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• Halo Stopped Being Relevant A Long Time Ago

  23-09-2026 22:25 via gamespot.com
  Halo: the flagship game of the Xbox brand. The #1 reason to buy an Xbox. The game that inspired countless clones and purported "Halo killers." All of this was true once upon a time. But the reality is that Halo's place in gaming today is not what its legacy would suggest.Consider this--Halo has been irrelevant for longer than it was ever relevant. This realization dawned on me amid the Xbox "reset" news, and while it felt surprising to think about in those terms initially, it's true. Halo's peak
  
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• New Disney Lorcana Hyperia City mechanic can "completely change the tempo of a game"

  24-09-2026 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Just like the real world, it's easy to be dazzled by the bright lights and skyscrapers in Disney Lorcana Hyperia City – but the thing that excites me most about this expansion is far smaller.The game is gearing up for its final set of the year ahead of launch this October, so we're finally getting a good look at what Disney Lorcana Hyperia City involves. It's all suitably impressive; there's a bold new setting where metro meets magic, Coco characters are finally being added to one of the b
  
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• Best early Black Friday retro deals 2026

  24-09-2026 13:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  Menu(Image credit: Phil Hayton)1. Retailers to watch
  2. Today's best dealsBlack Friday retro deals might not be at the top of your list ahead of the sales, but I'd argue they should be. The annual event doesn't always deliver great discounts on consoles, handhelds, and accessories for your classic systems, but seeing as modern gaming hardware prices are spiralling upwards, now is the time to perhaps focus on getting the most out of the oldies.Many of the best retro consoles, including modern rem
  
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• James Gunn clarifies when the Gorilla Grodd show takes place in relation to Man of Tomorrow

  24-09-2026 13:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  After The People Vs. Gorilla Grodd star Skyler Gisondo claimed last week that the upcoming DCU true-crime mockumentary takes place before the events of Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, DCU boss James Gunn has taken to social media to clarify its place on the DCU timeline.Responding to a report on Threads, Gunn said: "Overall in continuity, it's after MoT (and won't come out until then)." This certainly makes sense as, for the most part, the DCU is unfolding in chronological order as each new pro
  
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• Attention all millennials, the Nintendo Switch Sports Resort pre-order gift is a bonafide finger skateboard

  24-09-2026 13:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is rocking one of the most iconic pre-order bonuses I've seen in a long time: a genuine finger skateboard. If you grew up as a kid during the late 90s or early 2000s, you likely remember seeing these things lining the toy shelves, but I never thought I'd see one given away with a Nintendo Switch 2 game.Pre-ordering the game for £46.95 at TheGameCollection will grant you this retro-fueled extra, which the retailer's official X (Twitter) page has dubbed one of t
  
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• Kingpin star Vincent D'Onofrio reacts to Daredevil: Born Again ending with season 3

  24-09-2026 13:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Days after Daredevil's last hurrah was announced, Kingpin star Vincent D'Onofrio has spoken out on Daredevil: Born Again ending with season 3."We so enjoyed bringing Daredevil: Born Again to you all," said D'Onofrio on Twitter. "You stuck with us, and I like to think we stuck with you. We have the final Season, season 3 heading your way next year with some very cool stuff. Much love to all who have been supportive. I love that character Fisk. Always will."We so enjoyed bringing @Daredevil Born A
  
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• 4 years after full launch, Quake Champions is a paid game on Steam with no microtransactions

  24-09-2026 13:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's a big day for anyone who was avoiding Quake Champions due to its live-service elements. Four years after the FPS first left early access, it's become a completely paid-for game on Steam with no microtransactions and all the characters unlocked for everyone.The announcement calls this "a new chapter" for the shooter. "Along with 30 seasons worth of content to enjoy, all Champions are now unlocked for everyone, and most vanity content is available to equip," reads the message from id Software
  
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• All +1 Loot to Forge codes (September 2026) and how to redeem them for coins

