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• “Aggressively” Selling PS5s Isn’t Needed, As Sony Focuses On Making More From Existing Owners

  31-08-2026 16:07 via gamespot.com
  
  This November will mark the sixth anniversary of the PlayStation 5 console's launch, but in the years since its arrival, the gaming market has changed dramatically. The trend of consoles becoming cheaper over time has vanished this generation, as the PS5 now costs more today than it did in 2020, and the expectation is that Sony's hardware sales could slow down over time. Sony doesn't seem too worried about that, as company president and CEO Hiroki Totoki explained that there's no need to "aggres
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss is "very much aware" you hate Chadley for being a socially inept doofus, but he will soon have "a very integral part" in the story anyway

  01-09-2026 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi knows exactly what you were thinking as you played the existing two installments of the remake trilogy: get this robot pee pee pants Chadley off my screen now and forever, I banish thee. But you're going to have to try to adopt a more positive mindset. The unhelpful assistant humanoid Chadley is returning for Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, due in 2027, and Hamaguchi teases that the golden-haired nuisance might be more critical to your story than e
  
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• Wishlist Dragon’s Dogma 2 Dark Arisen And You Could Win A Steam Deck OLED

  01-09-2026 22:51 via gamespot.com
  
  When Dragon’s Dogma 2 launched back in 2024, it quickly became one of my favorite RPGs of all time. I still look back on it with fondness, and time hasn’t changed my opinion. The chaos of climbing a beast that should crush you with a gentle push of a finger and stabbing away at its weak points alongside your party cannot be beaten. It’s one of the most satisfying combat mechanics in gaming. The impressive-looking Dark Arisen expansion promises to bring improvements alongside a
  
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• New Street Fighter trailer brings action, camp, and some of the game's most iconic moves to life

  01-09-2026 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Street Fighter trailer has arrived, and while it's a bit less action-comedy in tone than the first, it sure as heck brings the drama and some of the coolest fighting moves from the video games to life.The brief clip, which can be viewed above, leans heavily into Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken's (Noah Centineo) tumultuous relationship and begins with an all-out fight. It's Chun-Li (Callina Liang) who encourages Ryu to enter the World Warrior Tournament, and it's all with the intent of taking dow
  
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• CD Projekt "never thought about" charging The Witcher 3 owners for the remaster: "This is the CDPR way"

  01-09-2026 22:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3 Remastered launches later this month as a free update for all existing owners of the RPG. It's a meaty update with a load of improvements, including freshly revamped combat. CD Projekt Red might even have been forgiven for treating it as an all-new game and charging existing Witcher 3 owners for the privilege of paying for it. But joint CEO Michał Nowakowski says that possibility was never even on the table."I don't think it was ever a thought we even had," Nowakowski tells Th
  
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• Resident Evil Movie Popcorn Bucket Is Gross But Fitting

  01-09-2026 22:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Like most big movies these days, the upcoming Resident Evil movie from Weapons director Zach Cregger will have its own dedicated popcorn bucket, and now it's been revealed, at least for one theater chain.People who see Resident Evil at a Regal theater will be able to buy a popcorn bucket themed after an organ-transport bag like the one Austin Abrams' character has in the movie. The popcorn bucket can hold a large order of popcorn and the fine print states that it does not come with a beating hea
  
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• GTA 6’s Extended Look Trailer Seemingly Paid Off For Netflix With Massive Viewership

  01-09-2026 21:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Netflix has confirmed that GTA 6's recent "extended look" trailer was the streamer's most-viewed title overall last week, drawing 31.1 million views.The trailer was labeled an "English-language film" by Netflix, and it was No. 1 by that designation in 87 of 93 regions globally that Netflix's tracks (via Variety).The GTA 6 trailer was well ahead of the No. 2 title last week, which was the movie The Whisper Man, which had 23.2 million viewers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpPpqZwUwl0
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• The Witcher 3 DLC, Warlock, and open-world anime RPG Ananta gained the most Steam wishlists of everything we saw at Gamescom 2026

