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• Amazon Luna Introduces Its Most Ambitious Feature Yet In A Rough Month For Cloud Gaming

  10-09-2026 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  As part of its September update, Amazon Luna introduced a Remote Play feature that lets people play games together, even if they aren't in the same room.If you haven't heard of it, Luna is Amazon's cloud gaming service for Prime subscribers that lets them access and play a catalog of games without the need for a console or PC. While some Luna games have had multiplayer features, you previously needed to be in the same room with others to play those titles.
  Remote Play intends to solve that by le
  
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• Suprising no one, new report says years-long breaks between TV seasons leads to big viewership drops

  11-09-2026 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the prestige TV streaming era, it's not uncommon for new seasons of the biggest shows to take upwards of two years to hit screens. And a new report has confirmed what we all knew deep down: lengthy delays between new TV seasons leads to massive drops in viewership.The report comes from data analytics company Luminate (h/t DiscussingFilm), who crunched the numbers on several of the biggest streaming releases, including Stranger Things season 5 and Wednesday season 2. The report concludes that
  
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• Rockstar says people seeking GTA 6 updates have led to hackers blackmailing over leaks and drones being used to spy on devs

  11-09-2026 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you ever want to keep a secret, Rockstar Games is a good place to go for advice. The developer managed to keep a lid on GTA 6 for years, defending itself against some outlandish attempts to leak parts of the game.The company is currently facing an employment tribunal over the dismissal of 34 employees late last year under contentious circumstances. Rockstar argues it was for gross misconduct, whereas those impacted say it was part of a concerted effort to quell unionization and they weren't g
  
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• The Neo Geo AES+ now isn't arriving until September 2027 and, shock horror, it's thanks to "component supply constraints"

  11-09-2026 12:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Neo Geo AES+, a remake of the at-home arcade console by SNK, has been delayed by almost a year. While retro console maker PLAION hasn't quite provided an exact reason as to why the re-engineered system is now landing in September 2027, component shortages and prices are once again to blame.Cheaper Neo Geo goodnessIf you're itching to play some arcade classics but aren't fussed about hardware accuracy, I'd highly recommend grabbing a Neo Geo Mini. It's not perfect by any means, but the tiny a
  
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• Despite ruling out playing James Bond, Henry Cavill is set to play a spy for the fourth time

  11-09-2026 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Henry Cavill has something of a history of playing spies. Despite not landing the James Bond role 20 years ago, the actor has gone on to appear as an agent in Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Argylle. Now it looks like he's suiting up once again for a new comedy movie.Set pictures showing the former Superman star on a motorcycle have emerged from filming on the untitled project. Directed by Charlie's Angels helmer McG, the film reportedly stars Cavill and Hart as
  
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• Death Stranding games broke even "but not by much," analyst says, which may explain whySony axed Physint despite it being Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear successor

  11-09-2026 12:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following Sony dropping Hideo Kojima's next project, analysts report that the Death Stranding series just about broke even in sales.Despite making a massive deal out of its exclusivity when it was announced – it being the finale of a State of Play presentation – Sony reportedly wanted to cancel Kojima Productions' Metal Gear spiritual successor, Physint. Pretty soon after, Xbox announced it's now publishing both of the upcoming Hideo Kojima games, with OD still on the way, leaving ma
  
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• Hey, Listen! The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time remake is already $10 off at Amazon

  11-09-2026 12:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time only received its pre-order status earlier in the week, but Amazon is already discounting limited-edition textured foil physical versions. Today, the $69.99 MSRP of the full cart and that gorgeous cover dropped to $59.88 when added to cart; that's impressive considering this is a blockbuster Nintendo first-party release. Those kinds of games barely see any discounts even after launch, so a saving this chunky this early is well worth celebrating. Remember, that
  
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• Turns out Avatar: Seven Havens won't be a 26-episode binge drop after all, as new trailer is unveiled

