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• Mysterious Witcher Game Project Sirius Undergoes More Changes – Report

  12-08-2026 18:04 via gamespot.com
  
  Project Sirius, the upcoming The Witcher project rumored to be a multiplayer game, is undergoing its latest chapter of upheaval.
  According to Kotaku, nine people were laid off from Project Sirius developer The Molasses Flood, which is now part of CD Projekt Red. An additional nine people were shifted to other projects within the organization, the report said, adding that this was done as part of a "broader shift in development strategy."In 2023, CD Projekt Red confirmed that more than 25 people
  
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• This Lego Mario Kart set may seem simple, but it's one of the toy-maker's best large-scale figures to date

  13-08-2026 11:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mario's younger brother is often stuck in second place compared to his more popular sibling, but not with the Lego Luigi & Mach 8 set. This model gives him the spotlight he deserves.Honestly, this is a great model. Is it going to top a list of the best Lego sets any time soon? No, because I think the Mario equivalent looks just that little bit better. It's also more iconic. But considering how excellent Lego Luigi & Mach 8 is, that says a lot about the quality of the company's recent Mar
  
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• Despite wanting to spend the rest of his career in Star Wars, Ewan McGregor says that Disney "seem to not be ready" to bring back Obi-Wan

  13-08-2026 11:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ewan McGregor is waiting for Disney's call to bring him back as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Speaking ahead of the release of his new movie The End of Oak Street (which is getting rave reviews), the actor says there is plenty more to explore with his Star Wars character."I’m ready whenever they are," he told E! News. "They just seem to not be ready, but I'm up for it." He went on to share a few ideas about where we last saw Obi-Wan in the Star Wars universe at the end of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series back
  
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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day writers confirm Jean Grey didn't kill anyone, which is a good move ahead of the X-Men film

  13-08-2026 11:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day finally introduced the MCU's version of a major X-Men character by bringing Sadie Sink's Jean Grey into Spider-Man's story. She's initially the villain in the new movie, using her powers to hope between innocent people as she tries to infiltrate Damage Control.It's a pretty brutal power and one that causes a lot of hurt along the way, breaking Peter Parker's heart when she pretends to be MJ, causing Bruce Banner to become the Hulk once again, and seemingly hurting a fai
  
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• Despite releasing one of the best reviewed games of the year, Big Walk devs don't know what's next for the friendslop banger or the studio: "We need a good rest"

  13-08-2026 01:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Seven years after terrorizing the world (in a good way) with Untitled Goose Game, developer House House is back with another world-dominating indie game, as Big Walk has quickly become one of the highest rated games of 2026 so far. Usually, the developer behind a game launching to such unanimous praise is quick to reveal what's next, but in this case, you're just going to have to settle for what's already on offer for a while, as House House says it needs a Big Nap for more than anything.In a Re
  
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• The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel could be the title of Bethesda's next RPG according to a solid fan theory that dates back to a Starfield teaser

  12-08-2026 23:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier this week, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma experienced a "live playthrough" of The Elder Scrolls 6, and offered some exuberant praise for it, alongside with an extra little teaser: eight asterisks. These eight asterisks, apparently, represent the game's subtitle, and they're lending credence to a longstanding theory that the title of the upcoming RPG will be The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel. It seems Bethesda may have even been planning this reveal since Starfield.Both Asha's tweet and a follow-up mes
  
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• Halo: Campaign Evolved needed PvP to match Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 PS5 sales, analyst says

  12-08-2026 23:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  Halo: Campaign Evolved, a ground-up remake of the original 2001 Halo's single-player campaign, is a visual and technical triumph, but its lack of PvP maps is a big letdown for people like me: 30-somethings with extremely fond memories of mowing down friends in Warthogs while guzzling Mountain Dew. In fact, that demographic is the reason Halo: Campaign Evolved is seriously lagging behind recent ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 on PS5, argues one prominent industry analyst.Alinea Analytics
  
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• The Witcher 3's Geralt actor wishes he could "sue every single AI platform" for stealing his voice

