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• A 2D pixel point-and-click indie game is getting the live-action treatment from the studio behind Sonic the Hedgehog

  03-09-2026 16:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  A movie based on the point-and-click adventure game The Drifter is on the way from Story Kitchen, the studio behind the billion-dollar Sonic the Hedgehog movie franchise.The Drifter, created by Australian indie game studio Powerhoof, follows an unhoused man named Mick Carter who, after abandoning his wife some years earlier, returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral and becomes trapped in a deadly time loop after witnessing a brutal murder. The player controls Mick and solves puzzles all
  
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• The Blood of Dawnwalker studio is hiring for a sequel after selling 1 million copies in 3 days: "We're not resting on our laurels"

  08-09-2026 21:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker developer Rebel Wolves has been clear from the start: it wants to turn the vampire RPG into a multi-game "saga" where your choices carry forward between each entry in the series. With 1 million copies sold in just a handful of days, it seems the devs have no reason to pump the brakes on those plans, either, so they're already hiring to continue the story forward."The Blood of Dawnwalker released to critical acclaim and sold over one million copies in the opening weekend,"
  
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• Xbox Game Pass Adds A Great Call Of Duty Game Today

  08-09-2026 21:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox Game Pass grows today with the addition of a popular Call of Duty game. New to the service from today, September 8, is 2020's Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. It's available on Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass, and the game supports cloud streaming as well.Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops Cold War is set in Cold War-era 1981, with its campaign following Russell Adler as he and his team seek out a spy named Perseus. The game also has multiplayer, of course,
  
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• Why Is Link The Worst-Looking Character In The Ocarina Of Time Remake?

  08-09-2026 21:18 via gamespot.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake was always going to prove divisive. Whether it strove to be a faithful retelling or a bold reimagining like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Zelda’s 3D debut is so beloved, so seminal, and so ingrained in our collective nostalgia that aiming to please everyone was always going to be impossible. Personally? I think it looks just fine. I was slightly underwhelmed by the fact that, aside from quality-of-life improvements and an essential modernization o
  
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• CD Projekt Red fans stay loyal: About 58% of The Blood of Dawnwalker's Steam player base also played The Witcher 3

  08-09-2026 21:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker released last week to sky-high expectations, and largely delivered. The open-world dark fantasy RPG, directed by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz of The Witcher 3 fame, launched to "mostly positive" Steam reviews and, despite a few outliers including our own 3/5 star review, largely glowing impressions from critics as well. Crucially, it seems CD Projekt Red fans are turning out in droves for Rebel Wolves' debut title, with one analyst reporting that a majority of The Blood of Dawnwa
  
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• The Internet Reacts To Zelda: Ocarina Of Time’s Changes

  08-09-2026 20:50 via gamespot.com
  
  Following the reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's remake earlier this year, Nintendo shared an extended look at the game during the company's latest Direct. Naturally, players have been sharing their opinions on social media, and certain aspects of the game's art style has been divisive among the fan base. However, there have been some very positive reactions as well.The new looks for young Link and some of the other character inspired a round of memes and jokes.
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• Is The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Even Bothering With Its Big Twist?

  08-09-2026 20:45 via gamespot.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 looks to be a faithful remake in a lot of ways, with some light modernization touches here and there. The story as we've seen it also looks very faithful, from the Great Deku Tree to the fearsome appearance of Ganondorf. But among the quick flashes of story sequences one character in particular caught my eye, and it made me wonder if this remake will be more overt with one of the series' most famous twists.The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time spo
  
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• We Need To See How Messed Up Majora’s Mask’s Will Be In Ocarina of Time’s New Art Style

  08-09-2026 20:42 via gamespot.com
  
  There's no denying that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake looks weird. Whether you think it skews too far into the direction of realism or you're bawling your eyes out over how good Hyrule looks all these decades later, it's strange to see such a distinct and recognizable game look like this. And I'm hoping that it's received well, because I would love to see the same treatment applied to Ocarina of Time's incredibly strange and dark sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, if only
  