  01-09-2026 21:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  There was a peculiar vibe throughout Gamescom 2026's Opening Night Live showcase, pronounced by the fact that its biggest reveal, the dramatic climax of the whole event, was an update for an 11-year-old game. The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, DLC taking place after the events of the original game and the Blood and Wine expansion, was announced back in May but we got our first proper look at it during this year's Gamescom, and if you felt like it was the highlight of the show, some newly revealed
  
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• Fortnitemares Is A Spooky Dream Come True At Universal’s Horror Nights

  01-09-2026 21:24 via gamespot.com
  
  While Halloween is drawing nearer, the clock is ticking before Epic Games reveals this year's Fortnitemares event, which will carry Fortnite through spooky season with haunting new skins, bosses, weapons, and points of interest on the map. Until that drops, though, there is another way to get your Fortnitemares fix if you happen to be visiting Universal Studios in Orlando or Hollywood.This year's Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) event has continued the recent trend of gaming properties having a maj
  
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• Releasing Cyberpunk 2077 In Its Poor State “Was For Sure Wrong,” CD Projekt Admits

  01-09-2026 21:08 via gamespot.com
  
  CD Projekt Red's RPG Cyberpunk 2077 infamously launched in December 2020 in such a poor technical state that Sony took the rare move to remove it from the PlayStation Store. Thousands of people refunded the game. CD Projekt joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski has now reflected on this, saying it "was for sure wrong" to launch the game in that state, but he pushed back against the theory that the studio did so to appease investors who wanted to see financial returns.Speaking to The Game Busines
  
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• The Witcher Remake Is Waiting On The Witcher 4 To Continue Development

  01-09-2026 20:59 via gamespot.com
  
  CD Projekt has revealed that The Witcher Remake from Fool’s Theory is currently on the back burner as the studio works on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s Songs of the Past expansion and awaits some of The Witcher 4's technological innovations.Joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski mentioned roadblocks for the project in an interview with The Game Business. “We started a collaboration with Fool’s Theory. They were supposed to work on The Witcher 1 [remake], but we realized that neede
  
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• Pokemon Go September 2026 Events: Raid Bosses, Spotlight Hours, Mega Finale, And More

  01-09-2026 20:32 via gamespot.com
  
  September marks the start of Pokemon Go's latest season, Twilight Trails, and the mobile game is ushering it in with a number of events and Pokemon debuts this month. A host of Mega Pokemon are returning once more as part of the Mega Ascension event, which will lead into the big Go Fest Mega Finale on September 5-6. Later in the month, the dark-type Pokemon Maschiff and Mabosstiff will make their debut, and a new Mega-Evolved Pokemon will star in another Super Mega Raid Day.On top of that,
  
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• Grand Theft Auto 5 – nopixel V Trailer

  01-09-2026 19:32 via gamespot.com
  
  nopixel V - the next evolution of GTA RP created in collaboration with Rockstar Games
  
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• Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Extended, Adds Double XP To Help You Grind For Rewards

  01-09-2026 19:18 via gamespot.com
  
  The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 open beta was supposed to end today, September 1, at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, but Activision is extending it.The beta is now set to wrap up at 10 PM PT / 1 AM ET (September 2), meaning it's been extended by a full 12 hours. Not only that, but Activision is offering double progression XP and double weapon XP now until the beta closes down.This is great news for anyone grinding through the levels to claim the MW4 open beta's various rewards. Players who make it all th
  
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• 40-year-old Robert Pattinson says he's "definitely feeling [his] age" while filming fight scenes for The Batman 2

  01-09-2026 19:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Robert Pattinson says filming fight choreography for The Batman 2 has him "feeling his age," though I'd argue that 40 is still pretty young."I’m definitely feeling my age when fighting a lot," Pattinson told GQ. "I'm literally like, 'Goddamn, this is significantly harder than it used to be.' But it’s really fun. And I think the movie’s going to be pretty great. It’s got a really, really fun cast, but it’s a marathon."The Batman hit theaters back in 2022, with The Ba
  
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• Metroidvania Still Feels Like A Niche Genre That Deserves Better

