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• Fortnite Lobby Hack codes and how to redeem them for rewards

  20-08-2026 14:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fortnite Lobby Hack codes are a new system introduced with the Override season, which ties in to the general gaming theme that's now up and running. By opening the admin panel from the lobby screen, you can type in a selection of secret codes to receive instant rewards, including some powerful Sprites to kickstart your collection and handy gizmos to deploy for an advantage in matches. To find out more, here are all 16 Lobby Hack codes in Fortnite and how to redeem them.Are you familiar with how
  
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• How to get the Mortal Shell 2 Genessa Shell

  20-08-2026 16:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  To get the Mortal Shell 2 Genessa Shell, you cannot simply find her around the map as you would the other eight habitable Shells. Instead, you must head to a very specific dungeon where you will obtain an item by defeating Sester Secundus, and then return that item to Sester Genessa in her arena in the Marrow Keep.It's likely that you'll find this item simply by progressing the story, so if you want to back out now and unlock Genessa at your own pace, then this is your chance to do so. Otherwise
  
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• New Pokemon TCG Delta Reign expansion launches in November with 'Legendary Stadiums' and a returning favorite

  20-08-2026 16:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  The next expansion set, Pokemon TCG Delta Reign, now has a release date; it's due to launch at the beginning of November. In addition, we now have a better idea of what the set will offer fans.Hitting shelves a couple of months after the the 30th Celebration set, Pokemon TCG Delta Reign is eyeing a November 6, 2026 release date - but fans will be able to get early access at special prerelease events starting from October 24. The expansion also introduces 'Legendary Stadiums' (two Stadiums played
  
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• What is The Duskbloods? From Software’s Switch 2 Exclusive Explained

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  After spending eight hours with The Duskbloods’ technical test, I finally understand what this game is. Let’s start at the beginning.The Duskbloods has been labeled a PvPvE game, and that’s not entirely wrong. You and seven other Bloodsworn explore a map crawling with enemies. Killing enemies (not necessarily players) and completing objectives awards you with Virtue. The players with the least amount of Virtue are culled over a series of rounds until three remain. The final thr
  
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• The Duskbloods Is Inspired By One Of Tabletop Gaming’s Most Famous Vampire RPGs

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software has been an industry trendsetter with its souls-like games over the years, but what inspires the studio when it crafts new experiences like The Duskbloods? The brief amounts of gameplay we've seen so far certainly suggest it includes plenty of From Software DNA, with its elegant art direction and hard-hitting action, and game director Hidetaka Miyazaki revealed that tabletop games such as Vampire: The Masquerade also had a hand in shaping The Duskbloods.One of the core gameplay mec
  
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• The Duskbloods Has Some George R.R. Martin In Its Blood

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software's next game, The Duskbloods, is inspired by both vampire literature and tabletop games. But another key figure that the studio looked to for motivation was legendary Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin. That's not too surprising, given Martin's involvement with the studio's smash-hit game Elden Ring, and while he may not have had a direct role in The Duskbloods, his work in vampire fiction still had an impact."From a lore, aesthetic, [and] world-building point of view, there&
  
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• Miyazaki Says The Duskbloods Reveal Probably Gave Fans The Wrong Impression

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  When The Duskbloods was officially announced for Switch 2 back in late 2025, the trailer and description that it was a PvPvE title might have sent the wrong message, game director Hidetaka Miyazaki said to GameSpot recently. When it comes to PvPvE games, these are generally associated with the extraction-shooter genre, something that The Duskbloods very much is not. As Miyazaki explained, The Duskbloods can't be categorized so simply."The PvPvE [label is] a little bit confusing in the conte
  
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• I’ve Never Played Anything Like The Duskbloods, And I Cannot Wait To Play More

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Drama.That word kept coming up when I sat down with legendary game director Hidetaka Miyazaki to discuss From Software’s next game, The Duskbloods. Announced last year, the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive has been shrouded in mystery. The prevailing label that’s been thrown around since its reveal is PvPvE, a term Miyazaki himself used in an interview with Nintendo.However, after spending nearly eight hours with the network test in From Software’s Tokyo office, calling The Duskbloo
  