  24-09-2026 13:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  You'll want to redeem the latest +1 Loot to Forge codes if you're looking to improve your power and gear. While you can keep slashing away in the training area, it certainly helps to get a little boost here and there, and these codes do just that by granting you free coins, potions, rerolls, and more.In this very cyclical and satisfying Roblox simulation game, you'll need to train, fight, forge, and start all over again, but each of those stages requires improved weapons, storage space for ores,
  
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• Arc Raiders will finally let players unlock weapons and items without hunting down blueprints

  24-09-2026 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail update is adding customizable bases called outposts on October 8, and with them comes a new crafting station called the research bench. On top of customizing weapons for PvP or PvE with new upgrades, this bench is key to the research system that players can use to unlock new items and weapons without needing to find their blueprints. At long last, players are freed from the curse of RNG blueprints. At a reveal event attended by GamesRadar+, executive producer Aleksander
  
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• PSA: Nintendo's Customer Appreciation Sale ends in two days, these are the games you need to see

  24-09-2026 12:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Nintendo responded to tariff refunds with a massive customer appreciation sale earlier this month, spanning 30% off a massive range of Switch titles and original handheld hardware. It's one of the biggest sales we've seen on the Ninty system so far, hitting a huge range of blockbuster releases from Zelda to Super Mario Bros. but it can't last forever. The official Nintendo Customer Appreciation Sale comes to a close on September 26, which means we've only got a couple more days to take advantage
  
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• Meta’s $1,300 VR Glasses Could Be The Most Expensive Way To Play Xbox Games

  24-09-2026 12:59 via gamespot.com
  
  For years, Meta has had one of the best entry-level virtual reality headsets with the Quest 3 and its slightly lower-specced successor, the Quest 3S. The VR hardware packs a punch, but if you're looking for an even lighter option, the company's new VR glasses could catch your attention. Essentially a Quest 3 that's designed to be easier to carry around, the Meta VR Glasses also come equipped with some impressive screens--and a massive price tag of $1,300 when they launch in Spring 2027.According
  
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• As the wait for Ace Attorney 7 continues, Capcom announces a VR port of Dual Destinies

  24-09-2026 12:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  Capcom has finally revealed a new Ace Attorney game, but rather than Ace Attorney 7, it's a VR version of Dual Destinies.This month marked 10 years since Ace Attorney's last new title out with Spirit of Justice, and to say the fanbase has gotten a bit ravenous is an understatement. Granted, the last 10 years or so have been good for the fanbase in the sense that we finally got translated versions of the Great Ace Attorney duology and Ace Attorney Investigations 2 after years, but the people want
  
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• All Instant Photo and Camera locations and puzzle solutions in Control Resonant

  24-09-2026 12:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Instant Photos in Control Resonant are tied to a special Camera that appears in different locations throughout the map, all broadly part of an ongoing side quest called Freeze Frame that lasts even past the main credits of the game. Each zone in the game has two instant photos that you have to reverse engineer the location of to find the special AWE camera, which itself needs to be rounded up carefully, as approaching it from the front causes it to freeze you in place temporarily and then make i
  
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• Wardogs boss says "games need to cost more" and GTA 6 should've been the game to make the change

  24-09-2026 12:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wardogs lead Joe Brammer argues that games need to cost more, and that GTA 6 could've been the trendsetter. Double Fine founder Tim Schafer spoke to BBC News earlier this week, saying that after industry-wide struggles and what have become yearly layoffs and restructuring from Microsoft – which recently saw Double Fine returning to independence – he doesn't "understand the economics of making games to be honest." He adds, "I just assume it's, like, someone is being greedy somewhere.
  
