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• Call Of Duty’s Matchmaking System For Modern Warfare 4 Is A Hot Topic

  20-08-2026 16:31 via gamespot.com
  
  One of the hottest topics for Call of Duty remains the discussion around the game's matchmaking system. Activision has released a new statement to clarify the matchmaking players can expect with Modern Warfare 4's upcoming beta, and unsurprisingly, the topic is already gaining some criticism from the community.This topic initially fired up when Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 changed its matchmaking system for the recent Season 5 update. The seasonal update added a new "classic" matchmaking system, wh
  
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• The UK Switch 2 price increase isn't that bad, but I'd still recommend picking up this bundle before September hits

  20-08-2026 17:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo's UK Store has posted on its X (Twitter) page that the Switch 2 will cost an extra £24 (£419.99 in total) when the price increase comes into effect. When the dreaded Switch 2 price hike was originally unveiled, the new US MSRP was laid out, but those of us across the pond had to wait until today to find out our fate once September rolls around.While the price increase is coming whether we like it or not, there's still 12 days left to pick up a Switch 2 for its original MSRP
  
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• Take-Two Loses Billions In Market Value Since GTA 6 Leaks Began

  20-08-2026 17:53 via gamespot.com
  
  GTA 6 is set for a big reveal on August 27 with an extended trailer coming to Netflix, but ahead of that, alleged gameplay footage is leaking everywhere.The leaks began earlier this week, and Rockstar owner Take-Two's stock price has fallen this week as well. Take-Two has seen its total market cap lose billions, as the company's share price began the week around $245. Today, shares are trading around $236.
  GTA 6 releases this November on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.The share price of a company can b
  
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• 2026’s Best Horror Game Isn’t Even A Horror Game

  20-08-2026 17:47 via gamespot.com
  
  By almost every account, playing Big Walk with your friends is a charming, sweet, and borderline magical experience. It’s a game about exploring, communicating, and collaborating, and it eschews traditional systems familiar in other games. For example, there is nothing in this open-world puzzle-adventure game designed to harm you--no health bars, stamina meters, or any sort of fail state.So why was I scared while playing Big Walk?The most obvious source for that fear is the dark. Big Walk
  
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• Former EA manager will "believe" the next Mass Effect is happening "when I see it" after $55 billion acquisition: "They can pull the plug very, very easily"

  20-08-2026 17:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  EA, the publisher behind games like Battlefield 6 and The Sims 4 and parent of Mass Effect developer BioWare, is on many a player's mind right now following the $55 billion deal that saw its buyout – one that might spell disaster for Mass Effect 5, apparently.Although we don't know too much about the next Mass Effect game as BioWare has been too "busy" to share its progress, it's been underway – or at least in some sort of pre-production state – since its reveal way back in 202
  
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• How to solve the Sinking City 2 trident puzzle

  20-08-2026 17:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Sinking City 2 trident is part of a puzzle in the Church area that involves the nearby obelisk. It's not very clear though, and even if you find and read the various notes relating to it, it can be unclear what you're meant to do with any of it. I've solved it all already and have explained the process fully in my in-depth Sinking City 2 walkthrough covering the flooded city section. However, if you just want the short version, here it is. Unlike the Sinking City 2 printing press puzzle, whi
  
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• Fortnite Admin Panel: All Lobby Hacks And Free Rewards

  20-08-2026 17:24 via gamespot.com
  Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4: Override features all sorts of throwbacks to the '90s gaming scene, including cheats and hacks that you can use to shake up your rounds of Battle Royale. But right now, as we dive into this new season, the most important hacks are in the BR lobby, via the new "admin panel" in the top right of the screen.The admin panel is where you can enter "lobby hacks"--console commands, essentially, which grant you bonus items. These hacks are great for getting a jump-start on th
  
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• Grab Mortal Sin, Ultrakill, And Death Stranding, Three Of My Favorite Games, For $7.25 Each

  20-08-2026 17:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Alongside each other, Mortal Sin, Ultrakill, and Death Stranding: Director’s Cut are quite dissimilar. However, as a trio, they’re some of my most-played Steam games. As someone who has happily bought all three at full price, seeing them at a fraction of retail makes me excited that new pairs of eyes will get to experience these titles for the first time. And if you don’t want to miss out any longer, well, now’s your chance.Let’s start with the hugely popular Ultrak
  
