Note that these cheat codes are separate to the Fortnite
  
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• GTA 6 map leak is "100% real," say fans who've spent years painstakingly mapping Rockstar's open-world game by hand

  20-08-2026 18:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  For years, a group of GTA 6 fans has been painstakingly analyzing every screenshot, every teaser, and every frame of every trailer in an effort to piece together the map for Rockstar's open-world game. What do they think of the map that appeared alongside this week's GTA 6 leaks? Apparently, its contents check out with what they've spent years building."After comparing their work with the newly leaked #GTAVI map, they believe it checks out," according to a tweet from iGrandTheftAuto.com, a fansi
  
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• GTA 6 Leaker Might Have Playable Build Of The Game

  20-08-2026 18:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Here we go again: A new day means new apparent leaked footage of Grand Theft Auto VI. In fact, one of the latest clips appears to show that the person sharing these videos has access to a playable build of the open-world game. The leaker, who goes by CyberLeek on social media, posted an alleged gameplay video in which Jason Duval shoots at a wall. The bullet marks spell out "LEEK," seemingly proving that CyberLeek has access to a playable build of GTA 6. Before that footage, the video featu
  
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