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• Democratic 2020 Candidates Inch Away From Medicare for All

  03-08-2019 12:00 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- In April, many of the top Democratic presidential candidates eagerly lined up to co-sponsor Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All bill -- a vast restructuring of the U.S. health-care system that would go far beyond Obamacare.Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Representatives Tim Ryan and Tulsi Gabbard, all co-sponsored the bill with an eye toward the upcoming presidential primaries.“It was a recognition that the center o
  
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• Diablo 5 director says "any challenge can be overcome with the right build" amid combat questions

  29-09-2026 23:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  With a spring 2029 release window, Diablo 5 is still a ways off and presumably early in development, and as such there's a lot we don't know about it. We know it takes place about 100 years after Diablo 4 and that it won't have towns or safe zones outside of a Baldur's Gate-style caravan of traveling companions, but most of the sequel's core design pillars remain a mystery. Chiefly, we know next to nothing about how combat will work in Diablo 5, and considering Diablo games are almost exclusivel
  
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• Alleged WoW: Forever Survey Teases 11 New Classes, Including Some Deep Cuts

  29-09-2026 21:43 via gamespot.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever's new take on classic Azeroth is opening the door to all kinds of new ideas in the old-school version of Blizzard's MMORPG, and new classes look to be one of them.Blizzard, of course, has added a total of four new classes over the last two decades to the modern version of WoW: Death Knight, Monk, Demon Hunter, and Evoker. But an alleged leaked survey pushed to select WoW players via Blizzard's Battle.net launcher is now asking about potential new classes for WoW: Forev
  
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• GTA 6 Won’t Spoof Disney World, And That’s Too Bad

  29-09-2026 21:24 via gamespot.com
  
  GTA 6 will not include its own spoof on one of Florida's most iconic venues: Walt Disney World. I adore all things Disney, including the parks. But I also appreciate and enjoy Rockstar's penchant for sarcasm and making fun of things. And Disney World? There is a lot to poke fun at. So I am a bit bummed that Walt Disney World--or whatever Rockstar would name its simulacrum--won't appear in GTA 6. Game Informer asked Rockstar if Florida's central region, including Orlando and its tourist dest
  
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• Rockstar flashes its wallet, says GTA 6 doesn't compromise on detail or scale

  29-09-2026 21:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  You've heard it said before that GTA 6 is expected to be the largest entertainment launch of all time in terms of budget and sales, but it really is hard to oversell the unprecedented scale of Rockstar's incoming juggernaut. Publisher Take-Two Interactive has likely spent an ungodly amount of money GTA 6, and if the finished product is anything less than a total disaster, you'll see that money reflected in its photorealistic, richly detailed visuals, gigantic open-world map, and lifelike physics
  
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• CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Brings Back The Franchise’s Most Chaotic And Divisive Multiplayer Map

  29-09-2026 21:08 via gamespot.com
  
  Activision has confirmed that one of the Call of Duty franchise's most notorious maps, Shipment, is coming back for this year's Modern Warfare 4.After fans spotted it in the newly released trailer for MW4's PC version, the Call of Duty account directly confirmed its return with a dedicated post.
  Shipment, which debuted in 2007's Modern Warfare 4, is a tiny map filled with shipping containers that players can dash through. Due to its small size, players can get wiped out in their spawns easily, a
  
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• God of War Laufey – Pre-Orders Open Now Trailer

  29-09-2026 20:52 via gamespot.com
  
  Death was supposed to be the end, but for Laufey (Faye), warrior and wife to Kratos, a new adventure is just beginning.Coming February 16, 2027 to PlayStation 5.
  
