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• Marvel Zodiac show officially confirmed at New York Comic-Con: "It's a spy thriller"

  08-10-2026 23:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel might be cutting shows left and right, but it's now been confirmed that a brand new one is on the horizon, and it's the long-rumored spy series, Zodiac. As predicted, the show was announced at the NYCC Marvel Television panel today, and executive producer Brad Winderbaum had little to say, naturally keeping what's in store top secret. "It's a spy thriller. We start shooting in London this spring," he revealed. Naturally, no matter how covert this new show might be operating, Winderbaum is
  
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• Hytale creator is giving early access players 1 copy of the RPG for every chapter released until 1.0

  10-10-2026 01:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're playing Hytale in early access via the premium Cursebreaker Edition, you might want to keep an eye out on your account inbox the next time a new chapter releases on the long road to 1.0.Simon Collins-Laflamme, founder of Hytale studio Hypixel, announced on Twitter that he's giving away a single copy of the Standard Edition of Hytale early access to everyone with the fancy Cursebreaker Edition – for every time a new chapter releases until the game gets its 1.0 update, whenever tha
  
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• Let’s All Be Happy This AAA Minesweeper Game Isn’t Real

  10-10-2026 01:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Minesweeper has been around for decades and it's probably overdue for some modern flourishes. Now there's a Triple-A Minesweeper parody that offers a hilarious look at what a Minesweeper update might look like.The Triple-A Minesweeper was created by writer and programmer Mike Lacher, and it's fully playable as a browser game on his site. Aside from the intentionally pretentious title cards touting the involvement of Unreal Engine, Nvidia, Bink Video, and Wwise, Triple A Minesweeper looks and pla
  
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• These Are Easily The Most Unique Fortnite Skins

  10-10-2026 01:03 via gamespot.com
  
  There are a lot of Fortnite skins that look cool or have an interesting gimmick, but there are very few that have any kind of feature that's truly unique, something you genuinely cannot get from any of the dozens of skins sitting in the item shop each day.
  For example, there are dozens of skins that make a noise or trigger a visual effect when you get a kill, but there's only one skin which has a human hand in place of its head, and whose hand-head snaps its fingers after a kill. That's the leve
  
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• The Exorcist: Martyrs trailer arrives online, promising unholy horrors for Scarlett Johansson

  10-10-2026 00:45 via gamesradar.com
  
  Horror aficionado Mike Flanagan has a schedule so big it's enough to make your head spin. No sooner has his modern-day take on Carrie arrived on Prime Video this week than the trailer for his new iteration of The Exorcist: Martyrs has crawled online. We're compelled to tell you to brace yourself. The new film sees Scarlett Johansson as a police detective who encounters some very paranormal activity after witnessing the execution of a serial killer named Father Sunday (John Leguizamo). Unfortunat
  
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• VisionQuest star Ruaridh Mollica compares Tommy figuring out his powers to Peter Parker

  10-10-2026 00:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  A lot of familiar faces are going to be re-uploaded back into the MCU next week with the arrival of VisionQuest on Disney+. Already, reactions are beaming about the new series, which will see Vision have a father-son bonding session with his son, Tommy Maximoff (Ruaridh Mollica), while Ultron (James Spader) tries again to pull strings he absolutely shouldn't touch.In an exclusive interview with GamesRadar+, Mollica discussed finding his footing as Tommy, aka Speed, and compared it to Tobey Magui
  
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• Mike Flanagan dreams of directing a new Jaws or Jurassic World movie

  10-10-2026 00:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  After giving us a sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep, and a new addition to The Exorcist franchise in the can, Mike Flanagan is proving himself a brave filmmaker who can take on any cinematic staple and deliver. What then might a Jaws or Jurassic World movie look like with the director at the helm? As both are properties he'd love to have a crack at.During a Reddit AMA, the showrunner for the new Carrie series was asked which other franchise he'd like to dive into, and what it would be, leading
  