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• "I think one of the reasons GTA was so well received was the amount of detail," reflects an original dev: "No one ever said no, or that something couldn't be done"

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  We currently find ourselves on the cusp of a brand new appendage to the Grand Theft Auto series. A release that will find fans returning to a very special place. Liberty City is a virtual homage to the bustling streets of New York and is unarguably the most infamous metropolis of any videogame to date. It's become as iconic to the series as the freedom, the carjacking and the infectious wrongdoing, and for many it marks the very first time they ever came to experience an 'open world' environment
  
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• Hidetaka Miyazaki On The Duskbloods: “Maybe PvPvE Wasn’t The Best Way To Refer To It”

  20-08-2026 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  From Software's vampire-inspired multiplayer game The Duskbloods is difficult to quantify. Though it was billed as a "PvPvE game" when it was first announced, Hidetaka Miyazaki, president of From Software and legendary game director behind Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring, now thinks that label might be "a bit confusing.”The Duskbloods’ moment-to-moment gameplay may feel familiar to the developers’ other games, but that’s where the similarities end. The PvPvE multip
  
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• Bungie reportedly had "5 or 6 games" in development, including Marathon and Destiny 2 – but most fell apart after Sony's $3.6 billion acquisition

  20-08-2026 15:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Oh, what could've been. It's been a rough year for Bungie, what with updates stopping on Destiny 2. the muted response to Marathon, and now the whole outfit essentially reduced to a skeleton crew. Turns out, we could've been seeing a lot more of the developer, since the teams therein had around a half-dozen games in the works before, during, and after the Sony acquisition, according to a new report.No, really - that many releases were purportedly in various stages on the slate for the original h
  
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• Halo Co-Creator Has An Idea To Revive The Franchise, But Doubts Xbox CEO “Gives A Sh**”

  20-08-2026 15:14 via gamespot.com
  
  It's no secret that the Halo franchise is no longer Microsoft's crown jewel in terms of sales or prominence, and it hasn't been for some time. Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has now weighed in with his idea for a new game and new development philosophies to help revive the Halo brand. However, Lehto went on to say his ideas are probably "fanciful," in part because he believes Xbox CEO Asha Sharma doesn't have a real interest in reviving the franchise.Posting on social media, Lehto said his pitch f
  
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• New Terraria "hotfix" feels a lot more like an update, bringing changes fans of the survival game have wanted for over 10 years

  20-08-2026 15:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier this year, Terraria saw the release of its long-awaited 1.4.5 update (known also as by its official name, Bigger and Boulder) – but developer Re-Logic has still been working since to patch things up.The proof is in the pudding, as they say, and the latest serving of pudding is 1.4.5.7 – a handy, seemingly little new "hotfix" that is actually anything but little.
  As outlined in the patch notes on Steam, this version of Terraria sees a plethora of additions, adjustments, and re
  
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• All Fortnite Sprites And Abilities In Chapter 7 Season 4

  20-08-2026 15:06 via gamespot.com
  
  This summer, Fortnite's Battle Royale mode earned its best player numbers in nearly two years thanks in no small part to the season's Pokemon-esque sprite-collecting gameplay. Those sprites were so popular, in fact, that Epic Games is keeping them around in Chapter 7 Season 4: Override, Fortnite's new gaming-themed season. Well, sort of.The sprites we collected and played with in Season 3 are no longer in play, because Season 4 is introducing a whole new pack of sprites with their own new abilit
  
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• Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 Map Changes

  20-08-2026 15:03 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4, aka Override, is giving the battle royale island a retro gaming-themed makeover in Chapter 7 Season 4. There are Tetris blocks all over the place, and the new "Green Hills" landing spot looks like it was ripped straight from your old Sega Genesis. It's not an entirely new island, since we just got a full map refresh at the start of Season 3--but kids of the '90s are going to find a lot to enjoy about some of these new spots.To begin with, we've got three entirely new
  
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• Everything New In Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4

