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• Five essential rules for Pokemon TCG deckbuilding from pros

  06-11-2026 17:14 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Unless you’ve been living under a Geodude for the last five years, you’ll have probably noticed that Pokémon cards are everywhere. Yet while fans are scrambling to collect full arts and crypto bros are inexplicably treating new sets like lucrative investments, many seem to have forgotten that these beloved bits of paper were actually made to be played with. The question is, then, how do you begin to build a deck?While you may have memories of being humiliated by a chocolate-coated Charizard
  
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• VisionQuest showrunner and star Paul Bettany "have a lot of ideas" for a potential season 2

  11-11-2026 04:00 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  VisionQuest has now come to an end as Vision is reunited with his family and ends the threat unleashed by Jocasta and Ultron. However, this may not be the end of the road for the Disney Plus show, especially if the cast and creatives have their way.Warning: This article contains spoilers for the VisionQuest finaleSpeaking to GamesRadar+, Paul Bettany says he has "lots" of ideas for where his MCU character could go next. Although, when pushed, he did add that he will "absolutely not" give any of
  
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• Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake removed Mario and Skyward Sword references to not "interrupt" players

  11-11-2026 01:45 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is, by most standards, a pretty faithful remake to the original game, but Nintendo wasn't scared to make changes where necessary. I was a little bummed to learn the fun references to the Super Mario Bros. series had been removed, not to mention some Zelda: Skyward Sword art that was in the Ocarina of Time 3DS remake, but with how carefully Nintendo positions every game, remaster, and remake into its existing portfolio, I'm not at all surprised.In case
  
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• Meet The Bike-Riding, Mail-Delivering Raccoon Who Dares To Challenge GTA 6

  11-11-2026 01:35 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  This November doesn't look like other Novembers, not on the game release calendar anyway. Typically, this month is reserved for the release of a few of the biggest games of the year, strategically timed to drop just before the holiday season and events like The Game Awards. But in 2026, nearly every big publisher and even lots of smaller ones backed away from November for one obvious reason: Grand Theft Auto 6.Rockstar's long-awaited sequel will likely break every entertainment sales record that
  
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• PlayStation adds live-service shooter Fairgames to its constantly expanding graveyard

  11-11-2026 00:26 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Sony has dug up another plot in its expanding live-service graveyard, and is lowering the still-warm corpse of Haven Studios' Fairgames into the dirt. The shooter, which was revealed in 2023, has been canceled, though PlayStation says there will be no layoffs as a result of its decision to end the project."The studio will shift its focus to collaborating with other development teams across PlayStation Studios, while also exploring new creative opportunities," a PlayStation representative tells B
  
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• Resident Evil remakes skipped the first game because Capcom worried it "might not resonate"

  10-11-2026 23:01 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Capcom's modern Resident Evil remakes are fantastic entry points for one of the most beloved survival horror series of all time, but it's always felt weird that the very first 1996 game still hasn't been given the full-blown third-person RE Engine treatment. Yes, there's a remake from 2002, but it's way more faithful to the original game than the much more recent remakes of Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4, featuring the classic tank controls and static camera from the series' origin. Basically, if you
  
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• Amid Bethesda takeover and Fallout pivot, Obsidian's finally making good on The Outer Worlds 2 DLC

  10-11-2026 22:54 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The Outer Worlds 2 is finally getting its DLC. Obsidian has announced that Side Effects Guaranteed, the first of a "two-part expansion" series, will launch on December 2. The devs had been promising DLC since before launch as part of the RPG's $100 Premium Edition, but you'd be forgiven for worrying that those promises were forgotten amid the massive shakeup at the studio.The first part of Side Effects Guaranteed will offer a new region to explore on Eden, a boosted level cap with new perks grab
  
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• GTA 6: What Will Review Scores Be? You Can Win A $500 Gift Card For Getting It Right

