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• How to fly a Wardogs helicopter

  16-09-2026 17:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Wardogs helicopter controls are quite complicated, particularly if you've never played a shooter that features rotary aircraft – then again, even if you've played Battlefield, you might have a rough time in Wardogs. As well as learning how to fly at all, you've also got to bear in mind that ammo is limited, and repairs can only be done back at your HQ. So, to help you master flight and increase your Pilot level, here are the controls and some tips for flying helicopters in Wardogs.Ward
  
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• A remake of a 20-year-old cult JRPG is now the best-rated game of 2026, pushing aside Resident Evil Requiem, Pokemon Pokopia, and more

  16-09-2026 21:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  As we await the rest of the 2026 game flood, including the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake and GTA 6, there's suddenly a new and very unexpected game of the year contender. That's Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, a new remake of a 20-year-old cult classic JRPG, which is launching to the best reviews of any game this year.Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter officially releases tomorrow, September 17, but critic reviews are slowly trickling in. On Metacritic, the PC version has earned
  
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• Metroid Ravenous Logo Memes Make Phrases Like “Girl Dinner” And “They Took My Ass” Look So Metal

  16-09-2026 21:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Hype emanating from the reveal of Metroid Ravenous has translated into an onslaught of memes after a logo generator circulated online. If you're on Reddit or Bluesky, you may have seen the instantly iconic image of Samus Aran aggressively pinning down a mysterious enemy for consumption, but now accompanied by stupid text like "I ASKED FOR NO PICKLES" in the Metroid Ravenous font.The Pixelframe Design website unveiled a tool that lets anyone input any text and style it to look like the grainy and
  
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• Resident Evil Director Was In Horrible Pain Making The Movie

  16-09-2026 21:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Resident Evil director Zach Cregger has revealed he was going through hell while making the movie, which is about a man going through hell.
  He told The Hollywood Reporter that he had pneumonia for the first half of filming on Resident Evil. For the second half of production, he had Campylobacter jejuni. This causes diarrhea, and man, that sucks for anyone, but especially if you're trying to film a big-budget, highly anticipated film based on a property with legions of fans and great expectations
  
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• Nintendo’s Customer Appreciation Sale Flubbed The Goodwill Gesture Attempt

  16-09-2026 20:53 via gamespot.com
  
  I love Nintendo. It was a formative part of my video game history, and to this day I think it makes some of the most consistently great games in the industry. But you know what I love more? Deals. For proof just look at my Steam backlog, which is full of games I stupidly bought on the basis of their being cheap. Do I have time to play this? No, but it was so cheap! This is somewhat of a contradiction in my gaming tastes. Nintendo isn't known for offering sales. In fact, it's notoriously sti
  
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• Resident Evil Is Now The Highest-Rated Gaming Movie Ever

  16-09-2026 20:44 via gamespot.com
  
  The Resident Evil movie from Weapons and Barbarian director Zach Cregger releases in theaters on September 18. Reviews from critics went live today, and the movie is earning high scores. GameSpot's Resident Evil review scored it an 8 and said it successfully captures the breathless terror of the games.In fact, it's now the highest-rated video game movie ever. It boasts a mightily impressive 96% on Rotten Tomatoes from 71 reviews and an equally impressive 80 on GameSpot sister site Metacritic. Ac
  
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• Bungie shuts down leak claiming Destiny will be revived through a merger with Marathon

  16-09-2026 19:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Destiny is not being merged with Marathon in a bid to revive the series after the end of development on Destiny 2, Bungie has confirmed as rumors make the rounds.Bungie veteran Julia Nardin, now Marathon creative director but also known for myriad Destiny releases, addressed this rumor on Twitter in a post shared by principal community manager Cozmo."As someone who’s worked on both Destiny and Marathon, I can confirm that the 'leak' about us merging the two IPs is fake," she says. "They sh
  
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• WoW: Forever Is More Than Classic+, It’s WoW 2

