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• Fire Emblem’s Remarkable Comeback

  18-10-2026 15:00 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Though it may not be a sales juggernaut on the scale of Mario or The Legend of Zelda, Fire Emblem is one of Nintendo's preeminent franchises. Like so many of its vaunted stablemates, the series is almost as old as Nintendo's gaming ambitions, debuting on the Famicom and appearing on nearly every home and handheld console since. Given this prominence, it's almost difficult to believe that Fire Emblem's future was ever in jeopardy, but such was indeed once the case; there was a point in time when
  
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• To Start The New Cyberpunk 2077 Edgerunners 2 Quest, Do These Two Things First

  23-10-2026 00:34 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Cyberpunk 2077 may have come out six years ago, but developer CD Projekt RED has just released a new update. The 2.5 patch adds a plethora of fixes and features, and it's also themed after Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, including a themed quest and rewards to boot.The Edgerunners 2 mission is called Clampdown, and it serves as a prequel of sorts to the events of the anime's new season. It features character King and his crew, and thankfully, it has no spoilers for the actual show. Rather, it serves a
  
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• BioWare Did Something Very Rare For The Time: It Took Star Wars Seriously

  23-10-2026 00:01 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  In what seemed to be an inevitability, Electronic Arts announced the closure of BioWare this week, including the cancellation of its current project, a future iteration in the Mass Effect series. The writing has been on the wall for some time, and EA's recent sale to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) sealed its fate. Much can (and should) be said about BioWare's ability to create fully realized, original worlds like those of Mass Effect and Dragon Age. But to write the developer's epi
  
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• After The BioWare Shutdown, Mass Effect Spiritual Successor Exodus Gets A New Look

  22-10-2026 23:37 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  In the wake of the news that EA has closed down BioWare and ended development on Mass Effect 5, Archetype Entertainment—co-founded by former BioWare devs Chad Robertson, James Ohlen, and Drew Karpyshyn—has given players a brand-new look at its upcoming title, a very Mass-Effecty sci-fi RPG called Exodus.Specifically, Archetype has revealed a visual rework of its male player-character model. When GameSpot previewed Exodus in late August, the male version of protagonist Jun Aslan could be seen
  
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• Masters of the Universe director doesn't know if a sequel is on the way after streaming success

  22-10-2026 23:14 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Masters of the Universe director Travis Knight still doesn't know if Amazon is ready for a sequel, despite the movie's massive streaming success."In the end, these sorts of decisions are out of our control," Knight told ScreenRant. "You always imagine where these people’s lives go after the end of the movie, and if the universe, in its wisdom, asks us to make more of these things, we would be delighted to give them more."The new Masters of the Universe, which stars Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man
  
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• Epic wants to pay you $50,000 to vibe code an AI slop game

  22-10-2026 23:09 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Not content with the humiliation it has already received over the vibe coded Epic Games Launcher beta, Epic is keen to pay a whole lot of money to aspiring vibe coders in an AI-focused game jam. The company is promising $65,000 worth of cash prizes and potential $50,000 grants for "standout" projects – assuming, of course, that you can stomach being part of Epic's attempted AI redemption tour.The 2026 AI MegaJam will take place from November 12 through 15, with registration open on Itch.io, ch
  
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• Only one person on Earth can play this Steam game at a time: "You control it for one minute"

  22-10-2026 23:00 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  A clever social game quietly launched on Steam this month. Jono is the latest release from developer and publisher Part Time Monkey, which is actually original Angry Birds artist Tuomas Erikoinen's solo studio, and it's the first "massively singleplayer" game I've ever seen. Jono is a pixel art 2D platformer with simple art and "deterministic physics," as Erikoinen puts it in a post-mortem Reddit post. The real hook lies outside the familiar gameplay of jumping over spikes and through portals: o
  
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• GTA 6 and Gasoline in Video Games

  22-10-2026 23:00 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Vehicles in Grand Theft Auto 6 require gas... sort of. We don't have all the details so Kurt takes a trip down memory lane to share some of his favorite (or most interesting) games that use gasoline as a mechanic.
  