  10-11-2026 21:55 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Rockstar's long-awaited open-world action game Grand Theft Auto 6 finally releases on November 19, and among the many things people are excited to find out is how the game will score with reviewers.
  Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is currently the No. 1 most highly rated game of 2026 on GameSpot sister site Metacritic, but could GTA 6 dethrone it?You can make a prediction of your own via GameSpot's parent company, Fandom, and score a chance to win a gift card for up to $50
  
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• Sony Cancels Live-Service PS5 Game Fairgames, But No Layoffs

  10-11-2026 21:43 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Sony has canceled the upcoming live-service shooter Fairgame$, but there will be no job cuts connected to the game's closure. This is according to a report from Bloomberg today.The game was in the works at Haven Studios in Montreal, a team founded by former Assassin's Creed veteran Jade Raymond. She left the studio back in 2023, and Fairgame$ was delayed to 2026 at the time. Now the game is scrapped entirely.According to the report, Haven "reworked" the Fairgame$ concept several times in the pas
  
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• Queen’s Domain Has The Most Terrifying Mimic Design I’ve Ever Seen

  10-11-2026 21:43 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  I thought I was holding my own in Queen’s Domain. It took a while to figure out the basics of movement and combat as I danced around carnivorous ladybugs and hid from fish that loved nothing more than to dive out of the water in pursuit of my precious derriere, but otherwise my years of experience playing games like Dark Souls and King’s Field meant I always knew what to expect. That is, until I encountered my first mimic. Considering how many sick surprises this indie adventure loves to th
  
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• GTA 6 Backflips Look Good Now, But There Could Be More To The Story

  10-11-2026 21:26 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  A new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer debuted today, November 10, and the video showed off a race car driver doing a backflip. The animation looks smoooth.That's notable because the Extended Look trailer that debuted back in August showed Jason doing a backflip and people online quickly roasted it for looking ... off. Other said it looked totally fine. Whatever the case, some are saying this new backflip animation being featured in the latest trailer is an example of Rockstar taking feedback seriousl
  
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• Amid Higher Gas And Grocery Prices, GTA 6 Is A “Bargain” At $80, Take-Two CEO Says

  10-11-2026 21:14 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  It's no secret that life is expensive. Gas and grocery prices are up, in particular, and against that backdrop, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick believes GTA 6 at $80 is a "bargain" due to how many hours people can play it.
  "I think the consumer is under pressure. these are challenging times. Inflation has hit average consumers. Food prices are up. Gas prices are way up, and it's taking a toll," he told CNBC. "I think we are going to see that as we head into the Christmas season undoubtedly. Enterta
  
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• Sony's PC presence shrinks again as PlayStation Plus app shuts down

  10-11-2026 20:34 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  PlayStation's once ambitious plans for PC seem to have softened considerably in recent months with reports suggesting Sony is moving away from porting first-party games to PC as it has done with The Last of Us, Uncharted, God of War, and more. In another shift toward console exclusivity, Sony Interactive Entertainment is now pulling the PlayStation Plus app from PC due to a low user rate. The app will no longer be available to PlayStation Plus users on PC starting December 10."PlayStation believ
  
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• I want an uglier GTA 6 that runs at 60 FPS – 30 FPS on console is more reason to wait for PC

  10-11-2026 20:14 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  GTA 6 is targeting 30 FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X. The same goes for the beefier PS5 Pro, which can now sit another exclusive on the shelf alongside Sony's marketing deal for the game: ray-traced shadows that have seen some people shell out $1,300. This is all fine and expected news, yet I'm saddled by the same tiny disappointment I feel every time a big console release targets 30 FPS.It's not that I'll turn my nose at any game that isn't running at 60 FPS or higher, filthy PC gamer that I am.
  