  11-09-2026 12:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's less than a month till the first animated Avatar series in almost 12 years drops on Paramount Plus. But despite initial concerns that all 26 episodes would release on the same day, Paramount Plus has clarified the show's release plans. And while it's not an absurd binge, it's not a weekly release either.After taking the slot that once belonged to animated movie Avatar Aang, Avatar: Seven Havens is set to release on October 9. That much we knew already from the Avatar: Seven Havens traile
  
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• A decade on from Civil War, Captain America star Chris Evans thinks he might be team Iron Man

  11-09-2026 12:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been 10 years since the release of Captain America: Civil War, and it seems like Chris Evans might be having a change of heart. The closest The Avengers have ever come to splitting came in Captain America 3 when Tony Stark and Steve Rogers fell on two separate sides following the events of Age of Ultron.It all stems around the big question of whether superheroes should be controlled and supervised by the United Nations. On one side, you had Stark, wrecked with guilt with over his role in th
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss Naoki Hamaguchi is also "pushing" Kingdom Hearts 4 forward, and it sounds like he wants the JRPG to have a physical edition too

  11-09-2026 11:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like Final Fantasy 7 Revelation boss Naoki Hamaguchi has plenty on his plate at the moment – not only is he working to get Part 3 of the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy out the door, he's also "pushing" Kingdom Hearts 4 "forward."As part of the latest media rounds for FF7: Revelation, Hamaguchi has been speaking to the press once more – you can read our own Final Fantasy 7 Revelation hands-on and interview here. As part of all of that chatter, Hamaguchi delves into what next
  
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• Even HBO Max is having fun with Aaron Pierre's Lanterns accent slip-up

  11-09-2026 11:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  DCU show Lanterns returned to HBO this week with its fourth episode, bringing us back to Rushville, where the mystery of the Manhunter was brought to light. However, in the midst of the chaos, you may have missed Aaron Pierre's accent slip-up. During a tense interrogation scene, Pierre's John Stewart asks, "Who are you?" slamming his hand on the table, then, in the most prominent South London accent, he shouts, "Speak up!" The clip has since gone viral on Twitter. Pierre had so far been able to
  
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• Spider-Noir showrunner shares his original plans for season 2 before the Nicolas Cage show was cancelled

  11-09-2026 10:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the wake of Spider-Noir's cancelation, the showrunner has shared some insight into what a second season would have looked like. Oren Uziel says that while they hadn't started writing a follow-up for the Amazon MGM show, the ending of season 1 did give him some ideas. "If I had my druthers, it would be probably another location," he told Variety. "There are so many L.A. noirs we could have dove into. There are European noirs we could have dove into. There are other places to go. You're startin
  
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• How To Unlock All Season 6 Weapons In Black Ops 7 And Warzone

  11-09-2026 10:07 via gamespot.com
  
  The final season of Black Ops 7 arrives on September 17, and Activision has detailed the four new weapons you can earn. Season 6 adds the TR51 Para assault rifle, VMP submachine gun, a melee weapon, and a powerful new gun in the special weapon category. In this guide, we'll detail all of the new Season 6 weapons and how you can unlock them for free.As for new content, Season 6 of Black Ops 7 and Warzone is themed around Call of Duty's annual The Haunting event. There is a brand-new battle pass p
  
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• GTA 6 Is Going To Be Huge. So Why Is Take-Two’s Stock Having Such A Bad Year?

  11-09-2026 10:07 via gamespot.com
  
  Take-Two owns one of the largest entertainment franchises out there in Grand Theft Auto. The newest entry, GTA 6, launches this November. There is enormous hype for the new game, which is expected to sell millions of copies at launch and break records. In short, it's expected to be a once-in-a-decade (if not ever) kind of title. The game is also coming to market with a lot of positive sentiment and excitement. If you're a Take-Two shareholder, however, the past year has been a big bummer. Take-T
  
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• Nintendo Finally Adds Some Life To The Switch 2

  11-09-2026 01:34 via gamespot.com
  
  Both of Nintendo's Switch consoles have been cursed with deafening silence in their menus and eShops. But the latest version 23.0.0 update for the Switch 2 at least injects a little bit of personality and nostalgia into one of the platform's menus, bringing back music for the Mii Maker.When you create a Mii in the Switch 2's system settings, the familiar Mii Channel music from the Wii now plays in the background. A music settings button on the top left also lets you change the track to the 3DS o
  
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• 11 Things You Might Have Missed In Ocarina Of Time Remake

  11-09-2026 01:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo showcased a ton of brand new footage of the highly anticipated Ocarina Of Time Remake, but there are several key details in the footage that we found and you might have missed.
  