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• EA Has A New Plan For Madden, And It Leans Into Everything The Company Gets Wrong

  22-10-2026 23:00 via GameSpot - All Content
  Electronic Arts is developing an American football experience unlike anything it's made before, the company said in a memo shared publicly after closing BioWare and laying off 400 people across the company. In trying to spin the news positively and toward the future, the memo's attributed writers, chief studios officer Cam Weber and chief operating officer David Tinson, spoke about several of the publishing giant's upcoming games, including something EA is calling Project Gridiron.What is Projec
  
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• Zelda: Ocarina of Time on N64 actually had a jump button early in development

  22-10-2026 22:59 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The upcoming Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake sent shockwaves through the world when its trailer revealed the addition of a technological advancement straight from the arcade generation: a dedicated jump button. That's right, instead of just walking up to a ledge and trusting the honor system to prompt Link to automatically jump over to the appropriate platform, the Ocarina of Time remake will allow you to hit a specific button to jump. Technical achievement aside, it turns out this was actually a
  
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• The search for the next James Bond has come down to four finalists, including one "mystery actor"

  22-10-2026 22:45 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The never-ending search for a new (and younger) James Bond has reportedly been narrowed down to four actors... though the identity of the fourth actor remains a mystery.According to Deadline, the four finalists include Callum Turner, Jack Lowden, Josh O'Connor, and one unnamed actor. This means that Jacob Elordi and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are officially out of the running. This also means the studio scrapped their whole "Young Bond" idea, seeing as three of the finalists are each 36 years old. The
  
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• GTA 6’s New TV Trailer Is A Bit Different, See It For Yourself

  22-10-2026 21:52 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  GTA 6's marketing push is ramping up substantially, and that includes with TV commercials. Eagled-eyes fans have discovered that the new GTA 6 TV spots actually contain some extended sequences, but just barely.For starters, a 30-second TV spot cuts out the steamy shower scenes with Jason and Lucia from the launch trailer. While the shower scenes are gone in this edit, the new TV spot has a slightly longer shots of an airplane sequence and another with Jason and Lucia standing next to their car.
  
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• I’m Getting Very Worried About Skate Following EA Layoffs

  22-10-2026 21:49 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Publisher Electronic Arts recently slashed 400 roles across its company, which resulted in the shuttering of legendary RPG studio BioWare. But also impacted by the layoffs was Skate developer Full Circle, and now I'm growing increasingly worried about the future of a franchise I waited so long to make a comeback.
  Part of EA's latest round of layoffs on October 21 included cutting an unspecified number of staffers to create a "very clear roadmap" that leads to a "healthier and more sustainable bu
  
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• It Isn’t Debra Wilson’s Fault She’s In Everything

  22-10-2026 21:18 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Debra Wilson’s voice, one of the most recognizable in video games, carries a singular authority. It’s a sound that’s propped up special agents, presidents, military commanders, dragons, demons, and Jedi masters. But despite her incredible range--Wolfenstein cutscene director Tom Keegan calls her "his muse" because he loves to work with her so much--she’s also one of gaming's most recognizable faces. Game developers often scan her and build characters around her commanding presence, indiv
  
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• WoW: Forever Is Keeping Its Secrets Close To The Chest

  22-10-2026 21:10 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever players may have searched its beta with a fine-toothed comb, but Blizzard said there are still plenty of secrets waiting to be found come launch and beyond.In a new WoW: Forever Podcast dedicated to the end of the beta, Blizzard made clear it's keeping many of the game's surprises close to its chest. Senior game designer Josh Greenfield said Blizzard had disabled some items and secrets for the beta. He gave an example of a new torch item that was originally turned off
  
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• The Leaked Mass Effect 5 Trailer Is Absolutely Heartbreaking

