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• Best early Black Friday retro deals 2026

  24-09-2026 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Phil Hayton)1. Retailers to watch
  2. Today's best dealsBlack Friday retro deals might not be at the top of your list ahead of the sales, but I'd argue they should be. The annual event doesn't always deliver great discounts on consoles, handhelds, and accessories for your classic systems, but seeing as modern gaming hardware prices are spiralling upwards, now is the time to perhaps focus on getting the most out of the oldies.Many of the best retro consoles, including modern rem
  
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• Xbox rolls out disc-to-digital program worldwide, but won't somebody please think of the hard drives

  30-09-2026 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  After a lifetime of PlayStation fandom, Microsoft's handling of the digitalization era of gaming is a bittersweet pill to swallow. While Sony has been largely ignoring outrage from its decision to end disc production in 2028, Xbox is going about the shift in a slightly different way - namely, making sure your library of physical titles doesn't become an expensive paperweight when the new generation rolls around.The brand has now globally launched its disc-to-digital program, allowing users to co
  
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• Shure is finally launching one of its microphones in a true all-white colorway

  30-09-2026 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shure is known for its iconic, pro-level microphones for content creators and musicians, but its USB gaming mic, which launched back in 2024, has been a viable option at the entry-level end of the market since it hit the shelves. Shure is now launching an upgraded model of its MV6, but thankfully the best microphone competitor is staying at the same price. The Shure MV6 Gen 2 tries to achieve the same plug-and-play simplicity all USB mics strive for, but it's updating the software and control yo
  
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• 28 Years Later 3 will have "a lot of Cillian Murphy" in it, says director Danny Boyle

  30-09-2026 17:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Director Danny Boyle says 28 Days Later Part 3 is indeed in the works, and that we can expect to see a whole lot of OG star Cillian Murphy in it."28 Years 3, or whatever it ends up being called, will get made because people keep asking about it," Boyle told Variety. "Quite when I’m not sure, but there’s a script – a very good script by Alex Garland. [It will have] a lot of Cillian Murphy in it. Whether he'll take his kit off anymore, that I don't know. He's got the Oscar now."2
  
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• 6 things I need from The Blood of Dawnwalker's sequel

  30-09-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker is a thrilling RPG, but leaves a number of loose threads in its wake. It's one of my favorite new games of 2026 all the same, especially since I have faith that developer Rebel Wolves will shed some light on all my questions come the second game in this potential "saga".Even though I've not long rolled credits on Coen's first adventure, I'm already imagining what might come next. There are a handful of things I'd love to see addressed in The Blood of Dawnwalker 2, from Vi
  
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• The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 holds onto its crown with confident performance upgrades and an ultra-customizable display

  30-09-2026 16:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 has always been a tricky one to pin down. This line consistently sees some of the more impressive benchmark numbers when I test at the top of the GPU food chain, but last year's model was more of an aesthetic refresh while 2026's iteration is a solid refinement further. What's new? In a nutshell, a 4K resolution on that fantastic Mini LED display and brand new thermals under the hood. Combine that screen with rising component costs, however, and you've got a rig that p
  
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• What is The Witcher 3 Remastered Loot Merge?

  30-09-2026 16:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3 Loot Merge is a new option added to the game with the release of the 2026 remaster, but it's not immediately obvious how it works and this is because, as far as I can tell, sometimes it doesn't.This appears to be a function rather than a bug, so it's important that you know how Loot Merge works and, vitally, when. If you're wondering whether to turn it on or off or how it works then, this is what you need to know.What is The Witcher 3 Loot Merge?(Image credit: CD Projekt Red)The Wi
  
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• Where to buy Pokemon TCG Delta Reign

  30-09-2026 16:37 via gamesradar.com
  
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  4. FAQHoping to buy Pokemon TCG Delta Reign? You and everyone else, my friend. The latest set (due to launch in November) is already making waves despite having only been announced a month ago, so the race is on to find stock.That's what I'm here to help with. I've been tracking Pokemon card availability for a long time now, so I've picked up a trick or two on where to look... and how much to spend if you want to buy Pokemon TCG Delta Reign. I've listed
  
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• The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past plays out differently if you've finished the RPG's second expansion

  30-09-2026 16:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that The Witcher 3 Remastered is finally here, we're all looking forward to CD Projekt Red's new expansion, Songs of the Past – but we don't need to rush through the RPG's other DLC, apparently.Fool's Theory – the partner studio working with CD Projekt Red on the expansion – creative vision director Karolina Kuzia-Rokosz confirms as much in a new interview with VGC.
  She implies that the upcoming content will actually work around the player and what they've done in the RPG s
  
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• How to complete the New Growth quest and what to do with Doctor Underhill in Control Resonant

  30-09-2026 16:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  New Growth in Control Resonant is a quest for Doctor Underhill, in which players have to help her find various test subjects before making a final, challenging choice about whether to tell the FBC or to let her continue her experiments in secret. Below I'll take you through a full walkthrough of New Growth, as well as explain the larger consequences of the Underhill Choice you make at the end, and what it means for Control Resonant.How to complete New Growth in Control Resonant(Image credit: Rem
  
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• End of Abyss review: "Little Nightmares meets Resident Evil, but they meet at Frustration Station"

  30-09-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Look, I wanted to like End of Abyss; and I did! Sometimes. When everything's going smoothly, it's an atmospheric and excellently-paced survival horror that's harsh but fair. The problem is that when everything isn't going smoothly – which is more often than should be the case, especially in the latter half of the game – it's a pretty good example of what not to do in the genre.The distant camera and smoky darkness may well put you in mind of Little Nightmares (studio Section 9 is mad
  
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• End Of Abyss Commits A Metroidvania Cardinal Sin – Video Review

  30-09-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  I liked much of my time with Section 9's horror-themed debut, but definitely not all of it.
  