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• Finn Jones teases Heroes For Hire arc in Daredevil: Born Again season 3

  09-10-2026 23:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  In an exclusive interview with GamesRadar+ at New York Comic-Con, Finn Jones revealed that he and a friend may be going into business together in Daredevil: Born Again. The third and final season of the Disney+ show will reunite him with his former Defenders, including Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) and Luke Cage (Mike Colter). However, fans may be most excited to see Jones and Colter back together, as the two could finally partner up as the Heroes for Hire. Speaking about the superhero reunion
  
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• My new cozy obsession is a Lord of the Rings-inspired Animal Crossing riff blowing up on Kickstarter

  09-10-2026 22:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  We live in a heavy world right now, with stressors like AI, layoffs, and political crises seemingly around every corner with no signs of slowing down, which is why, even in the spooky month of October, I'm leaning into the cozy gaming space more than ever. Animal Crossing is still my go-to home away from home, but I'm always on the lookout for some place else to escape the real world."We wanted our game to feel like The Lord of the Rings x Animal Crossing," reads the caption on a YouTube short f
  
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• Designer who "fixed" Grand Theft Auto's driving releases a "remaster" of it

  09-10-2026 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  The original driving system in Grand Theft Auto was led by veteran programmer Pat Kerr, who's credited as saving the game's cars by Rockstar veteran Obbe Vermeij. Some 30 years later, Kerr's revisited that pioneering vehicle tech in a new demo you can play for yourself. "In the early days of GTA1 development, the driving just wasn’t fun," Vermeij recalls. "Then Pat Kerr, who is handy with physics but wasn’t even on the team, dropped in some driving code that fixed it. He’s now
  
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• Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Is Great, But At a Cost

  09-10-2026 22:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Capcom choosing the exact same subtitle for two separate expansions in two different games makes a lot of sense. Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is not only a thematically relevant title, but thanks to the first game's expansion of the same name, it also conveys to longtime fans what to expect: namely, a new gameplay cycle focused on reworked loot and plenty of dungeon crawling. The key difference this time around is that instead of heading into the labyrinthine depths of a cursed island, you
  
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• Gears of War E-Day sold just 62k copies on Xbox versus 1.7 million Game Pass players, analyst says

  09-10-2026 21:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gears of War: E-Day sales topped 230,000 across Xbox and Steam following an October 1 launch, according to estimates from analyst firm Alinea.Market analysis head Rhys Elliott reports the Xbox player base is larger than it appears, even if premium sales were dominated by Steam. An estimated 62,000 people bought the game outright on Xbox consoles, with 168,000 buyers on Steam. SteamDB ownership estimates, which are always fallible and are especially volatile shortly after launch, support this fig
  
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• Call Of Duty: MW4 Early Access Also Includes DMZ, Here’s How To Get In

  09-10-2026 21:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's campaign is playable a week early for people who preorder, and now we know the DMZ mode will be as well.Activision has announced that MW4's extraction-based DMZ mode will be playable starting Tuesday, October 20, which is three days before the game launches. Campaign early access, meanwhile, starts on October 16.How to get inTo access DMZ mode before everyone else, you need to preorder any edition of MW4, including the standard or Vault versions. The perk applies
  
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• Gears Of War: E-Day–How’s It Selling? Let’s Unpack Things

  09-10-2026 20:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Microsoft's latest console exclusive, Gears of War: E-Day, launched this week, and now we've gotten the first glimpse at how the game is performing commercially. Multiple analysts have weighed in, and there are numerous factors at play beyond pure sales, due to Game Pass and other factors. So let's break things down.Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics released a report that said the game has sold about 230,000 copies so far, with Steam sales accounting for 168,000 and Xbox (across console and PC) m
  
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• US console market hasn't been this bad "since the early 80s," analyst says

  09-10-2026 20:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  It is absolutely no surprise to anyone in the market for a new gaming console that prices have risen rather sharply in the last year-and-change, but fresh insights from a trusted industry analyst put some context into just how bad things have gotten.The ongoing RAM shortages, coupled with tariff-driven increases in hardware prices, have driven each of the three big console manufacturers; Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo; to drive up console prices numerous times in less than two years. If you want
  
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• How long does it take to beat Star Wars Galactic Racer and how many acts are there?

