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• Clayface star worked through his "anxiety" during screen testing by playing Elden Ring

  07-10-2026 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Clayface star Tom Rhys Harries has revealed his surprising gaming habits during screen testing for the DCU role of Matt Hagen."I played Elden Ring to switch my brain off during the three months I was screen testing for Clayface," Rhys Harries told Elden Ring movie lead (and new Cyclops actor) Kit Connor for Interview Magazine. "It probably talks to my level of anxiety throughout that period."Connor himself also offered some small insight into the upcoming Elden Ring movie, indicating he bulked u
  
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• Overwatch devs know removing Sombra's Hack ability will "upset" players

  07-10-2026 15:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  As notorious Overwatch hero Sombra makes her support class debut in Season 5: A Grim Doctrine, Blizzard is well aware that the former DPS losing her Hack ability is going to leave some players "upset," but insists the change is "better for the game."Sombra's big support rework was announced last month, and basically comes in an attempt to make her less annoying for both her foes and allies. As you'd imagine, the rework means big changes to her abilities and perks. She's now got a new ability cal
  
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• Neon Genesis Evangelion is getting a new story – exclusive to bullet trains in Japan

  07-10-2026 15:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Notoriously mind-melting anime Neon Genesis Evangelion is getting even harder to follow thanks to this bullet train-exclusive story.Those lucky enough to ride on the Tokaido Shinkansen in Japan will be treated to 'Kansai Travel Plan', a story seemingly set during the events of the OG anime that features Misato and Ritsuko mapping out a field trip for Shinji, Rei, and Asuka (H/T Dexerto).The story rolls out for passengers from October 18 through to January 31, 2027.It's just the latest in a serie
  
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• Pokemon RSE Switch ports feel all but confirmed, fans believe thanks to Pokemon Home update

  07-10-2026 15:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Switch port truthers believe they have gotten an extra bit of ammo thanks to a Pokemon Home update released today. Last month, fans noticed that some Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire footage posted by an official Japanese Pokemon Twitter account was somewhat suspicious. Namely the footage was surprisingly crisp for a 2002 Game Boy Advance game and it lasted exactly 30 seconds – which is how long video clips saved onto a Switch console last. Given that these loo
  
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• As a retro gaming expert, the biggest piece of Prime Day advice I can give is to focus on small setup improvements

  07-10-2026 15:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Okay, I'm going to say it: Prime Day isn't great for retro deals. You could argue the whole event is a bit of a damp squib this year, and that's almost certainly tied to the global cost of living crisis and AI data centres giving the hardware scene at large a kicking. I don't want you to think I'm being defeatist, though, as I've been hard at work picking out the best Prime Day retro deals live all week. It's more that the very structure of the sale will dupe retro console collectors and classic
  
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• Order Of The Sinking Star Sometimes Has Too Much Of A Great Thing

  07-10-2026 15:00 via gamespot.com
  
  A good puzzle game needs to constantly find new ways to challenge you, to walk you through skills and reward your observations, and to contain answers that make logical sense without being too obvious, or too obtuse. Order of the Sinking Star, the latest puzzler from developer Thekla Interactive and director Jonathan Blow, mostly hits those marks with impressive, cunning, and devious puzzle design. But even when it misses and gets frustrating, the game takes so many swings that it's easy to
  
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• Order Of The Sinking Star Is Enormous, For Better And Worse – Review

  07-10-2026 15:00 via gamespot.com
  
  A huge number of smart ideas and great design lead to a lot of fun, fascinating puzzles, but the size of Order of the Sinking Star can make it overwhelming.
  
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• Blade Runner timeline: The movies, comics, and TV shows in order

  07-10-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Thought the Blade Runner timeline was as simple as two movies and an anime TV series? Think again! The world that started in Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and was adapted to the screen by Ridley Scott in 1982's Blade Runner, has expanded to include a whole lot more than just that. For starters, there are comics, games, live-action shorts, and the upcoming Amazon series Blade Runner 2099. Then there are non-canon books, VR adventures, and even a tabletop role-playing game.
  