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• We Need To See How Messed Up Majora’s Mask’s Moon Will Be In Ocarina of Time’s New Art Style

  08-09-2026 20:42 via gamespot.com
  
  There's no denying that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake looks weird. Whether you think it skews too far into the direction of realism or you're bawling your eyes out over how good Hyrule looks all these decades later, it's strange to see such a distinct and recognizable game look like this. And I'm hoping that it's received well, because I would love to see the same treatment applied to Ocarina of Time's incredibly strange and dark sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, if only
  
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• After Clair Obscur Expedition 33, president of France announces international festival of video games: "Video games are part of our culture"

  08-09-2026 20:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  More than a year after Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 helped make French game studio Sandfall Interactive an international superstar, France's president Emmanuel Macron has announced a new international gaming festival.The festival does not yet have an official date, scope, or location, but Macron nonetheless revealed his plan for France during September 7's Lumiere Summit, which intends to unite purveyors of "the moving-image," per its website. "Because video games are part of our culture, we are
  
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• Check Out Call Of Duty’s Doom Skins In Black Ops 7 And Warzone

  08-09-2026 20:20 via gamespot.com
  
  The final season of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 arrives on September 17, and Activision has revealed a Doom crossover event and shop bundle. Players can earn free rewards themed around the franchise, and there are also several paid cosmetics as well. All of these new Call of Duty Doom skins are highlighted below.Doom event passStarting on September 24, Call of Duty Season 6 will introduce a limited-time Doom event. This gives players the opportunity to earn cosmetics themed around the Doom franchi
  
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• Xbox’s Disc-To-Digital Program Has A Big Problem: Several Major Publishers Aren’t Participating

  08-09-2026 19:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox's disc-to-digital program looks like it could be a vital step forward for players who want to hold on to their physical games in an increasingly digital world, but it does have limits. Not every game publisher is on board with it, it seems, as Xbox users are reporting that four of the biggest companies aren't "participating" at all.So far, it looks like games from Sega, Square Enix, Ubisoft, and Bandai Namco are largely incompatible with the disc-to-digital service. As verified by Kotaku, p
  
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• This Fake CRT TV Is A Brilliant Idea That Fails In The Most Essential Way

  08-09-2026 19:41 via gamespot.com
  If you ask any retro nerd enthusiast like me what's the best way to experience classic gaming consoles, they're always going to start yapping at you about CRTs. And for good reason: CRTs offer zero input latency, variable refresh rate, and the best picture quality for viewing classic games. Many games designed their art around the visual intricacies of these old tube TVs to create transparent effects or blend colors to create detail not present when viewed as sharp pixels.
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• Even without Winds and Waves, Pokemon just had its best ever year with $3.4 billion in net sales probably thanks to Pokopia, FireRed and LeafGreen

  08-09-2026 19:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon can't stop outdoing itself. It keeps setting new records across its profit, having already made $3.4 billion in net sales so far in 2026.That number is a 29% increase from last year, according to a June report from Japan game industry consultant Dr. Serkan Toto. The figure was recently republished by Japanese news site Denfaminico Gamer, which game update account Genki translated for a September 8 post that explains, "The Pokémon Company sales revenue has increased by 4.4 times in
  
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• Ocarina Of Time Remake’s Map And Level Design Looks Quite Similar To The Original So Far

  08-09-2026 19:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo's Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct has given us the first gameplay deep dive, showing how the 1998 N64 classic has been updated for Nintendo Switch 2, from a new detailed art style to new control additions like a jump button and motion-control aiming. However, from this first look, it also looks like the game will be sticking closely, if not identically, to the original game's layout.The environments shown in the starting Kokiri Forest area are a lot more detailed, and you can now see them
  
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• After Decades Of Making Us Play As Men, GTA 6’s Lucia Has A Lot To Prove

