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• California deputies rescue wailing bear trapped in dumpster

  30-08-2019 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  When a late-night trip to a trash container left a wailing bear cub stuck inside near a Lake Tahoe motel, deputies were called upon to help the cub reunite with its family.The cub can be heard crying from inside the metal dumpster in video recorded by Placer County Sheriff's deputies on Tuesday.It then climbs on the side of the trash container but fails to open the heavy lid.
  
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• Leaked DLSS 5 Mod Shows Just How Much Nvidia’s AI Filter Can Mess With Your Games

  28-08-2026 22:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Nvidia hasn't yet announced a release date for DLSS 5, which it revealed to widespread backlash earlier this year. But a recent leak has provided PC modders the ability to inject the neural rendering in almost any game, which is being used to showcase just how awful its AI-powered face filters can get.Accidentally included in a build of NBA 2K27 (via VideoCardz), an early version of DLSS 5 was accessed and made useable by the RenoDX modding community, who quickly developed a crude toolset allowi
  
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• After AI backlash, Assassin's Creed creator says 1666: Amsterdam "won't be using any AI anymore" and only used it "in conception and pre-production"

  28-08-2026 22:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Assassin's Creed godfather Patrice Désilets seemed to have conjured perfection with his new studio Panache's witchy mystery game 1666: Amsterdam, but then the AI accusations came and turned out to be true. Flowers wilted, goats died in their pens, and worst of all, I think many people revoked their Steam wishlist button.Panache has since made a commitment to removing AI from 1666: Amsterdam before making it playable – which it now is, you can pick up 1666: Amsterdam in Early Access
  
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• Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a "sports movie" story set after Return of the Jedi because it mirrors the real-life post-WW2 motorsports boom

  28-08-2026 22:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  All the best Star Wars stories – whether in movies, games, or books – all have one thing in common: they all draw from sources and inspirations beyond the franchise itself. The developers behind Star Wars: Galactic Racer seem to recognize that as well, as they're building the game around a sports movie-style narrative that takes inspiration from the real-life post-World War II motorsports boom."We had an idea of the kind of sports story that we wanted to tell within the universe," cr
  
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• Xbox’s Disc-To-Digital Program Means Microsoft Is Probably Done With Discs Too

  28-08-2026 21:40 via gamespot.com
  
  Despite mixed messages when it comes to when we can expect the next PlayStation and Xbox, one aspect about the next generation seems to be clearer than ever: Discs are going away. Earlier this year, Sony announced that it would be ending physical disc production for all PlayStation games launching after January 2028, confirming that the company's next console will almost certainly be digital-only. Microsoft hasn't made as strong a statement yet, instead opting to introduce a program allowing Xbo
  
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• Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Is Great If You Do The Necessary Homework Beforehand

  28-08-2026 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy faces a difficult balancing act. Can it move away from its predecessors' terrifying waves of rats and still deliver a supernatural terror that ties into rewarding environmental puzzles? Can it ditch the series' sibling protagonists and still tell a moving story focused on two people learning to lean on one another? And can it add fierce, frenetic combat to the franchise's formula as a new gameplay pillar without abandoning its core identity as a puzzle game? At ti
  
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• Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Is Good If You Do The Necessary Homework Beforehand

  28-08-2026 21:25 via gamespot.com
  
  Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy faces a difficult balancing act. Can it move away from its predecessors' terrifying waves of rats and still deliver a supernatural terror that ties into rewarding environmental puzzles? Can it ditch the series' sibling protagonists and still tell a moving story focused on two people learning to lean on one another? And can it add fierce, frenetic combat to the franchise's formula as a new gameplay pillar without abandoning its core identity as a puzzle game? At ti
  
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• Persona 4 Revival boss knows you want to romance Yosuke, but you can't because then the devs would have to do that for "all the other male characters"

  28-08-2026 21:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 4 Revival producer and Persona series veteran Kazuhisa Wada hears your cries for a romanceable Yosuke, but says Atlus cannot answer them.Speaking with GamesRadar+ at Gamescom 2026, Wada responds to mounting hopes for Persona 4 Revival to introduce gay romance options and, in particular, flesh out an unused relationship with Yosuke that fans dug out of the original Persona 4 game files. "I was aware that some people were talking online about, like, 'Oh, Yosuke,' and they were kind of hopi
  