  16-09-2026 19:48 via gamespot.com
  
  Going into BlizzCon 2026, World of Warcraft Classic fans, myself included, were hoping for what the community coined as Classic+. Instead, what we got is essentially WoW 2, an alternate vision for what Blizzard's legendary MMORPG called World Of Warcraft: Forever.It wasn't long after Blizzard re-released WoW Classic, the original version of its genre-defining MMO, in 2019 that players started to dream about what might come next. A community that was at one time dominated by calls for Blizzard to
  
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• As Wardogs hits a "perfectly acceptable decline," studio boss asks players what they want to change: "Remember, we're in charge here, we're the ones with the vision"

  16-09-2026 19:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's been one week since Wardogs launched in early access and only three days since the 100-person firefight reached its peak number of players on Steam, but that figure has already dropped by over 100,000 as of writing. That's to be expected for any new game as its shininess dulls and some people realize they'd rather play Nintendogs – all of which developer Bulkhead is cool with. At the same time, CEO Joe Brammer wouldn't mind some advice on how to slow some of that decline.He writes on
  
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• PS5 Linux dev abandons the project as AI "slop kiddies" ruin open-source mods ahead of GTA 6: "Just a bunch of noobs using LLMs and writing hacks they don't even understand"

  16-09-2026 19:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  PS5 Linux forerunner Andy Nguyen is dropping the whole project "after pouring my heart and months of my life into it" over frustrations with AI vibe coders in the open-source space. In March 2026, Nguyen shared a clip of normal GTA 5 gameplay running in a very abnormal environment. "I ported Linux to the PS5 and turned it into a Steam Machine," he declared. Ever since, he and other modders been working to expand, test, and polish a PS5-compatible version of Linux. The end goal was to create a wa
  
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• Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Gives Harley Quinn An Arkham Asylum Makeover

  16-09-2026 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight was a fun tribute to the Caped Crusader when it launched earlier this year, but if you're tired of saving Gotham, you can embrace chaos with two of the city's greatest villains: Harley Quinn and the Joker. The duo are headlining the game's Mayhem Collection expansion, and just like Batman, they're dressing in style with multiple outfits that you can unlock during their caper. GameSpot can exclusively reveal one of them: a classic costume for Harley Quinn, p
  
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• Square Enix finally lets a beloved SNES JRPG out of the vault with a $200 collector's edition and the kind of remaster I want for Final Fantasy

  16-09-2026 18:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  A few weeks ago, we learned that Terranigma would finally get a modern re-release, bringing the classic Super Nintendo JRPG out in North America for the very first time. Today, remaster dev Clear River Games has confirmed that the new edition of Terranigma will launch on January 14, offering a host of details on the in-game updates and the first look at a super-deluxe $200 collector's edition.Terranigma was originally developed by Quintet, a now-defunct studio responsible for numerous SNES class
  
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• Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave’s Fantastic Reviews Have Me Feeling FOMO

  16-09-2026 18:37 via gamespot.com
  
  Here we go again: A new Fire Emblem game is garnering glowing reviews, and I'm thinking this could be the one that finally clicks with me. Launching tomorrow on Switch 2, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave sits at a fantastic 89 metascore (at the time of publication) on GameSpot's sister site Metacritic. That's good enough to place it No. 13 currently on Metacritic's list for best games of 2026. In addition, GameSpot's Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave review says this is "the new high point to beat f
  
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• Parts of GTA 6 are "a bit outdated and weird," says former Rockstar dev, but "like GTA 5" it will "perform really well" and keep fans busy for a decade

  16-09-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's only just settling in that GTA 6 is actually coming out this November. After 13 years, the sequel will actually be here, and we have the extended look on Netflix to prove it. In light of this preview, a former Rockstar animator has shared his perspective on what we've seen and what it could lead to.Mike York worked at the studio for a number of years, contributing to GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, and his first impression is the duality of the two leads, Jason and Lucia. "Rockstar usually
  
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• Lego reveals spooky new freebie, and it's the perfect addition to the best Halloween collection in years