  20-08-2026 15:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 has arrived, and this season, subtitled Override, is all about tapping into millennial video game nostalgia.
  Mega Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, Crash Bandicoot, and many more will be arriving throughout the season, with some of them even featured in the latest battle pass.Below, we've broken down everything you need to know about the latest Fortnite season, from the new loot pool to new landing spots to, of course, all those new sprites to fight over. In This Article New F
  
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• US Video Game Spending Just Had One Of Its Worst Julys Ever

  20-08-2026 15:00 via gamespot.com
  
  After a few solid months, it looks like video game spending hit a slump in July. That's according to new data by Circana, with the analyst firm saying that total video game spending in the US fell 10% year-over-year in July to $4.5 billion. New physical software sales also hit an all-time July low of $85 million--since tracking began in 1995 by Circana--and hardware sales dropped to their lowest July level since 2020. According to Circana, higher hardware prices driven by the comp
  
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• Give Master Chief a break – I want more Halo games like ODST and Reach

  20-08-2026 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Halo is renowned for two things. First and foremost is its revolutionary FPS formula – Halo: Combat Evolved is often cited as a turning point for the genre, with a lot of its core principles still prevalent today. The term 'Halo killer' was thrown about in the mid to late 2000s as many developers sought to dethrone the shooter as the pinnacle of console FPS gaming.The second aspect, though sometimes overlooked, is Halo's narrative. It's all that common, even today, for FPS games to offer l
  
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• Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 Port From 14 Years Ago Sold Better In July Than Any Other Game In US

  20-08-2026 15:00 via gamespot.com
  Circana has released its latest monthly sales report, revealing which games sold the best in the US, and Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 ports performed particularly well.
  The Black Ops 2 port for PS4 and PS5 was July 2026's best-selling game overall in the US ranked by dollar sales. The Black Ops 1 port, meanwhile, ranked No. 5.The Black Ops ports for PS4 and PS5 did gangbusters in July.These games shadowdropped on July 9, priced at $40 (or $20 through August 6 for PS Plus subscrib
  
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• Resident Evil’s Star Can’t Catch A Break, Going From Zombies To One Hungry Whale

  20-08-2026 14:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Actor Austin Abrams will soon grace the screen in a new live-action Resident Evil movie, but what could be worse than dealing with Weapons director Zach Cregger's take on zombies? A hungry whale, as Abrams will also star in Whalefall, a new film out in October. Packaging several phobias into one terrifying ordeal, Whalefall sees Abram's character of Jay Gardiner swallowed up whole by a sperm whale, and you can see the trailer for it below--again, it's really unsettling stuff."Following the death
  
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• Black Myth: Zhong Kui’s New Gameplay Looks Brutal, Especially Its Grotesque Boss Fight

  20-08-2026 14:41 via gamespot.com
  
  A new trailer for the next game from Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science, Black Myth: Zhong Kui, has dropped, revealing a chunk of gameplay and ASMR parrying. An adaptation of the classic folktale Zhong Kui Banishing Evil, the new entry in the growing Black Myth series features plenty of swordplay and challenging fights, all against the backdrop of ancient Chinese fantasy. The trailer also shows a particularly good-looking game, with some of the best geology since Death Stranding 2: O
  
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• Switch 2 price increase revealed in the UK, and at least Nintendo is being more merciful than Sony and Microsoft were with the PS5 and Xbox Series X

  20-08-2026 14:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo has confirmed the price increase for Switch 2 consoles in the UK, and it's not quite as bad as expected. Back in May, Nintendo announced that thanks to expectations that the "impact of various changes in market conditions" will "extend over the medium to long term" – which is to say, AI slop farms are making everything more expensive with ongoing global RAM shortages – the Switch 2 will be getting a price increase in September. Back when it was announced, it was confirmed th
  
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• Sony's limited edition Marvel's Wolverine accessories are missing a headset, but Geeknet has picked up the slack

  20-08-2026 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Geeknet Marvel's Wolverine Wired Headset is exactly what it says on the tin: a wired pair of cups that's officially licensed to tie in with the upcoming Insomniac Games release.The $39.99 accessory is set to launch on September 1, just 14 days before the game and the hoard of official Marvel's Wolverine PS5 accessories that are now available to pre-order. While Sony made sure to slap Logan's ferocious face on a PS5 console, console covers, and pair the design with two DualSense controllers,
  