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• Valve Is Giving You More Ways To Know If A Game Runs Well On Steam Deck

  10-11-2026 20:07 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Valve's Steam Deck verification program has been a helpful, if somewhat flawed, method of determining if a game is a good fit for the company's handheld PC. But while many games might be granted a "Verified" badge, there have been many cases where real-world performance doesn't live up to the expectation of players. That's why Valve has introduced a more nuanced way for you to determine if a game is a good fit for the Steam Deck.Along with the Steam Deck verification status, games will now featu
  
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• WoW: Forever Just Received Its First Big Post-Launch Changes

  10-11-2026 20:03 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  World of Warcraft: Forever received its first post-launch updates over the weekend, giving players a good reason to run each dungeon more than once alongside upcoming class tweaks.On November 8, developer Blizzard issued a hotfix that increased kill experience while in dungeons by 50%. According to the forum post, Blizzard said this is so it "feels better to go back for more runs," and made reference to a Wailing Caverns dungeon quest to collect Deviate Hides that often requires more than one ru
  
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• James Gunn’s brave and bold vision for the DCU deserved better than early grave

  10-11-2026 20:00 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  You'll have heard the news by now... As announced yesterday, James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping away from DC Studios to be replaced by former Marvel exec Jeremy Latcham. The first phase of the DCU, it seems, is over. What comes next? Well, that's still very much TBC.This is not entirely shocking news, but it’s still – for me at least – something of a downer. Gunn and Safran's DCU has been surprising, strange, daring, occasionally baffling, and often thrilling. I loved Superman and La
  
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• "There is no doubt that Persona influenced this title," series veteran says of his new RPG

  10-11-2026 19:18 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The Persona series casts a heck of a shadow, so founding Atlus member Kouji "Cozy" Okada, widely known as a godfather to Shin Megami Tensei and branching series including Persona, accepts that his new game, Villion:Code, a school-set action RPG with genome editing baked into its DNA, is going to invite some comparisons. Speaking with GamesRadar+ in a new video interview, Okada says Persona definitely has definitely influenced his work, but so have the many, many other games he's worked on and cr
  
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• A week before GTA 6, Take-Two CEO is already teasing "what comes next" from Rockstar

  10-11-2026 19:15 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  We're now just over a week away from the launch of GTA 6, the first new game from Rockstar since Red Dead Redemption 2, and the first new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series since GTA 5. It's been a long, long wait for the studio's latest big game, but it seems Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick is already willing to tease Rockstar's next project."Rockstar has completed the development of GTA 6," Zelnick tells investors during Take-Two's latest financial results call. "That may not come as a surprise
  
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• Here's how to watch the Golden Joystick Awards 2026

  10-11-2026 19:00 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Here's how to watch the Golden Joystick Awards 2026, as the longest-running gaming awards ceremony in the world returns for its 44th outing.The Golden Joystick Awards take place tomorrow, Wednesday November 11, with the livestream of this year's ceremony kicking off at 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET / 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET. Hosted by Alix Wilton Regan, who's taking a break from bringing Lara Croft to life in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, and with a whole suite of guest presenters from around the world o
  
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• Evolution of Marvel Rivals

  10-11-2026 19:00 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Were you there for Marvel Rivals Season Zero? The original 33 heroes laid the groundwork and hints for one of the most epic roadmaps for a multiplayer game we've seen so far.
  
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• Nintendo president rejects idea that the company hasn't had any new ideas to rival the Wii Remote

  10-11-2026 18:46 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has rejected the idea that the company hasn't had new gameplay ideas to rival the Wii Remote in the 20 years since its release. "It feels like we recently haven't seen any proposals for new approaches to gameplay that can rival the Wii Remote controller," one attendee at the latest Nintendo investors meeting observes. "Has developing new ways to play become less of a priority?"This prompted a response from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, senior managing
  
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• Death metal band refuses to let tour get in the way of WoW Forever, starts playing it during shows

  10-11-2026 18:39 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  In times past, being on road as a touring musician during a big game or expansion launch likely meant missing out until you were home. Not any more, as evidenced by the support for modern technical death metal giants Archspire making time for World of Warcraft: Forever while the band is performing on-stage.Video evidence was posted by the group on Instagram. The footage shows Justin McKinney, guitarist in support band The Zenith Passage, actively playing Forever on his Steam Deck right at side-s
  
