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• Blizzard Is Making World Of Warcraft Free This Weekend For People With Inactive Accounts

  21-03-2019 19:10 via gamespot.com
  
  If you've let your World of Warcraft subscription go inactive, Blizzard really wants you to come back this weekend. To encourage players with inactive accounts to return, the publisher is upgrading those accounts with all expansion packs through Legion and offering a three-hour trial of the latest expansion, Battle for Azeroth. World of Warcraft is free to play now through Sunday, March 24.To take advantage of the limited-time offer, all you have to do is re-download the Battle.net desktop app,
  
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• Anime Mysterious codes (October 2026) and how to redeem them for free Traits, Gems, and more

  06-10-2026 13:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  Using Anime Mysterious codes is a great way to get ahead in this tower defense game, where you need to summon and power up a selection of anime units then send them out to defeat waves of enemies intent on destroying your base. Strategy is required to get the right balance of units to deal with the threats in your way, otherwise you'll be faced with defeat.There are a large number of promos available, providing players with everything from Coins and Gems to spend, to fresh Traits and Stat Reroll
  
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• Skyrim modder forgoes trend of AI-powered crossovers, brings Elden Ring's combat to the RPG himself

  06-10-2026 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  As the wait for The Elder Scrolls 6 presses on, Skyrim players are still finding ways to spice the 14-year-old RPG up with mods – like one that brings Elden Ring combat to the game.Yes, you read that right… FromSoftware's notoriously brutal combat in Bethesda's, uh, far more forgiving formula. A fan reveals the mod over on X, noting that it's "fully playable," with a clip of the crossover creation in action.
  "This isn't a passthrough or any fancy tricks," they write. "Someone straig
  
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• Halo Studios releases concept art for its version of Halo 7, teasing an "ancient, terrible creature"

  06-10-2026 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oh, what could've been. Now that Activision is handling development of the next Halo game and Halo Studios has been reduced to a support studio for existing releases, we can only imagine what the next installment in Master Chief's adventures would've looked like from that team. A selection of concept art provides some insight into their vision for Halo 7, and it points towards an intriguing game.Alex Wakeford, a franchise writer at Halo Studios, published what's now believed to be the final issu
  
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• Lanterns season 2 still isn't confirmed, but showrunner Chris Mundy has teased that a fan-favorite Lantern could appear

  06-10-2026 12:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following that fiery Lanterns season finale, HBO has yet to renew the record-breaking DCU show for a second season, but that isn't stopping showrunner and writer Chirs Mundy from teasing where Lanterns season 2 could take us. "We won't be back in Rushville unless something crazy happens in Rushville every 10 years. But it's going to be an Earth-based story that we continue most likely," said Mundy on The Ringer-Verse's The Midnight Boys (around the 1 hour 45 minute mark). However, with Hal Jorda
  
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• Watch Dogs to be "potentially remade" someday, Ubisoft says as series goes 6 years with no launch

  06-10-2026 12:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  A good couple of years have passed since we've heard anything solid about Watch Dogs, the action-adventure series that had 13-year-old me stupidly excited in the early 2010s – but it's back in the limelight now, it seems.Watch Dogs is a bit of a strange one, really. There's a movie in the works still that (as far as we know, anyway) started filming back in 2024 with little news coming about it since, and nothing about any new game – but that might be changing.
  As per a recent report
  
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• As GTA 6 battles Zelda: Ocarina of Time, expert says Nintendo is "the only company" that could try

  06-10-2026 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6's upcoming release is set to dominate November, with most other games fleeing from its enormous shadow, but it does have one major opponent in the form of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake. One expert goes as far as to say Nintendo is "the only company in the industry with a fanbase loyal enough to make that bet."The GTA 6 and Ocarina of Time remake rivalry was the topic of a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch from a few days ago, in which the show fails to make Zelda sound boring
  
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• Newly-released Spider-Man: Brand New Day deleted scene clears up a big question from Peter Parker's hospital stay