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• CoD: Modern Warfare 4 Features A Brand-New MP Mode Similar To Counter-Strike

  29-09-2026 20:43 via gamespot.com
  
  In the latest news blog for Modern Warfare 4, Activision confirms the game will have a brand-new multiplayer mode similar to Counter-Strike and Valorant. Collateral is a round-based mode which puts a twist on Call of Duty's iconic Search and Destroy, adding a cash system and high-stakes competitive play.
  Collateral is a cash-infused objective mode designed to make every dollar count and every decision matter. Much like Search and Destroy, teams will alternate between attacking and defending two
  
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• WoW: Forever Players Are Up In Arms Over Streamer Not Being Banned For Illegal Gold

  29-09-2026 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever is opening up old wounds when it comes to Blizzard's actions (or in many players' views, inaction) against bots and real-money gold buying, with a recent incident involving a popular streamer becoming a flashpoint for the MMORPG.WoW Classic streamer Ziqo was recently seen on stream accepting large sums of gold from strangers in the lead up to a $100,000 WoW: Forever beta dueling tournament on October 17. In a clip in which he was traded 380 gold from a level one charac
  
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• GTA 6 devs spent years "going to strip clubs" and the beach to research Florida life

  29-09-2026 20:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Game development is a hard, often thankless job, where devs spend years working extreme hours while pouring their hearts into their craft, and they're often repaid with little more than a pat on the back ahead of the next round of mass layoffs. I say all this to suggest you shouldn't judge Rockstar too hard for its regular GTA 6 research trips in Florida, which saw the devs soaking up the sun and the nightlife in equal measure."We go and try to experience everything," senior vice president of na
  
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• From WoW and MTG Addicts to the Keepers of the Tavern in Hearthstone

  29-09-2026 20:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Executive Producer Nathan Lyons-Smith and Sr. Design Manager Brenden Sewell join Jessica Cogswell to discuss how their hours spent playing 'World of Warcraft' and top TCGs like 'Magic the Gathering' influenced their work on Hearthstone.
  
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• Xbox’s New Mythic Achievements Will Show Exactly How Close You Are To 100%

  29-09-2026 19:54 via gamespot.com
  
  Mythic Achievements for Xbox Insiders will officially roll out starting today, and Microsoft has provided more detail on how its new milestone system works. Designed to celebrate the biggest Xbox achievements that a user has unlocked throughout their PC and console history--and similar to PlayStation Platinum Trophies--Mythic Achievements are earned whenever all original achievements for a game have been earned.Microsoft added that achievements added later through DLC or updates aren't
  
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• Majority Of Gears Of War: E-Day Revenue On Xbox Will Be Cannibalized By Game Pass, Analyst Says

  29-09-2026 19:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Gears of War: E-Day is launching into Xbox Game Pass, and because of that, the majority of the game's moneymaking potential will be cannibalized by its inclusion on the service. That's according to Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics, who released a report today that covers this, the game's initial sales on Steam, and the possibility of a PlayStation 5 port sometime down the road.According to Elliott, E-Day has surpassed 120,000 copies sold on Steam at this point, generating more than $7 million in
  
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• Get ready for The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past with a breakdown of everything you need to know about the new expansion

  29-09-2026 19:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is a new expansion coming to The Witcher 3, and it promises to be the last new outing for Geralt before The Witcher 4 heads our way. CD Projekt Red officially announced the third expansion back in May following a healthy string of rumors. With only the title to go on initially, Songs of the Past's official reveal came during Gamescom 2026 following the announcement of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered. The studio then showed off a demo of the expansion during a
  
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• Arc Raiders devs "were super unhappy" and "super tired" after the shooter's huge launch, lead says

  29-09-2026 18:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  On the face of it, Arc Raiders has enjoyed a dream year for a live-service game. It launched to huge numbers, then maintained the community while developer Embark Studios maintained a cadence of updates and patches to keep things (mostly) steady. As the shooter's first anniversary approaches, leadership is now getting candid about the toll that's taken on the devs.Aleksander Grøndal, executive producer on Arc Raiders, discusses Embark's general weariness with Game Developer. "Transitionin
  
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• For the first time in 60 years, Sony will skip the huge convention it once used to reveal the PS5 logo

