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• Dev who copied a popular game on Steam complains another copycat "stole our code"

  29-10-2026 21:06 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Lookalike games are officially turning on each other. The developer of Needle In A Haystack, a co-op game clearly based on viral game Needle In A Haystack Simulator, claims that the developer of A Game About Needle In A Haystack, another would-be trend cash-in, not only copied the same idea as them but also literally stole their code line for line. This stems from a now-deleted Steam discussion post for A Game About Needle In A Haystack. This post is gone because the whole game was seemingly rem
  
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• Death Note Is Doing An Unexpected Collab And I’m Already Obsessed

  30-10-2026 20:46 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  As both a woman and complete and utter nerd, nothing makes me giddier than when those two core facets of my personality come together in an inspired way. Such is the case of Mooncat's Death Note collaboration, which sees the manga-turned-anime-turned-live-action-film adapted into something a bit different: nail polish.After a week of teases, the Mooncat x Death Note collection is now live. The collab features nine different polishes, each inspired by a specific character or moment in the dark-ye
  
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• The Blood of Dawnwalker devs want to make RPGs that "we ourselves want to play" and not chase trends

  30-10-2026 20:33 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The Blood of Dawnwalker, the debut title from Rebel Wolves, is one of the year's best releases, and my personal pick for GOTY 2026. While it's likely to be passed up by more critically acclaimed horror games like Resident Evil Requiem and, for the top award this year, GTA 6, I found it to be a delightfully old-school horror RPG with gothic vibes galore and a story worthy of multiple playthroughs. The secret sauce, according to the studio itself, is not to chase any current trends, but to make th
  
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• Life-Sim Meets Otherworldly, Encroaching Horror in Village In The Shade

  30-10-2026 20:30 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Cozy life-sim games where you get to retreat to a rustic village for a relaxing, self-sufficient life on a farmstead are hardly in short supply--and, with so many stellar entries in this genre out there, a game following this formula needs a really good hook to stand out. Village in the Shade, a new release from NIS America on Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC, certainly looks the part of a cheerful, cozy farming game. But, as the phrase goes, looks can be deceiving--and, in this case, tha
  
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• "Don't buy Marathon as a donation," Bungie boss says as players worry Destiny 2's fate hinges on it

  30-10-2026 19:31 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Responding to fears that Marathon's future will dictate Destiny support, Bungie product head Josh Deane encourages players to support only the games they enjoy. In a lengthy blog post sharing hopes for a "new forever Destiny" and "Destiny 'Legacy'" project, Deane noted that, "we will all tell you that nothing can help bridge us into [the] future more than for Marathon to rapidly evolve and become sustainable."On the heels of some heady talk of business plans, milestones, and project progress bar
  
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• How to complete the Festering Secret quest in Phantom Blade Zero

  30-10-2026 19:00 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The Phantom Blade Zero Festering Secret tasks you with helping the Mandate clear out some warriors that have gone a bit evil due to Transcension. But you'll come up against some major obstacles along the way. The first being that you need to beat a nearby boss to be able to break the chains to the courtyard. The second being that you need to get a key for a gate which you also can't reach until you defeat a different boss. To clear up how to complete this quest, I've laid out all the Festering S
  
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• When Patrick Stewart starred in Oblivion, he was blown away by the lore Todd Howard gave him

  30-10-2026 18:56 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Patrick Stewart was best known for his numerous roles across film and television, including franchise-defining parts of X-Men and Star Trek, but he also appeared in several video games over the years. His most notable video game role is certainly in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, where he played Emperor Uriel Septim VII, and he was apparently blown away by the detailed lore Bethesda had for his character.In the wake of Stewart's death at the age of 86, fans have shared numerous memorable storie
  
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• What GTA Clones Did Better Than Grand Theft Auto Itself