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• "What sorcery is this": Warhammer Tone Pro seems so good fans are literally watching paint dry

  24-09-2026 12:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Warhammer Tone Pro paint range seems to be breaking all the rules, but in a very good way – and fans are excited. This range was one of the more surprising Big Autumn Warhammer Preview reveals, and it promises to change the game with superior pigmentation, better coverage so you aren't putting on multiple thin layers, and improved flow. However, there's no argument better than actually seeing it in action. Professional painters like Louise Sugden (Savage Ork Guy) have been hands-on
  
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• The Avengers: Endgame Encore footage has me convinced that Victor Von Doom is a Tony Stark variant

  24-09-2026 12:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ever since it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. was returning to the MCU in a new role as Victor Von Doom, speculation has been rife about how his character will be linked to Tony Stark. Now some fans think we might have an answer, thanks to the Avengers: Endgame Encore footage.We'll be getting into spoilers from the movie's post-credits scenes below so if you haven't seen them at the theater yet, wait before reading on. In the original Avengers: Endgame credits, the Russos included a hammer
  
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• 7 years after it released, Avengers: Endgame is on track to top the box office again this weekend

  24-09-2026 12:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  It might have been seven years since Avengers: Endgame was released, but the Encore edition is set to top the box office again this weekend. According to Variety, Endgame Encore is tracking to earn $25-28 million dollars at the domestic box office across its opening weekend. It's going up against Resident Evil, which is on course for $24-26 million. So, it could be a tight race.A big re-release for Endgame could also push it into surpassing James Cameron's Avatar to retake its crown as the highe
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day writer reveals the MCU movie almost involved a British Spider-Man and a nod to Spider-Noir

  24-09-2026 12:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  According to Spider-Man: Brand New Day co-writer Chris McKenna, the new MCU movie almost went down a completely different path from the metamorphosis story that was delivered, revealing that we could have gotten a British Peter Parker. "We went down some different roads," said McKenna on The Bulwark podcast. "At one point, we had him putting on a British accent. So it would have been Tom’s British accent, but Tom from Queens pretending he’s British."McKenna explained that the scene i
  
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• Robert Downey Jr. says he returned to the MCU to "redefine the genre of superhero movies"

  24-09-2026 11:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Robert Downey Jr. will soon be returning to the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday as a new character. Now the actor has revealed what was behind the decision to join as Victor Von Doom, and it seems like he has some big ambitions.Speaking on the Avengers: Endgame special of the Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast, Downey Jr. was asked about his return by Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani. "What brought me back was the opportunity to redefine the genre of superhero movies so that's a tall order,"
  
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• How to take the X-Rays in Silent Hill Townfall

  24-09-2026 00:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Silent Hill Townfall X-Ray puzzle has you taking X-Rays of a patient's skull and chest. You'll need to align the machine and find the correct kV, mA and time settings to get it to work, using some instructions and a table to understand what to do. Like the Townfall blood pressure, pulse and O2 puzzle before this, there is a lot to read and try to keep in your brain as you fiddle with machines. Below is the short version to help you get through it all quickly. How to start taking the X-Ray in
  
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• Out-of-print Metroid Dread physical copies are selling north of $100

  23-09-2026 23:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite the disappointment of Metroid Prime 4, the hype around Metroid Ravenous is building quickly. Samus Aran's next adventure seems to be picking up exactly where Metroid Dread left off, and that's had Nintendo fans who missed out on Dread the first time around eager to catch up. How eager? Eager enough to spend over $100 on a physical copy of Dread.Recent sold eBay listings for Metroid Dread have been creeping higher and higher in price. A few lucky buyers have managed to pick the game up fo
  
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• How to solve the Silent Hill Townfall scales puzzle

  23-09-2026 23:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  The scales puzzle in Silent Hill Townfall sees you searching for three things to place into three scales in the clinic, with a cryptic clue as to the order to put things in. When you first find this set up you'll only have one of the items you need, and will have to visit two different places to get the remaining things before you can work out what goes where. It's the first of the longer puzzles in the game, with some travel involved and a couple of sub-puzzles to clear to get what you need. So
  
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• How to get the blood pressure, pulse and O2 in Townfall

  23-09-2026 23:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Silent Hill Townfall vital signs puzzle sees you finding blood pressure, heart rate and 02 for a doctor on an intercom. However, there are multiple machines to reach, and an array of numbers to choose from. And, every time you pick the wrong machine you take damage. To get the answers you need means reading the instructions for each machine on a laptop to find out which ones are wrong, and using that to find the right numbers to pass on to the doctor. Here's how to do that. How to get the bl
  