  06-10-2026 12:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now out on digital, and the release has brought with it a whole host of new footage. Among the additional moments is a glimpse at the scene when Spider-Man is unmasked in the hospital.After taking the bullet for Jean Grey (Sadie Sink) at the Department of Damage Control on Roosevelt Island, Peter is rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. In the final movie we don't see him until he's recovering in his hospital bed, but it seems an earlier moment was filmed. Shared
  
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• All Goalbound codes (October 2026) and how to redeem them for spins and Yen

  06-10-2026 12:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  These Goalbound codes award a range of rewards. While some are great for changing your style and giving you a new all-important emote to use out on the pitch, others grant Lucky Ego Spins that have a chance to completely change your stats to grant you a competitive edge.Whichever position you like to hold out on the field, your stats really matter, particularly stamina drain, so you'll want to use these Goalbound codes to improve your skills in this Roblox football game. The more lucky spins you
  
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• Avengers: Doomsday merch reveals the original plan for Doctor Doom's costume

  06-10-2026 11:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Doctor Doom looks great in green in Avengers: Doomsday, but new merchandise reveals we almost had a fresh look and title change for the Marvel supervillain.As is now customary for a big new Marvel release, a wave of Funko Pops have teased what to expect from certain characters.Among them is Doctor Doom. While there is a Doctor Doom Funko showcasing much of what we've already seen from Robert Downey Jr.'s masked character in recent Doomsday trailers, we also have confirmation that he will be acco
  
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• Star Wars: Galactic Racer Is Free To Play Now, If You Know Where To Look

  06-10-2026 11:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars: Galactic Racer is finally out, and so far, it might just be one of the best Star Wars games ever made. The new racing game has an attractive MSRP of $60, but if you're looking to grab it for the low price of nothing, you can play it for free through Amazon Luna starting today.Amazon has announced that Prime members can stream the single-player campaign for free through Amazon Luna. "We've always believed Luna players deserve to be in the action from day one, and Star Wars: G
  
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• The best speeder type to use in Star Wars Galactic Racer

  06-10-2026 11:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The best Star Wars Galactic Racer speeder type is largely down to personal preference as Landspeeders, Speeder Bikes, and Skim Speeders all feel quite different to pilot. Each have their own strengths, weaknesses, and unique drifting manoeuvres that have a substantial impact on how you take corners, so it's important to know how each one works and how best to spend your Tuning Points on permanent upgrades so that you can get the most out of them. Below you'll find a breakdown all three speeder t
  
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• System Shock 2 is now free on Epic, but thankfully we have far better controllers to play it with these days

  06-10-2026 11:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Epic Games Store has been offering two free games per week for a while now, and alongside Korean narrative adventure game Buried Stars, you can currently claim the System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster for absolutely nothing. This is, as the title suggests, a reworked version of the classic RPG which birthed the BioShock franchise, and I've already set it up to download.One of the upgrades on the System Shock 2 remaster is the introduction of controller support, so if you own a PC contro
  
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• Avengers: Secret Wars star says he's not finishing filming until next summer

  06-10-2026 11:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Anthony Mackie has confirmed he's heading to Broadway to star in Macbeth, and it's revealed some new details about the Avengers: Secret Wars filming schedule. The Captain America star will be working on the show from February until July 2027, which he told Deadline is when he'll film for Secret Wars. "So once I finish on Broadway, I'll go to finish up all the Avengers stuff for Secret Wars," he told Deadline in a new interview, referring to his filming schedule. Now, this seems to be a pretty ti
  
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• Mike Flanagan changed infamous period scene in Carrie because of "the normalization of cruelty"

  06-10-2026 02:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  When adapting the 1974 Stephen King story for the digital age, Mike Flanagan says it was important to go all in on how social media and cell phones would only add to the cruelty Carrie faces at the hands of her bullies. "Yeah, we talked a lot about how it changed when there were phones in people's hands, that scene especially. And in every other version, that's the first scene," Flanagan tells GamesRadar+. "And so one of the first things we kind of started to play with was, I think that's the en
  