  16-09-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lego just revealed a creepy free set to go with its Fall collection, and it's the icing on one of the best Halloween ranges we've had in years. As its name would suggest, Lego Scary Haunted Tree looks as though it'd be more at home in a graveyard than your garden; it's all claws and wicked grins, with an obligatory crow to hammer home the eeriness of it all. (Its smile even glows thanks to a light-up brick.) While you won't be able to buy the model by itself, it's slated to be a 'gift with purch
  
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• Free-to-play Pokemon and Palworld-like Aniimo launches to "Mixed" Steam reviews: "It's very much a gacha game"

  16-09-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Aniimo, the stunning open-world creature collector unveiled at Summer Game Fest 2025 as part of the Xbox Games Showcase, is finally available to play on PC and consoles – but it's not proving too popular just yet.Many of us Pokemon and Palworld fans were downright blown away by Pawprint Studio's adorable little creatures and vibrant visuals when Aniimo first came to light – heck, it's been on my wishlist since. The reviews so far, however, aren't exactly stellar.
  As of right now, the
  
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• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Metacritic score matches Three Houses, but still isn't the peak of Nintendo's strategy RPG series

  16-09-2026 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave joins Three Houses as the second-highest rated game in the series, but Awakening still rests at the top of the pile. Not counting The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is undoubtedly Nintendo's biggest release of 2026 – which says a lot considering we've already had the likes of Pokemon Pokopia and Star Fox. The excellent tactical RPG series is returning with what looks to be an incredibly ambitious follow-up to fan-favorite
  
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• LocalThunk "leaks" Balatro 1.1, revealing "at least" 4 new Jokers, new Tier 2 voucher, and a promise to avoid "a rushed botch job"

  16-09-2026 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Balatro creator LocalThunk has leaked a few substantial details about his poker deck-builder's upcoming 1.1 update, which he admits has gone way past its initial 2025 due date, assuming one can truly leak information about their own beloved game. Let LocalThunk have this, though – "I'm going to give a real honest to goodness leak," he announced to Discord on September 14, "a proper 1.1 leak." Highlights include more Jokers, more vouchers, and a new voucher system fine-tuning how often Tier
  
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• Call Of Duty: Black Ops Dev Teases “Something That Nobody’s Ever Experienced Before”

  16-09-2026 18:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Veteran Call of Duty developer Treyarch is finishing up its work on Black Ops 7 and shifting to its next project, but what will that be? That remains to be seen, but Treyarch design director Kevin Drew said in a new Dev Talk video that it might not be what you expect.Drew said Treyarch has "learned a lot" working on 2024's Black Ops 6 and 2025's Black Ops 7 and "tried a lot of things in our current era."
  "But we're ready to make something new and something that nobody's ever experienced before,"
  
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• The death of physical media is having the opposite effect on me – I've fallen back in love with my disc drive in 2026

  16-09-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  When Sony announced its plan to discontinue physical games by January 2028, players responded by orchestrating a week-long boycott. Meanwhile, I went out and bought a PS5 disc drive.Boycotts can and do work, but this one felt futile. An analyst confirmed that the boycott made "no significant change at all" in PSN's player count numbers over the course of the blackout. In fact, Sony's stock price mostly trended upward during the period.Players' hearts were in the right place, but it's time to acc
  
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• Resident Evil movie review: "The best Resi movie by a distance, and the best video game movie full stop"

  16-09-2026 18:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Across a quarter century and seven live-action movies, Resident Evil has had a rough ride on the big screen. While the Capcom-developed video game series has gone from strength to strength since its 2017 revival, the live-action movies have always been, at best, guilty pleasures and, at worst, affronts to the cherished survival-horror series. Turns out eighth time's a charm, as despite much pre-release griping over the absence of iconic game characters like Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, d
  
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• Resident Evil Finally Captures The Breathless Terror Of The Games

  16-09-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Few movies can truly say they hit the ground running, but Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is among them. And that’s a good thing, because after so many Resident Evil movies, every new one needs a running start to have a chance of making it.We can’t talk about a Resident Evil movie without doing a little bit of table-setting first, though. Resident Evil debuted on PlayStation in 1996 and coined the name for an emerging game genre: Survival Horror. Since then, Paul W.S. Anderson has
  
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• Play History: The Games That Made Strawburry17