  30-10-2026 18:50 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Grand Theft Auto represents the pinnacle of AAA games, not just in huge-scale production values, but in the kind of innovation that rewrites the rules for what games can even be. It seems only Rockstar is capable of fully nailing this style of game. Of course, with its level of success, that hasn't stopped other developers from trying.Rightly or wrongly, these games are often dubbed GTA clones, a label that automatically assumes it's an inferior imitation to the real McCoy. However, that doesn't
  
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• How to complete the Four Fierce Axes quest in Phantom Blade Zero

  30-10-2026 18:45 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Completing the Phantom Blade Zero Four Fierce Axes quest takes a long time as it requires you to reach the game's fourth region before it concludes. However, the bulk of the work is a hunt for book pages around Weeping Creek Valley, and you can't find all but one in your first few hours of playing. That last one is a right pain to get as it's locked off in an area of the valley you can only reach after getting to a completely different region of the game. So, if you're stuck at any point of the
  
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• Doom's John Romero confirms his new FPS is saved after Xbox abandoned it

  30-10-2026 18:42 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  id Software co-founder John Romero says that his studio's axed Xbox title has a new publisher, with a smaller staff reworking the game's scope.Romero Games announced that it was working on an "all-new FPS with an original, new IP"back in 2022. But in the summer of 2025, in the wake of what has become yearly layoffs at Xbox, the project was seemingly cancelled. It became clear after the announcement that the game's unannounced publisher had been Xbox, and Romero Games was put at risk of shutdown
  
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• Deep Fishing codes (October 2026) and how to redeem them for bait and cash

  30-10-2026 18:36 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  With these Deep Fishing codes, you can grab some extra bait to help you lure in more mythical and secret fish - as long as you've also got the right fishing rod and upgrades. You'll need to work your way up to those, but these promos can help with that, too.In this Roblox fishing simulation, you must fish from the shallows with a basic rod to earn a few modest bucks before gradually moving through the ranks (or, rather, rods) to fish further and deeper. Cash is the only way to do this, but you'l
  
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• Star Wars game dev creates a Lego Biddy Blas model you can build at home

  30-10-2026 18:27 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The internet's favorite new Star Wars character, Biddy Blas, is probably a long way from becoming an official Lego figure – so a Star Wars: Zero Company and Jedi: Survivor dev has taken matters into their own hands. I'm bloody glad they did.You've probably noticed by now that the loveably annoying Biddy Blas from Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a social media darling due to his trash-talking Huttese speeches – and there's been such an outpouring of love for this new Glup Shitto that he's starti
  
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• How to get a sailing ship in the Crimson Desert DLC

  30-10-2026 18:25 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The Crimson Desert DLC allows you to get a pirate ship for yourself, a giant ship that you can use to explore and set up trade around the world. There are multiple types of ship that you can unlock along the way, and while most of these cost you money, Crimson Desert will set you up with a small ship as an (almost) free default – but that isn't your only option, and even then it's not easy to find that option. If you want to get the ship in the Charting the Unknown DLC, here's what you need to
  
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• Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 are shutting down servers indefinitely, FromSoftware says

  30-10-2026 17:55 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  FromSoftware isn't having a great week. Right on the heels of delaying The Duskbloods out of 2026, it's now announced that the servers for Dark Souls 2 and 3 are temporarily going down on all platforms due to an "issue," and it's not going to tell you when they'll be back."Due to a server issue, the game servers for the following titles will be temporarily unavailable on all platforms," FromSoftware writes in a post on Twitter, listing Dark Souls 2 and 3. "We will provide updates once we have in
  
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• EA Just Shelved A Mysterious Sims Project—That Could Be Good News For Players

  30-10-2026 17:46 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  It's been another rough year for video games, with countless studio closures, staff layoffs, and projects that barely managed to even get off the ground before they were unceremoniously cut short. But things are feeling especially grim after EA trotted out two beloved franchises--Mass Effect and Dragon Age--for what amounted to a public execution via the announcement that BioWare has been shuttered. This was especially painful for Mass Effect players, who were looking forward to the upcoming Ma
  
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• CoD: Modern Warfare To Cut Real-Life Korean Tragedy Segment After Backlash