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• How to play GTA 6 on Xbox One

  10-11-2026 18:36 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Despite all of its technical advances, you will be able to play GTA 6 on Xbox One, which is an impressive feat even if it is relying on the Xbox Cloud Gaming service to stream it and the various limitations that it brings. Still, this does give players who haven't upgraded their Xboxes an opportunity to experience GTA 6 without having to splash out on expensive new hardware, so if you want to find out more then this is how to use an Xbox One to play GTA 6.There are plenty of GTA 6 side activitie
  
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• Super Smash Bros lead Masahiro Sakurai says "there's no way" he can talk about what he's working on

  10-11-2026 18:28 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai is up to something, but he's not ready to tell fans what that is. That's OK, though, because they're doing that part for him – though I suppose only he and his team know if anyone's actually got it right. Speaking during an interview for the Famitsu 40th Anniversary Festival (translated by Genki_JPN on Twitter, below), Sakurai is asked what he's working on right now – a question that makes the dev smile, but gives an incredibly short response: "Ther
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 patches "certain words" out of Keyboard Brawler, making it a bit less impossible

  10-11-2026 18:15 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Final Fantasy 14 fans have spent weeks grappling with its new typing minigame, Keyboard Brawler, and the bots and impossible words it's been throwing at them – but Patch 7.58 has arrived, and it makes the Gold Saucer event a tad easier, thankfully.Keyboard Brawler is great, if you ask me, even if it can be challenging. Its limited-time nature means you'll want to grind it out as soon as you're able, however, before it departs in January and the new expansion Evercold takes hold of your attenti
  
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• GTA 6 preload starts today, but there might be a better way to clear your SSD

  10-11-2026 18:08 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  GTA 6 preload is officially underway, and in just a few hours your PS5 or Xbox Series X will know all of Vice City's secrets (it just can't tell you them until November 19). With a whopping 212GB file size, the latest instalment in Rockstar's blockbuster series is its heaviest yet, and that could spell disaster for your existing game library. If you managed to upgrade your PS5 SSD ahead of 2026's price inflation, I tip my hat. If not, you've got some difficult decisions to make around which game
  
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• How to beat Blizzard Blademaster in Phantom Blade Zero

  10-11-2026 18:02 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  The Phantom Blade Zero Blizzard Blademaster is arguably one of the hardest bosses in the entire game, thanks to his lightning-fast attacks and ice powers. He can freeze you solid, which is extremely irritating as there are very few ways to counter it other than simply not getting hit by any of the Blademaster's attacks – just be glad this is a one-phase fight! But don't despair as he can be beaten with a bit of guidance and the right equipment, so here's what you need to do to defeat the Blizz
  
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• Take-Two Boss Says Ocarina Of Time Is “Terrific,” But Is It Competing With GTA 6?

  10-11-2026 17:49 via GameSpot - All Content
  
  Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has reacted to the release of Nintendo's recent Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. He said the game is "terrific" and that Nintendo should be "very proud of the title."But is it a competitor to GTA 6, which hails from Take-Two's Rockstar Games? Zelnick told GamesBeat that in the entertainment business, "You compete against everything and nothing."Everything, he said, because consumers have so many choices about how to spend their time and money
  
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• PlayStation wins "hall of shame" award from consumer rights group

  10-11-2026 17:49 via Latest from GamesRadar+
  
  Choice, an Australian consumer rights organization, has named Sony Interactive Entertainment as one of its annual "hall of shame" award winners. Alongside a vocal group of gamers, Choice is calling out PlayStation for failing to give players ownership rights to digital games, a problem that will be much worse with the impending end of physical games on the platform.PlayStation wins "the Shonky Award for asking us to pay to play, but not own," Choice says in its write-up. According to Sony Intera
  
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