  09-10-2026 19:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  How long it takes to beat Star Wars Galactic Racer varies a lot, but rolling the credit can certainly be done in under 30 hours. The reason for the variation is its runs-based structure, so how long it takes you to beat ultimately depends on your skill and the number of tours you do. With that in mind, I've laid out some estimations for how long it might take you to beat Star Wars Galactic Racer as well as how each Act is structured so you know what lies ahead.How long is Galactic Racer?(Image c
  
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• World of Warcraft: Forever – “Your Adventure Begins” Trailer

  09-10-2026 19:31 via gamespot.com
  
  Learn about the new quests, characters, and rewards waiting ahead of your leveling journey through Azeroth.
  
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• Arc Raiders When Everything Falls Quest Guide

  09-10-2026 19:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Arc Raiders is sending you back to Spaceport once again, this time to the Water Towers to track down a stash of weapons. This quest requires you to take a lot of photos, though, so come prepared to show off your photography skills. When you're ready to dive in, here's what you need to know about completing the When Everything Falls quest in Arc Raiders. In This Article Go to the Water TowersPhotograph a security boothPhotograph a reinforced busPhotograph the breach in the wallsPhotograph the Arr
  
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• Arc Raiders Empathetic Prototypes Quest Guide

  09-10-2026 19:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Arc Raiders has plenty of quests with strange or out-of-the-way solutions, but few put you in the position to pull off a Mission Impossible-style feat like Empathetic Prototypes. In this quest, you can use your awesome grappling hook skills to wrap up your task. Here's everything you need to know about completing Empathetic Prototypes in Arc Raiders. In This Article Reach the Trench Towers in the Spaceport TrenchFind the magnetic lock on the crate and manually disable itSearch the cargo crateDel
  
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• Arc Raiders Someone Else’s Shoes Quest Guide

  09-10-2026 19:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Arc Raiders is sending you back to the ever-dangerous Stella Montis for the Someone Else's Shoes quest, tasking you with scanning and searching for androids once more. This time around, you'll also need to reach the Control Room and search for some clues, so let's fill you in on how to do all of that. Here's how to complete Someone Else's Shoes in Arc Raiders. In This Article Scan any android on Stella MontisFind the android in Research Lab 3 in the Medical BayReach the Control Room in the Weste
  
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• D&D Star Wars is giving me Andor vibes with promises to let you "fly daring missions" and fight the Empire as a secret Rebel team

  09-10-2026 19:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  It looks like we could be dogfighting with the Empire in X-Wings and trading blaster-fire with Stormtroopers during 2027's D&D Star Wars, and I'm getting big Andor energy from the newly-announced adventure book.Revealed at New York Comic Con 2026, Tyro Squadron: Adventures will launch next year alongside a D&D Star Wars core book. Developer Wizards of the Coast is still keeping its Sabbac cards close to the chest where the latter is concerned, but the campaign takes place during the Orig
  
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• Will PvE mode split Arc Raiders in two? "It's very possible," says executive producer

  09-10-2026 19:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail update is the talk of the town, but an even bigger change could be on the horizon. From October 13 through October 20, developer Embark will test something that some players have wanted from day one: a pure PvE mode. Executive producer Aleksander Grøndal tells me this test is an essential step toward answering a question that even the devs have had since launch, even if it ends up splitting the game in two one day.Originally, Arc Raiders was a pure PvE game about
  
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• Leave It To Control Resonant To Make City Buses Scary

  09-10-2026 19:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Consistently haunting me in Control Resonant is an enemy called the Hiss Transporter. Simply put, it’s a demonic-looking bus that hits hard and spawns waves of Hiss Passengers--enemies horrifically fused with bus seats. This recurring miniboss is not only a long slog to fight, but it’s also terrifying. It consists of the front end of a city bus, floating vertically and emanating a threatening red glow. Its hull shakes erratically, as do the Hiss Passengers sticking out of its wi
  