  01-09-2026 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  The original Metroid and Castlevania both turn 40 years old this fall. As the two series most responsible for creating the “metroidvania,” we’re taking this occasion to take a comprehensive view of the popular genre. This is Metroidvania Week.Within the vast and overcrowded Steam store, there are over 3,100 titles with the “metroidvania” tag. Last year, Hollow Knight: Silksong accomplished a rare feat for an indie game, crashing storefronts upon its launch. And late
  
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• Metroidvania Games Were The Original Open-World Games

  01-09-2026 19:00 via gamespot.com
  The original Metroid and Castlevania both turn 40 years old this fall. As the two series most responsible for creating the “metroidvania,” we’re taking this occasion to take a comprehensive view of the popular genre. This is Metroidvania Week.When many people pick up a controller to play a game, they're looking for one thing above all others: escapism. A break from the real world. There's no better way to do that than to immerse yourself in another world. Getting lost in a comp
  
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• The Blood of Dawnwalker creative director says all those glowing reviews are a "great relief" as the vampire ARPG's Metacritic score nearly matches The Witcher

  01-09-2026 18:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  The review embargo for former vampire ARPG The Blood of Dawnwalker has shriveled up, and in its place has arrived a respectable gush of primarily positive ratings. The game's creative director and former CD Projekt Red lead Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz can finally relax.He writes on Twitter, "Waiting for the reviews to come in has been nerve wrecking to say the least, but they're finally (mostly) here!" The Blood of Dawnwalker reviews began marching out on August 31, ahead of the game's September 3 lau
  
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• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced now lets you save the stranded dog, as Ubisoft fixes the greatest crime in the whole game

  01-09-2026 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you've done a healthy amount of sailing around in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, you may have noticed a dog stuck on one of the disparate islands you encounter across the Caribbean. Until now you could only pet the pooch, without helping them get off their water-locked home, but a new update has remedied this disastrous situation.Now, if you go to this little piece of land, sitting at 624,50, and you pet the canine wanderer - which you should always be doing regardless - they'll transp
  
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• I played 30 minutes of Alien Isolation 2 and yes, it is scarier than the original

  01-09-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  My half hour with Alien Isolation 2 wasn't supposed to end like this. I've spent the last few minutes crouch-walking through a wrecked spaceship. It's dark in here – too dark to see more than an arm's length ahead. A storm buffets the vessel, the yawning groan of metal sheets slowly being pulled from the ship's carcass by strong winds – or straining beneath heavy, unnatural footsteps – setting my teeth on edge. Electrical sparks land in pools of stagnant water. Nearby, a contro
  
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• GTA 6 will lock you out of story missions if you're too broke, so it's good to know the robbery mechanics have been massively expanded

  01-09-2026 18:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 won't let you progress through the story if you're too broke, which will force Jason and Lucia to make some cash from side jobs or other definitely legal endeavors.If there's one thing the trailers and gameplay footage of GTA 6 have told us, it's that there's going to be a lot of robbing in it. Nearly every single piece of footage has featured Jason and Lucia holding someone up at gunpoint, getting cash and living large. Safe to say, it'll be a major part of the upcoming open-world game. G
  
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• Xbox Game Pass Removes Cyberpunk 2077 And 9 Other Games Very Soon

  01-09-2026 18:26 via gamespot.com
  
  The latest batch of removals from Xbox Game Pass have been announced, and some heavyhitters are leaving soon. After The Witcher 3 was removed in August, another CD Projekt Red game, Cyberpunk 2077, is leaving the service on September 15.There are nine other games leaving Game Pass that day, including Dead Cells, Frostpunk 2, Spiritfarer, Train Sim World 5, and more. You can see the full list below.Cyberpunk 2077 was added to Game Pass in March this year, so it may have had a six-month deal, give
  
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• "Consoles are here to stay": CD Projekt Red lead says The Witcher 3 studio isn't "worried" about next-gen consoles like the PS6 and Project Helix facing delays