  08-09-2026 19:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Grand Theft Auto has always had a complicated relationship with women. For decades, it’s been known as the series where you can visit a strip club, hire a sex worker, and swiftly beat her to death in the nearest alley. Violence against women in virtual settings praised for their unflinching realism is frequently turned into a punchline players are expected to chuckle at again and again and again. With the series achieving mainstream global stardom at a time when the medium was still predom
  
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• Here’s How Jace Tokens Work In Magic: The Gathering’s Reality Fracture Expansion

  08-09-2026 19:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Magic: The Gathering's final in-universe expansion of the year, Reality Fracture, is a consequential one for the lore of MTG. The current story arc, in which longtime hero Jace Beleren has become the overarching villain, reaches its conclusion here, and with Jace playing such a pivotal role in the story, it makes sense that he also plays a major part in the cards.In fact, Jace is the focus of a new mechanic debuting in Reality Fracture, one that lead designer Mark Rosewater has been hyping up si
  
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• CoD: Black Ops 7 And Warzone Season 6 Release Date And Details, Including Doom Crossover

  08-09-2026 19:08 via gamespot.com
  
  The final season of Black Ops 7 arrives next week, and the big update includes Call of Duty's annual The Haunting event. Spooky season starts early for Call of Duty in Season 6, with Black Ops and Warzone getting Halloween-themed operators, and there's even a limited-time Doom crossover event.Call of Duty Season 6 start timesCall of Duty Season 6Season 6 of Black Ops 7 and Warzone arrives on September 17, so players won’t have to wait much longer for this final season. Call of Duty's big u
  
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• "Most people wanted" to make The Elder Scrolls 6 after Fallout 4, says Skyrim co-lead, but then Todd Howard said "No, we're doing Starfield"

  08-09-2026 19:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  The decision to delay The Elder Scrolls 6 to make room for Starfield and, somewhat distantly, Fallout 76 came as a surprise to many at Bethesda, according to former Skyrim co-lead Kurt Kuhlmann.Chatting with FRVR, Kuhlmann recalls the comfortable rhythm that Bethesda had established in its production: Fallout, then Elder Scrolls, then back to Fallout. Switching series and genres like this gave the team a welcome change of pace, Kulhmann says, so after the release of Fallout 4, "we all expected"
  
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• First trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's Remain puts a rom-com spin on The Sixth Sense

  08-09-2026 19:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie, Remain, is now online, and it takes M. Night back to the very beginning of his career for a ghost story where Jake Gyllenhaal sees dead people.Starring Gyllenhaal as Tate and Bridgerton's Phoebe Dynevor as Wren, the first footage from the Valentine's Day 2027 movie starts like many a rom-com trailer – a loving couple arrives at their summer home, lounge around in paradise, and lovingly stare into each other's eyes. But as the eerie s
  
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• How to watch the Nintendo Direct for September 2026 and what time it starts

  08-09-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  September is one of the most exciting months for Switch 2 and Switch owners, as we have a new Nintendo Direct on the way, hot on the heels of the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct. That's right: we have two back-to-back Directs, folks. However, while I personally love all things Zelda, when it comes to new upcoming Switch 2 games potentially being announced, I'd say the main September 2026 Nintendo Direct is the one you really don't want to miss. The upcoming presentation will be focusing on Switch
  
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• 1666: Amsterdam is a witchy body-hopper made by Assassin's Creed's creator, but it has more in common with Hitman

  08-09-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  My fellow magical practitioners are hounded by Witch Hunters in 1666 Amsterdam, the target of brutal, puritanical raids. But forget about that, I'm Noa – a witch, hunter. With a calendar year to track down my own demonic targets – the Originals – using magic powers only active during a full moon, it's up to me to cleanse the supernatural forces they introduce to the world like I'm pruning a rose bush. Pruning it by unleashing broomstick combos, that is.But, before I can go Henr
  
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• Hideo Kojima is "envious" of 21-year-old Backrooms director: "I made Metal Gear at 23 – but A24 didn’t get in touch with me until I was about 59"