  30-10-2026 17:42 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Publisher Activision has responded to criticism over using a devastating tragedy in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, saying that the incident will be removed from the military shooter in a November 12 update.The Seoul Halloween crowd crush occurred in October 2022 in Itaewon. Approximately 100,000 people gathered in a narrow alleyway in Seoul, resulting in 160 casualties as people were suffocated. This year marks the fourth anniversary of the tragedy, with bereaved families and community organize
  
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• Everything confirmed about GTA 6 animals so far

  30-10-2026 17:31 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  GTA 6 animals are going to represent the broadest zoological spread ever seen in a Rockstar game, with a diverse selection of over 170 different species represented. This includes more than 60 types of bird, over 30 land mammals, plus a variety of reptiles, fish, and much more. Whether you find them in the wildernesses of GTA 6 or an enclosure in Leonida's own zoo there will be plenty to discover, so here's what we know so far about the animals in GTA 6.Visiting the zoo is one of many GTA 6 side
  
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• The best VEL 46 builds in MW4

  30-10-2026 17:28 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Looking at SMGs, the best VEL 46 loadout is tricky to figure out, as it’ll depend on your tastes and intended use. Players favour assault rifles and SMGs overall as the best guns in MW4, and they’re not wrong to do so. In close-quarter and mid-range engagements in particular there's a clear advantage to using fast firing Vel 46, so I've cooked three builds that adapt to different styles - a run and gun option as well as something for mid range and long range, as much as you can push an SMG a
  
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• Phantom Blade Zero’s Lead Voice Actor Was Seemingly Replaced At The Last Minute

  30-10-2026 17:21 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  There's a new voice behind the protagonist of Soul in Phantom Blade Zero, and it's none other than Sonic the Hedgehog--or his longtime voice actor, Roger Craig Smith, to be precise.As spotted by Game Informer, Smith has stepped in to replace Jay Maksenuk (V in Once Human). You can still hear the latter in the various trailers for Phantom Blade Zero, and developer S-Game hasn't revealed why they brought Smith on as a last-minute replacement. Both actors have several video game credits, and as Ga
  
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• 18 years later, GTA 6 redeems Grand Theft Auto's most annoying meme by turning it into something useful

  30-10-2026 17:20 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Rockstar is keeping a good thing going with GTA 6. That being, the Scooter Brothers – a Grand Theft Auto meme that's slowly being a mainstay in the series.Back when GTA 4 was released many a moon ago, one of the most viral videos from it featured a player who – while on a scooter – came across an NPC – on a scooter. Feeling a strong sense of kinship, the player shouts "scooter brothers!" and several other things. The video now has 7.5 million views on YouTube. The beauty of Scooter Broth
  
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• I've tested the Steam Frame for a month now, and I've never wanted a Steam Deck less

  30-10-2026 17:08 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Before I review the Steam Frame, I feel it's only fair that I give you some important context. I'm a big supporter of VR gaming; I'm an enthusiast of the technology that's used for it, and I've been waiting for the arrival of the Steam Frame for so long now that I find it difficult to believe it's actually on my face at times. In my role as a Hardware Editor here at GamesRadar+, keeping tabs on the best VR headsets is one of my absolute joys. I don't say all of that to immediately undermine how
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to remove footage of real-life Seoul crush

  30-10-2026 17:04 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Activision has confirmed that it will be removing real-life news footage of the 2022 crush in Itaewon from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 following backlash.On October 29, 2022, a crowd crush happened in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea during Halloween festivities which drew over 100,000 people to the area. This crush resulted in the deaths of 160 people, and a further 196 people were injured during the event marking one of the deadliest disasters in the country's history. Almost
  
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• You can now grab an Evercade Nexus and embrace one of the last bastions of physical gaming

  30-10-2026 17:01 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Blaze's latest cartridge-running machine, the Evercade Nexus, officially launches today. It's a retro handheld that's been years in the making, building on the company's formula that made the OG portable, the Super Pocket, and even arcade cabinets like the Evercade Alpha, which absolutely won't fit in your pocket. That might sound like a gadget brings nothing new to the table, but actually, it could become a precedent for keeping physical gaming alive.Those of you who want to cut to the retro co
  