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• Fable Dev Happy About Delay To 2027 To Avoid “Chaotic Window,” And We All Know That Means GTA 6

  28-08-2026 21:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft's new Fable game was supposed to launch this year, but it was delayed to February 2027. The game's director, Ralph Fulton, said in an interview that he feels "great" about the launch timing for Fable, adding that shifting to 2027 helps the game avoid the "chaotic window" of its original timeframe of late 2026.
  Speaking to IGN, Fulton said the reason for the delay "is pretty apparent to everybody." He said he was "really looking forward to" launching Fable in 2026, saying he wasn't happ
  
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• GTA 6 extended look breakdown: 7 things you might have missed

  28-08-2026 21:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The GTA 6 extended look at long last gave us more insight into the long-awaited new game from Rockstar, and by Leonida was it worth the wait. With around 26 minutes of gameplayto feast our eyes on, there was plenty to soak in. From the sights of the expansive city, to the many activities we'll be able to get up to, and so much more, it certainly painted a picture of what's in store after the likes of GTA 6 trailer 1 and GTA 6 trailer 2. But after watching the Netflix GTA 6 extended look (which i
  
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• Resident Evil 4 Remake mod makes Ashley's cut prologue finally playable

  28-08-2026 20:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ashley Graham is unfairly seen as one of the more controversial characters in Resident Evil lore due to some clumsily tuned AI during her escort missions in the original Resident Evil 4. That was all fixed in Resident Evil 4 Remake when she became a much more fleshed out, supportive character. Admittedly, the 2023 remake also makes Ashley a lot less prone to being captured and restarting your mission, which is nice, but stronger writing and a convincing performance from voice actor Genevieve Bue
  
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• It’s Totally Fine For Epic To Lock A Fortnite Skin Behind A Trip To Disneyland

  28-08-2026 20:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Disney and Epic Games caused a bit of a stir recently when they unveiled their latest collaboration: a Fortnite skin that you can only get by riding the Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run ride at Disneyland in California or Disney World in Florida. There's been a lot of spirited discussion about this skin since then, as most of the folks who had something to say about the situation seemed pretty annoyed about it. Honestly, even though I just made my once-per-decade visit to Disneyland back i
  
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• Before Mark Hamill, Tim Curry almost played the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, and his voice was perfect

  28-08-2026 20:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the wake of Tim Curry's tragic passing, many of us have been celebrating his enormous range and incredibly varied career. Though one of his most famous roles was in the 1990 It miniseries as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, he almost played another iconic (and murderous) clown in one of the best superhero shows of all time, animated or otherwise.According to Men's Journal, Curry originally signed on to voice the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series back in 1992. He was eventually replaced by Mark
  
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• GTA 6 Looks Like It Features This Popular TV Show Apartment

  28-08-2026 20:18 via gamespot.com
  
  GTA 6 takes place in Vice City, which is a stand-in for Miami, and it appears the game will feature a Miami apartment building from a popular TV show.Eagle-eyed fans noticed that Dexter Morgan's apartment in Miami from the TV show Dexter appears to be in GTA 6. The TV show is set in Miami and the exterior shots were filmed at the Bay Harbor Club condos in Miami. You can see comparison images below.
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  Others have pointed out that by the time
  
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• Star Wars Zero Company Actually Made Me Care About The Clone Wars Era

  28-08-2026 20:14 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars Zero Company is a great take on the XCOM-like turn-based tactics game, and as I said in my review, it actually pushes the genre forward with a blend of new ideas and excellent execution. But as laudable as that is, Zero Company actually managed to accomplish something much more daunting: it made me care about the Clone Wars era of Star Wars.I am an old-timer of a Star Wars fan, raised on the original trilogy, and I have distinct memories of watching the prequel films. I enjoyed them, I
  