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• I still think this Lego set is better than Minas Tirith, and it just hit a record low price

  07-10-2026 14:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  I knew from early on when building Minas Tirith that it was one of my favorite Lego sets. It's a jaw-dropping build with an incredible level of detail, and the forced perspective is so cleverly done... but even then, it can't beat what I would argue is one of the all-time best Lego sets: Rivendell.This is a masterpiece of a model. Yes, it's a dead ringer for the on-screen version in all its autumnal glory and that never fails to make me nerd out when I see it on my shelf. But what impresses me m
  
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• Skydance Is Merging Paramount And Warner Bros.’ Game Studios Into One Unit

  07-10-2026 13:47 via gamespot.com
  
  With Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in the bag, details on what this merger means for the Warner Bros. game division have finally been revealed. Warner Bros. Interactive will merge with the newly formed Paramount Games Studio, and it'll oversee projects based on Skydance's rich--and newly acquired-library of IP. That lineup includes Avatar: The Last Airbender, South Park, Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones, and Star Trek--and that's not even mentioning the treasure tr
  
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• Lanterns co-creator explains why Hal Jordan's murderer isn't brought to justice at the end of the series

  07-10-2026 13:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lanterns co-creator and co-writer Tom King has revealed why the team chose to seemingly unpunish Hal Jordan's murderer, explaining that the reality is so much worse than going to jail. Warning, the following contains major spoilers for Lanterns season 1 episode 8, so make sure you're all caught up before reading on. In the Lanterns finale, we finally learn who shot and killed Hal Jordan. It turns out to be his girlfriend, Sheriff Kerry Kane. Yep, the same person who found Hal's body frozen on th
  
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• Prime Day Pokémon deals on gift-shaped items

  07-10-2026 13:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  The world of Pokémon merch is far bigger than the actual world of the franchise. That can be a problem in times like now, Prime Day, because finding good gifts and discounts can be quite a challenge. With today being the last day of Amazon's sales, the pressure is mounting.But let's banish the pressure, because I've found an array of Pokémon gifts which are worth picking up. All but one of these cost under $50 at their reduced price (the other is still worth knowing about, given it
  
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• All Anime Breaker codes (October 2026) and how to redeem them for Potions and Emeralds

  07-10-2026 13:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  With these Anime Breaker codes, you'll have plenty of opportunity to boost your luck, damage, and even enemy drops as some of them award players with loads of powerful potions. Others, meanwhile, grant a boost to your Emerald total, allowing you to shop from the F2P Exclusive Shop.Whichever items you're after in this Anime-inspired Roblox game, you're sure to get them from these Anime Breaker codes. They have been coming in regularly since the game's launch, so there are loads to redeem if you h
  
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• Resident Evil Requiem DLC Could Further Rewrite One Of The Series’ Biggest Villains

  07-10-2026 13:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Resident Evil Requiem is one of this year's biggest hits, and Capcom plans to build on that success with new story DLC. While it hasn't yet revealed when it'll be out or what it's about, one of the game's writers, Haris Orkin, recently teased that the DLC will shed new light on Oswell E. Spencer, one of the biggest villains in the Resident Evil series."I think villains honestly are really fun to write, because I usually see every villain as a hero of their own story. So the villain is like in th
  
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• Best Favors in Star Wars Galactic Racer and how to unlock them all

  07-10-2026 13:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Choosing the right Star Wars Galactic Racer Favors at the start of a tour can make a big difference in how far your get, with each one offering a useful perk to help you on your way to the top. What's more is that each Favor can also be upgraded by completing planets while equipped, so good perks can become great perks later.But the real issue is unlocking many of the Favors in the first place as you need to interact with specific characters and those opportunities can be rare and often rely on
  
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• Prime Day Nintendo Switch deals live: the best game and accessory deals still kicking