  29-09-2026 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony is skipping the Consumer Electronics Show in 2027, which marks the first time the PlayStation maker has not attended the show in its history. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, after only appearing at this year's show as part of its joint venture with Honda, Sony is skipping the 2027 event. A Sony spokesperson tells Bloomberg the decision is based on its current focus on "entertainment, intellectual property, and technology geared to support creators," adding, "We continuously and strategica
  
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• The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is happening because devs believe "there is still more to say"

  29-09-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Today marks the release of The Witcher 3 Remastered, a big update to CD Projekt Red's monumental RPG. On the heels of this, we're also getting an expansion, Songs of the Past, next year – only 12 years into the game's life. Why? Well, because the devs simply felt they had more ground to cover."It was a great opportunity to tell something new about already established characters and to show them from a different angle," Karolina Kuzia-Rokosz, creative vision director at CDPR support studio
  
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• The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is happening because CDPR believes "there is still more to say"

  29-09-2026 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Today marks the release of The Witcher 3 Remastered, a big update to CD Projekt Red's monumental RPG. On the heels of this, we're also getting an expansion, Songs of the Past, next year – only 12 years into the game's life. Why? Well, because the devs simply felt they had more ground to cover."It was a great opportunity to tell something new about already established characters and to show them from a different angle," Karolina Kuzia-Rokosz, creative vision director at CDPR support studio
  
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• The Witcher 3 Remastered breaks the RPG's all-time Steam peak hours after launch

  29-09-2026 18:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered launched only a few hours ago, but it's already broken the 2015 RPG's all-time player record on Steam and shows no signs of slowing down. It's been 11 years since the launch of The Witcher 3, and being the great game it is, it's had many peaks over its lifetime. Looking at SteamDB, after debuting with a healthy peak of over 92k concurrent players on Steam in its launch month, it eventually surpassed its own record five years later in January 2020, shor
  
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• Disney Store UK launches free membership program that can get you 15% off adorable Pixar merch, Marvel pins, Star Wars collectibles, and more

  29-09-2026 18:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Prepare your best "oh gawrsh," because Disney Store UK has unveiled a free membership that provides exclusive perks and a limited-time discount of 15% off a range of items from Star Wars merch to theme park pins.Dubbed 'Disney Unlocked,' this programme provides a host of benefits on the UK Disney Store that include a 25% birthday discount, early access to specific products, and free delivery on orders over £75. You can also save 15% off certain items for the membership's launch week (from
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 dev doesn't see why The Blood of Dawnwalker's time feature is so controversial

  29-09-2026 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker, the brand-new vampire RPG headed by The Witcher 3 veterans from CD Projekt Red, plays host to one of the most controversial game mechanics out there: a time restriction that leads to some serious FOMO.In case you're out of the loop, the game has you playing under a strict 30-day and 30-night schedule. Within those 30 days and nights, you must resolve the main story (and do as you please in between quests, of course). Everything you do can carry a time cost with it, thoug
  
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• Putting Together A Game Showcase Means Treating 45 Minutes Like A Puzzle 

  29-09-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Dek: With so many gaming showcases spread throughout the year, Evil Empire aims to respect your time with its Triple-I broadcast.Video game showcases used to be infrequent but over the last couple of years, we've seen an explosion of online broadcasts. One of the more noteworthy events in this space is the Triple-I Initiative, which is just a pure blast of video game trailers without any fluff--no ads, no host, just games--as organizer Evil Empire, an indie developer itself, would tell you. So w
  
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• One Star Wars fan has a theory that Ryan Gosling is playing Luke Skywalker's son in Starfighter

  29-09-2026 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  A Star Wars fan has come up with a pretty interesting theory about Star Wars: Starfighter – and it says Ryan Gosling is actually playing Luke Skywalker's son. Gosling is playing a character named Kade Auberon in the upcoming Starfighter, and fans of the old Legends continuity might notice a similarity with one Cade Skywalker. "Wouldn't shock me if Starfighter turns out to be a soft launch for the new trilogy and Ryan Gosling is playing Cade Skywalker from Legends, now retrofitted to be Luk
  