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• Saw: Genesis has a gnarly vision for asymmetrical multiplayer games, but the execution needs work – pun intended

  28-08-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Saw: Genesis is not scary. Call it an occupational hazard, but few asymmetrical horror games are these days. Texas Chain Saw Massacre is probably the most terrifying, lore-accurate depiction of the source movie's tone and tension.Meanwhile, Dead by Daylight's Survivors-versus-Killers framework speaks for itself, hinging upon hooking or avoiding being hooked. It's a simple structure, sometimes earning it accusations of being boring. But Saw: Genesis suffers the opposite problem. The success of a
  
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• It’s Time I Let Go Of My Favorite Alien Isolation 2 Theory

  28-08-2026 19:30 via gamespot.com
  Alien Isolation 2 stars a new protagonist named Blake. Creative Assembly has been clear about this all summer, but it's only now that I'm letting it sink in. Since I first played a demo of the survival-horror game at Summer Game Fest's Play Days this past June, I've been holding onto a theory that Blake's role in the story is a bait-and-switch--that in short order Blake would be impaled by the Xenomorph and Amanda Ripley, star of the first game, would show up as the real playable character. 
  
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• Turn-Based-Tactics Fans Are Suddenly Eating Very Well

  28-08-2026 19:24 via gamespot.com
  
  The XCOM series has been effectively on hiatus for many years now, and AAA turn-based-tactics games have been pretty hard to come by recently. That's changing, however, starting with this week's launch of Star Wars Zero Company. It's effectively a marriage of classic XCOM gameplay and Clone Wars-era Star Wars storytelling, and within a few minutes of starting it, I got that same rush of excitement I got the first time I played an XCOM game. Typically, I try to savor turn-based tactical expe
  
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• Marvel's Wolverine pays direct tribute to X-Men: The Animated Series' most enduring meme

  28-08-2026 19:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just as with Insomniac's previous Spider-Man games, Marvel's Wolverine promises plenty of callbacks to its titular character's long history in comics, movies, and TV. But I got quite a laugh out of one detail in the game's latest trailer – a direct reference to an infamous meme originating in the beloved '90s X-Men cartoon.The new game features trailer shows us a brief flash of what appears to be a level select screen, where you can replay previous missions. In the foreground, a text menu
  
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• Metro 2039 brings back a feature Metro Exodus sorely missed – military-grade ammunition once again functions as currency

  28-08-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the Metro universe, pre-war military-grade (MGR) 5.45x39mm rounds are used as a primary currency for trading amongst the survivors living beneath the irradiated ruins of Moscow. It's always been a fascinating system. It not only fuels Metro's exceptional sense of place and immersion, but always forces players to make a difficult decision:MGR ammunition is a powerful alternative to the standard rounds most weapons take, but every round ejected from a Kalash in combat is akin to literally shoot
  
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• GTA 6’s Long Wait Has People Realizing Their Own Mortality

  28-08-2026 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  You might expect people to talk about the visuals, lighting, action sequences, or gunplay after Grand Theft Auto VI's brand-new extended-look trailer showed off over 25 minutes of new footage. But the top comments on Rockstar's YouTube upload of the video deal more with the human condition than expected. In fact, there's quite a bit of talk about death and remembrance.The top comment (at the time of publication) states: "a moment of silence for people that didn't make it here." Meanwhile, anothe
  
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• GTA 6 already confirmed the first GTA Online character to return, and their glow up for Rockstar's sequel is mind-blowing

  28-08-2026 18:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  We may not know much about Rockstar's plans for GTA Online in the wake of GTA 6, but the two worlds are already crossing over. The first character to make the jump from the crime MMO to the latest mainline installment is Valentina, revealed during the GTA 6 extended look showcase.If you don't immediately recognize her, that might be because she was only a minor GTA Online character introduced to its universe in 2025, as part of the game's Money Fronts DLC.In GTA Online, you only see Valentina in
  
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• After avoiding game-key cards with Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 3 Remastered's Switch 2 physical edition details will come "when the time is right"