  22-10-2026 21:06 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  After hearing the disappointing news that EA has shuttered BioWare, putting an end to two of my favorite RPG franchises—Mass Effect and Dragon Age—I have been, like so many other players, feeling pretty bummed out. But I consoled myself with the fact that, given the environment at BioWare in recent years, the now-canceled Mass Effect 5 probably wouldn't be that good anyway.Like many players, I enjoyed the Mass Effect trilogy, but felt that Mass Effect: Andromeda fell short. Similarly, BioWar
  
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• Why People Think Valve Just Accidentally Confirmed Half-Life 3

  22-10-2026 21:02 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  People online are going wild thinking that Valve may have accidentally revealed the existence of a new Half-Life game after a developer mentioned a project referred to as "HLX."Speaking at the Game Sound Con event, Valve sound designer Mike Morasky was discussing how Valve's games utilize high dynamic range (HDR) audio systems. He specifically called out how upcoming Valve game Deadlock has its own version of HDR and so does a project called HLX.
  Another Valve developer sitting next to Morasky s
  
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• Gears Of War: E-Day Cost Half A Billion To Make, Apparently

  22-10-2026 20:14 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Multiple new reports claim that the budget for Gears of War: E-Day was $500 million. Both Kotaku and Chris Dring of The Game Business reported today, with Kotaku's report saying the number does not include marketing costs.
  Jez Corden of Windows Central added that the $500 million figure is not wrong, but his own sources aren't able to say definitively if that number covers the game's budget alone, or the game's budget plus additional costs related to running the development studio, The Coalition
  
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• Ubisoft confirms Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced New Game Plus is coming "next week"

  22-10-2026 20:03 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  In another totally jam-packed year of new video games, it feels like centuries since Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced released (it's really only been a few months), but completionists haven't stopped asking Ubisoft for a New Game Plus mode. Well, Ubisoft has rather casually confirmed the game's New Game Plus update is coming in an update "next week," silencing months of player requests in a 16-word tweet."Thank you everyone for your patience," reads a tweet from the official Assassin's Creed
  
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• This Single Turn Takes 5 Minutes To Finish In FF Resonance

  22-10-2026 20:00 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Final Fantasy Resonance lets players build parties that attacks multiple times. Pushing this system to its limits makes some turns make minutes to finish.Timestamps:
  0:00 Setup
  2:24 5 Minute Turn
  8:04 Outro
  
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• The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, and more (October 23-25)

  22-10-2026 20:00 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  As the nights draw in, having a stacked watchlist is more important than ever – you certainly don't want to be caught short on a Saturday evening with nothing to watch. Dodge this disastrous fate by diving into our list of streaming recommendations for this weekend, including five new movies and shows that are all worth your time.From an Oscar-tipped comedy-drama and a live-action Disney remake to the return of a cherished Netflix rom-com and a kick-ass anime, there's something for everyone th
  
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• Valve dev mentions rumored Half-Life game HLX, coworker immediately calls him out: "Nice work"

  22-10-2026 19:52 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Half-Life 3 rumor vessel HLX has once again been mentioned, this time by a veteran Valve designer at an official presentation digging into game audio. A post on the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit archives a recent talk from three Valve designers who attended the latest GameSoundCon, a convention dedicated to game audio and music. Speaker Mike Morasky, a Valve composer and audio artist whose experience covers everything from Team Fortress 2 and the original Portal to Half-Life: Alyx, was joined
  
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• EA Could Sell BioWare’s IP As It Looks To Tackle Its Massive Debt, Former Studio Boss Says

  22-10-2026 19:34 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  It's a grim week for developers and fans, with EA announcing that it is shutting down Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio BioWare. EA said that after deciding not to pursue development on a new Mass Effect, it would shut down the studio as part of company-wide restructuring plans that will result in roughly 400 employees being let go. But should EA sit on the IP that BioWare was responsible for and let it gather dust? Former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah has suggested they could go up fo
  