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• Carrie stars want to create a version of mother-daughter relationship that we've never seen before

  06-10-2026 01:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Summer H. Howell and Samantha Sloyan play a version of Carrie and Margaret White that we've never seen before in Mike Flanagan's upcoming take on the 1974 novel by Stephen King."I don't know if I was surprised," Howell tells GamesRadar+ when asked if the changes to the original story shocked her. "I mean, I hadn't really heard of Carrie before, which I know, shocking. I've worked in horror since I was eight, so you'd think I would've, but no. So I kinda went into it knowing it had been made, ask
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation ditching PS5 exclusivity was "inevitable," Naoki Hamaguchi says

  05-10-2026 23:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 7 Revelation marks a significant first for the remake series: it'll be the only entry available across multiple platforms on launch day. Remake and Rebirth both released as PlayStation exclusives, and took years to hit PC, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch, but Revelation will be available for all players on day one. The change in approach, director Naoki Hamaguchi says, is simply a response to the reality of today's gaming landscape.The multiplatform release is "an inevitable outcome of t
  
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• Ex-PlayStation boss says Sony killing discs raises the "insidious" discussion of game ownership

  05-10-2026 23:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shawn Layden joined Sony in 1987, eventually taking on leadership roles at the company's burgeoning video game development studios that led to him becoming chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, a position he retired from in 2019. He knows what it's taken to build the PlayStation brand, and his feelings about the company's decision to end physical discs hold more weight than most.Layden understands the convenience of digital games, as he explains in an interview for The Ex
  
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• Halloween’s First DLC Reveals Even The Bad Sequels Will Get Some Love

  05-10-2026 23:15 via gamespot.com
  Halloween's first paid DLC is coming on October 27 in the form of a new skin for the game's killer, Michael Myers, and it's pulling from a source you might not expect: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. A free update on the same day will also add a fifth map, The Tower Farm, inspired by a location in the same film. It may seem odd to jump to the fifth movie for the game's first DLC, but it's not the only piece of new content coming that day. There's also a second skin coming for Big
  
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• This JRPG sounded great, but then I learned how it was made, and now it sounds impossible

  05-10-2026 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lie of Caelum: Spirit recently bagged more than $100,000 in extra Kickstarter funds on the back of stellar art and music, and the promise of a "PSX-style sci-fi mecha JRPG" that was "inspired by Xenogears and Phantasy Star." This all sounds well and good, but my gast wasn't truly flabbered until I learned that this 3D mech game was made in RPG Maker.I don't know if you've ever played an RPG Maker game, but they don't normally look like this: Already listed on Steam, Lie of Caelum: Spirit was mad
  
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• GTA 6 story lead says Rockstar didn't want to make a "statement" with Jason's ex-military background

  05-10-2026 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  GTA 6 protagonist Jason might be a former army man, but the game's narrative lead insists that doesn't mean Rockstar was trying to make "a statement" with his backstory. Rockstar previously introduced Jason as a man who "grew up around grifters and crooks" and spent "a stint in the Army trying to shake off his troubled teens" before returning to "doing what he knows best, working for local drug runners." Then, of course, he meets fellow GTA 6 protagonist Lucia, which "could be the best or worst
  
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• Fallout season 3 could premiere in "May or June" of next year, says star Kyle MacLachlan

  05-10-2026 22:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fallout season 3 is slated to hit Prime Video next spring or summer, says star Kyle MacLachlan."We're still shooting away," MacLachlan told a fan during a signing for his new memoir. "We've got about a month or so to go... and then probably come out maybe May or June."The third (and hopefully not final) season of the hit Prime Video show started filming in May 2026, five or so months after season 2's December-January run. There hasn't been much news in the meantime, aside from Aaron Paul (who sp
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 and Elden Ring are "North Stars" for Tencent as it eyes next Larian or FromSoftware