  28-08-2026 18:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  As part of CD Projekt Red's Gamescom 2026 offerings, we got a look at the upcoming The Witcher 3 Remastered, and especially the port for the Switch 2. After giving us plenty of insight on how the RPG will run on Nintendo's system, we got a little update on that coveted physical release - though it's not very exciting, I'm afraid.CD Projekt tucked the little titbit into the back half of a dedicated presentation during the third day of the event. "The news will come when the time is right," the pa
  
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• How to steal cars in GTA 6

  28-08-2026 18:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Knowing how to steal cars in GTA 6 is going to be a key part of your progress around Leonida, because it's not like you're going to catch the bus across Vice City! While previous entries in the series have relied on vehicles being conveniently unlocked or sticking your fist straight through the glass, the GTA 6 process is going to be considerably more nuanced. With that in mind, here's what we know so far about stealing cars in GTA 6.Find out what rides you'll be swiping with our round up of the
  
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• A GTA 6 scene that leaked in 2022 appears in the big extended look reveal, and the difference is massive

  28-08-2026 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  One of the scenes featured in last night's GTA 6: An Extended Look premiere might be very familiar to anyone who caught the massive leaks from four years ago.Cast your mind back to 2022. Very early GTA 6 leaks are flooding the internet. An unnamed couple breaks into a diner called Hank's Waffles, holds up hostages, and steals what they can before the police have them surrounded. Sure, it looks like another Grand Theft Auto romp, only this time with lighting that makes little real-world sense and
  
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• GTA 6 Lets You Throw Dog Poop At People

  28-08-2026 18:16 via gamespot.com
  
  A very important piece of news has come to light about GTA 6: You can pick up dog poop and throw it at people in the upcoming open-world crime game.YouTuber TGG visited Rockstar North's offices and spoke with the team, and one of the things he learned was how dog poop can be a weapon.
  "If someone is out on the street and they're walking their dog, and the dog takes a dump, you can wait for the person to pick up the dog sh** with a doggie bag, and then you can hit that person, making them drop th
  
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• Game of the Week – Star Wars Zero Company has stolen my strategy-loving heart

  28-08-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Zero Company is perfect for two types of people: those craving a turn-based strategy challenge, and those looking for a cinematic new Star Wars story.Personally, I fall into both categories, making Star Wars Zero Company a very easy recommendation. As for what to expect, think along the lines of XCOM or Fire Emblem. Keeping afloat in the Republic Era of Star Wars history requires keeping your mouthy mercs alive on the battlefield; while handling their facilities, resources, and relatio
  
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• All Elden Ring Torrent skins and where to find them

  28-08-2026 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  There are Torrent skins in Elden Ring thanks to the Tarnished Edition. Three new looks for your spectral steed: Tree Sentinel, Carian Silver and Funereal Night. However, knowing where to find them is the challenge as, like with the new Elder Ring Weapons and armor, it's all just out in the world waiting for you to stumble on it. Or you can read this guide where I've already got all the info and can point you in the right direction. So let's get started and make our cow horse the pretty princess
  
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• GTA 6 at 60fps is "unlikely" on console and will be "genuinely challenging" on PC, tech analysts say

  28-08-2026 17:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  We haven't gotten official word from Rockstar yet on GTA 6's frame rate, but if you're holding out for a 60fps mode, the prognosis is not looking good. A new tech analysis suggests that it would be uniquely challenging for even high-end PCs to run GTA 6 at 60fps – never mind current-gen consoles.That's according to Digital Foundry, which has gone over the footage from GTA 6 extended look with its usual fine-tooth comb. They found that the game appears to be running at a native 1440p on bas
  
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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director not wowed by GTA 6 – "Two uninteresting sociopaths chaotically committing mass murders"

  28-08-2026 17:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Everything revealed from the GTA 6 extended look has stoked a mix of largely positive reactions online. To the group of unimpressed onlookers, we can safely add Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director and Warhorse Studios honcho Daniel Vávra.Discussing GTA 6 on Twitter, Vávra lays out what he and "everyone who has ever written a good story" sees as the ingredients for, you guessed it, "a good story." The list goes: "Internal and external conflict, complex characters with interesting m
  
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