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• I can't handle horror, so these 6 cozy Halloween games are what I always reach for

  30-10-2026 17:00 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  I'm always looking out for cozy Halloween games that channel the spooky vibes or autumnal aesthetic of the season. Crucially, though, I'm after those that don't fill me with any fear or sense of dread. Yes, even though I'm a self-professed scaredy cat who can't handle the best horror games out there on account of the fright factor, I still love Halloween for its witchy, vampy feel, and its pumpkin-laden, bat-winged decorations (the candy helps, too). So, if you're anything like me and you're aft
  
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• I can't handle handle horror, so these 6 cozy Halloween games are what I always reach for

  30-10-2026 17:00 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  I'm always looking out for cozy Halloween games that channel the spooky vibes or autumnal aesthetic of the season. Crucially, though, I'm after those that don't fill me with any fear or sense of dread. Yes, even though I'm a self-professed scaredy cat who can't handle the best horror games out there on account of the fright factor, I still love Halloween for its witchy, vampy feel, and its pumpkin-laden, bat-winged decorations (the candy helps, too). So, if you're anything like me and you're aft
  
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• New Assassin’s Creed Game Is Out Now, If You Don’t Mind Being Board

  30-10-2026 16:54 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  If you thought there wasn't going to be a new Assassin's Creed game this year, think again. It's not a video game, but Assassin's Creed: Animus is out today, turning the series into an adventure-style board game for 1-4 players.
  A competitive game that pits players against each other as they explore distinct eras from the video games, Assassin's Creed: Animus features four protagonists to choose from in its standard edition: Eivor, Ezio, Altair, and Connor. The Collector's Edition, meanwhile, ex
  
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• The best M4 builds in MW4

  30-10-2026 16:50 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The best M4 loadout can take many shapes, and I'm of the opinion there’s no definitive answer. It all depends on how you play, and what kind of game mode you're playing in. Despite heated debates about which MW4 assault rifle is the best, I have a soft spot for the M4, one of the most iconic modern weapons, a Modern Warfare series mainstay and one best MW 4 guns if you tune it right. I've got a few options here from a run and gun build to mid and long range builds. Scroll down to see my sugges
  
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• How To Unlock All Season 1 Weapons In Modern Warfare 4 And Warzone

  30-10-2026 16:42 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's inaugural season arrives on November 6, bringing a brand-new battle pass and more weapons to unlock. Season 1 also integrates Modern Warfare 4's content into Warzone, so you'll be able to unlock and use these weapons in battle royale as well. In this guide, we'll detail all of Modern Warfare 4's new Season 1 weapons and how you can unlock them for free.As for new content, Season 1 of Modern Warfare 4 includes new maps and game modes for multiplayer. DMZ is gettin
  
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• How to defeat the Gold-Masked One in Phantom Blade Zero

  30-10-2026 16:38 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The Phantom Blade Zero Gold-Masked One is a mysterious recurring boss you'll find at Long Pillars throughout the game, who is also a lethal swordsman like Soul. That means fighting him is pretty difficult, serving as a reflex test. Ultimately, that means there's not much advice to impart other than – I'm going to say it – getting good. But there are some things to bear in mind for your build and during the fight, so here's my advice for beating the Gold-Masked One in Phantom Blade Zero.Phant
  
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• EA Reportedly Chose An Unannounced Star Wars Game Over BioWare’s Next Mass Effect

  30-10-2026 16:29 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  EA recently announced it was shutting down BioWare, ending a studio responsible for multiple hit games over 30 years. According to a new report, EA's decision was driven by economics, as it had to choose between funding a new Mass Effect and backing the safer bet, Star Wars: Battlefront 3.Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reported that EA had to choose between two costly projects, and with the added pressure of paying off $18 billion in leveraged debt after its sale to a business consortium and Saudi
  
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