  07-10-2026 13:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  (Image credit: Future/Rosalie Newcombe)1. Quick links2. Best deals3. Live updatesThe chance to grab the best Nintendo Switch Prime Day deals is coming to an end. October 7 is here, which means it's officially day two of this week's savings, and the clock is ticking before the deals are gone for good - literally. Anything part of this month's deals now features a red banner which shows the remaining hours and minutes until Prime Day is up for good.With time ticking away, it's best I get right to
  
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• New Sony patent proposes using AI to alter boss fights in real time

  07-10-2026 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  A newly published Sony patent could theoretically see future PlayStation games adapting boss fights in real time based on how you deal with their moves, and I sincerely hope FromSoftware isn't listening.As highlighted by Patentlyze (thanks, Wccftech), the patent for an "AI-adapted non-player character for video game system," AKA US-20260295429-A1, was first filed in the US last March, but was more recently published on October 1. The patent opens by stating that "as video games increase in compl
  
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• Mike Flanagan's Exorcist sequel gets its first teaser as horror legend calls it "unsafely dark"

  07-10-2026 13:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the wake of writing Clayface and creating a new version of Carrie for the small screen, Mike Flanagan has unveiled the first look at his new Exorcist movie. The upcoming seventh movie in the franchise, The Exorcist: Martyrs, stars Scarlett Johansson and Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Flanagan has teased just how dark it gets.Speaking to FilmSpeak, he confirmed that the movie is the darkest thing he's ever written. "It's viciously dark," Flanagan said. "It's unsafely dark at times, and we went places i
  
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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 boss says using AI to replace devs is a "fundamentally flawed idea"

  07-10-2026 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's a certain routine setting in for AI in video games right now, wherein a studio or publisher uses it to some extent, only to get pushback and replace the generative assets with more human work. The approach is fundamentally wrong-headed, believes Martin Klima, the CEO of Warhorse Studios, the studio behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance games, because the tech is a tool, not a replacement for the creative process."AI is not a get out of jail free card," he tells PC Gamer. He dispels the no
  
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• 3 months after release, The Odyssey is returning to IMAX screens after Digger bombs at the box office

  07-10-2026 12:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just as the box office cools off from a hot summer, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is returning to the big screen. The fantasy epic is coming back to IMAX and IMAX 70MM cinemas from October 7, as announced by the official Odyssey Twitter page. The Odyssey hasn't actually finished its theatrical run yet, after releasing on July 17. The movie stayed on premium large format screens up to September 30, after being extended due to high demand. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is returning to IM
  
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• GTA 6 won't be playable on PC via Xbox Cloud Gaming, exec clarifies

  07-10-2026 12:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball has commented on GTA 6 streaming rumors, saying the game won't be streaming on PC, nor exclusively on Xbox. Earlier this week, The Verge reported that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees during an all-hands meeting that the company has something planned for GTA 6 that "no other platform holder is doing," which sources identified as Xbox landing exclusive streaming rights for GTA 6. This would've meant that to stream the game, you would need Xbox Cloud Gam
  
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• GTA 6 PC Release Date Estimate, Rumors, And News

  07-10-2026 12:36 via gamespot.com
  
  Grand Theft Auto 6 is almost here. Well, almost here for console players, anyway. Rockstar's hugely anticipated open-world crime game is officially scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026, for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, but PC players will have to wait a little longer before they can dive in.GTA 6 PC release date estimateOur best guess for the GTA 6 PC release date is Q1 2028, putting the PC version roughly 15-18 months after the console launch. That's not based on a leak or any insider claim; in
  
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• Xbox CEO says Battle.net isn't becoming Steam after The Witcher 3: "We will do it the right way"

  07-10-2026 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  As Blizzard continues to flesh its PC storefront Battle.net out with the likes of The Witcher 3, Xbox CEO and executive vice president Asha Sharma doubles down on what the World of Warcraft studio has said before – it's not trying to create another Steam.Yes, Blizzard partnered with CD Projekt Red to see The Witcher 3 make its way onto its own storefront – but that doesn't mean Battle.net will continue to accept just any game willy-nilly, or that it's a one-to-one Steam competitor.
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• Prime Day PS5 deals end today: the best console, game, and accessory savings I've found in the sale