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• Discord Begins Rolling Out Age Verification–And A Sponsorship With FanDuel

  23-09-2026 23:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Discord has officially begun rolling out age-verification measures as of today. The company first announced age verification--and, subsequently, limits placed on accounts of those under 18--back in February of this year, but delayed a full implementation until just recently.According to the official announcement blog post, this delay was done in order to include more age-assurance options, including several that do not rely on controversial biometric or digital ID systems, which have raised priv
  
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• Genshin Impact's new character Vesna is one of the best 5-stars I've seen in 6 years of this game

  23-09-2026 23:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  After six years of Genshin Impact, I've settled into a comfy rhythm and rarely have strong enough feelings to commit them to print, but new 5-star Vesna is the kind of character I've wanted for ages. I am hootin' and hollerin', by which I mean I am telling my boss, and now you, about her. Vesna is one of two newly released 5-star characters in Genshin Impact update 7.1, opposite Vodyanitsa, who is one of Vesna's best teammates. She's a fae warrior, and an on-field damage-dealing character who sp
  
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• Uncharted 4 was "a very different" game under Amy Hennig, says former Naughty Dog artist

  23-09-2026 23:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amy Hennig had a plan for Uncharted 4, and it's still hard for some people to accept they'll never quite know what it was. Over 10 years later, we at least have enough scattered details from former Naughty Dog developers and self-appointed fan detectives to help us form a compelling, although incomplete, picture. The latest insight on Amy Hennig's Uncharted 4 comes from ex-Naughty Dog visual effects artist Matt Radford, who joined the studio during Hennig's apparently tortured production of the
  
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• Primetime director wanted the movie to "feel like a fever dream that kind of turned into a nightmare"

  23-09-2026 23:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Primetime director Lance Oppenheim wanted to capture the absurdity of Dateline NBC's To Catch a Predator in the new true crime-inspired drama."I like the idea of sort of riffing on the reality of the show and the original show to me felt like a mixture of horror and real-life horror and comedy, absurdity in a way," Oppenheim tells GamesRadar+. "The way that Chris Hansen would find these guys who were trying to do something absolutely horrific, and he would sort of put them in the position of thi
  
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• Fallout's iconic Vault Boy exists because the devs struggled to solve an old-school RPG problem

  23-09-2026 22:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even as Fallout has evolved into a mega-franchise with massively popular open-world games and TV show spin-offs, certain elements of the original 1997 RPG remain – things like the SPECIAL stat system and the iconic Vault Boy mascot. As it turns out, these two creations were very closely related.Fallout was originally meant to use the Generic Universal Role-Playing System (GURPS), a tabletop RPG system published by Steve Jackson Games. In this iteration, Fallout had a bunch of different cha
  
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• CD Projekt Red releases new Witcher 3 Remastered footage side-by-side, and oh no, it looks worse

  23-09-2026 22:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher 3 Remastered is coming to all players as a free update on September 29, and new footage from developer CD Projekt Red suggests you'll want to take a close look at what settings you have enabled, because I fear some details and atmosphere may be lost in translation. CDPR posted a new side-by-side comparison for The Witcher 3 and its upcoming remaster on its channels, and boy has it stoked some conversation. The clip sees Geralt torching a group of Drowners in a swamp with a flame spel
  
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• Skyler Gisondo feels "more prepared" for his DCU return as Jimmy Olsen after starring in Primetime

  23-09-2026 22:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Skyler Gisondo says starring in the true crime drama Primetime helped him prepare for his return to the DCU in the much less intense The People v. Gorilla Grodd."It's quite a change-up," Gisondo tells GamesRadar+ when asked about making the switch from his Primetime character Dan back to the effortlessly cool, but equally plucky, Jimmy Olsen. "I actually went straight from – not straight, [after Primetime] the next thing was Focker-in-Law... which is just, tonally, a very different movie."
  
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