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• GTA 6 leaks go from bad to worse for Rockstar as new footage suggests leaker has access to a playable build

  20-08-2026 13:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest GTA 6 leak situation just went from bad to worse for Rockstar Games, as new apparent footage of the game suggests that those responsible may have access to a playable build, at least in some capacity.Earlier this week, alleged clips of GTA 6 started circulating online along with an apparent map for the game, watermarked with the name 'Cyberleek,' and shared on a website using the same name. These clips were quickly struck down via DMCA takedowns, suggesting they were the real deal and
  
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• There isn't an official Lego Xbox, so Mattel just said "fine, I'll do it myself"

  20-08-2026 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  It took me a second to realize that the Lego Xbox was not, in fact, Lego at all. In honor of the original console's 25th anniversary, Mattel Brick Shop has produced a 3,000-piece model that recreates the system in all its glory alongside the 'Duke' controller and vignettes from three of its most iconic games. This 'Lego' Xbox also goes one better than many of the best Lego sets by adding controller-activated lights and sounds for these scenes, which is very impressive.Mattel Brick ShopXbox Build
  
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• Marvel's Wolverine director "pretty used to" criticism as Spider-Man taught Insomniac you can make a "great game" and some fans will still "find stuff to complain about"

  20-08-2026 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Wolverine game director Mike Daly says Insomniac is used to online backlash following waves of online criticism after recent gameplay reveals. Speaking to The Gamer, Daly explained that Insomniac is "pretty used to" criticism, and that it's a "good problem to have" when the fanbase is as passionate as theirs. He cites the three Marvel's Spider-Man games as proof that the studio can make a "great game that a lot of people love," but even then, some people will still "find stuff to compla
  
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• How to get Mortal Shell 2 Glimpses

  20-08-2026 13:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  There is sadly no Mortal Shell 2 Glimpse farm available in the Soulslike game, as the currency is finite, and primarily available through cleansing Beacons. This isn't great news since Glimpses are required for locating Shells and upgrading them, and there don't seem to be enough of them to fully upgrade every Shell.That means you need to take care when spending Glimpses, considering your options carefully, which include unlocking Shell locations and deepening your bond with your Shells, thus im
  
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• Should you feed Gorf in Mortal Shell 2?

  20-08-2026 13:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're wondering whether you should feed Gorf in Mortal Shell 2, then read on, as this seemingly unimportant character has far more to offer than your first meeting might suggest. It's not all about Gorf, either, as another interesting NPC is crucial to this quest.When you first meet Gorf near the Widow's Overlook Beacon, he'll ask you for a Weltcap in hope of healing his mystery malady. He's really not feeling well, and you'll find plenty of these red mushrooms as you explore, so you should
  
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• Amazon somehow leaked Jason Statham's new movie early on Prime Video

  20-08-2026 13:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jason Statham's upcoming cargo ship-set action movie Mutiny has yet to hit the big screen, but pirates have already clambered on board after Amazon somehow accidentally leaked the whole film in HD on Prime Video. On August 19, Prime Video users found that Mutiny was available to stream in its entirety despite not even being out in theaters yet. The full 1 hour and 35 minutes of the film was streaming in HD on Prime Video US for quite a few hours. However, the movie is now showing as unavailable.
  
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• Modern Warfare 4 beta hasn't even started yet, but Call of Duty devs are already responding to fans over SBMM: "We asked for feedback and you definitely gave it to us"

  20-08-2026 13:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  You can reset the timer, because once again, there's tension between Call of Duty devs and players over online multiplayer. In this instance, Modern Warfare 4 utilizing the matchmaking system from Black Ops 7 Season 5, at least during the upcoming beta, is causing a stir.To put it succinctly, players simply don't want it, and the official Call of Duty Twitter account's responses aren't helping. "Players are sticking around longer and playing more matches," a tweet reads."Since Season 05, quit ra
  
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