  01-09-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  CD Projekt Red's games – think banger RPGs like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 – perform quite well on consoles… and even though such platforms have hit a bit of a wall costs-wise with the RAMpocalypse and what have you, the studio isn't worried.Michał Nowakowski, joint CD Projekt Red CEO, explains as much in a new interview with The Game Business, describing how he believes console brands like Xbox and PlayStation will live on despite RAM shortage struggles and other r
  
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• "You cannot make a game like The Witcher 4" by being "cost-driven," CD Projekt CEO says, and he's "100% sure" GTA 6 is being made the same way

  01-09-2026 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  The video game industry is equal parts art and business, and convincing the business people in the industry to actually fund the artists is a never-ending struggle. (Just look at the furloughed devs behind the recently released Star Wars: Zero Company.) But CD Projekt Red joint CEO Michał Nowakowski knows that some games – like The Witcher 4 and GTA 6 – can't be made by pinching pennies."We are cost-conscious," Nowakowski tells The Game Business. "It's not unimportant. We're a b
  
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• Xbox Game Pass In September Expands With Seven New Games

  01-09-2026 18:18 via gamespot.com
  
  It's the start of a new month, and right on cue, Microsoft has revealed the first wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September. The upcoming batch isn't too massive, but it does include a day-one release that competitive gamers will want to check out, along with more titles for Xbox Game Pass Premium. Inversely, Game Pass will be losing some pretty big titles this month, with Cyberpunk 2077 leading the wave of departures.Xbox Game Pass September Wave 1 GamesSeptember 1Shelldiver
  
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• Xbox Game Pass In September Expands With 7 New Games

  01-09-2026 18:18 via gamespot.com
  
  It's the start of a new month, and right on cue, Microsoft has revealed the first wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September. The upcoming batch isn't too massive, but it does include a day-one release that competitive gamers will want to check out, along with more titles for Xbox Game Pass Premium. Inversely, Game Pass will be losing some pretty big titles this month, with Cyberpunk 2077 leading the wave of departures.Kicking things off today is Shelldiver, an incremental game about a
  
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• "We all benefit from great games": How the 4X devs behind Endless Legend and Humankind went from Early Access pioneers to Civ 7 challengers

  01-09-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Humankind, the 4X strategy game that aimed to let you craft the entirety of human history by blending together dozens of different cultures, had two main spikes in the arrival of new players. The first, says chief creative officer Romain de Waubert de Genlis, came with the launch of the game. The second, and far more unexpected, was the arrival of one million players in the direct wake of Civilization 7.Now, as developer Amplitude Studios prepares to wrap up the latest entry in its Endless serie
  
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• Resident Evil Movie Tickets Are Just $5 For Some People, Find Out If You Qualify

  01-09-2026 17:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Weapons and Barbarian director Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie releases this month, and tickets are now on sale. If you don't want to pay full price, and you meet a certain requirement, you can get a ticket for a whole lot less than normal.T-Mobile members in the US can score a ticket to Resident Evil for just $5 through Atom Tickets. As relayed by Wario64, subscribers can visit the T-Life mobile app on September 15 to get a discounted ticket.
  That is three days before the Resident Evil movie
  
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• "It folds down to the size of a credit card" - Razer's mobile controllers were getting too bulky so it's launching a foldable one you can carry around in your pocket

  01-09-2026 17:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Razer is launching a brand new mobile controller today, and it's quite a departure from the brand's most recent on-the-go gamepads. The Razer Prio folds down to a footprint that's smaller than your phone, and will happily fit in your pocket or backpack. Razer has ruled the roost in terms of full-sized mobile controllers for the last few years, but it's now looking to provide a more portable option for those gamers who just want a quick and easy way to play on the go.I first saw the Razer Prio at
  
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• Disney Halloween merch has been resurrected early, so I've sorted the tricks from treats for you

  01-09-2026 17:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even though we're only just creeping into September, this year's Disney Halloween merch is already rising from the grave. The sun may still be blazing and it feels as though Fall is way down the road, but make no mistake: spooky season is beginning to emerge from its crypt like an impatient zombie. A lot of brands have started to summon the spirits their merch as a result, and that includes a full Disney Halloween collection. We're talking multiple pages with hundreds of items on the Disney Stor
  
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