  12-08-2026 23:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  So actor Doug Cockle, who's been the smoky voice of Geralt in The Witcher series since the first game in 2007, hates generative AI – join the club, right? Totally, but Cockle is in a unique position when it comes to feuding with the technology notorious for stealing from artists, taking over jobs, and dissolving your neuroplasticity. Generative AI steals audio of his voice as if it's the Sea Witch to his Little Mermaid, and it is hard for a hate to get more personal than that.That's why, "
  
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• Echoing Palworld dev, video game lawyer says all her clients have anti-AI contracts because gamers hate it and it's a copyright landmine: "I think we're going to see lawsuits"

  12-08-2026 22:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Video game lawyer Haley MacLean has seen such a sharp rise in anti-AI wording in the game dev and publisher contracts she reviews that virtually "all" of her clients now explicitly oppose the tech. Speaking with GamesRadar+, MacLean, a corporate IP lawyer and head of video game practice at Voyer Law, explains just how common clauses banning generative AI have become. MacLean frequently deals with publishing agreements for "indie up to AA" studios. These spell out "the services that the publisher
  
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• Phasmophobia Studio Launches A Publishing Label With These Five Exciting Games

  12-08-2026 21:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Kinetic Games is expanding into the games publishing business. Before today, Kinetic has only been known for Phasmophobia, its four-player ghost-hunting game that first exploded during the COVID pandemic and has remained a favorite since then. It has apparently done well enough to allow the team to expand its business into publishing, as it's announced a group of five games that make up its initial publishing efforts. The lineup includes one horror title--and man, is it a big one--and also
  
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• The Rumored New James Bond Could Be An Actor From Battlefield 1

  12-08-2026 21:29 via gamespot.com
  
  Rumors continue to swirl about who may play the British super-spy James Bond in the next movie. The latest name in the mix is Jack Lowden, the 36-year-old known in the video game world for playing T.E. Lawrence AKA Lawrence of Arabia in Battlefield 1.TV presenter Richard Osman said on his podcast, The Rest Is Entertainment, that he heard from "someone" that Lowden is being considered for the role. He said his source told him "for definite" that Lowden is in the mix, though nothing is confirmed a
  
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• New Bully-Like Agefield High Isn’t Having The Best First Day Of School

  12-08-2026 21:21 via gamespot.com
  
  After a story trailer got Bully fans excited for the spiritual successor Agefield High: Rock The School last year, the game has officially released on PC. Unfortunately, first impressions from players aren't so kind, so you may want to temper your expectations that it could match the high bar Rockstar set so long ago.
  Set in the early 2000s and inspired by the humor of movies like American Pie, Agefield High's developers warn on the Steam page that this humor isn't for everyone. However, the com
  
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• Helldivers 2 NPCs Will Hug You Back Now, Even When No One Else Will

  12-08-2026 21:12 via gamespot.com
  
  Helldivers 2's massive 7.0 update, Devoid of Liberty, is live now, and it brings some huge changes to the game's loveable SEAF soldiers.These NPCs are basically the equivalent of UNSC marines in Halo--fun to have around, but not particularly good at their job. Previously in Helldivers 2, SEAF soldiers could be recruited to follow players around and occasionally shoot at enemies, but were mostly good at being accidentally (or maybe not?) blown to bits by friendly fire.In the Devoid of Liberty upd
  
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• "There is probably some end" to No Man's Sky, says Hello Games boss, but he'll probably come back 10 years later for a surprise update anyway

  12-08-2026 20:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  A big part of our chat with Hello Games co-founder Sean Murray for No Man's Sky's 10th anniversary is focused on the next 10 years. Although the studio's next game, the highly ambitious Light No Fire, is in active development, Murray makes it clear in our interview that No Man's Sky isn't going anywhere, saying he could continue working on the game "forever" if people keep playing it. Still, all things must one day come to an end, and Murray isn't delusional on that front."There probably is some
  
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• Amazon Will Soon Be Out Of The MMO Business Entirely

  12-08-2026 20:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Amazon Game Studios looks to be getting out of the MMO business entirely, handing Western operations of Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark back to their respective developers. In two blog posts, Amazon Game Studios outlined its plans to transition both games to their South Korean creators in the coming months. For Throne and Liberty, that transition will happen in Q4 2026 as NC (formerly NCSoft) takes over, while Lost Ark's transition will happen in early 2027 and see Smilegate fully take the
  