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• End Of Abyss Commits A Metroidvania Cardinal Sin

  30-09-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  End of Abyss pulls from a lot of inspirations. It has the same texture to its creepy world as Little Nightmares, which makes sense, given the team at Section 9 Interactive includes some former creators of that series. It borrows a bit from soulslikes, with its towering bosses who pack a mean punch if you don't time your dodge-roll well. Its fixed camera angles are reminiscent of Resident Evil, especially when you can hear something monstrous in a room before you can see it. First and foremo
  
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• Ex-PlayStation Boss Has Some Advice For Xbox: “Pick A Lane”

  30-09-2026 15:58 via gamespot.com
  
  Xbox has undergone major changes since a new leadership team took over. Under Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Microsoft's gaming division has had waves of mass layoffs, parted ways with several studios, and consolidated its remaining developers under Activision, Blizzard, King, and Bethesda. All of this is being done to make Xbox a profitable part of the Microsoft empire and to grow its reach, but former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has suggested that the company should "pick a lane" and narrow
  
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• This New Riftbound Card Is An Exciting Variant Of A Time-Traveling Legend

  30-09-2026 15:53 via gamespot.com
  
  While it already feels like it's been around forever, October 31 will mark the one-year anniversary of Riftbound, the trading card game based on Riot Games's popular League of Legends franchise, releasing in Western markets. The game has seen four set releases so far, but there's one more on the schedule, Radiance, before we hit that one-year milestone.
  There are many exciting cards being revealed as we get closer to Radiance's October 23 launch, and today, we have an exclusive look at the Overn
  
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• GTA 6 influencers sent mysterious merch that sure looks better than those $400 Collector's Boxes

  30-09-2026 15:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 marketing is really ramping up now as influencers are receiving packages of merch from Rockstar Games, and I've gotta say, it looks like they got a better deal than the fans paying $400 for those Collector's Boxes. The package in question has been shown off by content creator TmarTn on YouTube (below), who says he received the mysterious box from Rockstar with no heads up from the devs. Contained within his box was a blue baseball cap with a pink Rockstar Games logo embroidered on the fron
  
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• How to redeem Minecraft Dungeons 2 codes

  30-09-2026 15:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Minecraft is an ever-expanding franchise, and there are frequent giveaways to celebrate this fact, including some of the Minecraft Dungeons 2 codes below. Minecraft skins have always been among players' favorite ways to express themselves (outside of creative mode), and are a popular addition even in a single-player capacity. So, with the Minecraft Dungeons 2 launch, there too came some fresh customization options.While a few of the rewards listed below are redeemed automatically once requiremen
  
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• The Witcher 3 Is Having A Record-Breaking Comeback In A Very Busy Gaming Month

  30-09-2026 15:14 via gamespot.com
  
  More than a decade has passed since The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt first launched, and on Steam, the game is doing better than ever. With the launch of The Witcher 3 Remastered, the game has surged up the Steam charts and has reached its best concurrent players level--ever. At the time of writing, the CCU has peaked at 120,975 players, beating the previous January 2020 record of 103,329 players.That older milestone was reached after The Witcher TV series launched on Netflix, but the new numbe
  
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• The 5 best games you need to play in October 2026

  30-09-2026 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  October is stacked in terms of new games releasing. In a similar vein to the mammoth month of September, October is also filled with AAA games and indies alike as they all dodge GTA 6's November launch. So, finding a title to pick up and play over the next few weeks can be pretty daunting, but don't worry, I'm here to help. The rest of the GamesRadar+ team and I have carefully looked over every single October release and have settled on the top 5 games that we think are worth your time and atten
  
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• Steam Is Finally Changing How Games Get Their Big Front-Page Break

  30-09-2026 15:01 via gamespot.com
  
  The front page of Steam has long been a hot commodity for game developers and publishers, but next year, some big changes are coming. Valve has announced that it'll be changing how it handles game discoverability during sales and promotions on Steam, as it'll be moving away from the old model of a tightly controlled page through a manually curated calendar to dynamic, personalized recommendations that'll cater to individual user preferences and their purchase history.His
  
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• A new indie take on King's Field arrives on Steam and consoles in time for Halloween