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• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 earned 35% of its $1.2 billion on disc, analyst says, but PlayStation is more interested in "control" of the market

  10-09-2026 23:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  While Sony cites "consumer preferences" for digital games as the core reason for its decision to abandon physical PlayStation releases, the numbers presented in a new report tell a different story. Games like Marvel's Spider-Man 2 are still making a ton of money on disc, according to Rhys Elliot of Alinea Analytics, and Sony's decision to end discs is much more about controlling the overall market for PlayStation games.Marvel's Spider-Man 2 earned $1.2 billion in gross revenue, according to the
  
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• The AA games industry needs "a few more Expedition 33s" before publishers stop seeing smaller games as a major financial risk, says Valor Mortis director

  10-09-2026 23:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was a tornado while developer Sandfall Interactive was anticipating more of a pleasant breeze, selling a total of over 8 million copies, and helping reset expectations for how hard a AA game is supposed to make you cry. You might think this enormous reception would make publishers more eager to invest in AA and find their very own, relatively inexpensive blockbuster, but fellow mid-tier developer One More Level game director Radek Ratusznik says this isn't the case. P
  
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• Sony has topped a generational run of self-owns: abandoning Hideo Kojima's next Metal Gear right as Marvel's Wolverine falls flat

  10-09-2026 23:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  "What are they doing" is the wrong way to interrogate Sony and PlayStation's decisions in 2026, I think. And they do need to be interrogated – questioned, scrutinized, and, possibly, aggressively shaken by the shoulders in a dimly lit room with bare concrete walls and a lone steel chair. "Why are they doing this" is maybe a more useful question, but it leads us to the same boring answer as ever: money and control (of money). The question on my mind right now is a bit longer: how did Sony m
  
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• Here’s How Wanted Levels And Crime Work In GTA 6

  10-09-2026 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Grand Theft Auto 6 is overhauling the Wanted and police response systems in an interesting way. If you've played Grand Theft Auto games before, you'll know that if you do something illegal, the police will show up. You'll get a wanted level represented by stars--the more stars you have, the more aggressive the police, or even the military, will be.In order to get out of the situation, you evade the police. You'll see them on the map, so it's easy to lay low for a minute and get them off your bac
  
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• GTA 6 Wants You To Play Smarter – Wanted Levels Explained

  10-09-2026 23:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Grand Theft Auto VI changes to the wanted levels and police system look to be the biggest evolution for the series yet.
  
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• VisionQuest showrunner says Ultron appearing in human form in the Marvel show isn't "a budget thing": "You'll get plenty of robot action in the show"

  10-09-2026 22:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  VisionQuest showrunner Terry Matalas says we'll see plenty of Ultron in his scary robot form throughout the new Disney Plus show, but that it was more important to showcase James Spader and Paul Bettany's complicated father-and-son chemistry."It's funny, people say it's a budget thing, it's not, it's a James Spader thing," Matalas tells Polygon. "I love James Spader. Who doesn't love James Spader? I just want to see James and I want to see Bettany. You'll get plenty of robot action in the show.
  