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• DCU's Waller and Wonder Woman show Paradise Lost have reportedly been scrapped, but Lanterns may get a second season

  12-08-2026 20:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The DCU is making some changes to its previously announced roster, and this reportedly includes scrapping Waller and Paradise Lost.According to The Ankler, Waller and Paradise Lost are "both dead at DC, which also heard pitches for series built around Poison Ivy and Catwoman, though DC/HBO passed on both projects." Though Booster Gold was hit with cancellation rumors, the show "remains in development, and a search for a new writer is underway."Waller was first announced as part of DCU's 'Chapter
  
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• Now that The Elder Scrolls 6 is playable, Bethesda's RPG nightmare of its own making is nearly over

  12-08-2026 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Yesterday, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said she'd had a "live playthrough" of The Elder Scrolls 6, teasing its subtitle in an asterisk-filled tweet. Hinting at the scale of its open world, as well as its story, it looks a lot like Sharma has seen some kind of milestone demo, steered by Bethesda leadership, likely a step up from what fellow Xbox leader Matt Booty saw earlier in the summer when he said the next Elder Scrolls was "coming along well." That milestone likely means The Elder Scrolls 6 is in a
  
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• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North re-release is just the start as publisher teases "more classic releases" from Middle-earth are on the way

  12-08-2026 19:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  In case you were unaware, spin-off action-RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North just got a nice new re-release from Aspyr, making it playable on contemporary hardware. Now, Aspyr shares that more Lord of the Rings game remakes are coming, and boy, oh boy, am I ready to replay The Third Age.War in the North's arrival came as something of a surprise, without much pre-release buzz or discussion. Even more surprising is a tease of what's to come, hidden in the publicity for the adventure game.
  
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• Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail update is out October 8, Embark admits "it's time to expand" as recent Steam reviews hit 50% negative

  12-08-2026 19:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Frozen Trail, the next big Arc Raiders update, will launch on October 8, developer Embark Studios announced. In a new blog post, the studio describes the kind of bombshell changes that the game really needs at this point. The reveal arrives as Arc Raiders' recent Steam reviews dip to 50% positive, a "Mixed" rating reflecting rising cheating issues and a worsening hunger for new content. Hopefully it's enough to move the needle. Frozen Trail brings a new map where "something big has happened" wit
  
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• God Of War’s Christopher Judge Is Tired Of Video Game TV Adaptations Ignoring Game Creators

  12-08-2026 19:19 via gamespot.com
  
  The live-action adaptation of God of War is on the way, but the voice of the iconic god-killer Kratos, Christopher Judge, has a bone to pick with the people behind game adaptations. As the actor explained, he's annoyed that these projects fail to hire anyone from the source material to work on them, as they tend to ignore the talent behind the success of those games."My problem with all game adaptations is you have this pre-existing, successful property, and the first thing you do
  
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• Microsoft drops new Gears of War E-Day Xbox controller, and I'm just hoping these press shots aren't lying to me

  12-08-2026 18:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft just dropped an absolutely gorgeous new limited edition Xbox controller ahead of Gears of War E-Day's launch in October. Your typical Emergence Hole design, with dry, cracked concrete splitting open to reveal a blood-red crater within, this thing looks fantastic already. From its textured surface to the Crimson Omen underneath, this is one of the better-looking Xbox Series X controllers we've seen for some time. Before anyone gets too excited, though, this is just a pre-order. The offi
  
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• The Scuf Envision Pro's biggest selling point is exactly why I wouldn't recommend it

  12-08-2026 18:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Scuf recently launched its second PS5 controller, the Omega. But looking at it, I could only see a very clear resemblance to the brand's PC controller from a few years ago. As it happens, the Envision Pro has always eluded my testing bench until now, so now that the PS5 model is out, it makes for an interesting time to finally go hands-on with it. When you look at the Envision Pro, you can see a PS5 controller that never was. I'm very curious to know the story behind this, because without a Play
  
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• "If I was buying BioWare, I would want everything": Former Dragon Age lead thinks "there are several ways" the developer survives EA's $55 billion buyout, but none are pretty