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• How to solve the painting puzzle in Control Resonant

  29-09-2026 17:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  The painting puzzle in Control Resonant is all set within a shadowy gallery, in which players can spotlight certain paintings on the wall. But the only clue is a note that mentions that certain paintings have been sold this month, but doesn't specify which paintings those are except mentioning their names: "Journey, Windows, Thunder and Tides". Unfortunately the paintings on the gallery walls aren't labelled in any way, leading to some rough interpretations about which ones the note is referring
  
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• Marvel Tokon Devs Reflect On Its Troubles And Hope Players Give It Another Shot

  29-09-2026 17:36 via gamespot.com
  
  It's been nearly two months since Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls launched on PlayStation 5 and PC, bringing with it an all-new approach to the tag-team fighting game format from a studio who'd never tried it before. Tokon's launch was a tale of two formats; while the game enjoyed critical success, and PS5 players were thrilled, PC players were met with multiple performance issues that marred the experience. However, since that uneven launch, the team at Arc System Works has issued multiple up
  
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• CRKD launches its first Switch 2 pro controller, and the ULT PRO is coming for 8BitDo's lunch

  29-09-2026 17:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  CRKD has just launched its first ever pro controller and the ULT PRO has a pretty sturdy list of specs behind it. TMR thumbsticks, trigger stops, swappable components, and 1,000Hz polling on Windows would usually make for a pretty premium package, especially if you look towards the best PC controllers from names like Razer and Flydigi. The brand is launching the CRKD ULT PRO for just $69.99 (Amazon) today, though, undercutting a good wedge of the premium market. After all, this is coming in the
  
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• Wardogs boss says balance is always guesswork and "we won't even get it right" by season 2

  29-09-2026 17:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wardogs boss Joe Brammer has spoken about balancing the popular FPS, admitting that it's something that has to be figured out in the long term, and probably won't even be worked out by season 2. As with any game in its infancy, the only way to truly find out how balanced something is is for players to get into it. Fighting game players will discover infinites or other wild tech on day one that completely throws the community into disarray, Call of Duty players inevitably find the optimal loadout
  
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• The Last Of Us Duology On PC Is At Its Lowest Price Yet, So Get Ready To Cry Again

  29-09-2026 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Back in 2013, when I was a wee little lad (well, 13 years old) watching YouTube Let’s Players, I discovered The Last of Us. The opening hour was brutal, and I had to stop what I was doing and beg my grandfather to take me to trade in some of my older games, just so I could see how the rest of the story unfolded. It was one of the best memories and worst choices of my life, as The Last of Us threw me through an emotional loop that I have yet to recover from, and one that Part 2 just doubled
  
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• Massive Lego Dragon Ball Shenron & Goku set revealed, and it's "just the beginning"

  29-09-2026 16:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  Toei fans assemble, because the first Lego Dragon Ball set has been revealed... and it's an absolute monster. Lego Dragon Ball: Shenron & Goku is a for-adults display piece weighing in at almost 2,000 pieces, and it's 12.5 inches tall when built. It's due to launch on the Lego store this November 4, or November 1 if you have a free Lego Insider membership (basically, it earns you loyalty points and provides early access to products).Available November 4LEGO®Dragon Ball: Shenron & Gok
  
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• BBC boss says he's seen an entirely AI-generated episode of Doctor Who

  29-09-2026 16:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  BBC boss Matt Brittin has shared his thoughts on AI – and revealed he's been sent an AI-generated episode of Doctor Who. "Everyone’s got the ability in their hands – or six billion people have – to create content at the standard of a Hollywood studio," Brittin shared at the Royal Television Society conference, as reported by Variety. "Somebody sent me a 50-minute episode of Doctor Who that was AI-generated the other day. It's pretty good," he added. "I mean, it's not goin
  
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