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• WoW: Forever Is Getting A New Server Option By Popular Demand

  22-10-2026 19:24 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever players are getting a fourth server "ruleset" option for launch: role-playing-player vs. player, or RP-PvP for short.Blizzard announced the news on social media, stating the server would be open for name reservations starting on October 27. It joins three other rulesets for players to choose from, with options for PvE, PvP, and roleplaying. Yet another server ruleset, Hardcore (aka permadeath), is set to be added before Spring 2027.The addition of a RP-PvP server is go
  
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• Soccer Star Erling Haaland Is A Call Of Duty Camper, And I Really Hate It

  22-10-2026 19:21 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  There's nothing worse than running around a Call of Duty map, clicking heads and feeling awesome, then getting your head blown off out of nowhere, watching the killcam, and seeing that it was a camper. Apparently, that camper could've been Manchester City striker Erling Haaland because he's been a camper his whole life.In an October 21 video on his YouTube channel, the Norwegian soccer superstar was 1-v-1-ing English rapper Harrison "Aitch" Armstrong in Modern Warfare 4. Very early in the video,
  
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• Former GTA 6 and Red Dead Redemption 2 designer says layoffs at Rockstar aren't the real danger

  22-10-2026 18:57 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Redundancies and restructuring have become sad themes of the industry of late. Just this week, BioWare was closed by EA, amid Xbox laying off 3,200 jobs across the entire division. One place that seems safer is Rockstar, which is gearing up to release the mammoth GTA 6, and at least one ex-dev there believes it's in better shape than most."I never heard the question of, we need to see if we need to downsize, or if we can afford it. Rockstar can afford it," Jérémy Hartvick, an open-world design
  
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• Ubisoft reportedly wasted 3 years turning Beyond Good & Evil 2 into a live-service Fortnite killer

  22-10-2026 18:53 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Ubisoft continues to insist that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is real game that exists, despite the fact that it was announced more than 18 years ago and we haven't seen hide or hair of it this decade. A new report suggests that the reason it's taking so long is that the devs keep going back to the drawing board, most recently transitioning from a live-service Fortnite killer to a single-player first game.That's according to French outlet Origami, which reports (via machine translation) that Beyond
  
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• Star Wars: The Old Republic lead writer calls it "heartbreaking" there was "no mention" of the MMO in BioWare's goodbye

  22-10-2026 18:33 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Following the recent EA buyout, the sad news of BioWare's closure came to light yesterday, alongside a statement from the studio – one that notably doesn't mention Star Wars: The Old Republic, its nearly 15-year-old MMO.The statement, which also details the end of Mass Effect 5, BioWare's never-released RPG, notes several titles that helped shape the company: Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, and Anthem.
  It does not, however, bring Star Wars
  
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• Nacon launches a new Xbox controller with a design inspired by one of its own video games

  22-10-2026 18:31 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Nacon is launching a new wireless Xbox Series X controller, and you'll be glad to know it's a lot more affordable than the brand's premier Revolution X Unlimited. While that flagship will set you back $199.99 / £199.99, the new Revolution Pro X will only cost $109.99/£109.99. Despite that, it'll give you wireless play, a charging stand, and some fancy features besides.In a brilliant pat of its own back, Nacon has used the art design of one of its best-selling games to give the new RPX a distin
  
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• Despite Switch 2 price hikes, US consumers actually aren't spending any more on the console now

  22-10-2026 18:29 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Despite a price increase, customer spending on the Nintendo Switch 2 has increased by only 2% compared to last year. During September 2026, average console spending was naturally higher across the board due to price increases driven by ongoing global RAM shortages (thanks to AI slop farms!). Xbox prices went up by £130 for the 512GB Series S and £170 for 1TB models of the Series X|S; Sony increased prices by $100 for the PS5 and $150 for the PS5 Pro; and the Switch 2 got a $50 price bump.Per C
  
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