  12-08-2026 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  BioWare parent company EA was acquired by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund plus private equity firms Silver Lake and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners in a $55 billion deal this month, which is indicative of the world we live in. Fans are understandably concerned that the Dragon Age and Mass Effect studio will get cut and have its organs sold if its new overlords decide they only care about EA's biggest franchises, but former BioWare executive Mark Darrah thinks the
  
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• The Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius reportedly hit with another wave of layoffs

  12-08-2026 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Perhaps standing as one of the least historically healthy upcoming CD Projekt Red games, the mysterious multiplayer Project Sirius is reportedly suffering yet another round of layoffs.Although we don't know too much about Project Sirius, we do know it's been in the works for a solid four years now under The Molasses Flood and CD Projekt Red… and its teams have already undergone a couple of significant layoff rounds, having taken quite a notable hit back in 2023, "mainly on The Molasses Fl
  
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• The Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius hit with another wave of layoffs

  12-08-2026 18:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Update: CD Projekt Red has confirmed the below reported layoffs impacting the team working on the multiplayer Witcher spin-off, Project Sirius. "We adjusted the size of the Sirius team to reflect the project's needs at this stage of development," a CD Projekt spokesperson tells IGN, confirming that four Boston-based workers and five Warsaw-based employees have left the company. Meanwhile, nine other CDPR employees have been offered the chance to apply for potential roles on other projects in dev
  
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• 10 years of No Man's Sky: How Hello Games and Sean Murray keep getting away with it

  12-08-2026 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  No Man's Sky is director Sean Murray's "garden." It's the kind of intricate, blossoming arbor you can only get from years of planting and pruning, little but consistent efforts suddenly appearing massive when you step back and take it all in. Getting it shipped and steady was extremely difficult and stressful, Murray tells me, but now he and Hello Games can tend it as they like. Every few months, players will wonder what else the devs could possibly add to No Man's Sky, and then Murray will say,
  
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• One Of This Year’s Biggest Games Is Coming To Switch 2 Next Year

  12-08-2026 18:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Pearl Abyss has announced that Crimson Desert is planned to come out on Switch 2 in 2027. In fact, the developer behind the huge hit--which has sold over 4 million copies on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S--has a rough release window sometime between January and June. The open-world action game heading to Switch 2 had previously been discussed by Pearl Abyss, but the company's latest earnings letter confirms Crimson Desert for the hybrid system. "In the case of Switch 2, the game has reached a
  
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• Keyboard brand Epomaker is getting into the headset game with a pair of $50 open-back cups

  12-08-2026 18:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  2026 seems to be the year that more tech brands try their hand at headsets, as Epomaker just launched its first-ever pair. The Epomaker GX1 Headset is a wireless headset for PC, PS5, and the Switch 2 that looks pretty swanky with its black-and-red contrasting colorway. But it's not its Shadow the Hedgehog-like design that has caught my attention, but the fact that it's an open-back pair of cups.With a price of just $49.99 at Amazon, the GX1 is now one of the cheapest ways to get an open-back sou
  
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• Cloud Strife just celebrated his birthday, and it reminded me of all the FF7 merch starring the spiky-haired merc that I want for my collection

  12-08-2026 17:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  August 11 was Final Fantasy VII protagonist Cloud Strife's birthday, according to Square Enix. While the manual for my original PlayStation copy of Final Fantasy VII says otherwise, I'm always down for celebrating the existence of one of my favorite video game protagonists, particularly one I've been collecting merch and toys for since the game originally launched back in 1997.Back then, the best toys depicting the spiky-haired boy weren't as easily available as they are now. We had the Extra Kn
  
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• Keep the Door Locked codes (August 2026) for cash and tokens

  12-08-2026 17:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Keep the Door Locked codes can help you to stay alive during your visit to this cursed hotel, as strangers continually knock at your door. Some of them need help, while others are monsters in disguise, so make your observations and follow the rules as a wrong decision could spell disaster.The promos released so far will give you plenty of Cash, which you can spend in the Upgrade shop to improve your character or access helpful items such as a Pocket Camera or Remote Breaker. They may also award
  
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