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• Hidetaka Miyazaki says The Duskbloods is full of ideas FromSoftware couldn't fit into Dark Souls or Demon's Souls: "That was always at the forefront of my mind"

  20-08-2026 17:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Duskbloods, FromSoftware's upcoming Nintendo Switch 2-exclusive action RPG, is partly the result of studio president Hidetaka Miyazaki and the other developers behind games like Dark Souls finally making use of ideas they've sat on for years. Speaking with IGN, Miyazaki explains (via interpreter) that "a lot of our previous titles, such as Demon's Souls and the Dark Souls series" included "a lot of unique online elements" but couldn't accommodate everything FromSoftware had in mind. "There w
  
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• Arc Raiders Crossover Is Not What You Expect, I Guarantee It

  20-08-2026 17:01 via gamespot.com
  
  Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has announced a new collaboration with ... Subway. The partnership thatno one saw coming rewards players with a special skin when they buy a sandwich, along with other in-game items.Now through October 26, people who buy a qualifying meal at Subway will get a code to unlock the Subterranean outfit (one of three skins people can earn during the promotion), along with two in-game items that rotate weekly.
  Codes can be redeemed on Embark's website. Another websi
  
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• GTA 6's leaks prove AI disinformation is more rampant than you think

  20-08-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  PATCH NOTES v20.08.2026 – Fake GTA 6 clips have flooded the internet as Rockstar endures its third day of leaks, fooling many fans and reminding us how hard it is to trust anything you see online these days.What's going on with GTA 6 and Rockstar?A hacker group named Cyberleek started releasing alleged clips of GTA 6 on August 18, with most taken down for copyright violations.Why is this happening now?Rockstar Games announced that GTA 6 would be digital-only in June 2026, prompting widespr
  
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• You Don’t Have To Like Golden Axe To Enjoy The New Animated Series’ Trailer

  20-08-2026 16:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Sega's cult-classic Golden Axe games haven't been relevant since 2008--thanks, Golden Axe: Beast Rider--but a new animated series is looking to bring the retro beat-'em-up back into the spotlight. The first trailer for the series has gone live, and just like the video gams, there's plenty of adventuring, blood, and a potion-hoarding thief getting the stuffing knocked out of it. This is one of Sega's oldest franchises, and even if you never grew up with it, the trailer does a good job at highligh
  
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• Kingdom Hearts 4 features Pixar's Coco because Tetsuya Nomura thought it "would be the best world" for Sora's story

  20-08-2026 16:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kingdom Hearts lead Tetsuya Nomura says that Pixar's Coco was chosen as a Disney world in Kingdom Hearts 4 as it was the best fit for Sora's story.Speaking at the Kingdom Hearts D23 panel (via Genki_JPN on Twitter), after the reveal that The Land of the Dead from Pixar's Coco is the first Disney world featured in the upcoming Square Enix RPG Nomura spoke about world selections. "Whenever I do have a chance to decide that we absolutely need to include a certain world. I generally think about how
  
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• Valve chief Gabe Newell makes a rare public appearance as "New Chad Gabe" and rings in Dota 2's biggest tournament

  20-08-2026 16:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gabe Newell's appearance at Dota 2's The International 2026 opening ceremony is both rare and expected – an infrequent video message from the soft-retired Valve chief, but a staple of the annual Dota 2 tournament. "15 years ago, I had the pleasure of welcoming players and fans to the very first International," Newell says at the end of a video posted by Valve's Dota 2 YouTube channel. "A lot has changed since then. Dota itself has changed. It's always evolving, and the best players and tea
  
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• Beyerdynamic has two new additions arriving to its MMX headset range, and I'm hyped if they're as good as the last I tested

  20-08-2026 16:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  German brand Beyerdynamic is known amongst audiophiles for its high-quality headsets, and the MMX line in particular, and it's now expanding with the introduction of the MMX 100 and the MMX 130 wireless headsets.Why release two separate models simultaneously? Well, it appears as though Beyerdynamic wants to please both closed-back and open-back gaming headset fans, as the MMX 100 is closed-back while the MMX 130 is open-back. The brand states that the MMX 100 is designed for those who "want to m
  