  05-10-2026 22:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  By building out studios and staying focused on genres, Tencent hopes to create the next Larian or FromSoftware, developers capable of releasing year-defining hits like Baldur's Gate 3 or Elden Ring respectively.That's according to Yong-yi Zhu, Tencent Games VP and head of operations, strategy, and compliance, who spoke to The Game Business about the Chinese company's plans both globally and domestically. Tencent, which holds substantial investments in numerous studios around the world, now inclu
  
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• The Batman 2 production "paused" while Matt Reeves steps away to deal with "a family matter"

  05-10-2026 21:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  DC Studios has announced that production on The Batman 2 is going on hold as director Matt Reeves steps away for a personal issue."Production on The Batman Part II has been temporarily paused while Matt Reeves focuses on a family matter," the studio says in a statement provided to Deadline and others. "Matt has the full support of DC Studios and we look forward to continuing the journey soon."The Batman 2 is set to be released on February 18, 2026. Deadline's sources say it's not yet clear wheth
  
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• Amid Uncharted 5 Rumors, Nathan Drake Actor Says He Would Come Back, But With One Catch

  05-10-2026 21:05 via gamespot.com
  
  One of actor Nolan North's most famous roles is that of Nathan Drake in Naughty Dog's Uncharted franchise, but he wrapped things up with 2016's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. There are rumors that Naughty Dog is making a new Uncharted game, and North has said he would "110%" be up for coming back in a new game in the storied series.“110%. Absolutely. I think it would be one of the biggest games ever if they decided to do it. It just depends if Sony wants to make money," he said at Gamergy in
  
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• A dying man's quest to finish the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake

  05-10-2026 21:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, 2026. For Nintendo, it's an opportunity to revisit a Nintendo 64 classic and give its newest console a heavy-hitting exclusive. For a terminally ill man named Blake, it's a fresh chance to finish Ocarina of Time decades after trying the original game. On September 21, Blake – as we'll call him – posted on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 Reddit communities. "I'm dying, and I plan to make the n
  
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• Arc Raiders TV and movie adaptations announced alongside Embark's previous shooter The Finals

  05-10-2026 20:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hollywood is diving ever deeper into the unending pool of video game franchises to adapt for film and TV, with hit shooters Arc Raiders and The Finals coming to the big and small screen next.In a press release, Chernin Entertainment, the production company behind horror sensations Backrooms and Netflix's The Last House, and Nexon, the parent company behind Arc Raiders and The Finals developer Embark, announce their collaboration. It isn't clear whether Arc Raiders and The Finals are both getting
  
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• New Gears Of War: E-Day Patch Addresses Giant Vomiting Frog Error Codes

  05-10-2026 20:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Gears of War: E-Day rolls out worldwide starting October 6, and thanks to early access players, The Coalition has identified several issues that it's fixing with the game's first patch. Focused mostly on overall stability and performance across the game's campaign, multiplayer, and Horde Siege modes, the Gears of War: E-Day update is out now.One of the biggest fixes is the "Bilefrog-Kalona" error, an issue named after the gigantic subterranean Locust frogs encountered throughout the game, which
  
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• Why GTA Studio Co-Founder Is Avoiding GTA 6–And All Open-World Games

  05-10-2026 20:06 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser left the company in 2020 and now runs a new outfit called Absurd Ventures. Houser will be forever connected to the GTA franchise, and he's now weighed in on GTA 6.He told Variety that he did not watch the "Extended Look" trailer and doesn't plan to. Why? He said he tries to avoid consuming things that are going to "disrupt me creatively."
  "And given that I spend a large amount of time trying to make open-world games, and the rest of my conscious time trying to figu
  
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• Magic: The Gathering God Packs Coming In 2027, But At A Cost

  05-10-2026 20:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Magic: The Gathering fans are preparing for a big week of reveals, as a panel scheduled for this weekend's New York Comic Con has promised announcements based on "a universe beyond our own and some people who know things they’re currently not allowed to talk about." However, Wizards of the Coast has decided to start the week of announcements early, as the company is making big changes to booster packs in 2027, starting with Nauctis: The Sunken Realm in February.The biggest changes involve
  
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