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• Marvel Rivals devs try not to spoil Avengers Doomsday ahead of MCU event

  09-10-2026 18:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel Rivals developer NetEase is taking extra care to make sure it doesn't leak anything about Avengers Doomsday as it plans a crossover with the MCU film.2026 has been a big year for the Marvel Rivals team as the developers have been celebrating the four Avengers MCU themes with new cosmetics and modes throughout the year on the Path to Doomsday. This kicked off in April with an Avengers themed event that had a 6v1 asymmetrical mode in which you team up against a single Loki, while this week
  
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• Ex-PlayStation boss prefers "good 20 to 25-hour games" over 100-hour behemoths

  09-10-2026 18:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Video games have gotten large, and quite expensive, both to make and buy. Some might argue, myself included, they are generally a bit too big for their own good, and the bloating budgets aren't helpful for the industry. Former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios CEO Shawn Layden agrees, and he believes if publishers focus on smaller releases, it'll help everyone.He provided his views during an appearance on the Expansion Pass podcast. "I've been involved with plenty of games that ar
  
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• Phantom Blade 0 Has A Really Cool Detail That Hasn’t Been Explained

  09-10-2026 18:30 via gamespot.com
  
  After my six hours of hands-on time with Phantom Blade 0 in LA, I was sold on the game. The boss design is amazing, the soundtrack is killer, and the beautiful wide linear environments have great metroidvania style side distractions. Obviously, the crown jewel of developer S-Game's production is the motion-captured martial arts combat, and it did not disappoint. But as I kept fighting, something unique and unexpected stood out to me and, after having a talk with director and CEO Soulframe Liang,
  
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• Bloodborne PC port with full multiplayer can't get FromSoftware fans to vibe with vibe coding

  09-10-2026 18:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Although Bloodborne isn't officially available on PC – and at this point, might never be – a good few fans have worked to port it over themselves… including those behind The Hunter's Dream, a multiplayer emulation that might not be as ambitious as it seems.The PlayStation 5 is seeing various emulation projects take off, finally allowing PC players access to Sony exclusives – but Bloodborne's own The Hunter's Dream might not really be that.
  As per its official website and
  
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• Battlefield 6 Is Adding Something Fans Have Wanted Since Day 1

  09-10-2026 18:21 via gamespot.com
  
  EA and Battlefield Studios have unveiled more details on Battlefield 6's upcoming Season 5, and it includes a new feature that fans have wanted since day one: a proper server browser.Battlefield did indeed launch with a server browser, but--considering how it only supported Portal mode--it wasn't the one fans wanted. One of the game's producers asked why players even want a full server browser. Now, in response to the feedback, Battlefield Studios is adding a proper server browser with the Seaso
  
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• GTA 6 Wanted Levels and Heat system explained

  09-10-2026 18:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  The GTA 6 Wanted Levels have received a significant overhaul, meaning they won't just be conveying how much trouble you're in with the law by the number of stars you've racked up. The stars will also take on different appearances in GTA 6, so you can tell if the local police are simply investigating a crime or have your details and are actively hunting you down. Add in the new Heat system that reveals exactly what information the cops have and there's a lot to take in, so let me explain how that
  
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• Warhammer Tone Pro may sound like it's for experts, but the paint may be even better for beginners

  09-10-2026 18:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  I feel like we're missing something big with Warhammer Tone Pro.There's a lot of talk about how great this new paint line is for experts (it's been so good fans are literally watching paint dry), and in all fairness, it's right there in the name. But having been hands-on with the range for a couple of weeks now, I think that does Warhammer Tone Pro a disservice – it's also great for beginners.If you're new to the idea, Tone Pro was revealed at the Big Autumn Warhammer Preview 2026 as a rev
  
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