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• Gen V star tapped to play Angel in MCU X-Men movie in an absolutely perfect casting move by Marvel

  10-09-2026 22:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Asa Germann has been cast as Angel in the MCU's upcoming X-Men movie, and this is the best casting choice thus far.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Germann initially auditioned for Scott Summers aka Cyclops, which ultimately went to Heartstopper star Kit Connor. Germann is best known for his role as Sam Riordan in The Boys spin-off Gen V, which centered on a group of young Supes at a Supes-only university. Sam was not among the student population, but was kidnapped and experimented on by the
  
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• Stellar Blade devs say the game is "100% on cartridge" for Switch 2 because they understand "the importance of physical media"

  10-09-2026 22:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Stellar Blade is coming to Switch 2 on November 5, and it's being released both digitally and physically. Even with the furor over game-key cards dying down while collectors point their anger toward Sony's efforts to end physical games altogether, Shift Up has committed to ensuring that Stellar Blade will offer a complete experience on the cartridge.Shift Up details what to expect from the Switch 2 version of Stellar Blade: Complete Edition in a new blog post. The package will include all previo
  
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• Thanks to leaked photos, DC fans think the ape on set of The People v. Gorilla Grodd is a different character altogether

  10-09-2026 21:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The People Vs. Gorilla Grodd, a mockumentary based on the DC comic of the same name, has begun filming and set leaks are abound. Some DC fans, however, aren't convinced that the gorilla we've seen in the photos is the titular gorilla on trial.There have been many leaked set photos, from a gorilla in some '80s-style garb to that same gorilla in a graduation gown to even dancing in a tuxedo. Reactions to the first look at the film have been mixed, to say the least, but one fan posited a theory tha
  
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• Marvel’s Wolverine Isn’t Cutting It? Try These Games Instead

  10-09-2026 21:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Marvel's Wolverine reviews have officially gone live, and while the overall consensus isn't terrible, it's not another critical hit for Spider-Man studio Insomniac Games. On GameSpot's sister site Metacritic, Marvel's Wolverine currently has a metascore of 77 from 102 reviews, with many reviewers pointing out that it doesn't live up to the standard of superhero games that Insomniac has defined with its Spider-Man adventures."At best, it’s a fun but forgettable experience that’ll ente
  
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• Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo Direct viewership more than doubled PlayStation's last State of Play, analyst finds, and beat Gamescom Opening Night Live

  10-09-2026 20:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  It turns out the magic ingredient to having a strong viewership on a developer showcase is to focus on remaking one of the most beloved games ever. Simple enough for Nintendo, whose viewership for the recent Zelda Direct revealing new The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake clips dwarfed Sony's last State of Play, and even showcases from stalwart conventions like Gamescom.Per The Game Business, figures gleaned from game marketing analyst LevelUp indicate the Zelda Direct focused on the Ocari
  
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• Wardogs’ Massive Start On Steam Undercut By Brutal Server Queues [Update]

  10-09-2026 20:03 via gamespot.com
  
  Update: A hotfix has now been released for Wardogs that targets the ongoing server issues. If you're logged in and stuck in a queue, you'll need to close the game to download the update, which will then send you back into a queue once you log in again. Players will be allowed into the game in "controlled batches," the size of which were not specified, and might portend continued queues for the time being.
  More players will be let in as the issues are resolved, but no specific timetable is provid
  
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• Wardogs Has A Massive Start On Steam, But Players Face Brutal Sever Queues

  10-09-2026 20:03 via gamespot.com
  
  A big new military FPS, Wardogs (not to be confused with the 2016 Jonah Hill/Miles Teller crime-comedy War Dogs) launched today in early access on Steam, and it's off to a hot start. The shooter reached 300,000 peak concurrent users on Steam right out of the gate and the $40 game is currently Steam's No. 1 best-seller. Pretty impressive for a game that the developer told you not to buy.Given the flood of players, developer Bulkhead instituted a server queue system, and this quickly became someth
  
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• Wardogs Has A Massive Start On Steam, But Players Face Brutal Server Queues

  10-09-2026 20:03 via gamespot.com
  
  A big new military FPS, Wardogs (not to be confused with the 2016 Jonah Hill/Miles Teller crime-comedy War Dogs) launched today in early access on Steam, and it's off to a hot start. The shooter reached 300,000 peak concurrent users on Steam right out of the gate and the $40 game is currently Steam's No. 1 best-seller. Pretty impressive for a game that the developer told you not to buy.Given the flood of players, developer Bulkhead instituted a server queue system, and this quickly became someth
  
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