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• The Sinking City 2 Printing Press puzzle solution

  20-08-2026 16:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Sinking City 2 printing press is an optional objective that will get you one of two upgrades, if you can find the three printing plates it needs scattered around the flooded opening area. Because it requires a lot of exploring and backtracking to find all the parts, and the lore is buried in notes you night not have read, it might just appear as a strange object you don't know what to do with.The entire process is covered in depth in my first Sinking City 2 walkthrough, that covers the flood
  
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• How to get the Mortal Shell 2 Genessa Shell

  20-08-2026 16:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  To get the Mortal Shell 2 Genessa Shell, you cannot simply find her around the map as you would the other eight habitable Shells. Instead, you must head to a very specific dungeon where you will obtain an item by defeating Sester Secundus, and then return that item to Sester Genessa in her arena in the Marrow Keep.It's likely that you'll find this item simply by progressing the story, so if you want to back out now and unlock Genessa at your own pace, then this is your chance to do so. Otherwise
  
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• A Kingdom Hearts Movie? It’s Not Ruled Out, Disney Exec Says

  20-08-2026 16:17 via gamespot.com
  
  The Kingdom Hearts series is one of nine gaming franchises at Disney to reach $1 billion in sales. With that success and the recent news of a Kingdom Hearts TV show for Disney+, some fans are wondering if a movie could be next.That's the question that IGN put to Walt Disney Animation Studios boss Jared Bush. He didn’t confirm anything one way or another, but said "nothing is impossible" on that front."I am always excited to hear what people are passionate about. And I'd say we have a very
  
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• New Pokemon TCG Delta Reign expansion launches in November with 'Legendary Stadiums' and a returning favorite

  20-08-2026 16:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  The next expansion set, Pokemon TCG Delta Reign, now has a release date; it's due to launch at the beginning of November. In addition, we now have a better idea of what the set will offer fans.Hitting shelves a couple of months after the the 30th Celebration set, Pokemon TCG Delta Reign is eyeing a November 6, 2026 release date - but fans will be able to get early access at special prerelease events starting from October 24. The expansion also introduces 'Legendary Stadiums' (two Stadiums played
  
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• What is The Duskbloods? From Software’s Switch 2 Exclusive Explained

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  After spending eight hours with The Duskbloods’ technical test, I finally understand what this game is. Let’s start at the beginning.The Duskbloods has been labeled a PvPvE game, and that’s not entirely wrong. You and seven other Bloodsworn explore a map crawling with enemies. Killing enemies (not necessarily players) and completing objectives awards you with Virtue. The players with the least amount of Virtue are culled over a series of rounds until three remain. The final thr
  
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• The Duskbloods Is Inspired By One Of Tabletop Gaming’s Most Famous Vampire RPGs

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software has been an industry trendsetter with its souls-like games over the years, but what inspires the studio when it crafts new experiences like The Duskbloods? The brief amounts of gameplay we've seen so far certainly suggest it includes plenty of From Software DNA, with its elegant art direction and hard-hitting action, and game director Hidetaka Miyazaki revealed that tabletop games such as Vampire: The Masquerade also had a hand in shaping The Duskbloods.One of the core gameplay mec
  
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• The Duskbloods Has Some George R.R. Martin In Its Blood

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software's next game, The Duskbloods, is inspired by both vampire literature and tabletop games. But another key figure that the studio looked to for motivation was legendary Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin. That's not too surprising, given Martin's involvement with the studio's smash-hit game Elden Ring, and while he may not have had a direct role in The Duskbloods, his work in vampire fiction still had an impact."From a lore, aesthetic, [and] world-building point of view, there&
  
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• Miyazaki Says The Duskbloods Reveal Probably Gave Fans The Wrong Impression