  16-09-2026 18:00 via gamespot.com
  
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• I’d call the Sony Inzone M10S II a gaming monitor refresh rather than a sequel, but it is one of the slickest first-person shooter screens around

  16-09-2026 17:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  I can’t help but feel like the side of Sony that’s responsible for the Inzone M10S II is glad it isn’t tethered to the PlayStation brand. At least, that’s the impression I’m getting, seeing as it’s willfully falling deeper down the esports rabbit hole, catering to competitive players by raising its previous 1440p 480Hz panel bar to 540Hz while also dabbling in dual-mode 720Hz capabilities. And, for what it’s worth, I think sticking with its newfound nich
  
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• "What you're talking about is Palworld 2": Pocketpair lead desperately asks players to stop asking for features that just "aren't possible" like terrain digging

  16-09-2026 17:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  A dedicated community is a strong asset for any game, but it can also have drawbacks. In the case of Palworld, it's constant requests for features developer Pocketpair either can't make happen or would rather save for a sequel later on down the line.Chatting to Gaming World Interviews, John 'Bucky' Buckley, head of publishing and communications at Pocketpair, spoke on the frustrations that stem from fan demands. "The things that wind me up the most are when people say, 'I want to be able to dig
  
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• Amid rumors of Xbox Game Pass dropping day one games, Microsoft will only confirm that previously announced games are still coming

  16-09-2026 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  An Xbox rep has reportedly addressed rumors that it will remove day-one releases from Game Pass, but hasn't denied them either. Earlier this week, a rumor posted by ResetEra moderator Slayven reported that Microsoft is set to change Xbox Game Pass next year. They report that there will be a tier with ads costing $12.99 a month, while the tier without ads will run players $19.99 a month. This is a $3 discount; however, it will reportedly be at the expense of a few things. Notably, they report tha
  
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• Fable Being “Vital To The DNA” Of Xbox Helped Shield The Game From Hardship, Director Says

  16-09-2026 17:43 via gamespot.com
  
  The Fable reboot in development at Playground Games has been in the works for a long, long time, and part of what's "protected" the game during the lengthy development cycle was that the franchise is so closely associated with Xbox. That's according to Fable game director Ralph Fulton, who told The Guardian, "I genuinely think Fable is an important game."
  "What has protected us over a long development cycle is that so many people within Xbox view Fable as vital to the DNA of the platform,”
  
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• Despite 3 years of no updates, Zack Snyder still wants to make a Rick and Morty movie

  16-09-2026 17:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  If he doesn’t get another shot at The Dark Knight Returns, as he's clearly desperate to, Zack Snyder is still open to the idea of handling something a little different – a Rick and Morty movie. In his interview with Variety, the director of Justice League and his latest movie, The Last Photograph (which was met with some negative reactions), was asked about the rumored Rick and Morty movie that the show’s co-creator, Dan Harmon, approached him about back in 2023. According to S
  
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• Blizzard wants Diablo 5 to have "the best campaign ever," and it's "taking what was great" in Diablo 4 even further to do it

  16-09-2026 17:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  It's going to be a few years before we get to play Diablo 5, but the devs at Blizzard have some high aspirations for the upcoming sequel. While they can't reveal anything about the story beyond broad strokes, they can say the mandate was simple: it has to be the best one.In an interview with the official Xbox podcast, Matt Zitterman, executive producer on Diablo 5, revealed they got word from on high on what approach to take. "Someone on the team, I don't know who, wrote a sticky note and put it
  
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• Bloodborne May Not Be Getting A Sequel Or Remaster, But How About An Umbrella?

  16-09-2026 17:11 via gamespot.com
  
  It never rains, but it does pour for Bloodborne fans holding out hope for some news on From Software's beloved game. Fortunately, you can take some shelter from that storm of disappointment with an official Bloodborne umbrella, and a few items for anyone wanting some souls-like couture in their wardrobe.Announced by the SuperGroupies fashion label, the Bloodborne collection includes an umbrella, necktie & tie clip set, card holder, laptop sleeve, and book cover. The "Chil
  
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