  30-09-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Today, FromSoftware is known for creating the Soulslike: a particular brand of dark fantasy action-RPG that's helped to define the modern gaming landscape. But the spirit of the genre goes all the way back to the '90s, when FromSoftware's own King's Field series started endearing itself to a small cult of devotees. Now, that same spirit is influencing a new generation of indie developers, and the upcoming Queen's Domain is one of the most impressive tributes we've seen yet.You might've heard abo
  
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• GTA 6's weather is completely re-done from Red Dead Redemption 2, has hurricanes, rainbows and more

  30-09-2026 14:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The small details have always been where Rockstar works the most magic, and GTA 6 will be no different. Besides anything else, the weather is going to be something to watch out for, since the whole system's been overhauled from what we saw in Red Dead Redemption 2.In Game Informer, Owen Shepherd, the vice president of art for lighting and rendering at Rockstar, divulged some of what players can expect when roaming Leonida, and it won't all be sunshine and tans. You can encounter all sorts of con
  
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• Avengers: Doomsday is currently "two and a half hours" with a "very surprising ending"

  30-09-2026 14:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Directors Joe and Anthony Russo have seemingly confirmed the current runtime for Avengers: Doomsday is shorter than Avengers: Endgame.While speaking to Fandango about the challenge of balancing a large cast with a focused story, Anthony Russo said, "It's a two and a half hour movie or so, and you're sitting through it, and it's a focused propulsive narrative that has like an organizing principle at its center, and everything has to orbit around that.That's part of the creative challenge for Joe
  
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• The Biggest New Game Releases Of October 2026

  30-09-2026 14:00 via gamespot.com
  
  If you thought September was a big month for new releases, then you ain't seen nothing yet. As the days tick down to the November launch of Grand Theft Auto 6, numerous games are looking to avoid being caught in the blast radius of the year's biggest release, which has led to an absolutely stacked October. Between original releases, sequels, and hot indie games, the next couple of weeks are loaded with options across a wide variety of genres and ideas. You can check out our top picks below, and
  
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• 20 years after Robert Downey Jr. was cast as Iron Man, Marvel fans are just discovering his audition

  30-09-2026 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Robert Downey Jr. was announced as Tony Stark 20 years ago, marking one of the most iconic superhero castings ever made. A report from September 29, 2006 was shared by a fan on Reddit alongside one of the actor's final screen tests.In the original report from The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel head Kevin Feige was quoted about the news, seemingly bracing for backlash from fans. "In every casting announcement we've done, people in their mind's eye have their own view of it and let us know about it,"
  
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• Sean Gunn says Man of Tomorrow is his "favorite of all" James Gunn movies

  30-09-2026 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sean Gunn has shared his thoughts on Man of Tomorrow, and it sounds like the film is shaping up to be something special. Gunn has a role in the DCU as Maxwell Lord, and he also played Kraglin and was the physical performer for Rocket Raccoon in the MCU. "It weighs everything on it," Sean Gunn told ComicBook, when asked how Man of Tomorrow tips the scale between James Gunn's Marvel and DC movies. "Because I can tell you: I can't say anything about Man of Tomorrow in terms of what it's about or wh
  
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• Call Of Duty Modders Add Skateboarding And Minecraft To Modern Warfare 2

  30-09-2026 13:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Modders have recently added new ways to play 2009's Modern Warfare 2, and videos are going viral, showcasing skateboarding in this classic Call of Duty game. Mechanics from games like Skate 2 were added with mods, and players can now kickflip and grind rails around their favorite Modern Warfare 2 maps. There's also a mod that puts Call of Duty players in Minecraft's sandbox world.As shown below in the video shared by "Chasm," Call of Duty operators are seen pulling off several maneuvers on skate
  
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• The top 5 movies you need to watch in October 2026

  30-09-2026 13:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  It is spooky season, and that means a bunch of tense and thrilling new movies releasing in October, pals. In fact, October is one of the most packed months in terms of upcoming movies in 2026, with superhero outings, action, and some good ol' fashion horror as well. So, to help you pick your next cinema trip in a sea of silver screen hits, I've rounded up the top films that should be on your radar over the next few weeks. From aquatic survival movies to even more upcoming video game movies follo
  
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• How to transmog your equipment in Witcher 3 Remastered and create a new look for Geralt

  30-09-2026 13:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Transmog feature in Witcher 3 Remastered allows players to "Reforge" their weapons and armor, allowing the equipment you have to look like any other piece of gear you've found without affecting its stats. That means that if you own some Mastercrafted Witcher gear but don't like the way it looks, you can take it to be Reforged and Trasmog it to look like any other piece of equipment in your inventory! However, there's only two NPCs in the entirety of Witcher 3 that offer this service, and
  
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• Crimson Desert DLC Charting the Unknown delayed 2 weeks as devs seek "a more polished and stable gameplay experience"

  30-09-2026 13:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has announced that the Charting the Unknown DLC expansion has been delayed, but thankfully not by too long. Crimson Desert DLC was confirmed a few months after the game dropped, with the developer confirming an expansion was in the works in June, which felt like an obvious move after the massive success of the open-world game at launch, but I don't know that many were expecting it to be dropping this year. But despite that, Pearl Abyss confirmed it would be a
  
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