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  When The Duskbloods was officially announced for Switch 2 back in late 2025, the trailer and description that it was a PvPvE title might have sent the wrong message, game director Hidetaka Miyazaki said to GameSpot recently. When it comes to PvPvE games, these are generally associated with the extraction-shooter genre, something that The Duskbloods very much is not. As Miyazaki explained, The Duskbloods can't be categorized so simply."The PvPvE [label is] a little bit confusing in the conte
  
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• I’ve Never Played Anything Like The Duskbloods, And I Cannot Wait To Play More

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Drama.That word kept coming up when I sat down with legendary game director Hidetaka Miyazaki to discuss From Software’s next game, The Duskbloods. Announced last year, the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive has been shrouded in mystery. The prevailing label that’s been thrown around since its reveal is PvPvE, a term Miyazaki himself used in an interview with Nintendo.However, after spending nearly eight hours with the network test in From Software’s Tokyo office, calling The Duskbloo
  
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• "I think one of the reasons GTA was so well received was the amount of detail," reflects an original dev: "No one ever said no, or that something couldn't be done"

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  We currently find ourselves on the cusp of a brand new appendage to the Grand Theft Auto series. A release that will find fans returning to a very special place. Liberty City is a virtual homage to the bustling streets of New York and is unarguably the most infamous metropolis of any videogame to date. It's become as iconic to the series as the freedom, the carjacking and the infectious wrongdoing, and for many it marks the very first time they ever came to experience an 'open world' environment
  
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• Hidetaka Miyazaki On The Duskbloods: “Maybe PvPvE Wasn’t The Best Way To Refer To It”

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software's vampire-inspired multiplayer game The Duskbloods is difficult to quantify. Though it was billed as a "PvPvE game" when it was first announced, Hidetaka Miyazaki, president of From Software and legendary game director behind Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring, now thinks that label might be "a bit confusing.”The Duskbloods’ moment-to-moment gameplay may feel familiar to the developers’ other games, but that’s where the similarities end. The PvPvE multip
  
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• Bungie reportedly had "5 or 6 games" in development, including Marathon and Destiny 2 – but most fell apart after Sony's $3.6 billion acquisition

  20-08-2026 15:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oh, what could've been. It's been a rough year for Bungie, what with updates stopping on Destiny 2. the muted response to Marathon, and now the whole outfit essentially reduced to a skeleton crew. Turns out, we could've been seeing a lot more of the developer, since the teams therein had around a half-dozen games in the works before, during, and after the Sony acquisition, according to a new report.No, really - that many releases were purportedly in various stages on the slate for the original h
  
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• Halo Co-Creator Has An Idea To Revive The Franchise, But Doubts Xbox CEO “Gives A Sh**”

  20-08-2026 15:14 via gamespot.com
  
  It's no secret that the Halo franchise is no longer Microsoft's crown jewel in terms of sales or prominence, and it hasn't been for some time. Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has now weighed in with his idea for a new game and new development philosophies to help revive the Halo brand. However, Lehto went on to say his ideas are probably "fanciful," in part because he believes Xbox CEO Asha Sharma doesn't have a real interest in reviving the franchise.Posting on social media, Lehto said his pitch f
  
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• New Terraria "hotfix" feels a lot more like an update, bringing changes fans of the survival game have wanted for over 10 years

  20-08-2026 15:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier this year, Terraria saw the release of its long-awaited 1.4.5 update (known also as by its official name, Bigger and Boulder) – but developer Re-Logic has still been working since to patch things up.The proof is in the pudding, as they say, and the latest serving of pudding is 1.4.5.7 – a handy, seemingly little new "hotfix" that is actually anything but little.
  As outlined in the patch notes on Steam, this version of Terraria sees a plethora of additions, adjustments, and re
  
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• All Fortnite Sprites And Abilities In Chapter 7 Season 4

  20-08-2026 15:06 via gamespot.com
  
  This summer, Fortnite's Battle Royale mode earned its best player numbers in nearly two years thanks in no small part to the season's Pokemon-esque sprite-collecting gameplay. Those sprites were so popular, in fact, that Epic Games is keeping them around in Chapter 7 Season 4: Override, Fortnite's new gaming-themed season. Well, sort of.The sprites we collected and played with in Season 3 are no longer in play, because Season 4 is introducing a whole new pack of sprites with their own new abilit
  
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