  08-09-2026 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Backrooms director Kane Parsons has been praised by Hideo Kojima at the film's Japanese premiere, with the acclaimed game director saying he's "envious" of the 21-year-old. Backrooms has been one of the major hits that has made 2026 the biggest summer ever at the box office, which is even more impressive when you realize it was directed by a then-20-year-old, with Parsons becoming the youngest director to ever have a film debut at number one at the box office. Parsons had his beginning in online
  
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• WandaVision showrunner Jac Schaeffer left VisionQuest for "personal reasons," says Paul Bettany

  08-09-2026 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  WandaVision showrunner Jac Schaeffer was originally going to showrun VisionQuest, the third instalment in a trilogy of Disney Plus shows that also includes Agatha All Along. However, she ultimately stepped away for "personal reasons," according to Vision actor Paul Bettany in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly. She was replaced by Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas. "I felt like the rug had been pulled from under my feet," Bettany shared. "I love her very much and we made a lovely
  
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• New amiibo for Ocarina of Time remake look incredible, but what they unlock feels cursed

  08-09-2026 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Two new amiibo are on the way for Ocarina of Time remake, and they look fantastic - but what they unlock is seriously weirding me out. Revealed during the latest Nintendo Direct livestream, these figures depict Young Link sitting on a stump with Navi the fairy and Young Zelda as she plays what I think might be the Ocarina of Time itself. As with all amiibo (and particularly the Legend of Zelda range like the new Mineru's Construct that just went up for pre-order at Amazon), they're impressively
  
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• GameStop Sets A New Financial Record, And It’s No Thanks To Games

  08-09-2026 18:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Retailer GameStop has released its latest earnings report, and it was a record-breaker for the company. The Texas-based retailer's biggest number for its fiscal Q2 quarter that ended August 1 was $160.2 million. That's how much GameStop made in operating income for the period, and it was the highest Q2 operating income level since the company went public in 2002.Net income was up, too, reaching $298.7 million, compared to $168.6 million last year.
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• What To Expect From BlizzCon 2026: StarCraft’s Return, A Whole Lot Of Warcraft

  08-09-2026 18:05 via gamespot.com
  
  BlizzCon 2026 begins September 12, and while there is big news every time developer Blizzard decides to host its fan convention, after a two-year hiatus, this year's show in particular seems poised to be a major occasion for fans of Blizzard franchises like Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and Overwatch.Blizzard president Johanna Faries hasn't been shy about hyping up this year's show in interviews, calling 2026 Blizzard's "biggest year yet." She said its various development teams are "cooking on bi
  
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• 9 Minutes of Gundam Rogue Orbit Gameplay (Assault Sword, Sword Lance, Wipe Sword)

  08-09-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Check out 9 minutes of gameplay featuring different weapons in Gundam Rogue Orbit from the Assault Sword to the Wipe Sword. Enjoy the action against smaller foes and mini bosses in missions.
  
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• Get ready to fight over Steam Frame stock - the same reservation system used for the Steam Controller and Steam Machine has been spotted after SteamDB package updates were issued

  08-09-2026 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  The other day, some backend updates were issued to SteamDB's Steam Frame package pages, marking the first time in months that the hidden retail listings received edits. These are the placeholder, non-published listings, purportedly for the upcoming Valve VR headsets. Now, in the days after these were found, VR leaker SadlyItsBradley has found a reservation system that looks all too familiar. It looks almost exactly the same as the reservation application that's been used by Valve for its Steam M
  
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• Yes, you can now run PS3 games from disc on PC using RPCS3, but there's a catch that ruined my plans

  08-09-2026 17:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  The PS3 emulator RPCS3 just cracked running PS3 games straight from discs. That means you can theoretically just treat your PC or handheld like a real PlayStation 3 by popping Blu-rays straight into a drive, but I've already hit an unfortunate compatibility roadblock that spoiled my evening plans.Technically speaking, I really don't need to use RPCS3 to play PS3 games at home since I still use the real retro console (yes, it's 20 years old, get over it). However, upon catching the news that the
  
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