  07-10-2026 12:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Future)1. Quick links2. Best deals3. Live updatesPrime Day PS5 deals are rolling on, and with a fresh day of savings come some casualties. I've seen a number of prices jumping back up the ladder this morning, including one of our top picks from earlier in the sale, Pragmata. That means things are certainly moving in Sony's world, if you see a price you like it's worth getting in there. These offers officially close out at midnight tonight, but that's just the end of Prime Day
  
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• After the Warner Bros. purchase, Skydance confirms the DCU still has a "long-term" vision across film, TV, and gaming

  07-10-2026 11:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Skydance, the new company formed by Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros, has laid out their plans for the DCU. There was some concern that the newly formed DC Studios under James Gunn and Peter Safran may be axed in the turmoil. Currently, however, it seems that the new company is committed to the future of the DCU. On the Skydance website, a special section is dedicated to DC Studios under the list of brands. In the bio, it states: "DC Studios is committed to building a long-term creative ar
  
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• Prime Day retro deals live: consoles, handhelds, and accessories I'd grab before Big Deal Days ends

  07-10-2026 11:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Phil Hayton)1. Quick links
  2. Today's best deals
  3. Live updatesPrime Day retro deals have been a mixed bag this year, but now that Big Deal Days is in its final stretch, we could see new discounts emerge. There's no guarantee that Amazon will price cut additional consoles, handhelds, controllers, and acessories today, but that is its pitch for this year's sale, and if it is giving us more to enhance our classic gaming setups with, it will be before midnight tonight.I've actua
  
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• Death Stranding movie director is location scouting and it already looks perfect

  07-10-2026 11:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Death Stranding movie director Michael Sarnoski has revealed he has started location scouting for the upcoming A24 adaptation.On Instagram, Sarnoski – draped in a Death Stranding t-shirt – posted a selfie of his current setting: the rocky landscape of Iceland.A post shared by Michael Sarnoski (@michael_sarnoski)A photo posted by In another video, saved for posterity and posted on Twitter, you can see how perfect the location is – perfectly resembling the harsh terrain and stunn
  
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• GTA 6 Will Not Stream To PC Through Xbox, Despite Earlier Report

  07-10-2026 11:03 via gamespot.com
  
  PC players hoping to find a way to play GTA 6 when it launches on consoles next month must be feeling pretty disappointed, as Microsoft has clarified that Grand Theft Auto 6 will not be available to stream to PC via Xbox Cloud Gaming. The news comes after an earlier report claimed Xbox had secured exclusive streaming rights to Rockstar's highly anticipated game.The clarification came from Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball, who addressed The Verge's report. Ball said the excitement surroun
  
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• Hulk star Mark Ruffalo says Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a "teaser for what's to come" for Peter Parker and Bruce Banner in the MCU

  07-10-2026 11:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now out on digital release, which comes with a whole bunch of extra featurettes. In one, called 'Friends and Foes', Mark Ruffalo and Tom Holland open up about working together on the movie, and tease what it might mean for their future in the MCU."The idea of Hulk and Spider-Man finally meeting up," Ruffalo says in the clip. "It's iconic and legendary in the comics. And I think the way we do it is really a teaser for what's to come with these two characters."It's an
  
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• Ex-PlayStation boss recalls Nintendo employee's reaction to the PSP reveal: "You bastards"

  07-10-2026 00:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  While the phrase "console war" tends to conjure up images of, you know, consoles, don't think the battle between handhelds was any less contentious back in the day. The mid-'00s battle between Sony's PlayStation Portable and Nintendo's DS seems pretty one-sided in retrospect, but it certainly didn't seem that way at the time. Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden certainly remembers how threatening his company's entry into the handheld market felt."I remember when we showed the first PSP back in
  
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